Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy

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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For the record: I don't generally post pornographic material, gore, or subjects that I believe might reasonably cause harm or undue distress. And if I do, I would put them behind a CW.

But I do post about a variety of topics that may not be of universal interests, such as US law and politics […]
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This photo particularly references two O'Keeffe paintings from her time in NYC, almost a century ago (during her Precisionist period). She lived (with Alfred Stieglitz) in the building at the left edge (the former Shelton Hotel).

See
americanart.si.edu/artwork/manhattan-34289

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This image plays with the boundaries between realism and more abstract schools like Precisionism and Cubism. While it's a realistic image in the strict sense that it's a straight, basically unaltered photograph of buildings, it deliberately omits elements that might distract from the abstract […]
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This was captured early afternoon on a clear day with a Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 50mm/4.0 (@ f/7.1) lens, Phase One IQ4 150 Achromatic Back (@ ISO 200) and Phase One XT camera (10mm vertical shift). 760nm IR filter, which effectively blackened the sky.

This is an abstract view of modern midtown […]
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Midtown, NYC, 2022.

All the pixels, but none of the traffic or noise, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51893928686/

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This photo particularly references two O'Keeffe paintings from her time in NYC, almost a century ago (during her Precisionist period). She lived (with Alfred Stieglitz) in the building at the left edge (the former Shelton Hotel).

See
americanart.si.edu/artwork/manhattan-34289

and also […]
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This image plays with the boundaries between realism and more abstract schools like Precisionism and Cubism. While it's a realistic image in the strict sense that it's a straight, basically unaltered photograph of buildings, it deliberately omits elements that might distract from the abstract […]
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This was captured early afternoon on a clear day with a Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 50mm/4.0 (@ f/7.1) lens, Phase One IQ4 150 Achromatic Back (@ ISO 200) and Phase One XT camera (10mm vertical shift). 760nm IR filter, which effectively blackened the sky.

This is an abstract view of modern midtown […]
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Midtown, NYC, 2022.

All the pixels, but none of the traffic or noise, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51893928686/

#photography
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This is an image that works best at the highest resolution. The Rodenstock 138mm lens has extraordinary edge-to-edge sharpness and a general lack of distortion that makes it especially well suited to wide stitched panoramas like this one.

The effect is sort like Where's Waldo; the whole is […]
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Captured with the Rodenstock 138mm/6.5 HR Digaron-SW lens (@ f/7.1), Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50, 1/125 sec), Cambo WRS 1250 camera. Stitched panorama of two images, shifted left and right +/- about 18mm.

This view reminded me of Malvina Reynolds's famous 1962 song, Little Boxes (though […]
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Little Boxes, University Mound, San Francisco, CA, 2024.

All the pixels, none of the earthquakes, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54062971395

#photography
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At least their luggage should be waiting for them at baggage claim.
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This is the space equivalent of when you land on time but you have to wait 30 minutes on the ramp for a gate to become available.
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I had nothing to do with any of this, but I still feel a bit of vicarious pride watching this. My people did this. Scientists, engineers, experts, nerds.
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Splashdown!

I’m glad we still can do this stuff.
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Lots of military helicopter traffic SW of San Diego right now, with call signs like “Revovery 11” and “Imagery 12”.
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Artemis II will splash down in less than two hours, but if we hurry we can probably get the Statue of Liberty partly buried and round up some ape suits before they get back to shore.
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Also (and this applies even to people who aren't being targeted by grand conspiracies): If you're reaching out cold to professors or experts for advice on a sensitive legal or technical matter, please do NOT include sensitive details about your situation in your message. I'm not a lawyer, and […]
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The "CS professor who specializes in surveillance + law professor" intersection attracts this sort of thing, but it makes me sad every time.
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Unfortunately, not engaging is generally the kindest response in cases like this.
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Another spate over the last few days of email from strangers urgently seeking help because of some sort of grand conspiracy they believe is being perpetrated against them. Their pain is clearly real, but the kind of help they need is sadly not what I'm qualified to provide.
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I never have any idea which photos people will like. Sometimes the ones I like the most get fairly negative reactions, while the the throwaways are oohed and ahhed over.

Not complaining - the fact that people respond differently makes art interesting.
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This is an image that works best at the highest resolution. The Rodenstock 138mm lens has extraordinary edge-to-edge sharpness and a general lack of distortion that makes it especially well suited to wide stitched panoramas like this one.

The effect is sort like Where's Waldo; the whole is […]
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Captured with the Rodenstock 138mm/6.5 HR Digaron-SW lens (@ f/7.1), Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50, 1/125 sec), Cambo WRS 1250 camera. Stitched panorama of two images, shifted left and right +/- about 18mm.

This view reminded me of Malvina Reynolds's famous 1962 song, Little Boxes (though […]
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Little Boxes, University Mound, San Francisco, CA, 2024.

All the pixels, none of the earthquakes, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54062971395

#photography
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Captured with a Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens (@ f/5.0) and the Phase One IQ4-150 back, shifted vertically by 12mm.

This is a straightforward, somewhat abstract, composition, emphasizing scale and lines. It converges out of sight below the foreground pier, suggesting an infinite roadway […]
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Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023.

All the pixels, now with a significantly improved mayor, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52841667763

#photography
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At least three different strangers (who are presumably all sloppy typists) appear to have accidentally set one of my email addresses as a primary or recovery contact on various systems. One of them is for a bank account, for which I regularly receive statements showing a moderate balance.

Since […]
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Captured with a Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens (@ f/5.0) and the Phase One IQ4-150 back, shifted vertically by 12mm.

This is a straightforward, somewhat abstract, composition, emphasizing scale and lines. It converges out of sight below the foreground pier, suggesting an infinite roadway […]
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Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023.

All the pixels, now with a significantly improved mayor, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52841667763

#photography
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