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Facial Recognition and Keyword Tagging in Photo Apps
I chanced upon a new photo app, Iris Photos for macOS, on Mastodon. It's intended to simply view
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I live in Austin. I typically post photos and personal & work-related updates, especially travel. I offer my opinions on Internet trends and media, talk about TV and movies I watch, share books I read or want to read, rant on right-wing politics, and advocate for inclusion and diversity in all facets of life. I also use this blog as a place to log various activities and media that I enjoy.
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Writing
Micro
Getting Credit
Macro
Using AI as a digital organizer
Two real examples of Claude handling file conversion and PDF renaming tasks. The case for letting AI do the mundane work, so you can focus on the rest.
Micro
Bloodlust for the Movies
A friend admitted they loved the gore in Dhurandhar — but not slasher films or horror. The difference? The violence was aimed at Pakistanis.
Macro
Dashed Expectations
What happens when a camp for kids who stutter gets filled with kids who don't — and nobody admits it went wrong?
India
Zakir Khan at Bass Concert Hall
personal
Picking the Right Note-Taking App
Books
Last One Out ★★★★☆
Nothing ever happens in a Jane Harper book, at least in the present, but she has an uncanny ability to
The High Mountains of Portugal ★★★★☆
My second Yann Martel book after the seminal Life of Pi, which I adored. It's about loss and
The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life ★★★☆☆
This was a disappointing read. I was a big fan of his "The Psychology of Money" which had
Orbital ★★★★☆
Prose as poetry. There's no plot or direction except around the Earth aboard the space station. Six individuals
Movies
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, 2011 ★★★★★
If you want to watch a four-hour brutal and bloody revenge tale spanning multiple countries divided into chapters with
Dhurandhar: The Revenge, 2026 ★★½
Gandha hai par propaganda hai yeh. It’s the desi right-wing fever dream and not half as entertaining as
Remarkably Bright Creatures, 2026 ★★★★★
Sally Field deserves all the stars. An excellent adaptation of the book I had loved and even though I knew
Send Help, 2026 ★★★★☆
Now that’s the kinda rom-com I would more of. Full of strategy and planning 🙃
Details
* Release Date: January
TV
The Boroughs (2026) Season One ★★★★☆
Created by the Duffer Brothers of Stranger Things fame, this takes place on the other end of the age spectrum
Your Friends & Neighbors (2026) Season Two ★★★★½
This show is growing on me. It's the classic rich suburban dystopian drama, but the characters (Coop, Barney,
For All Mankind (2026) Season Five ★★★☆☆
All I can say is that I'm relieved this wasn't the final season coz it would&
Hacks (2026) Final Season ★★★★★
I'm sad this show is over because I'm going to miss the tussle between Debra and