Chris Combs
@chriscombs.net
Artist in Washington, DC and Mount Rainier, MD. My art both incorporates and questions technologies. https://chriscombs.net
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I'm doing a fun zoom convo about my artwork and methods on Saturday morning (U.S. East Coast time). It's about 40 mins of me showing images and then a good 20 mins of open q&a. www.jjbruns.com/aco-chris-co...
ACO Artist Discussion with Chris Combs - JJ Bruns
www.jjbruns.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm doing a fun zoom convo about my artwork and methods on Saturday morning (U.S. East Coast time). It's about 40 mins of me showing images and then a good 20 mins of open q&a. www.jjbruns.com/aco-chris-co...
I'm doing a fun zoom convo about my artwork and methods on Saturday morning (U.S. East Coast time). It's about 40 mins of me showing images and then a good 20 mins of open q&a. www.jjbruns.com/aco-chris-co...
ACO Artist Discussion with Chris Combs - JJ Bruns
www.jjbruns.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm doing a fun zoom convo about my artwork and methods on Saturday morning (U.S. East Coast time). It's about 40 mins of me showing images and then a good 20 mins of open q&a. www.jjbruns.com/aco-chris-co...
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Here's my first permanent public artwork, "Periscopes." When you look through its bulbous lenses, you see scenes that might seem faraway, such as heron stalking their prey; but all of the footage was filmed (by me) within 10mi of its site at Buzzard Point in southwest Washington, D.C., USA.
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Here's my first permanent public artwork, "Periscopes." When you look through its bulbous lenses, you see scenes that might seem faraway, such as heron stalking their prey; but all of the footage was filmed (by me) within 10mi of its site at Buzzard Point in southwest Washington, D.C., USA.
Here's my first permanent public artwork, "Periscopes." When you look through its bulbous lenses, you see scenes that might seem faraway, such as heron stalking their prey; but all of the footage was filmed (by me) within 10mi of its site at Buzzard Point in southwest Washington, D.C., USA.
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Here's my first permanent public artwork, "Periscopes." When you look through its bulbous lenses, you see scenes that might seem faraway, such as heron stalking their prey; but all of the footage was filmed (by me) within 10mi of its site at Buzzard Point in southwest Washington, D.C., USA.
dismayed by recent moderation decisions on this platform and will be cooling down my participation here for a while.
atproto/bsky is about as decentralized as my nervous system.
and there is clearly a right side of history and these mod calls are not on it
Find me on masto, mastodon.art/@combs
atproto/bsky is about as decentralized as my nervous system.
and there is clearly a right side of history and these mod calls are not on it
Find me on masto, mastodon.art/@combs
September 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dismayed by recent moderation decisions on this platform and will be cooling down my participation here for a while.
atproto/bsky is about as decentralized as my nervous system.
and there is clearly a right side of history and these mod calls are not on it
Find me on masto, mastodon.art/@combs
atproto/bsky is about as decentralized as my nervous system.
and there is clearly a right side of history and these mod calls are not on it
Find me on masto, mastodon.art/@combs
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Why is a U.S. park police helicopter doing circles over my house at 0315 @cmzparker5.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Why is a U.S. park police helicopter doing circles over my house at 0315 @cmzparker5.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social
Sharing with the #SciArt feed
Hey #portfolioday, I draw these little weirdos. For fun (apparently).
August 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sharing with the #SciArt feed
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ahhh yes the printer is the perfect model and position for each page to fly overhead, operator giving chase like a cat with a feather
August 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
ahhh yes the printer is the perfect model and position for each page to fly overhead, operator giving chase like a cat with a feather
SO wonderful as a sole proprietor to be paying 55% tariffs on my own circuit board designs
August 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
SO wonderful as a sole proprietor to be paying 55% tariffs on my own circuit board designs
"Apps slated for deep sleep" is so annoying. When do I get to be slated for deep sleep
August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Apps slated for deep sleep" is so annoying. When do I get to be slated for deep sleep
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Someone needs to update this
I recently became acquainted with "Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi" 童絵解万国噺, a Japanese illustrated history of America from 1861. The retelling of the revolutionary era is quite something. Here, for instance, is John Adams wielding a sword in mortal combat with a gigantic serpent.
