Ralph Brandi
@thereisnocat.com
He/Him
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
I was looking at my mom’s Facebook account just now for reasons. Every third post was a sponsored post that seemed to claim that either diabetes or dementia was curable in hours with something that looked like turmeric.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I was looking at my mom’s Facebook account just now for reasons. Every third post was a sponsored post that seemed to claim that either diabetes or dementia was curable in hours with something that looked like turmeric.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
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Found this book about conservation and preservation of platinum and palladium prints from a mention on Mike Ware's site. I mention it only because there's an article about Irving Penn's process and it's insane. He produced six negatives to get a single print
www.culturalheritage.org/groups/photo...
www.culturalheritage.org/groups/photo...
Platinum and Palladium Photographs - American Institute for Conservation
www.culturalheritage.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Found this book about conservation and preservation of platinum and palladium prints from a mention on Mike Ware's site. I mention it only because there's an article about Irving Penn's process and it's insane. He produced six negatives to get a single print
www.culturalheritage.org/groups/photo...
www.culturalheritage.org/groups/photo...
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Damnit how are @myotislucy.bsky.social's eyes even startling on a -Charmera-?
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Damnit how are @myotislucy.bsky.social's eyes even startling on a -Charmera-?
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They distributed pre-printed "MASS DEPORTATION NOW!" signs for the 2024 RNC, for Pete's sake!
to be fair it wasn’t difficult at all to see where this would go, you just had to take people at their word and think seriously about what they were proposing
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
They distributed pre-printed "MASS DEPORTATION NOW!" signs for the 2024 RNC, for Pete's sake!
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Our history is our history. The good and the bad. We can’t just selectively embrace part of the American story, especially as we mark 250 years.
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Our history is our history. The good and the bad. We can’t just selectively embrace part of the American story, especially as we mark 250 years.
This sucks. I love going to Wegmans. They're the only place around here that stocks Vernors’ Ginger Ale. But I'll be damned if I'm going to patronize a business that uses this technology on its customers. Fuck Wegmans.
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This sucks. I love going to Wegmans. They're the only place around here that stocks Vernors’ Ginger Ale. But I'll be damned if I'm going to patronize a business that uses this technology on its customers. Fuck Wegmans.
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
Not having any luck printing kallitypes today. First pair I screwed up the borders and missed part of the photos. Second round the sensitizer was diluted with some water I didn’t completely clear from the beaker. Fuck it, I put everything away. Prints will happen another day.
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Not having any luck printing kallitypes today. First pair I screwed up the borders and missed part of the photos. Second round the sensitizer was diluted with some water I didn’t completely clear from the beaker. Fuck it, I put everything away. Prints will happen another day.
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Harbor
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Harbor
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
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We've put so many kids in the concentration camp (that was supposedly just for hardened criminals and gang members) that we have to open a school in it. We have put. So many -kids-. In a concentration camp. That it needs a -school-.
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We've put so many kids in the concentration camp (that was supposedly just for hardened criminals and gang members) that we have to open a school in it. We have put. So many -kids-. In a concentration camp. That it needs a -school-.
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My father is a polio survivor. I’ve seen firsthand the lifelong damage it inflicts.
Vaccines have all but eradicated these diseases. WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.
This administration’s devotion to dangerous ideology over science will only cause more Americans to suffer.
Vaccines have all but eradicated these diseases. WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.
This administration’s devotion to dangerous ideology over science will only cause more Americans to suffer.
Breaking News: Rejecting decades of science, the chair of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said that shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional. The vaccines are credited with preventing disability and millions of deaths worldwide.
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
My father is a polio survivor. I’ve seen firsthand the lifelong damage it inflicts.
Vaccines have all but eradicated these diseases. WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.
This administration’s devotion to dangerous ideology over science will only cause more Americans to suffer.
Vaccines have all but eradicated these diseases. WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.
This administration’s devotion to dangerous ideology over science will only cause more Americans to suffer.
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As angry as we might be at Democratic leaders, we are still not angry enough.
If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package.
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As angry as we might be at Democratic leaders, we are still not angry enough.
Laura with Uncle Floyd. R.I.P. Floyd Vivino.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Laura with Uncle Floyd. R.I.P. Floyd Vivino.
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Berkeley-Carteret
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Berkeley-Carteret
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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Canyonlands in Utah. Salted paper print on Arches Platine paper. #alternativephotography #printmaking #panorama
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Canyonlands in Utah. Salted paper print on Arches Platine paper. #alternativephotography #printmaking #panorama
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Gas Station
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Gas Station
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers. I read Fortune and Business Week, which my dad subscribed to. I read Ladies Home Journal, which mom got.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers. I read Fortune and Business Week, which my dad subscribed to. I read Ladies Home Journal, which mom got.
Laura and I bought this when we saw it in the store based solely on its name. She will occasionally look at me sternly and say “Sponch!” To which I reply in a singsong voice “Tortina!”, which is another cookie from the same company.
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Laura and I bought this when we saw it in the store based solely on its name. She will occasionally look at me sternly and say “Sponch!” To which I reply in a singsong voice “Tortina!”, which is another cookie from the same company.
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New Jersey advocates are angry that the outgoing governor vetoed immigrant protections.
“When the history of this time is written, it will show that many of our supposed leaders backed down, but that we the people never did,” says one advocate.
“When the history of this time is written, it will show that many of our supposed leaders backed down, but that we the people never did,” says one advocate.
On His Way Out, New Jersey Governor Vetoes Legislation to Bar Local Assistance to ICE
Phil Murphy killed a bill that’d have codified restrictions on how sheriffs and police can partner with ICE. Some restrictions remain in place, for now, due to an attorney general directive.
boltsmag.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
New Jersey advocates are angry that the outgoing governor vetoed immigrant protections.
“When the history of this time is written, it will show that many of our supposed leaders backed down, but that we the people never did,” says one advocate.
“When the history of this time is written, it will show that many of our supposed leaders backed down, but that we the people never did,” says one advocate.
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Fascists hate actual history.
January 23, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Fascists hate actual history.
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Open tab time: in honor of 200 years of photography, here’s an article by Bill Jay, dead photographic writer, about how photographers died in the process of making photos in the 19th century. It's a PDF. Enjoy!
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Open tab time: in honor of 200 years of photography, here’s an article by Bill Jay, dead photographic writer, about how photographers died in the process of making photos in the 19th century. It's a PDF. Enjoy!
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Gift link, because everyone would should know. share.inquirer.com/S3NaPo
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Gift link, because everyone would should know. share.inquirer.com/S3NaPo
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Hotbox
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Hotbox
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub