chicago camera person, he/him, layabout. it all returns to nothing.
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just deployed a bunch of untested code into production. signing off now, have a good weekend!
isn't this one of the reasons nintendo's epd keeps on creating banger after banger? they have such deep staff tenure that none of that critical knowledge is lost.
this asshole old.reddit.com/r/saltiertha...
it was specifically inspired by this guy who thought he deserved respect (or more respect) for "refining" his prompts to generate a particular image of supergirl (the character) in a particular style and viewed that as equivalent to refining an artistic practice
this is my go-to item for deeper (no pun intended) chicago lore. not as basic as the bean, not as infamous as the dmb tour bus, but an oddity nonetheless.
twice in the past year, i've seen someone post an artfully composed (and personally identifiable) photograph of someone getting arrested, and i'd love to ask if they had ever considered not making one of the worst days of someone's life into a portfolio piece
i don't think jehnny beth is on here, but every month she posts a list of "20 things i noticed", which i've started doing as well. here is september 2025 (although these are wordier than previous versions)
dunkey is gonna have a field day with this
eventually we're gonna hit A-grade inflation - by 2050, a 2026 AAAAA game will only be worth a mere AA
did y'all hear about that guy who was tuning a piano and lost the A0 note he low key fell off
"Is the Pint Guy Responsible for the Dyatlov Pass incident?"
"guys, it's time for some game theory", things of that nature
Nobuhiko Obayashi every five minutes: "You know what? what if we made it weirder"
randomly thinking of the kessler, a building so historic and cool i am still surprised dallas has left it standing for so long
le happy meal original
although slightly out of focus (a friend was trying the camera), this still proved to be a pleasing photo of yours truly.
"coolest dictator in the world" – but enough about tony la russa! folks....
every single person pushing ai should suffer a permanent hit to their credibility because this shit has been out of hand for two years and it's only gotten worse.
now, as a rule, i never, ever shoot identifiable photographs of people without permission. that being said, this guy saw me walking with my camera and said "HEY! take my picture." and then worked his pose. i snapped him, gave him my card, and i haven't heard from him since.
new film from the lab
The stream is late because Trump ran into a wall that was painted to look like a tunnel after seeing someone run through it as if it were an actual tunnel.
when people say wfh/hybrid schedules would improve things, someone always says "well nurses/surgeons/etc can’t work from home" and it is such a bad faith statement. fewer people on the road to the office for email jobs benefits those who need to work in person.
It’s good bringing my lunch and saving money but I miss my emotional support $15 falafel bowl
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i just hit the point in my python course where i learned you can assign functions to dictionary keys...this language is crazy
Everyone’s a critic
These aren’t even that bad! Color’s a bit washed out and overexposed like all "shitty" cameras do but they’re fine images.
da big apple, baby
I have no real investment in the SNL turnover but I do often think about how Larry David, Jenny Slate, and Tim Robinson never really worked well with Lorne and all went on to do much better work after leaving the show.
It lacks the juvenile charm of Sarkozy telling an old man "get lost, dumb ass" but it is almost as funny!
Last night’s viewing. So well done and does so much in just an hour and a half, constant tension from the start that only escalates.
my bad
East coast , ostensibly liberal media pundit slyly arguing for deregulation and saying we can’t have public goods because of DEI and woke
i can no longer take /r/french seriously after someone suggested an american teenager use "ça plane pour moi" to learn french slang, which would be like telling a french teenager to learn english by studying wham! lyrics
watching the timeline tonight
dude's had his fastball for a straight decade at this point, it's crazy
just deployed a bunch of untested code into production. signing off now, have a nice long weekend, see you tuesday!
I almost got clipped by a scooter in the park just as the best part of the song was playing, so I am changing my position to Full Ban.
i am fairly certain that glass contains a room temp gin-tonic because nothing beats a 21 year old's thirst for booze
a classic of the genre.
67º in Chicago. It's time.
biscuits are improving
How does a French guy disapprove of an owl? Hibous
I just got a new camera 😎 finally have a zoom lens for 35mm
Who?
mine used to be seeing a litany of rappers who have since been ultra-mega-cancelled so now i guess it's uhhhh seeing leon bridges before he became super famous
there was someone on /r/chicago who was complaining about noise, expense, and lack of amenities - which had me thinking "where the hell are they located, none of this is squaring with any neighborhoods" - and then they advised no one ever move to wrigleyville, which broke my brain for a day
[throws water bottle]
probably
i've started listening to the radio in the mornings, and i've found that running the FM band goes from NPR to pop music to rock music to Spanish talk radio, and the AM band goes between five different right wing talk shows that would make Glenn Beck look like Leon Trotsky
There was one they ran during Cubs games for instacart that had a lady going "¿INSTA-QUÉ?"
increasingly, about every single stranger i see on the road, and all but a handful of people that i know: genuinely, what the fuck is their problem
i'm going over to this guy's (the client's) house and giving him the mgs3 "engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever" speech.
Friends, Romans, chat - lend me your ears
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Should I just buy MGS Delta digital since the local shop only has six copies (according to them)
I'm issuing a formal pardon for you and @kcmeadbrewer.com re: FassbenderShamegate
evan i am COMMANDING you to watch "perfect days"
chicago kids, i no longer need this jacket. olive green, men's medium, made of sturdy, warm canvas, some slight discoloration on the shoulder. free to a good home if you can pick it up.
i don't begrudge anyone keeping a personal vlog or discussing their travails but what's the precise goal in posting this video, with this title, with this thumbnail
i was hoping to get a photo of these folks yesterday and i am very happy it turned out alright
i can only speak for myself but they work on me because they recreate a very specific flavor of mid-90s branding and so it feels like something i saw in between rugrats episodes
just don't look down.
always nice seeing scabby out and about. you can sign their petition at actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
"Sam, this is Die Hardman."
Spin cycle class but the music is just slow Smiths songs
can't get your hatsune merch now?
JB and Mayor Johnson talking in Chicago today
Better pics once I get back to my desk
The big man himself
one of the many reasons i admire Mamdani is because every photo has him smiling like it's the best day of his life. meanwhile i could be having the single best day i'd ever live and I’d still be wearing this expression without even thinking.
happy for you, and despite our NL rivalry, let us come together tonight to say in unison - go mets, baby, love da mets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Rs...
That’s a weird course, yeah
i get the reasoning behind my high school comp sci classes using java but good lord why aren't we starting off kids on python, which is so much more forgiving
their one on french is choice too www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Rs...
What else can you say about Man United but lol, what a shame, etc
Cheers 👌
chicago kids (and other folks in the north), how we feeling
And this sticker was lying not too far away, but i’m unsure it had been left at the memorial
darude sandstorm
The memorial to the Haymarket martyrs, a crucial piece of history for both Chicago and labor
it's because that frozen falafel is fucking AWFUL and i am foolish for having purchased it
Hideo Kojima writing a character from Chicago
last night’s viewing. In terms of acting skill, Steve Zahn is like a guy that never won the World Series but put up insane numbers in the regular season.
From the Krennic School of Diva Villains.
just deployed a bunch of untested code into production. signing off now, have a good weekend!
alcohol, pre-marital sex, gratuitous violence, two different instances of polytheism, one mysterious and unexplained instance of monotheism that may or may not be the actual god of the realm...what's a mormon not to love
- mrbeast-style thumbail - title something like "THE SECRETS TO [common question/problem" - video is 10 minutes long - "hey guys, welcome back, i'm [name]" and 45 seconds of describing the problem - ad break - "to solve [problem], do [correct solution explained poorly, or wrong solution]" - ad break
