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Old raven photos revisited
So, a couple of years ago the raven gang that spends part of the winter alternating between Selfoss and Hveragerði was around for the holiday season. So one of my neighbours left out their holiday roast leftovers for the ravens, which meant they were hanging around the house for a while There’s an old saying here in Iceland: “Guð launar fyrir hrafninn”, which could be translated as “God pays the raven’s way”. Basically that feeding ravens will bring fortune.
Old winter photos revisited
The other day I posted a few two-year-old foggy photos from a hike around Hveragerði. These were taken in almost the same locations, except this time just after it had snowed.
Parasocial media: why influencers really aren’t your friend
An essay version of the video is below. You can subscribe to the audio-only podcast feed over on Apple’s Podcast app and other apps if audio is more your speed. It’s also available as a raw podcast feed if you want to subscribe to it directly in the podcast app of your choice. For fans of video, there’s both the YouTube channel and the TikTok account. Overview # The “parasocial” illusion that’s created by social media platforms helps deceive and misguide you, the audience. Video # Audio
Why is social media so humourless?
An essay version of the video is below – not just a transcript but a text that I’ve rewritten thoroughly to work as text.
Old foggy photos revisited
I’ve been revisiting a few of the photos I took almost two years ago, during a foggy walk here around Hveragerði.
Why are short videos bad for learning?
An essay version of the video is below – not just a transcript but a text that I’ve rewritten thoroughly to work as text. As is an audio version. You can subscribe to the audio-only unlisted podcast feed here if audio is more your speed.
Black and white archive photos
A few black and white versions of photos I shot between fifteen and twenty years ago.
Getting out of your own way when making video
Overview # Essay version of the video is below. You can also listen to the audio-only podcast version and subscribe to the unlisted podcast feed here if audio is more your speed.
Experiments in film emulation (and a few old photos)
So, I complain a lot about open source photo software. They generally have horrendous UIs that are only one step above exposing code directly in the UI. But sometimes you find software that is doing neat stuff that makes the shit UI worth it. Like Spektrafilm for example.