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How AI Stole the ✨Sparkles✨ emoji

The AI industry stole my favorite emoji. I decided to find out why.

iMessage, World War II, and a Mathematical Theory of Communication

Traces of the green bubble/ blue bubble debate go back much further than you think.

How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera

Modern smartphone cameras rely on software to bypass their flaws. But lessons from 16th century Italy could make them great.

The Perfect Imperfection of Google's Material You

Google's Material You is weird, and wonky, and imperfect. But that might be what makes it great.

On Google's Pixel, Tensor, and the age of ambient computing

Google's Tensor processor is about a lot more than cutting out the middle man. It's a step towards the vertical integration it needs to achieve its ambient computing dreams.

What's the deal with Rangefinders?

Leica's M EV-1 marks a radical shift for the company. Can an electronic viewfinder boost sales of its most iconic camera?

How can film formats fix digital cameras?

Fujifilm's GFX 100RF is a camera years in the making. With a fixed lens and 102MP sensor, Fuji is trying to replace nine cameras and four lenses with one compact body.

Why does the internet love Fujifilm?

The Fujifilm X100VI doesn't look a lot different from the X100V, which took the internet by storm 3 years after it released. But.. why did that happen? And will it happen again?

Can Content Credentials save 'real' photography?

The Leica M11-P doesn't change a lot from the original M11, but it does add a new feature called Content Credentials that’s meant to bring transparency back to media. How does this work, and is it actually useful?

How do anamorphic lenses work?

Fujifilm's GFX 100 II is a medium format hybrid beast. But what makes this camera worth $7,500?

Can you 3D-Print a camera?

Cameras are cool. But are they complicated? Not really!

How do monochrome camera sensors work?

Why would you buy a camera that only shoots black and white? I break down the physics behind color filter arrays.

Leica M11 review

I review Leica's M11 rangefinder camera and explain the concept of pixel binning

Boosted to Busted: The Rise and Fall of Boosted Boards

Boosted Boards was a titan of the last-mile transportation industry. What happened?

Bluesky vs Threads: The Fediverse Explained!

In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of two of the leading social networks and the protocols they run on.

Cyanogenmod and the Death of the Android ROM

What happened to the Android ROM? I go back in time to find out.

The Secret History of the Internet

There's plenty of information out there about the beginning of the World Wide Web in 1989, but what was happening before that? How did the internet start? How long did it take to turn on? And why does it always start with Sputnik?

ICANN and the 7 Keys to the Internet

I journey to the source of the internet to understand how it works, and end up saving it along the way.

How the James Webb space telescope unfolds the universe

How does the JWST see into the past? And what new things can it teach us about the universe?

The new space race

Privatized satellite companies are disrupting astronomy. Who regulates earth's orbit?