Managed to walk into — and out of — a Leica store and only bought a pin. I really wanted to get the used Q2 Monochrome that was ‘only’ 4750 euros.
Though I did buy the Leica Academy inspiration book, online and used, after leaving. But I refuse to count it because it’s a published-based purchase!
I’m looking forward to an iPhone upgrade year and leapfrogging to AirPods Pro 3 — hopefully this time I can get a good fit without needing third party ear tips!
I’m also curious about Apple’s new crossbody straps. Not for my phone — I haven’t used a case in years — but maybe as an adjustable strap for my smaller cameras.
There’s got to be someone who’ll review this use case, right? And if not… consider this my open call.
John L. Young, founder of Cryptome, has died.
John’s work at Cryptome was inspirational for much of the work that I did during my doctorate and time at the Citizen Lab. His unwavering commitment to transparency and efforts to hold the powerful accountable was an early and important light, showing how digital archives could be used to promote real change.
While we never met, his commitment to transparency and accountability will live on with me and many others.
You can learn about the history of Cryptome on Wikipedia.
It’s a profoundly weird experience that some blogs — seemingly — only exist as read items in my RSS reader, years after the domains have been released back into the wild and the original CMSes have been turned off.
There are some of these blogs that I return to, and read again, every few years. I wish that others could find the articles like I can, and that the author hadn’t drifted away into the digital ether.
Christmas shopping all done and wrapped, and late December birthday presents bought and wrapped. Definitely a productive vacation day!
Lots of think about in this interview with Arm’s CEO.
Of note: the discussion that current larger AI models that are in-use today will really have noticeable effects / changes in user behaviour on edge or end point devices in a 2-3 years once semiconductors have more properly caught up.
Significantly, this may mean policy makers still have some time to establish appropriate regulatory frameworks and guardrails ahead of what maybe more substantive and pervasive changes to daily computing.
I’ve been reading Minimalissimo for at least a decade now and have significantly honed my sense of design and style from the work they’ve curated through the years. As of today, however, the website is shifting into archival mode and no new content will be published.
It’s not the first long-term website closing that has hurt — arguably it is Ming Thein’s that still lingers the worse, followed by Andrew Kim’s Minimally Minimal— but at least the archives of Minimalissimo will remain to reflect on in the coming months and years.
In an unexpected but pleasant twist, tonight, I chatted with a friend about what I saw in the images I’d posted to Glass throughout the year. He has an artistic background and was often able to see — and speak to — things that I’d not considered previously. It’s also clear that I’m getting better at explaining and outlining what’s in my images, the common thematics and how they’re developing over time, and able to provide critique to past work.
So a pleasant twist and progress!
For better or worse, I tend to be decent enough at adding routines or processes into my life and then just maintaining them. When I was in grad school — prior to getting the first Series 0 Apple Watch — I personally committed to a particular fitness regime.
Fast forward to today and that has me putting in 5-6 hours a week in our (petite!) home gym. And typically if I don’t make it to our gym I’m, instead, adding in some long hours outside and moving about during the day or night.
Only a few years until I hit 4,000!
I bought the new iPad Pro (2024) as soon as it was available and absolutely love it. The upgrade from the iPad Pro (2018) is definitely justified for me.
I didn’t buy the Magic Keyboard at the same time, both to spread costs over a longer period of time and, also, in the hopes of getting the Magic Keyboard on a sale or discount. I do the majority of my personal writing on my iPad these days, and so I’ve been missing the keyboard on a weekly basis.
Fortunately, I managed to snag an open box Magic Keyboard that’ll be arriving, soon. Looking forward to having a full keyboard for writing in the near future!
Excited Pixels