weak link: 5.26 26

experience advice: what’s the value of advice without experience . treasure maps for a dollar.

…>linkday rollins [He exercised and woodshedded, and a story in Metronome magazine revealed that he could be seen and heard playing on New York’s Williamsburg Bridge.

Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95

…>link [ As you can imagine, the plaintiffs have already requested en banc review of this case. If the Ninth Circuit takes the case, it will set up a potentially existential battle over what it means to “publish” content, the role and value of publisher curation, and how a Supreme Court pro-free speech opinion that had nothing to do with Section 230 might nevertheless curtail online speech. Expect some turbulent jurisprudential times ahead.

Case Citation: Doe 1 v. Meta Platforms Inc., 2026 WL 1144707 (9th Cir. April 28, 2026)

Ninth Circuit Panel Goes Out of Its Way to Question Section 230-Doe v. Meta – Technology & Marketing Law Blog

…>>The gallery also continues to represent new artists and follow the ongoing technological evolution of the medium and the business.  Encouraging original collaborations, our programming pulls from the worlds of art, new media, and print to create an up to date vision of photography’s place in the world.

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far away– the concept of long time knowledge sunject to revision-renewal 

notes:  Lady Mondegreen

The core tenant of the paper is that roughness reduces drag IN the transition zone. A very small region of the total flow.

Thats the region between laminar and turbulent flow. Laminar flow is typically 5x less drag than turbulent, and will be encountered about a Reynolds number of 500K-1M (ratio of inertial flow to viscous flow).

Surfboards will have a Reynolds number of 10^7 which is entirely turbulent.

A Cessna aircraft will have a Reynolds number of 1-5×10^6.

>> link [The episode has been cited as an illustration of the slower-than-expected spread of knowledge in certain contexts.[13] Garcia and Miller call it a cautionary tale in verifying the originality of one’s work before publishing it.[11] Undergraduate student David Chasteen-Boyd cites it as a reason for medical students to study mathematics.[14] Author Ben Orlin cautions against contemptuous judgment of someone trying to share what they had learned, and criticizes academic publishing’s focus on credit and lack of venues for small contributions.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai%27s_model

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Williard Brinton’s book from 1914 smells awesome (it’s in my collection). And William Willard’s instructions are blunt and to the point –

[When students tried to contact Bloom over the weekend, Bloom’s assistant Maddie Gerig Shelly told them that the professor was not available. On Sunday, the assistant announced to the class that Tuesday’s session had been canceled, according to emails obtained by the News.

Like many students on campus, Tian learned of Bloom’s passing via news announcements.

Harold Bloom dies at 89

disdain for those he could seduce easily. died in hospital. quick. bloomed

what art school teaches

before the Internet how did you know anything .how did you know anyone 

studio arts, the plastic arts, teach material use skill by direct studio interaction along with the awareness of other artists, artists of other times and media. at a graduate level preparation for inclusion in the art world is stressed. your dictionary increases beyond craft; beyond the grammar of sales counter — what to buy.

association with others at various skills and idea-experiences. you will be introduced. it is up to you to use the introduction.

From those who did:

Philip Perkis (November 12, 1935 – November 21, 2025

https://koyotamaki.photo/2026/05/03/philip-perkis-1935-2025/

https://www.nickfreemanphoto.com/post/philip-perkis-click-remembering-my-mentor

Be aware: The people who couldn’t open the door in their time are not showing you the way to open the door in your time. they couldn’t make it when the field was growing how do you expect them to guide you in this dying field. they couldn’t plant they couldn’t harvest they sat on the sidelines until in this present age they’re able to sell you their experience at a discount of free.

what photo-enthusiast forums teach:

MFA QUESTION– i’ve seen a variation on this at least three times in the past decade. twice on Forum A  and once on Forum B: ‘i’m considering getting an MFA in photography. I would like to hear from those of you who have your MFA. Was it  worth it?

 The poster wants targeted advice from those experienced in the past they are considering taking . They want to speak to people who have an MFA about that experience; as well, whether it’s satisfied their goals. In short, whether it’s been useful to them.

at forum A The two people who asked no longer participate. they were told that it wasn’t worth it academia is a scam.  all you learn is that Art speak. how to fake it. Of those two, one got their MFA and came back to brag about how much money they’re making teaching at a private boys school. The other person continued in their career as a filmmaker..

Recently at forum B The same question appeared. With that appearance as a trigger , I have written a series of posts about the MFA ,my experience and  The general occasion of asking for advice from people who don’t heed your request, yet feel compelled to express their ardent opinion that their life ,and likely yours ,would be better off not being around MFA people; those ‘artistes’ …

hobbiests fill holes .. mostly with excess money