August 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Someone needs to update this
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Heads up, Brookland
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Heads up, Brookland
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Here are the House Dems NOT cosponsoring the #DCStatehood bill:
Cuellar
Don Davis
Gillen
Gluesenkamp Perez
Golden
Goodlander
V. Gonzalez
Gray
Harder
Kaptur
Susie Lee
Liccardo
McDonald Rivet
Pappas
Pou
Riley
Sherrill
Titus
Vasquez
Whitesides
Cuellar
Don Davis
Gillen
Gluesenkamp Perez
Golden
Goodlander
V. Gonzalez
Gray
Harder
Kaptur
Susie Lee
Liccardo
McDonald Rivet
Pappas
Pou
Riley
Sherrill
Titus
Vasquez
Whitesides
August 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Here are the House Dems NOT cosponsoring the #DCStatehood bill:
Cuellar
Don Davis
Gillen
Gluesenkamp Perez
Golden
Goodlander
V. Gonzalez
Gray
Harder
Kaptur
Susie Lee
Liccardo
McDonald Rivet
Pappas
Pou
Riley
Sherrill
Titus
Vasquez
Whitesides
Cuellar
Don Davis
Gillen
Gluesenkamp Perez
Golden
Goodlander
V. Gonzalez
Gray
Harder
Kaptur
Susie Lee
Liccardo
McDonald Rivet
Pappas
Pou
Riley
Sherrill
Titus
Vasquez
Whitesides
is codemash in OH a fun time?
August 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
is codemash in OH a fun time?
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The thing about the occupation of DC that you're probably not hearing about as much as the checkpoints and the troops on the streets: our evenings are full of helicopters circling. It's 10:25pm, and the police copter has been circling for half an hour. It's like this every night now. It sucks.
August 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The thing about the occupation of DC that you're probably not hearing about as much as the checkpoints and the troops on the streets: our evenings are full of helicopters circling. It's 10:25pm, and the police copter has been circling for half an hour. It's like this every night now. It sucks.
eagerly awaiting the inevitable demise of the share.google link shortener
August 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
eagerly awaiting the inevitable demise of the share.google link shortener
Dear @cmzparker5.bsky.social,
From a Ward 5 constituent:
What are you doing about the violent, armed occupation of our city by ICE and federal officials? They are destroying the lives of DC residents, citizens, and taxpayers.
From a Ward 5 constituent:
What are you doing about the violent, armed occupation of our city by ICE and federal officials? They are destroying the lives of DC residents, citizens, and taxpayers.
NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.
Please take care when watching.
Please take care when watching.
August 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dear @cmzparker5.bsky.social,
From a Ward 5 constituent:
What are you doing about the violent, armed occupation of our city by ICE and federal officials? They are destroying the lives of DC residents, citizens, and taxpayers.
From a Ward 5 constituent:
What are you doing about the violent, armed occupation of our city by ICE and federal officials? They are destroying the lives of DC residents, citizens, and taxpayers.
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As if this week were not bizarre enough: Mount Pleasant residents tell me a group of federal agents gathered for a photo-op near a pro-immigrant banner, pictured below, then tore it down.
In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing...
In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing...
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As if this week were not bizarre enough: Mount Pleasant residents tell me a group of federal agents gathered for a photo-op near a pro-immigrant banner, pictured below, then tore it down.
In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing...
In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing...
What???
You might have written about this before and if so I apologize, but I'm curious about your thoughts on "drone first responder" programs. A nearby county has started a program and I'm interested in how that will turn out: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/howdoI/d...
Drone as First Responder Program, Department of Police, Montgomery County, MD
www.montgomerycountymd.gov
August 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What???
Possums don't eat ticks! Sorry!!!
July 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Possums don't eat ticks! Sorry!!!
Also, truly a gem in my collection of Ancient Paper Artifacts—I just scanned and uploaded the AOL guide for "Information Providers." This document was heavily NDA-ed back when AOL existed. archive.org/details/amer...
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Also, truly a gem in my collection of Ancient Paper Artifacts—I just scanned and uploaded the AOL guide for "Information Providers." This document was heavily NDA-ed back when AOL existed. archive.org/details/amer...
I digitized a lovely old 1989 paper datasheet for the IEE "Daystar Nova" LCDs, part numbers 03857-21 and 03857-22. 4x40 LCDs with a cool green EL backlight.
Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc., Liquid Crystal Display Module 4x 40 Characters Daystar Nova 03857 21 And 03857 22 : Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming ...
This specification describes the Daystar Nova modules 03857-21 and 03857-22, 4-line liquid crystal displays (LCD's) with 40 characters per line and green EL...
archive.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I digitized a lovely old 1989 paper datasheet for the IEE "Daystar Nova" LCDs, part numbers 03857-21 and 03857-22. 4x40 LCDs with a cool green EL backlight.
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Hey! I made a couple more of those USE YOUR OWN BRAIN paintings #sciart One in rainbow watercolor artologica.etsy.com/listing/4341...
July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey! I made a couple more of those USE YOUR OWN BRAIN paintings #sciart One in rainbow watercolor artologica.etsy.com/listing/4341...
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