@mollycrabapple@mastodon.social says it straight and clear.
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXIIxKCA1Y
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mastodon 4.6.9(he/him) Editorial Director & Associate Curator at @letterformarchive@typo.social in San Francisco. Co-founder of @FontsInUse@typo.social and @typographica@typo.social.
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RE: https://follow.ethanmarcotte.com/@beep/116920019244550059
I officially sign on to this statement by Ky Decker. (https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout)
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When I redesigned my website, I added a statement about how I used (or didn’t use) “AI” on it.
I quickly learned that there were *so* many similar statements already out there, representing a wide spectrum of approaches and opinions. I learned a lot from them, so I thought I’d share a few of my favorites.
https://ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/folded-between-the-pages/
Open quoted postThis is Kevin. He lives on a street near us, and hasn't left the block in 5 years. No one knows where he came from and no one really takes care of him. He just walks around like a neighborhood cat. #Rockridge #RockridgeKevin #Peacock #Peafowl
Rallied today in Alameda. #NoKings
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@jlarmstrongiv @matratype Yep, they are doubling down on a revenue model where you pay for a service, rather than through algos and ads (where you *are* the service).
Letterform Live afterparty with @laureola@typo.social & MC Nicholas Lowry.
Nicho is the genuine article. My brother Matt met him last year at Antiques Roadshow in SLC. Months later, and thousands of appraisals since, Nicho recalls what Matt brought, its value, and that he was my brother.
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@matratype Yes to all your questions! And, when you pay, no ads either.
Other than @FontsInUse and @internetarchive, Flickr is my favorite site on the internet.
This is why human translators still matter. I am reminded again why I should turn around and ask @laureola@typo.social.
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Ended the afternoon at Mountain View, our glorious hilltop cemetery, to take in the countless 19th-century monuments and day’s final rays. Then strolled the mystical halls of Chapel of the Chimes. Built by Julia Morgan, one of the country’s first women architects, it somehow combines Gothic & Deco.
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Lunch next door at Town Fare, great soul food on Oakland Museum of CA’s sunny midcentury terrace overlooking #LakeMerritt. This public park is people-centered brutalism at its best. A multilayered rooftop garden of concrete & greenery, multiple access points, and endless picturesque views. #OMCA
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We walked to the Oakland Main Library which happened to be celebrating its 75th birthday with concerts and cake. The party was filled with folks of every walk of life, tapping feet to a multigenerational jazz quartet.
(Yes, this man is wearing a party hat. I think he’s a library administrator.)
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I feel privileged to live in this city and wish to share it with more people of all backgrounds.
Which is why we need to build more housing now!
Yes, in my backyard: #Rockridge, a transit-connected district near the city core. No, to pretend progressivism that makes exceptions for the wealthy. #YIMBY
With massive AI bot crawlers regularly acting as if they are real visitors in website logs, how can anyone believe their stats anymore?
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This portico by Sterling Calder sports a merman. C’mon!
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@pixelambacht @slye Mostly excitement!
BTW, @ferdinandulrich will give a keynote and tour at @atypi Stanford on this topic. https://atypi.org/conferences-events/atypi-2026-stanford/program/
It’s a pretty great night when I get to bump fists with both Lateefah Simon and Sundra Manning at the mighty Paramount Theatre. #Oakland #LivingJazz #SlyStone
Flickr is celebrating its 22nd birthday with some data: https://blog.flickr.net/2026/02/10/22-years-of-flickr/ Interesting that the Most Used Cameras of 2025 is nearly evenly split between cameras and phones, and with many brands represented, showing the platform’s diverse user base.
More stats: https://www.flickr.com/cameras
#Flickr #Photography #Canon #Sony #Fujifilm #Apple #Nikon #Samsung #Olympus #Panasonic
Almost exactly 7 years ago @laureola@typo.social and I sat in this restaurant, Cafe Imperial, and took this pic: https://flic.kr/p/G1Z4X5
Today we’re back.
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@metabolist@mastodon.social Tried ’em all and Metatext is the best. Thanks for seeking a successor. Wise of you to prioritize your health, and I hope things improve soon!
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The last time I looked into bot defense, I learned about @algernon’s Iocaine https://iocaine.madhouse-project.org/ which I will share with our developers. (Cloudflare also has “Block AI training bots” feature, which I tried on my personal sites, but I see major events still get through.)
I welcome other suggestions!
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@johnbutler Yes, there has been some movement in zoning laws in California and Bay Area cities at large. That’s good. I am now calling on my own neighbors to stop resisting change in their neighborhood for specious reasons like “parking”, “traffic”, and “character”. The commercial corridors around me are prime for dense housing, allowing more folks to live closer to work, and enjoy our city rather than commute further and further from the bleak suburbs.
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@jenni@mastodon.social Has it been a while for you? Hasn’t changed much in a few years as far as I can tell. One thing that should actually make it less useful than before: many popular foundries have pulled their fonts from MyFonts due to their anti-indie policies.
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@jenni@mastodon.social Good to know! If it ever can’t get something feel free to try https://fontid.co
