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Gadfly of orthodoxy around colourimetric stimuli framings of colour. Colour is cognition. Make things matter.

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If you are at SIGGRAPH, reach out.
August 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.
March 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Sam Altman says GPT-4.5 has "a magic to it i haven't felt before."

I'm reminded of Peter Nagy and Gina Neff's article about "the conjuration of algorithms—a strategically deployed narrative device that uses the principles of magic to manipulate the public perception of technologies."
Conjuring algorithms: Understanding the tech industry as stage magicians - Peter Nagy, Gina Neff, 2024
In this article, we introduce the term “conjuration of algorithms” to describe how the tech industry uses the language of magic to shape people’s perceptions of...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I post over on Mastodon because I’m reluctant to labour for free for yet another bunch of tech bro billionaires. I also respect that not everyone will use Fediverse apps.

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February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Ottawa fans booing the American anthem is what we all need.
February 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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"how do I match these cameras"
"why do smartphones look like this"
"why are these skin tones different"
"how come these PTZ cameras have weird contrast"
"why do broadcast cameras use these charts"

the real question: where is the tonemapper?
January 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Capitalism, working as designed.
this electrical transmission tower has a little problem. can you spot it? actually, it's not a small problem--it cost us 16.65 *billion* dollars and caused the deaths of 85 people.
January 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
And here I was thinking the United States second amendment was potentially an anachronistic clause…
December 23, 2024 at 7:11 PM
A key part to dismantling the notion around stimuli - the electromagnetic radiation - as *colour*, is to focus on a multi-pronged assault on the myths we’ve been sold.

The first, pervasive myth, is the “Eye as a Camera” myth. Gilchrist has called this the “Eye as Photometer” myth.
December 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Ok… one for BlueSky.

Everyone talks about “The Abney Effect”, right? The truth is, few realize that it’s not a single effect.

This false myth stems from our misunderstanding of stimuli *as* colour.

Always remember: Anyone who tries to tell you that “Uniform Colour Spaces” or “Colour Appearance
December 23, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Lots of familiar faces. Would like to see more folks embrace the social media protocols that cannot be hijacked, like so much of our crucial cultural surface, by billionaires.
December 23, 2024 at 2:38 AM
How the heck does one control the notifications on this app?!
December 22, 2024 at 2:09 AM
What is the time allocation set to the point where this new billionaire social media implodes like the rest?
December 22, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I have thoughts.
December 22, 2024 at 1:30 AM