Maybe just bring back the program that was in place to keep screw worms out of the country before doge cut it all and not throw more AI crap at something and pretend it's a magical fix.

Ah, good, this seems to be under control then.

We live in Hell

Just a few snaps of a VERY busy May for birding. Migration season was in full swing and even added a few new lifers to my list. Full recap on my site: kriegs.net/2026/06/bird... #birds #photography #sonyalpha

I was already looking forward to Fable and then 30 minutes of gameplay just dropped. The NPC system looks so fun 🐷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=doV0...

Neeeeeeeed to see more of this art style! So curious/nervous

ZELDA OOT REMAKE LET'S GO!!

Hurry before the bubble pops!

$10 he doesn't even show up to the game. I can't imagine he's gonna want to go and get boo'd all night. Just create chaos for everyone else.

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott delivers commencement speech to Kansas City Art Institute graduates. Wait for it…

Castlevania piano collection finally arrived 🦇

A few captures from this morning's Early Morning Birders outting. #birds #photography #sonyalpha

Keep thinking about investing in a mower instead of hiring a crew, maybe even going fully electric (trying to with most yard equipment) but nah, eff these neighbors and their loud mowers. Need one with a v8 and no exhaust and just rip it loud.

Nintendo Music now has a web player music.nintendo.com/en-US/

Copilot was not “enshittified,” lol

June variant of my calendar #wallpaper series is now available. Downloads available in Desktop 4K (with and without dates), Ultra widescreen, Tablet and Mobile sizes - kriegs.net/2026/05/june... Remixing recent photos with a color-shift effect. Felt being colorful this month felt right :)

Really hoping Hum does more shows this year, still bummed I missed the ones a few weeks ago.

Cookin' up June's #wallpaper series. Going to quite colorful. A peek at one of my base photos and the after for one of next month's variants for Patreon subscribers.

Local state park had an event today, showcasing rehabilitated raptors. Such a treat getting to see some of these up close. #birding #sonyalpha #photography #minnewaskastatepark

Today's pleasant surprise - there's not only a new Boards of Canada album but a new Sparta album too?!

Not really expecting much. My cameras struggle to spot animals (including big bears) and notify, let alone tie any sort of automations to it. Their own example is hilarious: "when a car leaves the driveway, turn off the fan/lights", gonna be interesting if you get a lot of visitors/deliveries

Tacked on an extra day for the long weekend, enjoyed birding with local bird friends this morning (way better than meetings). #birds #photography #sonyalpha

If you're in NYC next weekend, be sure to check out Mary's awesome work (and everyone else participating)

Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) was so dang lovely ❤️

After delaying a bit, finally subscribed to @theverge.com - they are just killing it on the reporting and looking forward to those ad-free podcasts 🙌

Lovely, fascinating thread — the crucial takeaway is how incredibly chaotic the act of artistic creation is A film requires hundreds of people, each making hundreds of daily choices, and the iconic final product is often born from collaboration/compromise/improvisations AI does none of this

Google I/O summary - shipping an LLM to your Chrome whether you want it or not - destroying search once and for all - pervert glasses 👍

Interested in some of the new design blocks, and while I appreciate the API approach for the AI connections I just don't want any of it in my self hosted builds.

Spent all night getting lost in Forza Horizon 6. Such a stunner of a game. Earned my Kei Truck, made it a drifter and now time for sleep.

I used to look forward to these Development/tech events and now I just could care less. I know I/O will just be filled to the brim of AI crap this year and from the posts over seen so far, yep. Just let AI suck the fun out of anything creative.

No reparations for Black Americans. No student loan forgiveness for folks struggling w/ debt. No UBI for working Americans. But reparations, treason forgiveness, and UBI for Jan 6th insurrectionists who attacked Congress. Got it. [joycevance.substack.com]

© Hasui Kawase. 'Rain at Ushibori.' Woodblock print, 1929. 42.9 × 29.8 cm.

Was in a meeting yesterday and "we don't need skeptics, we just need people to get on board" (trying to be an "AI native company") was said aloud and it's still not sitting right with me. Thought I shouldn't be in these meetings but now I feel like I really need to be.

This on top of raising PS+ prices (on top of raising console prices). Bold strategy Cotton.

I fucking can't.

Get his ass, kids. Well done.

3+ hours of staining by brush (the pump sprayer method didn't work) but it looks great! We're both cooked now.

🧵Warbler season is here. Thought I'd share a few from this week, first up: Chestnut-sided Warbler (my first time photographing one) #birds #photography

I've been very generous with my time for meetings at work but I am done waiting around 5-10min waiting for someone to show. Done pinging to see if folks still want to chat, etc. Reclaiming my time. Oh and don't get me started with folks canceling them 1-2min before it begins too...

I'm onboard for anything Laika Studios creates. Their newest just looks so visually stunning youtu.be/POneS8h1jyU?...

I love that Valve’s Steam controller does the Wilhelm scream if you drop it 😂 what a fun little Easter egg

A mesmerizing 4K video of satellite imagery of Typhoon Sinlaku, a Category 5 super typhoon. [kottke.org]

Morning birding: Added a Cerulean Warbler to our life list (along with a Magnolia warbler, but didn't get a photo). The Wood Thrush jumped on a log I was hoping someone would and @mintyfreshflavor.bsky.social has a knack for spotting Hooded Warblers #birds #photography #sonyalpha

Wasn't able to get out to #bird today (so rainy) for the Big Bird Day, but did get my April birding round up posted. Here's a few, but you can see them all here: kriegs.net/2026/05/bird...

How long before Sony has to backpedal on this claim.

Mood

Testing out the new gimbal and tripod with a pair of Ruby-throated hummingbirds battling it out for control of the feeder. I have some video I need to wrap my head around processing. #birds #birding #photography #sonyalpha

Seriously fuck this company. Cut everything but IG from them, but may have to revisit cutting it completely.

NASA just dropped 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. Too many to add to ArtemisTimeline.com, so I just put up a tool at ArtemisTimeline.com/vote so that people can vote on small batches allowing for all of the images to be sorted! (yes, I posted this before, but I had to fix something!)