Khürt Williams

Walk About After two cold months indoors, a mild March morning was all it took to grab the camera and head out for my first walk in weeks.

#streetphotography #spring

a dispute over whether an AI-assisted rewrite of an open-source library can legally escape its original licence.
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/5/chardet/
#opensource

Static Site Generators

I really don’t like these cars. #F1 #AustralianQuali

F1 in Apple TV has commercials. 🤮 WTF! What a shitty experience. So happy I kept #F1 TV Pro app.

I like how #1Password is tying cybersecurity into the #F1 operations story.
https://1password.com/blog/10-minute-security-checklist
#F1Threads

Amazon just dropped USD $50bn to remind everyone that “agentic AI” isn’t a chatbot with ambition.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-open-ai-strategic-partnership-investment
#AgenticAI

#CultOfMac #CultOfApple

“Fans in the US can watch the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix live on Netflix from May 22-24.”
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/formula-1-apple-netflix-drive-to-survive
#F1 #F1Threads

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/26/judge-excoriates-feds-migrant-detention-illegal/

From the snowless tropics to the slopes: resilience looks like this.
Nikhil Alleyne makes history as TTO’s first male alpine skier at Winter Olympics

#WestIndies #EasternCaribbean #resilience

Dmitri Zdorov reflects on whether globalisation will keep shrinking linguistic diversity — or whether widely accessible AI translation might instead give rise to new dialects and fresh forms of cultural expression. #Language https://dimka.com/blog/dd251017

Liberty Media will squeeze every last dollar out of this. I’ll stay home and watch it on my own screen. Is it IMAX? No. But I’ll have healthier and cheaper snacks, craft beer, cleaner bathrooms,…

Repair or Replace My refurbished electric kettle base failed without warning.

#fellowstagg

“Do I want this thought to exist publicly beyond my own notebook?”
If the answer is yes, publish it on your site.
Everything else is distribution. #indienews #indieweb

Vecchio Nuovo, an Italian-style pilsner brewed with Everywhere Beer (Orange, CA) and Human Robot (Jenkintown, PA). Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Saphir bring herbal snap, light citrus, and a clean, gently bitter finish. Crisp and quietly traditional. #Pilsner #Beer

Interesting.
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it
#AI #Work

departing with immediate effect? What happened here? #F1
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/red-bull-chief-designer-craig-skinner-leaves-team.5THP8x956HTDcIxv9Y4Pzf

Eastern Gray Squirrel I think it might be one of my favourites.

#easterngraysquirrel #wintergloom

“Sun Is Shining”

Gear Acquisition Syndrome Stuck between want and need, eyeing a Rollei 35AF.

#rollei35af #gearacquisitionsyndrome

https://www.caribbeanlife.com/u-s-orders-st-lucia-to-stop-sending-students-to-cuba/ #colonialism

Boop, beep, boop.
The Word “Computer” Meant Human… (At Some Point)

Winter Backyard Birding Black oil sunflower seeds transformed my backyard into a small avian metropolis.

#birds #backyardbirding #birdphotography

I ordered a bottle via ReserveBar—not cheap, but worth it. Growing up in the Eastern Caribbean, I drank sorrel beer (no alcohol, like butterbeer). Now I get to celebrate that heritage with a grown-up drink.
Jackie Summers bottles Caribbean heritage with Sorel Liqueur, America’s…

Electoral democracy, as I have repeatedly argued, is a front for capitalism. Corporate goons select your candidates and howl with laughter as you vote for one or the other of the two handpicked psychopaths who lie to you with all the conviction of a battery powered parrot.
A Plea…

When guardrails fail. 🤣
https://kottke.org/25/12/this-ai-vending-machine-was-tricked-into-giving-away-everything
#AI #LLM

#indieweb #blogcomments

I’ve never cared about Formula 1 pre‑season testing — yet here I am reshuffling my calendar.

https://f1tv.formula1.com/page/13517/formula-1-aramco-pre-season-testing-1-2026

#Formula1 #F1

lens-artists: what astonishes you The beauty of the world as seen through a camera’s lens. I’ve found over the years that a simple photo walk opens one to the amazing beauty of the world…seen as if it is the first…

lens-artists: what astonishes you ameditativejourney.com/2026/02/09/l...