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@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-09-28 00:30:00

Concrete Jungle II 🏗️
水泥丛林 II 🏗️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A monochrome image of a city walkway lined with trees and benches. The path is paved and flanked by modern buildings with large glass windows. Two people sit on a bench in the foreground, while others walk or stand further down the path. Each tree is planted in a rectangular plot filled with white stones. The photo has a grainy texture, suggesting it was taken with film or edited for a vintage look. The scene feels peaceful and urban, with a balance o…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A moody black-and-white photo of an urban scene. In the foreground, a tall streetlight stands beside bare tree branches that stretch across the frame. Two tall buildings rise in the background, one partially obscured and the other featuring a triangular architectural element at its peak. The sky is overcast or foggy, creating a somber, atmospheric tone. The contrast between the natural branches and rigid buildings adds visual tension and depth. 中文替代文…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A striking abstract sculpture made of stone stands outdoors in a modern urban setting. The sculpture features interlocking curved and rectangular shapes with ribbed textures, forming a complex geometric design. It rests on a circular base covered in white pebbles. Surrounding the sculpture are trees and sleek buildings, suggesting a public art installation. The interplay of shapes and textures invites interpretation, evoking thoughts of movement, bala…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a quiet outdoor patio. Several wireframe chairs and a matching table sit on a grassy surface. The furniture is made of thin metal rods forming a mesh pattern, giving it a light, airy appearance. Behind the seating area is a modern building with large glass panels and vertical blinds, reflecting soft light. The composition is minimalistic, with clean lines and a mid-century modern aesthetic. Shadows from the furniture and bui…
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2025-07-28 10:41:42

How popular media gets love wrong
Had some thoughts in response to a post about loneliness on here. As the author emphasized, reassurances from people who got lucky are not terribly comforting to those who didn't, especially when the person who was lucky had structural factors in their favor that made their chances of success much higher than those is their audience. So: these are just my thoughts, and may not have any bearing on your life. I share them because my experience challenged a lot of the things I was taught to believe about love, and I think my current beliefs are both truer and would benefit others seeing companionship.
We're taught in many modern societies from an absurdly young age that love is not something under our control, and that dating should be a process of trying to kindle love with different people until we meet "the one" with whom it takes off. In the slightly-less-fairytale corners of modern popular media, we might fund an admission that it's possible to influence love, feeding & tending the fire in better or worse ways. But it's still modeled as an uncontrollable force of nature, to be occasionally influenced but never tamed. I'll call this the "fire" model of love.
We're also taught (and non-boys are taught more stringently) a second contradictory model of love: that in a relationship, we need to both do things and be things in order to make our partner love us, and that if we don't, our partner's love for us will wither, and (especially if you're not a boy) it will be our fault. I'll call this the "appeal" model of love.
Now obviously both of these cannot be totally true at once, and plenty of popular media centers this contradiction, but there are really very few competing models on offer.
In my experience, however, it's possible to have "pre-meditated" love. In other words, to decide you want to love someone (or at least, try loving them), commit to that idea, and then actually wind up in love with them (and them with you, although obviously this second part is not directly under your control). I'll call this the "engineered" model of love.
Now, I don't think that the "fire" and "appeal" models of love are totally wrong, but I do feel their shortcomings often suggest poor & self-destructive relationship strategies. I do think the "fire" model is a decent model for *infatuation*, which is something a lot of popular media blur into love, and which drives many (but not all) of the feelings we normally associate with love (even as those feelings have other possible drivers too). I definitely experienced strong infatuation early on in my engineered relationship (ugh that sounds terrible but I'll stick with it; I promise no deception was involved). I continue to experience mild infatuation years later that waxes and wanes. It's not a stable foundation for a relationship but it can be a useful component of one (this at least popular media depicts often).
I'll continue these thoughts in a reply, by it might take a bit to get to it.
#relationships

@saraislet@infosec.exchange
2025-08-26 22:58:53

I'm not the target audience, but that second paragraph hit me in the gut
"But for many of us, the first real injustices that mattered to us, that ripped our hearts out, weren't the failings of our parents' relationships, or the boys we crushed on who didn't love us, but the Black girls who we wanted to see us and be- friend us instead either ignored or bullied us."

