Ralph Brandi
@thereisnocat.toot.cafe.ap.brid.gy
Just some guy. He/His.
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[bridged from https://toot.cafe/@thereisnocat on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
I was looking at my mom’s Facebook account just now for reasons. Every third post was a sponsored post that seemed to claim that either diabetes or dementia was curable in hours with something that looked like turmeric.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I was looking at my mom’s Facebook account just now for reasons. Every third post was a sponsored post that seemed to claim that either diabetes or dementia was curable in hours with something that looked like turmeric.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
Facebook is a machine for advertising to idiots, apparently.
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The National Park Service removed signs referencing slavery at the President's House site in Philadelphia this week, in a shameful attempt to erase important national history.
But the site from which the signs were removed is right on Market Street. It occurs to me that the Philadelphia city […]
But the site from which the signs were removed is right on Market Street. It occurs to me that the Philadelphia city […]
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federate.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The National Park Service removed signs referencing slavery at the President's House site in Philadelphia this week, in a shameful attempt to erase important national history.
But the site from which the signs were removed is right on Market Street. It occurs to me that the Philadelphia city […]
But the site from which the signs were removed is right on Market Street. It occurs to me that the Philadelphia city […]
Found this book about conservation and preservation of platinum and palladium prints from a mention on Mike Ware's site. I mention it only because there's an article about Irving Penn's process and it's insane. He produced six negatives to get a single print. No digital negatives back then […]
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toot.cafe
January 24, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Found this book about conservation and preservation of platinum and palladium prints from a mention on Mike Ware's site. I mention it only because there's an article about Irving Penn's process and it's insane. He produced six negatives to get a single print. No digital negatives back then […]
This sucks. I love going to Wegmans. They're the only place around here that stocks Vernors’ Ginger Ale. But I'll be damned if I'm going to patronize a business that uses this technology on its customers. Fuck Wegmans.
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
Is Wegmans collecting shoppers’ biometric data at its Philly-area stores? The company won’t say.
The Rochester-based grocery chain says it uses facial recognition surveillance in a handful of states, but wouldn't confirm whether its suburban Philadelphia stores are on the list.
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This sucks. I love going to Wegmans. They're the only place around here that stocks Vernors’ Ginger Ale. But I'll be damned if I'm going to patronize a business that uses this technology on its customers. Fuck Wegmans.
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
https://share.inquirer.com/Hh56Fm
Not having any luck printing kallitypes today. First pair I screwed up the borders and missed part of the photos. Second round the sensitizer was diluted with some water I didn’t completely clear from the beaker. Fuck it, I put everything away. Prints will happen another day.
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Not having any luck printing kallitypes today. First pair I screwed up the borders and missed part of the photos. Second round the sensitizer was diluted with some water I didn’t completely clear from the beaker. Fuck it, I put everything away. Prints will happen another day.
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Harbor
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Harbor
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
This harbor is in Atlantic Highlands, and it’s mostly empty at this time of year. Pentax 17 with a 3D printed panorama head, Kodak 5222 (Double-XX), Divided D-76.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
Laura with Uncle Floyd. R.I.P. Floyd Vivian.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Laura with Uncle Floyd. R.I.P. Floyd Vivian.
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Berkeley-Carteret
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Berkeley-Carteret
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
A classic hotel in Asbury Park, just off the north end of the boardwalk. Chroma Click (full frame), Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow (Kentmere 400), Rodinal 1:50.
#BelieveInFilm
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Gas Station
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Gas Station
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
No need for gas after the apocalypse. They even pulled out the pumps. Leica R4, Lomo Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
I posted this on BlueSky in response to a post about say how old you are without saying how old you are.
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers […]
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I posted this on BlueSky in response to a post about say how old you are without saying how old you are.
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers […]
I remember running out of things to read. We would go to the library regularly, but once I finished whatever I took out, I would scour the house for other things to read. I read newspapers […]
Open tab time: in honor of 200 years of photography, here’s an article by Bill Jay, dead photographic writer, about how photographers died in the process of making photos in the 19th century. It's a PDF. Enjoy!
