Studio Beau

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Art. Science. Dog. Bird. Book.
Indictments! 
#art #science #dog #bird #book #indictments
A sign in the washroom at my sister's chiropractor's office. #Photography #Humor

Barn Swallow

Tricky little birds to photograph in flight, as they're so quick and like to change direction frequently.

Canon R7, RF 100-500mm, 500mm, f/7.1, ISO 1250 and 1/2000th

#swallow #hirundine #bird #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #wildlife

Almost forgot: @nassdenditi197157187

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Fantastic article about the assumption that cultural norms and expression are not only universal, but that one culture can be applied to all -- and how arrogant that can become with AI image generation: https://medium.com/@socialcreature/ai-and-the-american-smile-76d23a0fbfaf
AI and the American Smile

How AI misrepresents culture through a facial expression.

Medium
@norcalgrandma And the sunset from southern Oregon
I am an influencer but mostly in the way that I influence myself to eat more french fries.

Some kind praise for my new book:

“What a wonderful book! Gleick tells the story of water in an accessible way that not only warns us about the dangers we are approaching, but also provides us with a vision for a hopeful future.” —Greta Thunberg

https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/peter-gleick/the-three-ages-of-water/9781541702271/

The Three Ages of Water

A revelatory account of how water has shaped the course of human life and history, and a positive vision of what the future can hold—if we act now &#16...

PublicAffairs

Mammals: 6400 species
Fish: 34000 species
Insects: 5000000+ species

The sheer scale of insect diversity is such that you’ll never run out of marvels and delightful oddities, even if you see 100 new ones per day for the rest of your life.

This is a stalk-eyed fly from South Africa.

#Biology #Insects #Diptera

As I told Mika and Joe on MSNBC, I have a message for my Republican colleagues who pretend to be powerless to prevent gun violence and mass shootings:

If you’re not in Congress to protect public safety and protect children from mass murder, then what are you here for?