My writing elsewhere
▷ In the software-company circles I’m in, the talk is all about using AI to go faster. The presumption is that you can take that thing you estimated at a year and build it in a month. I say you’re solving the wrong problem. Read You’re about to use AI to build the wrong thing faster
Best of the blogs
▷ David‘s article about how rare it is for people to actually try to achieve things helped me feel better this week about my software consultancy hitting a bumpy period. I really am trying to learn business development. What I can’t control is the results. Read Failing is Common, Trying is Rare
▷ I’ve written a couple times this year about the importance of backing up your image files, both onto an external hard drive and into the cloud. Khürt Williams does that, and adds an extra security step. Read The invisible flaw in my photo backup strategy
Cameras and photography
▷ Even though I publish confidently all the time about my photography and cameras, deep down sometimes I feel like a total dork out in the world photographing old buildings with something like my Kodak Monitor folding camera from the 40s. Andy wrote a nice encouraging piece this week that helped me. Read Enjoy your hobby!
▷ When you live within driving distance of Chicago, a lot of photographic journeys begin at iconic Central Camera. Dan Cuny learned this not long ago, when a visit sent him on a journey to find a camera called Nomar. Read Nomar camera
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