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Open tab time: in honor of 200 years of photography, here’s an article by Bill Jay, dead photographic writer, about how photographers died in the process of making photos in the 19th century. It's a PDF. Enjoy!
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
https://billjay.com/pdfviewer/dangers-in-the-dark-pdf/
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Hotbox
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Hotbox
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
Back to St. Augustine. This Airstream is parked outside Spinster Abbot’s and serves Hawaiian food. Haven’t been there yet, but I found their presentation here striking. Pentax 17, Fujifilm F-64D, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm #halfframeclub
It’s pictures.
Took the Pentax 17 out this morning with my 3D printed turntable attached and shot a bunch of *-tychs. Looks like they came out. I’ll scan them this afternoon.
Took the Pentax 17 out this morning with my 3D printed turntable attached and shot a bunch of *-tychs. Looks like they came out. I’ll scan them this afternoon.
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It’s pictures.
Took the Pentax 17 out this morning with my 3D printed turntable attached and shot a bunch of *-tychs. Looks like they came out. I’ll scan them this afternoon.
Took the Pentax 17 out this morning with my 3D printed turntable attached and shot a bunch of *-tychs. Looks like they came out. I’ll scan them this afternoon.
Oh lovely.
Siri is turning into a ChatGPT clone.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/21/gurman-campos-apple-google-ai-partnership
Siri is turning into a ChatGPT clone.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/21/gurman-campos-apple-google-ai-partnership
Gurman Scoops ‘Campos’, Apple’s Codename for a Chatbot-Based Siri in Next Year’s Version 27 OSes
Link to: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/ios-27-apple-to-revamp-siri-as-built-in-iphone-mac-chatbot-to-fend-off-openai?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2OTAyNDk2NywiZXhwIjoxNzY5NjI5NzY3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFRXOVlLR0NURlUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.awOoIDGdEkCAvho8waoXR6VVVojI3jGvQHJeDjwcyrs
daringfireball.net
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Oh lovely.
Siri is turning into a ChatGPT clone.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/21/gurman-campos-apple-google-ai-partnership
Siri is turning into a ChatGPT clone.
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/01/21/gurman-campos-apple-google-ai-partnership
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Paramount Theater
The Paramount Theater promotes its history with a set of posters about classic concerts that occurred there. In this picture, there’s a poster to the right of the door that you can read the year 1982 on. That was The Clash. I was […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
The Paramount Theater promotes its history with a set of posters about classic concerts that occurred there. In this picture, there’s a poster to the right of the door that you can read the year 1982 on. That was The Clash. I was […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Paramount Theater
The Paramount Theater promotes its history with a set of posters about classic concerts that occurred there. In this picture, there’s a poster to the right of the door that you can read the year 1982 on. That was The Clash. I was […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
The Paramount Theater promotes its history with a set of posters about classic concerts that occurred there. In this picture, there’s a poster to the right of the door that you can read the year 1982 on. That was The Clash. I was […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
Reposted by Ralph Brandi
Gracie & The Dudes
I wonder how ice cream is made after the bombs hit. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
I wonder how ice cream is made after the bombs hit. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
January 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Gracie & The Dudes
I wonder how ice cream is made after the bombs hit. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
I wonder how ice cream is made after the bombs hit. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
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Candy
The new Instax back for the Hasselblad from NONS requires a diopter over the lens to bring it back to its normal range. If you leave it off, your lens becomes like a macro lens. I left it off because hey, free macro lens, right? It works […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
The new Instax back for the Hasselblad from NONS requires a diopter over the lens to bring it back to its normal range. If you leave it off, your lens becomes like a macro lens. I left it off because hey, free macro lens, right? It works […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Candy
The new Instax back for the Hasselblad from NONS requires a diopter over the lens to bring it back to its normal range. If you leave it off, your lens becomes like a macro lens. I left it off because hey, free macro lens, right? It works […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
The new Instax back for the Hasselblad from NONS requires a diopter over the lens to bring it back to its normal range. If you leave it off, your lens becomes like a macro lens. I left it off because hey, free macro lens, right? It works […]
[Original post on pixelfed.thereisnocat.com]
I used to ask people who the most important band in history was. They would usually answer with The Beatles or Bill Haley or something.
