Bram Stolk
@bramstolk.bsky.social
Game Developer behind "The Little Crane That Could."
Pronoun: He/Him, Noun: anti-fascist.
Pronoun: He/Him, Noun: anti-fascist.
Santa's bike-stand gave me the confidence to attempt a fork-swap. A new one arrives tomorrow. Wish me luck. (Also, only now seeing this: why did I not take out the battery? Ugh. 🤦♂️)
December 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Santa's bike-stand gave me the confidence to attempt a fork-swap. A new one arrives tomorrow. Wish me luck. (Also, only now seeing this: why did I not take out the battery? Ugh. 🤦♂️)
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December 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I took two #LargeFormat self-portraits.
LEFT: Gundlach Series-B Portrait Lens 11 x 14 (18" f/4)
RIGHT: Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ (10½" f/8)
LEFT is longer(46mm equiv) / faster / expensive / gigantic
RIGHT is wider(27mm equiv) / slower / cheaper / small
Which portrait is better?
LEFT: Gundlach Series-B Portrait Lens 11 x 14 (18" f/4)
RIGHT: Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ (10½" f/8)
LEFT is longer(46mm equiv) / faster / expensive / gigantic
RIGHT is wider(27mm equiv) / slower / cheaper / small
Which portrait is better?
December 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I took two #LargeFormat self-portraits.
LEFT: Gundlach Series-B Portrait Lens 11 x 14 (18" f/4)
RIGHT: Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ (10½" f/8)
LEFT is longer(46mm equiv) / faster / expensive / gigantic
RIGHT is wider(27mm equiv) / slower / cheaper / small
Which portrait is better?
LEFT: Gundlach Series-B Portrait Lens 11 x 14 (18" f/4)
RIGHT: Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ (10½" f/8)
LEFT is longer(46mm equiv) / faster / expensive / gigantic
RIGHT is wider(27mm equiv) / slower / cheaper / small
Which portrait is better?
I saw this tunnel of xmas-lights on my commute, and luckily had my GFX50R and MMZ KO-140M in my backpack.
That lens is amazing. Dirt-cheap, even when brand-new old stock, #Petzval lens from the CCCP. Big glass with the swirl of swirls.
That lens is amazing. Dirt-cheap, even when brand-new old stock, #Petzval lens from the CCCP. Big glass with the swirl of swirls.
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I saw this tunnel of xmas-lights on my commute, and luckily had my GFX50R and MMZ KO-140M in my backpack.
That lens is amazing. Dirt-cheap, even when brand-new old stock, #Petzval lens from the CCCP. Big glass with the swirl of swirls.
That lens is amazing. Dirt-cheap, even when brand-new old stock, #Petzval lens from the CCCP. Big glass with the swirl of swirls.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Hope you like biryani! Goodbye! Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hope you like biryani! Goodbye! Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
@johnwsheldon.bsky.social I got interesting results from the Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear experiment.
When pushed into macro (subject distance a hair inside 2·f) it covers (and more) for a wide-angle portrait.
Subject at 1m (almost 4·f) does not cover at all. (And I couldn't get ∞ on my 16x16")
When pushed into macro (subject distance a hair inside 2·f) it covers (and more) for a wide-angle portrait.
Subject at 1m (almost 4·f) does not cover at all. (And I couldn't get ∞ on my 16x16")
December 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@johnwsheldon.bsky.social I got interesting results from the Gundlach Rapid Rectilinear experiment.
When pushed into macro (subject distance a hair inside 2·f) it covers (and more) for a wide-angle portrait.
Subject at 1m (almost 4·f) does not cover at all. (And I couldn't get ∞ on my 16x16")
When pushed into macro (subject distance a hair inside 2·f) it covers (and more) for a wide-angle portrait.
Subject at 1m (almost 4·f) does not cover at all. (And I couldn't get ∞ on my 16x16")
Rehoused in a 3d-printed barrel, this Gundlach-Manhattan Convertible Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ is ready for a new life.
I measured it at 10½ inch focal length.
#LargeFormat #VintageLens.
I measured it at 10½ inch focal length.
#LargeFormat #VintageLens.