Picture of book page from Eloquent Rage: I'm no therapist, but I'm a Black girl's Black girl, and I know Black-girl pain when I see it. Many of us who couldn't access pretty privilege, those of us who weren't popular or cool, those of us nerdy girls who stayed to ourselves, wrote stories and dreamed of lives as writers, grew up and found a home in feminism, a place where we were seen, a place where others were as mad about injustice as we were. But for many of us, the first real injustices tha…
@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2025-08-26 17:45:37

Here are two of the #photos of last Saturday's hike. We went to the #wallberg above the #tegernsee .
Usually it's a quite crowded way because it's easily reachable and really very sc…

A serene black and white photo capturing the beauty of a lake nestled among a lush forest. The image showcases a tranquil scene with the still waters reflecting the surrounding trees. The misty atmosphere adds an ethereal quality to the landscape, enhancing the sense of mystery and tranquility. The dominant colors of grey and white create a soothing and timeless feel. This aerial view offers a peaceful escape into nature, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the peacefulness of the scene. …
A black and white image depicting a building perched atop a hill, surrounded by fog and mist. A winding path leads up to the building, which is shrouded in a hazy atmosphere. The dominant colors in the image are white, black, and grey, creating a stark and moody landscape. In the foreground, a tower structure is visible, adding to the mysterious and eerie ambiance of the scene. The overall feeling of the image is one of solitude and isolation, with the building standing as a solitary beacon in …
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-08-27 09:35:59

Court filing: Elon Musk's lawyers ask a US judge to block OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta related to a previous $97.4B bid for OpenAI's assets (Shubham Kalia/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/musks-law

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2025-10-28 08:50:42

Ah, good thing Ireland didn’t bet a major chunk of its economy on US Big Tech creating jobs or anything.
*phew!*
#BigTech #USA #AI

Amazon has six sites in Ireland, including the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Baldonnel Business Park in Dublin, Ireland. Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs internationally following Al investments It is not yet clear whether Irish employees will be impacted. Today 8:40 a.m. AMAZON WILL LAY off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and tech giant trims costs amid ramped-up investments in artificial intelligence, according to US media reports. Some 30,000 positions will be cut in a be…
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2025-09-28 07:00:03

Abstract Landscapes
(Bernina range, on the approach to Lago di Fellaria, Sep 2025)
Everything about this place is so special: the road to the trailhead (with 1700m elevation gain), the scale of the majestic ~4000er (meters) mountains with their glaciated peaks. Observing the different levels/layers of this upper valley where the glaciers have already mostly receded, the parts which have been flooded with a reservoir (slowly drying out), the equally spectacular & tragic waterfa…

Portrait photo of a high alpine glacial landscape. The higher up parts show a broken off glacier with several major waterfalls emerging from it, surrounded by large mountain peaks. A large, several hundred meter tall wall of redish bedrock is in front and in the midsection of the image, only a thin trickle of water flowing down the rocks. The bottom half of the image has a completely different character and colors and shows the lower part of the former glacier which had been a reservoir for the…
A more close up view of the same place with an even more abstract character, only show a small section of the reservoir zone at the bottom and focusing more on the higher up bedrock and glacier. A thin sliver of deep blue sky.
@Xavier@infosec.exchange
2025-09-26 22:43:03

I am flummoxed at this sign next to a parking lot for a walking trail. I thought this could be just superfluous quotes, but... it's a parking lot? Then I just thought, do they mean no making out after dark? #scandlous

The image shows two green road signs with white text, mounted on a metal pole. The top sign reads: "NO PARKING ALLOWED & NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED." The bottom sign states: "AUTH. VEHICLES ON TRAIL ONLY." The signs are positioned in a natural setting with trees and a dirt path visible in the background. The signs appear to be weathered, with some visible wear and tear, including chipped paint and minor scratches. The text is clear and legible, with the top sign having quotation marks aroun…
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-09-27 00:30:03