The most important band in history was The Plastic People of the Universe. Their arrest by Czech authorities led to the formation of Charter 77.
The most important band in history was The Plastic People of the Universe. Their arrest by Czech authorities led to the formation of Charter 77.
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I used to ask people who the most important band in history was. They would usually answer with The Beatles or Bill Haley or something.
The most important band in history was The Plastic People of the Universe. Their arrest by Czech authorities led to the formation of Charter 77.
The most important band in history was The Plastic People of the Universe. Their arrest by Czech authorities led to the formation of Charter 77.
If you want to read the Vaclav Havel essay that Mark Carney referenced in his speech, there are a few places on the web to find it, including the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine's link to Havel's own site. The most readable version I've found is this […]
Original post on toot.cafe
toot.cafe
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
If you want to read the Vaclav Havel essay that Mark Carney referenced in his speech, there are a few places on the web to find it, including the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine's link to Havel's own site. The most readable version I've found is this […]
Took me a while to get this done thanks to my 3D printer sucking so badly, but I did finally get this printed and assembled. It’s a turntable with clicks so you can line up *-tychs with a Pentax 17. I think Chad Hill posted about this several months ago […]
[Original post on toot.cafe]
[Original post on toot.cafe]
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Took me a while to get this done thanks to my 3D printer sucking so badly, but I did finally get this printed and assembled. It’s a turntable with clicks so you can line up *-tychs with a Pentax 17. I think Chad Hill posted about this several months ago […]
[Original post on toot.cafe]
[Original post on toot.cafe]
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Basketball Court
After the apocalypse, you’ll need to exercise. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
After the apocalypse, you’ll need to exercise. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Basketball Court
After the apocalypse, you’ll need to exercise. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
After the apocalypse, you’ll need to exercise. Leica R4, Lomography Turquoise, ECN-2 development.
#BelieveInFilm
Reposted by Ralph Brandi
Notebook
I shot this at the DXpedition in October with my Hasselblad 500cm and the new NONS Instax Square full frame back. This is my friend Andy’s notebook where he kept notes on the stations he was hearing. Andy passed away a few weeks after this trip.
#BelieveInFilm
I shot this at the DXpedition in October with my Hasselblad 500cm and the new NONS Instax Square full frame back. This is my friend Andy’s notebook where he kept notes on the stations he was hearing. Andy passed away a few weeks after this trip.
#BelieveInFilm
January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Notebook
I shot this at the DXpedition in October with my Hasselblad 500cm and the new NONS Instax Square full frame back. This is my friend Andy’s notebook where he kept notes on the stations he was hearing. Andy passed away a few weeks after this trip.
#BelieveInFilm
I shot this at the DXpedition in October with my Hasselblad 500cm and the new NONS Instax Square full frame back. This is my friend Andy’s notebook where he kept notes on the stations he was hearing. Andy passed away a few weeks after this trip.
#BelieveInFilm
Oooh, new album from Courtney Barnett announced today. Out in March, preorder on Bandcamp.
https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/creature-of-habit
https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/creature-of-habit
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Oooh, new album from Courtney Barnett announced today. Out in March, preorder on Bandcamp.
https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/creature-of-habit
https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/creature-of-habit
Today I’m trying platinum toning on kallitypes. Bostick & Sullivan recommend a 15% hypo fixer for when you pull the print out of the toner, 3 times their recommendation for straight kallitypes. I mixed 10% and a straight Kallitype without toning faded with a minute in fixer. Oops. Toned was fine.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Today I’m trying platinum toning on kallitypes. Bostick & Sullivan recommend a 15% hypo fixer for when you pull the print out of the toner, 3 times their recommendation for straight kallitypes. I mixed 10% and a straight Kallitype without toning faded with a minute in fixer. Oops. Toned was fine.