Nevin Thompson
@nevint.bsky.social
I like poetry, photography, languages (esp Japanese), and religion (esp Japanese). And movies (esp Japanese). And Bob Dylan. Epilepsy parent.
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Nevin Thompson
@nevint.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Photographing with intent
The number-one lesson I learned about photography in 2024.
tsunoga.ghost.io
I have a blog now. It's still a little rough around the edges with few posts, but I blog about #photography, the books I read and the movies I watch, #translation (particularly poetry), and stuff that interests me in the news, especially anything related to #japan.
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Two exhibits worth checking out currently on at the Autry Museum of the American West: Black Cowboys: An American Story (until January 4th) and Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology (until June 21). Also the museum is free from 1-4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Two exhibits worth checking out currently on at the Autry Museum of the American West: Black Cowboys: An American Story (until January 4th) and Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology (until June 21). Also the museum is free from 1-4pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!
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> some behaviours that looked like kissing were something rather different – such as the chewing and transfer of food, or “kiss-fighting”, seen in fish known as French grunts.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists
Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
> some behaviours that looked like kissing were something rather different – such as the chewing and transfer of food, or “kiss-fighting”, seen in fish known as French grunts.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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me: towers are good
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
me: towers are good
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
Our neighbours to the south were once the shining city on a hill...
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Our neighbours to the south were once the shining city on a hill...
It's essentially the MS version of a Chromebook. I picked one up a few years ago when my ThinkPad needed a repair and I had to travel for work. My HS-aged son now uses it to do schoolwork. The build quality is good, but it has fewer ports than a Mac.
Microsoft’s latest 13-inch Surface Laptop is down to just $549.99. That’s a great price for a solid all-around laptop www.theverge.com/gadgets/8301...
Microsoft’s latest 13-inch Surface Laptop is down to $549.99, a new record low price
The laptop’s $350 off.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's essentially the MS version of a Chromebook. I picked one up a few years ago when my ThinkPad needed a repair and I had to travel for work. My HS-aged son now uses it to do schoolwork. The build quality is good, but it has fewer ports than a Mac.
New technologies almost always have the potential to be disruptive, but LLMs seem to be aimed at being destructive. Particularly of "trust." No technologically mediated interaction or experience is trustworthy anymore.
Toronto police are warning the public about phone scams that are becoming more and more sophisticated thanks to artificial intelligence.
#AI
nowtoronto.com/news/toronto...
#AI
nowtoronto.com/news/toronto...
Toronto police warn AI is making phone scams harder to spot - NOW Toronto
Toronto police are warning the public about phone scams that are becoming more and more sophisticated thanks to artificial intelligence.
nowtoronto.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New technologies almost always have the potential to be disruptive, but LLMs seem to be aimed at being destructive. Particularly of "trust." No technologically mediated interaction or experience is trustworthy anymore.
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"When adult southern sea otters (E. l. nereis) living along the California coast began dying off from infectious diseases, researchers found that polluted water compromised immunity in adults, and that those with high concentrations of PFAS had a greater chance of contracting deadly diseases." 🦦
‘Forever chemical’ contamination could undermine sea otters’ fragile recovery in Canada
Sea otters living along the coastline of Canada’s British Columbia province carry residues of “forever chemicals” in their bodies, according to a new study, and those living near dense human populati...
news.mongabay.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"When adult southern sea otters (E. l. nereis) living along the California coast began dying off from infectious diseases, researchers found that polluted water compromised immunity in adults, and that those with high concentrations of PFAS had a greater chance of contracting deadly diseases." 🦦
Apparently My Bloody Valentine are touring. Here they are in London OVO last night.
youtube.com/watch?v=75_O...
youtube.com/watch?v=75_O...
My Bloody Valentine "Soon" @Ovo Arena Wembley, London, 25.11.2025
YouTube video by Still Gigging Around
youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Apparently My Bloody Valentine are touring. Here they are in London OVO last night.
youtube.com/watch?v=75_O...
youtube.com/watch?v=75_O...
