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Photographer, writer, drinker of Japanese green tea (not always in that order)
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Heute, als deutscher Staatsbürger und Syrer, frage ich mich, wie sehr ich mich hier wirklich zu Hause fühlen darf. Nie war mein Zugehörigkeitsgefühl so bedroht wie in den letzten Monaten – nicht durch eine Veränderung der Gesetze, sondern durch die Sprache der Politik.
Syrischer Journalist über Ausgrenzung: Wie Worte Zugehörigkeit zerstören
Deutschland ist für viele syrische Menschen ihr zu Hause. Merz' Stadtbildaussage und Forderungen nach schneller Rückkehr zerstören dieses hart erkämpfte Gefühl.
taz.de
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Heute, als deutscher Staatsbürger und Syrer, frage ich mich, wie sehr ich mich hier wirklich zu Hause fühlen darf. Nie war mein Zugehörigkeitsgefühl so bedroht wie in den letzten Monaten – nicht durch eine Veränderung der Gesetze, sondern durch die Sprache der Politik.
Some of Takuma Nakahira’s writing has finally been translated and collected into a sadly overpriced book. I personally feel a kinship to some of the ideas explored by Nakahira around 50 years ago. He would have been amazed and inspired by photography practiced today…
At the Limits of the Gaze (2025) | Aperture Photobooks
The first English-language collection of Takuma Nakahira’s influential writings on photography.
aperture.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Some of Takuma Nakahira’s writing has finally been translated and collected into a sadly overpriced book. I personally feel a kinship to some of the ideas explored by Nakahira around 50 years ago. He would have been amazed and inspired by photography practiced today…
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This path leads to chaos.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This path leads to chaos.
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Ternopil, 34 killed
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Ternopil, 34 killed
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«Critical thinking is not the sole attribute of literature and philosophy departments. Instead, it is embedded in science, engineering and other hardcore technical disciplines, where logic and problem-solving are non-negotiable.»
No, critical thinking is not «problem-solving».
It's problematization
No, critical thinking is not «problem-solving».
It's problematization
Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
«Critical thinking is not the sole attribute of literature and philosophy departments. Instead, it is embedded in science, engineering and other hardcore technical disciplines, where logic and problem-solving are non-negotiable.»
No, critical thinking is not «problem-solving».
It's problematization
No, critical thinking is not «problem-solving».
It's problematization
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This is true of many publications, I suppose, but you can get a good sense of shifting political winds by paying attention to what the NYT has elected to Notice, and when
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is true of many publications, I suppose, but you can get a good sense of shifting political winds by paying attention to what the NYT has elected to Notice, and when
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The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
Massive police violence scandal in Germany. The immediate story sounded bad already: police shot a deaf 12 year old who was supposed to have carried knives. Now that story is collapsing. Big “surprise”: police body cams were all switched off.
Kein Messerangriff vor Bauchschuss!
Jetzt spricht der Anwalt des in #Bochum angeschossenen Mädchens und widerspricht sämtlichen Darstellungen der Polizei. Die hatte die Wohnung brachial gestürmt. Eine Notwehrsituation gab es nicht.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Jetzt spricht der Anwalt des in #Bochum angeschossenen Mädchens und widerspricht sämtlichen Darstellungen der Polizei. Die hatte die Wohnung brachial gestürmt. Eine Notwehrsituation gab es nicht.
www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1195...
Kein Messerangriff vor Bauchschuss
»Wie gegen Schwerverbrecher« sei die Polizei in Bochum gegen ein Kind vorgegangen, sagt dessen Anwalt. Sogar der Strom sei abgestellt worden. Die von Behörden behauptete Notwehrsituation gab es…
www.nd-aktuell.de
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Massive police violence scandal in Germany. The immediate story sounded bad already: police shot a deaf 12 year old who was supposed to have carried knives. Now that story is collapsing. Big “surprise”: police body cams were all switched off.
I keep telling people that I’m learning Japanese so I can get a lot more access to Japanese photography. But I’ve been wanting to learn it ever since I started listening to Pizzicato Five back in the late 1990s.
PIZZICATO FIVE / ベイビィ・ポータブル・ロック
YouTube video by PIZZICATO FIVE Official
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November 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I keep telling people that I’m learning Japanese so I can get a lot more access to Japanese photography. But I’ve been wanting to learn it ever since I started listening to Pizzicato Five back in the late 1990s.
