Avy Faingezicht
@avy.faingezicht.com
Once, I told a librarian that she'd be out of a job because all books would soon be on the internet. I was 8. San Francisco via Chicago via Costa Rica.
www.faingezicht.com | @avyfain in most other places
www.faingezicht.com | @avyfain in most other places
New photo blog post with '25 odds and ends from Costa Rica, Chicago, SF, Seattle and NYC.
Photography - H1 '25 Variety Pack
I had a bunch of odds and ends from old rolls of film waiting. The H1 title is kind of a lie, because the first few are from 2024. This set has some expired film experiments, and lots of fun travel ph...
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June 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
New photo blog post with '25 odds and ends from Costa Rica, Chicago, SF, Seattle and NYC.
June 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s amazing that as a society we have decided that a single serving of ice cream is two scoops, and a double is three scoops. Makes sense. 🍨
May 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It’s amazing that as a society we have decided that a single serving of ice cream is two scoops, and a double is three scoops. Makes sense. 🍨
Posted here a bunch two years ago, and got 0 engagement. Let’s try it again.
Is this thing on now?
Is this thing on now?
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Posted here a bunch two years ago, and got 0 engagement. Let’s try it again.
Is this thing on now?
Is this thing on now?
I'm starting a company. We're funded, have our first paying clients lined up, and are hiring founding engineers. Come help me build it.
Time To Build
Starting a company had been a pretty clear goal in my mind for years.
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July 21, 2023 at 2:33 PM
I'm starting a company. We're funded, have our first paying clients lined up, and are hiring founding engineers. Come help me build it.
New on the blog: H1 photos
Photography - H1 '23 Variety Pack
It’s been a while since my last post. Here are photos from lots of travel, with a mix of film and digital from the first half of the year (plus a bonus last week of ‘22).
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June 14, 2023 at 4:10 PM
New on the blog: H1 photos
My time at Vouch taught me a lot. Here's a quick recap.
Time to build new things!
Time to build new things!
Lessons learned at Vouch
Two years ago, excited to begin a new journey, I called into an onboarding Zoom from the makeshift desk I set up in my kitchen at the start of the pandemic.
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June 13, 2023 at 3:47 PM
My time at Vouch taught me a lot. Here's a quick recap.
Time to build new things!
Time to build new things!
I just opened bsky on my browser instead of on my phone for the first time. I already know this will be a problematic time sink.
June 11, 2023 at 4:47 PM
I just opened bsky on my browser instead of on my phone for the first time. I already know this will be a problematic time sink.
I expected James Beard to have a beard, alas…
May 3, 2023 at 2:42 AM
I expected James Beard to have a beard, alas…
It’s one of those real windy days when the Golden Gate Bridge howls its ominous OOooOooOooooOooo
April 30, 2023 at 10:16 PM
It’s one of those real windy days when the Golden Gate Bridge howls its ominous OOooOooOooooOooo
I want side projects. What kind of bots do you want on bsky?
April 30, 2023 at 2:59 AM
I want side projects. What kind of bots do you want on bsky?
So when is the SF meet up? 👀
April 30, 2023 at 2:55 AM
So when is the SF meet up? 👀
Is anyone around here doing the startup thing? Who’s building in public and sharing on Blue Sky as they go?
I might get on that train pretty soon
I might get on that train pretty soon
April 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Is anyone around here doing the startup thing? Who’s building in public and sharing on Blue Sky as they go?
I might get on that train pretty soon
I might get on that train pretty soon
My cousin, who is in college and interning in SF this summer, just walked up to me and unironically said he’s going to live in Cerebral Valley when he’s there. 🫠
April 27, 2023 at 2:14 PM
My cousin, who is in college and interning in SF this summer, just walked up to me and unironically said he’s going to live in Cerebral Valley when he’s there. 🫠
I love the ❗️icon usage here. Can’t miss it
April 26, 2023 at 2:08 AM
I love the ❗️icon usage here. Can’t miss it
Years ago I built my Zelda Twitterbot, https://twitter.com/alinkplease, and Twitter shut it down because it was flagged as spam. It’s built with the intention of being silly and fun, so I’m considering rebuilding it for Bluesky.
@why.bsky.team would this be considered spam?
@why.bsky.team would this be considered spam?
April 26, 2023 at 1:40 AM
Years ago I built my Zelda Twitterbot, https://twitter.com/alinkplease, and Twitter shut it down because it was flagged as spam. It’s built with the intention of being silly and fun, so I’m considering rebuilding it for Bluesky.
@why.bsky.team would this be considered spam?
@why.bsky.team would this be considered spam?
Entity resolution is a hard problem, example #75381
Marijuana dispensary names all sound the same, and that’s a business problem
As recreational and medical marijuana legalization becomes more widespread in the US, dispensaries may need to move away from 420 and other weed puns to appeal to wider audiences.
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April 26, 2023 at 1:24 AM
Entity resolution is a hard problem, example #75381
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio in the outskirts of Phoenix, was a fun surprise.
April 22, 2023 at 1:16 AM
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio in the outskirts of Phoenix, was a fun surprise.
Thinking of trying journaling. Thoughts? Tips?
April 20, 2023 at 2:33 AM
Thinking of trying journaling. Thoughts? Tips?
Child screaming at SFO: “OUR FLIGHT IS NOT AT 9, IT’S AT 8:59! THAT’S NOT THE SAME!” 🫠
April 19, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Child screaming at SFO: “OUR FLIGHT IS NOT AT 9, IT’S AT 8:59! THAT’S NOT THE SAME!” 🫠
I might be the one hallucinating. No matter how hard I press traditional search engines or GPT I can't get an answer.
Do you remember an essay that discusses the inevitability of technology via the metaphor of a "Bill Gates-shaped hole"?
Do you remember an essay that discusses the inevitability of technology via the metaphor of a "Bill Gates-shaped hole"?
April 17, 2023 at 2:12 AM
I might be the one hallucinating. No matter how hard I press traditional search engines or GPT I can't get an answer.
Do you remember an essay that discusses the inevitability of technology via the metaphor of a "Bill Gates-shaped hole"?
Do you remember an essay that discusses the inevitability of technology via the metaphor of a "Bill Gates-shaped hole"?
@jayw.bsky.social / @pfrazee.com looks like you need more logic around threads and feed display:
March 21, 2023 at 12:25 AM
@jayw.bsky.social / @pfrazee.com looks like you need more logic around threads and feed display:
Took a few tries but the handle’s up
March 10, 2023 at 5:40 AM
Took a few tries but the handle’s up
I’m reading Augustine’s Confessions, and it’s wild how little things change in ~1600 years
March 9, 2023 at 7:59 AM
I’m reading Augustine’s Confessions, and it’s wild how little things change in ~1600 years