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Rehoused in a 3d-printed barrel, this Gundlach-Manhattan Convertible Rapid Rectilinear 6½ x 8½ is ready for a new life.
I measured it at 10½ inch focal length.
#LargeFormat #VintageLens.
I measured it at 10½ inch focal length.
#LargeFormat #VintageLens.
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Paul Kirchner
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Paul Kirchner
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hiding this destructive, degenerative and derivative software under the guise of empowering girls in a STEM related field is sinister.
jeez.
jeez.
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
hiding this destructive, degenerative and derivative software under the guise of empowering girls in a STEM related field is sinister.
jeez.
jeez.
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
Let me guess… the blue sky captcha got broken yesterday, and unleashed a horde of robots today?
Another platform ruined.
Another platform ruined.
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Let me guess… the blue sky captcha got broken yesterday, and unleashed a horde of robots today?
Another platform ruined.
Another platform ruined.
I think this would have been a great photo without the van.
I did not have the extension for a closer shot, and swing against tree background does not work.
I will have to come back tomorrow, and hope for no parked car.
(Ultra #LargeFormat with the Liesegang Meganast 600mm.)
I did not have the extension for a closer shot, and swing against tree background does not work.
I will have to come back tomorrow, and hope for no parked car.
(Ultra #LargeFormat with the Liesegang Meganast 600mm.)
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I think this would have been a great photo without the van.
I did not have the extension for a closer shot, and swing against tree background does not work.
I will have to come back tomorrow, and hope for no parked car.
(Ultra #LargeFormat with the Liesegang Meganast 600mm.)
I did not have the extension for a closer shot, and swing against tree background does not work.
I will have to come back tomorrow, and hope for no parked car.
(Ultra #LargeFormat with the Liesegang Meganast 600mm.)
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
AI-bubble gets a stay of pop.
Valuable IP soon to be associated with slop.
Valuable IP soon to be associated with slop.
December 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
AI-bubble gets a stay of pop.
Valuable IP soon to be associated with slop.
Valuable IP soon to be associated with slop.
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Just once I’d like an athlete to say “hail Satan” at the beginning of a post game interview, is that too much to ask
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just once I’d like an athlete to say “hail Satan” at the beginning of a post game interview, is that too much to ask
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The French eBay lot came with two brass petzvals, a 150mm one and a 450mm one.
The 150 was a useful match for medium format GFX, as a long portrait lens.
The 450 is a match for my Abracam 16x16” ultra #largeformat as a normal angle lens. Tomorrow I will mount the adapter that I made and test it.
The 150 was a useful match for medium format GFX, as a long portrait lens.
The 450 is a match for my Abracam 16x16” ultra #largeformat as a normal angle lens. Tomorrow I will mount the adapter that I made and test it.
December 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The French eBay lot came with two brass petzvals, a 150mm one and a 450mm one.
The 150 was a useful match for medium format GFX, as a long portrait lens.
The 450 is a match for my Abracam 16x16” ultra #largeformat as a normal angle lens. Tomorrow I will mount the adapter that I made and test it.
The 150 was a useful match for medium format GFX, as a long portrait lens.
The 450 is a match for my Abracam 16x16” ultra #largeformat as a normal angle lens. Tomorrow I will mount the adapter that I made and test it.
Not the sharpest, but quite interesting, historically:
Cinématographes Pathé
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F 150 m/m
Cinématographes Pathé
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F 150 m/m
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Not the sharpest, but quite interesting, historically:
Cinématographes Pathé
Pᴀʀɪs
F 150 m/m
Cinématographes Pathé
Pᴀʀɪs
F 150 m/m
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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February 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
Self-portrait with a 19th century Magic Lantern lens:
Williams Brown & Earle, Philadelphia.
Measured at 220mm f/4.
Williams Brown & Earle, Philadelphia.
Measured at 220mm f/4.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Self-portrait with a 19th century Magic Lantern lens:
Williams Brown & Earle, Philadelphia.
Measured at 220mm f/4.
Williams Brown & Earle, Philadelphia.
Measured at 220mm f/4.
Last month, in Coal Harbour, I met this tall fellow from Kashyyyk.
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Last month, in Coal Harbour, I met this tall fellow from Kashyyyk.