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“first usage for the chaos sense from 1982, a quotation from a member of Canada’s House of Commons about a debate over energy policy (’that two-week gong show—the battle between the dingbats and the ding-a-lings‘)
have lived in the US for 15 years and this is how I learned that “it’s a bit of a gong show” is a Canadian figure of speech
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“first usage for the chaos sense from 1982, a quotation from a member of Canada’s House of Commons about a debate over energy policy (’that two-week gong show—the battle between the dingbats and the ding-a-lings‘)
I work on an HIV project and noticed the event language on HIV dot gov hasn’t been updated since last year: www.hiv.gov/events/aware...
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I work on an HIV project and noticed the event language on HIV dot gov hasn’t been updated since last year: www.hiv.gov/events/aware...
Fukui, which I've been connected to for 30 years, is a relatively small prefecture of 800,000 people. A relative recently retired from prefectural government. I can only wonder what she experienced during her years there.
Tatsuji Sugimoto, governor of Fukui Prefecture, said Tuesday that he will step down following sexual harassment allegations made against him.
Fukui governor to resign over alleged sexual harassment
Tatsuji Sugimoto said he will step down to 'minimize confusion' and to allow the prefectural government to find a new governor as soon as possible.
ebx.sh
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Fukui, which I've been connected to for 30 years, is a relatively small prefecture of 800,000 people. A relative recently retired from prefectural government. I can only wonder what she experienced during her years there.
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been wanting to find out how far russians got in this and finally found a proper vid for this..nice catch up if you didn't know..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWn...
#astronomy (just so that it can reach more ppl)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWn...
#astronomy (just so that it can reach more ppl)
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
been wanting to find out how far russians got in this and finally found a proper vid for this..nice catch up if you didn't know..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWn...
#astronomy (just so that it can reach more ppl)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujWn...
#astronomy (just so that it can reach more ppl)
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The 2026 homage to John Heartfield Calendar is NOW ON SALE!
Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
Please see link 👇👇👇
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Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
Please see link 👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/cold...
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The 2026 homage to John Heartfield Calendar is NOW ON SALE!
Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
Please see link 👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/cold...
Limited amount being made, so get in quick!
Please see link 👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/cold...
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Real-time reaction to watching this video
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Real-time reaction to watching this video
> An account called “Ivanka News” is based in Nigeria, “RedPilledNurse” is from Europe, “MAGA Nadine” is in Morocco, “Native American Soul” is in Bangladesh, and “Barron Trump News” is based in Macedonia,
From @404media.co
From @404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
> An account called “Ivanka News” is based in Nigeria, “RedPilledNurse” is from Europe, “MAGA Nadine” is in Morocco, “Native American Soul” is in Bangladesh, and “Barron Trump News” is based in Macedonia,
From @404media.co
From @404media.co
Why the word choice "underaged girls"? Why not "children"?
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why the word choice "underaged girls"? Why not "children"?
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I'm trying to teach my kid that McDonalds is gross. He keeps asking for it. I keep adding increasingly disgusting amounts of vinegar to Happy Meals. He just seems to be developing an inhuman tolerance to vinegar.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm trying to teach my kid that McDonalds is gross. He keeps asking for it. I keep adding increasingly disgusting amounts of vinegar to Happy Meals. He just seems to be developing an inhuman tolerance to vinegar.
Thankfully the used bookstore close to me (Canada's largest) has a great selection of (remaindered) cookbooks. And there's also YouTube.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thankfully the used bookstore close to me (Canada's largest) has a great selection of (remaindered) cookbooks. And there's also YouTube.
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I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I gave my mom what I thought was a soup-themed bath bomb some years back, but it was actually soup. She had to call my dad in to get her out of the greasy tub.
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the Xbox Crocs will be available in the UK tomorrow (November 26th) for £80 www.crocs.co.uk/p/xbox-class...
