Chris DeLuca

Black and white photo of the inside of the N NYC subway train, close up of the door handle between trains.

I was shocked to learn that actor Ralph Fiennes first name is not only pronounced “Rayf”, but his full name is, according to Wikipedia, “Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes”. I didn’t know a name like that was legal outside a cartoon.

Auto-generated description: A silhouetted bridge spans across a body of water at dusk, with a vibrant sunset sky in the background. — The Queensboro bridge at dusk.

Experimenting with RAW photography.

Auto-generated description: A nighttime urban street scene shows a bustling city street with cars, including a yellow taxi, and pedestrians under bright streetlights, alongside bags of trash on the sidewalk.

New proposal for a Turing test to detect tech bros: have a text only conversation for five minutes. If mentions of being in a simulation > 0, tech bro detected.

The Wild Robot, 2024 - ★★★½

Yep, I cried. Read more

I got this political ad texted to me: “AMISH for Trump”. Who do I tell that they’re barking up the wrong tree, twice? 🇺🇸

A NYC subway display for the upcoming Hudson Yards bound 7 train, but the screen is all glitchy.

Sometimes, the MTA is fun. 🚇

Terrifier 3, 2024 - ★★★

Watched on Sunday October 13, 2024. Read more

If you don’t vote, apologize to democracy, you putz. 🇺🇸

I used Letterboxd besties to find everyone with my same listed favorite movies. No one had the exact same, four or any of the same three. 🍿🦄

Had a great time at #smashingconf. Thanks to all the speakers and organizers and staff. Everyone was very kind and approachable and I learned a lot.

TIL the word “Tesselate”, which is a repeating pattern, like a honeycomb. ⬣

The Final Girls, 2015 - ★★★★

So fun Read more

Artistic storytelling websites are alive and well on the internet. I’m late to the party, but this is incredible. The less said the better. Takes about an hour to read.

There’s a billboard on the NJ Turnpike reading, “Reasons to take the train? There’s a lot” Strange for a PR campaign ad to leave their message as an exorcise for the reader.

I beat the Mario RPG remake while cat sitting this past week. Lots of nostalgia for this one, and the updated graphics and sound were a fun way to reexperience it. 🕹️

I’ve been cat sitting Rocco this week. Here’s how it’s going. 🐈‍⬛

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Got some doodling in today.

Two doodles on small pieces of paper. One is a skeleton prancing with some flowers around. The other is a whimsical bearded crazy hair face who’s smiling.

TIL background-blend-mode and a background-image is the only way to do a mix blend mode on an image. You can’t do that with an absolutely-positioned <img> tag.

From @andy_blum.

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All, 2024 - ★★★

Watched on Tuesday October 1, 2024. Read more

Tipping Point is a great limited run podcast exploring the global sustainability society plan from the 1970s that was ignored.

Immature reminder of the day: not only was Dick Butkus a famous person, his last name was pronounced “butt kiss”. 🫡

Auto-generated description: A scenic view of a pond surrounded by greenery at sunset, with city buildings in the background.

Another old gold hour shot. I don’t remember where this was taken.