While writing my current Thing, this tweet from 2015 has been in the back of my mind for one of the characters but also the vibe overall.
"do more with AI" is now the beginning and the end of every product pitch because companies do not actually know why you should pay them and want YOU to figure it out for free
I like the texture.
#Iceland #Reykjavik #photography #streetphotography #nature #concrete #decay #window #door
Bumblebee wings sure beat fast. This one's wings are just a blur #photos #nature
Pavel
Ugly Reykjavik
"We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot."
I like this kid.
feeling a certain way after seeing @dr-axel.de cited in a package.json docs search query after they took their website down citing “AI companies stealing my work” — seems like they should be compensated for this by the search engine company, no?
These two photos of a male and female common crossbill are very much not sharp. Kinda out of focus. This is because I took the photo through the very dirty balcony door on a rainy day. #photo #photos #bird #iceland
Baldur Bjarnason
Baldur Bjarnason
Baldur Bjarnason
Louie Stowell
"One of its rare, serendipitous thematic arcs!"
On anti-library authors, selectors vs. readers, the death of search, small things, and a Bronx flashback.
loudpoet.com/2026/06/11/f...
Also true of all kinds of tech products. I used to work with financial technology (fintech) companies on marketing and a failure to describe what the product did, how it did it better, or why anyone should care, was often the first stumbling block.
Baldur Bjarnason
"One of its rare, serendipitous thematic arcs!" On anti-library authors, selectors vs. readers, the death of search, small things, and a Bronx flashback.
With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn't see a place for AI in Hollywood's future.
Ray Newman
These days I read a lot of videogame reviews for work reasons, and it's striking how many of them don't explain what the game *is*. What happens in it? What do you *do*?
With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn't see a place for AI in Hollywood's future.