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
the Xbox Crocs will be available in the UK tomorrow (November 26th) for £80 www.crocs.co.uk/p/xbox-class...
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)
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【令和に続く「天平回帰」】
古都・奈良の街を見下ろす高台に広がる世界遺産・興福寺（奈良市、法相（ほっそう）宗大本山）で現在、国宝・五重塔の約120年ぶりの大修理が本格化している。
奈良時代以降、堂塔が焼失しても「天平回帰」を目指し再建が繰り返されてきた同寺。資材価格高騰や職人不足など取り巻く事業環境が厳しい令和にも新たな再生の歴史が刻まれようとしている。
古都・奈良の街を見下ろす高台に広がる世界遺産・興福寺（奈良市、法相（ほっそう）宗大本山）で現在、国宝・五重塔の約120年ぶりの大修理が本格化している。
奈良時代以降、堂塔が焼失しても「天平回帰」を目指し再建が繰り返されてきた同寺。資材価格高騰や職人不足など取り巻く事業環境が厳しい令和にも新たな再生の歴史が刻まれようとしている。
焼失と再建繰り返した1300年、令和に続く「天平回帰」 藤原氏の氏寺、奈良の興福寺 南都社寺はいま
古都・奈良の街を見下ろす高台に広がる世界遺産・興福寺（奈良市、法相（ほっそう）宗大本山）で現在、国宝・五重塔の約120年ぶりの大修理が本格化している。奈良時代…
www.sankei.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
【令和に続く「天平回帰」】
古都・奈良の街を見下ろす高台に広がる世界遺産・興福寺（奈良市、法相（ほっそう）宗大本山）で現在、国宝・五重塔の約120年ぶりの大修理が本格化している。
奈良時代以降、堂塔が焼失しても「天平回帰」を目指し再建が繰り返されてきた同寺。資材価格高騰や職人不足など取り巻く事業環境が厳しい令和にも新たな再生の歴史が刻まれようとしている。
古都・奈良の街を見下ろす高台に広がる世界遺産・興福寺（奈良市、法相（ほっそう）宗大本山）で現在、国宝・五重塔の約120年ぶりの大修理が本格化している。
奈良時代以降、堂塔が焼失しても「天平回帰」を目指し再建が繰り返されてきた同寺。資材価格高騰や職人不足など取り巻く事業環境が厳しい令和にも新たな再生の歴史が刻まれようとしている。
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【「怖い高市早苗首相」の壁画アートが人気】
東京・南青山の青山通り沿いのビルにお目見えした、高市早苗首相を描いた壁画アート。「ガラスの天井」を破る瞬間を表現しており、顔には傷も描写されている。ちょっと怖い顔をしているところが、力強い外交を支持する人たちに受けているようだ。
🔽記事はこちら
www.sankei.com/article/2025...
東京・南青山の青山通り沿いのビルにお目見えした、高市早苗首相を描いた壁画アート。「ガラスの天井」を破る瞬間を表現しており、顔には傷も描写されている。ちょっと怖い顔をしているところが、力強い外交を支持する人たちに受けているようだ。
🔽記事はこちら
www.sankei.com/article/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
【「怖い高市早苗首相」の壁画アートが人気】
東京・南青山の青山通り沿いのビルにお目見えした、高市早苗首相を描いた壁画アート。「ガラスの天井」を破る瞬間を表現しており、顔には傷も描写されている。ちょっと怖い顔をしているところが、力強い外交を支持する人たちに受けているようだ。
🔽記事はこちら
www.sankei.com/article/2025...
東京・南青山の青山通り沿いのビルにお目見えした、高市早苗首相を描いた壁画アート。「ガラスの天井」を破る瞬間を表現しており、顔には傷も描写されている。ちょっと怖い顔をしているところが、力強い外交を支持する人たちに受けているようだ。
🔽記事はこちら
www.sankei.com/article/2025...