Everything is terrible *gestures around* but this Japanese indie pop is not
ハク。"それしか言えない" Official Music Video
YouTube video by ハク。
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Everything is terrible *gestures around* but this Japanese indie pop is not
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Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software. More:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
OpenAI has responded to a landmark wrongful death lawsuit, claiming that a teen who died by suicide after talking to ChatGPT misused the software.
www.rollingstone.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Brother I have fucked with all manner of compter shite for decades and never once did misusing the software make me kill myself and I installed Windows 3.1 on a 286.
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
"For Carrie Forrest [...] AI has been devastating: 80% of her traffic — and her revenue — has disappeared in two years. Although the views started dropping when OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released, it wasn’t until Google launched AI Mode in search that her traffic collapsed, she said."
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"For Carrie Forrest [...] AI has been devastating: 80% of her traffic — and her revenue — has disappeared in two years. Although the views started dropping when OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released, it wasn’t until Google launched AI Mode in search that her traffic collapsed, she said."
That’s the thing, there ARE really valuable AI applications (see below). But it’s not half-assed chatbots, mixed-up search engine results, or visual slop.
Might be good to come up with different terms. “AI” as a descriptor is impossibly broad and useless.
Might be good to come up with different terms. “AI” as a descriptor is impossibly broad and useless.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
That’s the thing, there ARE really valuable AI applications (see below). But it’s not half-assed chatbots, mixed-up search engine results, or visual slop.
Might be good to come up with different terms. “AI” as a descriptor is impossibly broad and useless.
Might be good to come up with different terms. “AI” as a descriptor is impossibly broad and useless.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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yes. if not for my husband’s health insurance/salary + some money my family gave me while i built my business, it’s unlikely i would be where i am—something for which i’m all too aware, and all too grateful. success in writing = talent + perseverance + coverage of human necessities.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
yes. if not for my husband’s health insurance/salary + some money my family gave me while i built my business, it’s unlikely i would be where i am—something for which i’m all too aware, and all too grateful. success in writing = talent + perseverance + coverage of human necessities.
Kind of amazing how Isaac Chotiner has made a career out of real journalism and how everyone else is worried he might interview them.
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Kind of amazing how Isaac Chotiner has made a career out of real journalism and how everyone else is worried he might interview them.
I have new work to share. Ish. It’s still a bit work in progress, but that’s part of the whole deal.
Only thing: the website only displays properly on a tablet (horizontally) or a larger screen.
Only thing: the website only displays properly on a tablet (horizontally) or a larger screen.
JM Colberg - Complicated Feelings
jmcolberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I have new work to share. Ish. It’s still a bit work in progress, but that’s part of the whole deal.
Only thing: the website only displays properly on a tablet (horizontally) or a larger screen.
Only thing: the website only displays properly on a tablet (horizontally) or a larger screen.
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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Newly published: I wrote about Maria Siorba's debut photobook, one of the finest books I have seen in a long while.
Blank Verse
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November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Newly published: I wrote about Maria Siorba's debut photobook, one of the finest books I have seen in a long while.
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Die weniger irreführende Überschrift wäre eigentlich: Deutsche Milliardäre reichen lieber dem Faschismus die Hand, als ein bisschen mehr Steuern zu bezahlen.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
Umgang mit rechts: Verband der Familienunternehmer gibt offenbar Brandmauer zur AfD auf
Der Lobbyverband »Die Familienunternehmer« hat einen AfD-Vertreter eingeladen – und will die in großen Teilen rechtsextreme Partei nun politisch stellen. Ein »Kontaktverbot« sei damit aufgehoben, beri...
www.spiegel.de
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Die weniger irreführende Überschrift wäre eigentlich: Deutsche Milliardäre reichen lieber dem Faschismus die Hand, als ein bisschen mehr Steuern zu bezahlen.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...
Since we all need a little break, here’s one of Japan’s most endearing aspects. Given how incredibly helpful Japan’s transit workers are, it’s fun to imagine them struggling to help…
Japanese Mascots Getting Stuck On Their Commute │Yokogao Magazine
If you thought Japanese mascots were cute in general, wait till you see them struggle while stuck on their daily commute.
www.yokogaomag.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Since we all need a little break, here’s one of Japan’s most endearing aspects. Given how incredibly helpful Japan’s transit workers are, it’s fun to imagine them struggling to help…
Expecting to be using this gif a lot, given *waves around*. Kind of amazing it’s available at BlueSky.
a man wearing glasses and a white shirt says " i think i misspoke when i said " no problem "
Alt: An animated gif made from the movie Death of Stalin, showing one of the main characters, politburo member Malenkov, an altogether weak-minded man wearing glasses and a white shirt saying "I think I misspoke when I said ‘No Problem’. What I meant was ‘No. Problem.’”
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Expecting to be using this gif a lot, given *waves around*. Kind of amazing it’s available at BlueSky.
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday: