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Matt Blaze
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Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. Formerly UPenn, Bell Labs. So-called expert on election security and […]

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Margie's Candies, Chicago, IL, 2015

All the pixels, but no ICE agents or National Guard Troops, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/21135096034
Exterior of an old-school sweets shop at night. A neon sign above the windows reads "Margie's Candies" in a stylized script. A small line of people wait at the door at the corner, at left.
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Titan II ICBM, Launch Complex 571-7, Sahuarita, AZ, 2009.

All the pixels, with none of the radioactive fallout, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4181990048/

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Looking up from the bottom of a missile pointed up inside a cramped underground silo, which is lined with retractable platforms and various apparatus.
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

Too many pixels, not enough focus, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4472088022

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A single railroad track, receding into the distance, in a lonely urban area behind some houses. Almost everything is in soft focus. A railroad milepost, marked "O QA" is in sharp focus at left. There's a hobo-style graffiti tag on the milepost.
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Lincoln Tunnel Ventilation Tower, 491 11th Avenue, NYC, 2025.

All the pixels, but no actual ventilation, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54365775629

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A simple industrial art deco-style building, lacking windows, but with a narrow louvered vent at center running vertically along its length, on a city street.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Battersea Power Station, London, UK, 2024.

All the pixels, none of the gentrification, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54079042655

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A large industrial building with four prominent smokestacks at each corner, across a river at night.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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House of the Temple, Washington, DC, 2023.

All the pixels, and I assure you absolutely no ritual sacrifices going on inside, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53288608886

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A large Masonic temple at night, with Ionic columns, ornate features, flanked by human lions statuary.
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Midtown, NYC, 2022.

Unusually tall pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51893928686

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An abstract composition of NYC midtown skyscrapers.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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University Mound, San Francisco, CA, 2024.

All the pixels, each made of premium-grade ticky-tacky at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54062971395/

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A panoramic view of a hillside in San Francisco, covered mostly in small mid-century residential houses.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023.

A dozen pixels for every story in the Naked City at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52841667763

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Underside of an early 20th century bridge, exposing girders and steelwork, over a river, at night.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Upper West Side, NYC, 2014.

All the pixels, but not enough to cover a down payment on a small one bedroom, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/14422880057

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Skyline of the Upper West Side of NYC along lower Central Park West, captured from a high vantage point. A storm is brewing.
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, 2020.

All the pixels, available with or without a government shutdown, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/50402933763

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Front of the Lincoln Memorial at night, with columns and statue illuminated by floodlights.
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Code Lines, Union Pacific Railroad, Harvard, CA, 2010.

Al the pixels, none of the transportation, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4612902834

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Wooden pylons supporting multiple telegraph and power lines, running adjacent to a railroad track in a barren desert.
November 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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"Bowl for Health", Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 2007.

All the pixels, each in its own lane with a gutter on either side, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/2123765265

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A simple industrial-type structure, seen from the corner. A row of broken windows on the top of one side. Doorway with awning and sign reading "Bowl for Health", adorned with bowling-themed icons, on right side.
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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One World Trade Center (and Neighbors), NYC, 2019.

All the pixels, none of the vertigo, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49291055921

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A distinctively shaped reflective skyscraper with a prominent broadcast mast on top, set apart in against the sky at left. Other buildings, in softer focus, crowd the frame at right.
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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81 Fulham Road ("Michelin House"), London, UK, 2024.

All the pixels, inflated to just the right pressure, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54196628571

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An ornate, two story Art Nouveau building, heavily ornamented with tire-themed features and stained glass windows featuring an early version of the "Michelin Man" character in different poses.
October 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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West Trenton (Ewing), NJ, 2015

All the pixels, mostly in one place, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/21010463488

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An early 20th century passenger train station, with an awning over the platform, across tracks. A blurred train streaks by in foreground.
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island, 2020.

Too many pixels to escape from at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49460593833/

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A rocky shoreline with gentle waves lapping at it. In the distance at right is a small island, somewhat enveloped by fog, with a prominent water tower and industrial-type buildings.
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My most essential travel accessory (that shouldn’t be).
A “power donut” compact combination extension cord, multi outlet strip, and international outlet adapter.
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Cross-Bay Pipleline #1, Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct, Ravenswood, CA, 2025.

All the pixels, without a beginning or an end, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54852902370

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A long off-white pipeline, seen from the side, over marshland with a body of water and railroad tracks in the background.
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Gramercy Park, NYC, 2020.

All the pixels, but you can't go in and look at them up close, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49594943761

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A fenced-in, formally landscaped urban park surrounded by buildings on a grey day. There are no people. You should leave now.
October 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Vacant Store, BZ Corner, WA, 2011.

All the pixels, clearly marked with a sign, https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/6110374799

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A small, vacant, clapboard store in a rural setting. It is surrounded by weeds. To the left is a disproportionately large Googie-style arrow-shaped sign on a pole.
October 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Grand Central Terminal (with Chrysler Building Photobombing), NYC, 2017.

All the pixels, but no food court or Apple store, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/31933507513

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Exterior of a beaux arts rail station, at a sharp corner angle, at night. Lit spires of the Chrysler Building loom in upper right corner.
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Sandstone, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, 2025.

All the pixels, none of the sand, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54702804473

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Sandstone hills, showing different shades.
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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5 Thurloe Square ("The Thin House"), London, UK, 2024.

All the pixels, but good luck getting your dining table to fit, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54192985864

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An apparently improbably shallow row house at the end of a residential street.
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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"Pennsylvania Avenue Subway" Tunnel, Former Reading Railroad City Branch, Philadelphia, 2004.

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Interior of abandoned railroad tunnel with arched ceilings and grates admitting light at intervals. A stack of railroad ties is in foreground left.
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM