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Defending Yourself Against AI

posted in copyright/fair use, culture & society on September 3, 2025 by tim 0 Comments

Max Headroom.

When it comes to artificial intelligence, we are very much at the beginning stages of development. Most of the tools have a lot of bugs in them and the results can be anywhere from almost real to catastrophically bad.

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Photo Post – Summer in New York

posted in photography, travel on September 1, 2025 by tim 1 Comment

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Back in July, I spent a long weekend with a small group of photographers exploring parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. No matter how many times I visit the city, there is always something different to capture.

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The Good and Bad of Saying No

posted in school culture, the olsd on August 29, 2025 by tim 0 Comments

education building

Last week was the start of a new school year here in the overly-large school district, along with most of the others in Northern Virginia. The rest of the DC area began this week.

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Photo Post – The Urban Landscape

posted in personal stuff, photography on July 11, 2025 by tim 1 Comment

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This past spring, I took an online workshop called Photographing the Urban Landscape, from the Santa Fe Photography Workshops. I found the concept of picturing cities as “landscapes” interesting, very much new to me, and a fresh challenge.

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Coding For All? Nevermind.

posted in culture & society, education reform on July 7, 2025 by tim 0 Comments

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Not too long ago, we were told that every student in K12 should learn to code.

The “experts” said that computer programming had become an essential skill, not only leading students to good, secure jobs, but also building the “workforce of the future”.

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