Concrete Jungle 🏗️
水泥丛林 🏗️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A grainy black-and-white photo of a staircase leading upward. At the top, two sharing bikes rest side by side near a brick wall. Handrails border both sides of the stairs. A tree is visible beyond the wall. The composition suggests a contrast between mobility and stillness. 中文替代文字： 一张黑白颗粒感照片，画面是一段通向上方的楼梯。楼梯顶端靠墙放着两辆共享单车彼此并列。楼梯两侧有扶手，墙外可见一棵树。画面构图富有行动与静止的对比。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white image of an outdoor construction or storage site. Stacks of bricks and concrete blocks dominate the foreground, some covered with tarps. Behind them, a fence encloses the area, with trees and a partially visible vehicle beyond. The grainy texture and muted tones give the scene a raw, industrial, and slightly nostalgic atmosphere. 中文替代文字： 一张黑白照片，展示一个户外施工或储存场地。前景是堆叠的砖块和混凝土块，有些覆盖着防水布。背景中有围栏，围栏外是树木和一辆部分可见的车辆。颗粒感和灰暗色调营造出粗犷的工业氛围，略带怀旧气息。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A tranquil garden scene in black and white. In the foreground, blooming roses with soft petals are surrounded by leafy bushes and dense plants. A lone path runs behind the garden, separating it from a backdrop of tall, shadowy trees. The trees form a natural curtain, adding depth and serenity. The monochrome tone evokes nostalgia and quiet beauty, with soft contrasts between light and shade. 中文替代文字： 一幅黑白花园景象。前景中盛开的玫瑰花瓣柔美，四周环绕着茂密的灌木和植物。花园后方是一条幽闭的小径，背后…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A bustling urban walkway flanked by tall office buildings with grid-like glass facades. People walk or sit along the path, some near bollards that separate the walkway from the road. In the distance, a skyscraper with a crown-like top rises prominently. Signs in English and Asian characters are visible. The black-and-white palette gives the scene a timeless, documentary feel. 中文替代文字： 一条繁忙的城市步道，两侧是高大的办公楼，玻璃幕墙呈网格状。行人沿路行走或坐在路边，有些靠近分隔道路的柱墩。远处一座顶部如皇冠般的摩天大…
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2025-09-26 00:30:02

Foggy fog 🌫️
雾雾的雾 🌫️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of outdoor furniture arranged in neat stacks. On the left, two tall columns of plastic stools are nested together, each stool featuring small ventilation holes on top. On the right, a stack of plastic chairs with curved backrests and metal legs leans slightly. The chairs are also nested, forming a compact tower. The ground is paved, and a metal rod lies nearby. In the upper left corner, wooden steps suggest proximity to a build…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo of a city street scene. In the foreground, a circular traffic sign displays the number “50,” indicating a speed limit of 50 km/h. Below it, a rectangular sign with Chinese characters reads “Shuangjing Bridge – Jingguang Bridge.” The signs are mounted on a pole near a leafy tree. In the background, cars and a motorcycle move along a wide road flanked by buildings, including a high-rise and a long residential block. The grainy te…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A monochrome photo of a city skyline shrouded in smog or fog. Several tall buildings are visible, including a striking skyscraper shaped like a twisted column. A green traffic light glows in the foreground, mounted on a pole near streetlights and an overpass. The air appears thick, reducing visibility and softening the outlines of buildings. The image evokes urban density and environmental tension, with a quiet, surreal mood. 中文替代文本： 这是一张黑白城市天际线照片，画面…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (FF) English Alt Text: A black-and-white photo taken from inside a tunnel or underpass, looking out onto a busy urban road. Several people ride scooters or motorcycles, while one person walks along the sidewalk. The road continues under a series of elevated structures supported by thick columns. In the distance, a bus and a car are visible. The tunnel’s shadow frames the scene, creating strong contrasts between light and dark. The photo captures a moment of city life in mot…