iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good."

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
…
More silence

"Professor?"

Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

A few years ago, I went on a hike with a medium-format camera and used an Orwopan 100 film that I thought only expired in the early 2000s. The results I got from it made me realize that this film was, at least, a decade older. And, for that reason, I didn't […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A desolate black-and-white marsh with tall dry grasses in the foreground, a striped barrier arm stretching diagonally across the frame, and a small weathered box-like structure marked with a painted “3” on the distant horizon.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

These are some black and white pictures that I took when I visited Lutherstadt Wittenberg earlier this month. I was on my way to Leipzig by bike, and this is where I stopped to spend the night after cycling a little over a 100 km. Lutherstadt Wittenberg is a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Low-angle view of a historic cylindrical stone tower with a crenellated top and projecting gargoyle-like spouts, framed by tree branches against a cloudy sky with a small flock of birds.

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

"I find it both astounding yet also entirely expected that we are now years into the AI bubble and everything coming out of it still looks like complete shit. And will continue to do so: these companies can iterate and tweak all they want, tell us this is the future for as long as they want and […]

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

A couple of years ago, I was browsing through the films available to buy from ORWO when I spotted something unusual: a film with ISO 8. At the time, I had never seen a film like that. I was curious to try it out, so I bought it. Back in the summer, on one of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A weathered wooden post wrapped with torn striped caution tape stretches across a windswept tall-grass field, marking a temporary barrier or restricted area.

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Misinformation-Superhighwayman @damienwise.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Vale Margaret Hamilton. She was a Software Engineer. She was the _first_ Software Engineer because she defined the term, Software Engineering: "When I first came up with the term, no one had heard of it before, at least in our world. It was an ongoing joke for a […] [Original post on aus.social]

A B&W photo of a person standing next to a stack of printed paper as high as the top of their head. This is Margaret Hamilton, at work as a Software Engineer and the leader of a team of extremely specialised programmers who worked for NASA. The photo was taken in 1969, and it shows a physical form if her work since she joined the Apollo project in 1965 (she joined at the age of 29 by my calculation). My interpretation of the expression on her face is a mix of pride and mild amusement. She has glasses, long, straight hair, and neat office attire. Margaret Hamilton has her hands placed gently on the stack of printouts to keep it all balanced upright. The pages appear to be arranged in bundles, ranging from 8-10 centimetres thick, to 20cm thick or more. The resulting stack of printouts is physically impressive for being an unusual feat, and it represents something even more impressive: it's the printed form of the source-code she and the team she led wrote for the NASA Apollo project. Their software ran on the Apollo Guidance Computer that was that on board each Apollo command module and Apollo Lunar Module. The Apollo Guidance Computer onboard the Eagle was an essential flight instrument for Neil Armstrong when he piloted the craft to land on the surface of the moon.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I was interviewed by the fine people behind Berlin Photo Studio on their series called Developing Stories. I talk about finding my own way through #Berlin with my film pictures. You can read it all here […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Abstract black-and-white close-up of interlocking ribbon-like arches with fine parallel grooves forming a looping negative-space oval, emphasizing sweeping curves, texture, and high-contrast light and shadow.

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tom jennings @tomjennings.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Let's have the internet be up only during business hours, with greatly reduced bandwidth during off hours.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

It doesn't happen often since I go through film rolls kind of fast. But every so often, I forget that I have something inside a camera, and months pass by. Later, when I get it developed, I have some trouble figuring out where these pictures were taken. That […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Facade of Passage Kino art-house cinema in a sunlit courtyard, black-and-white view of arched windows and balconies with a "NEUKÖLLNER OPER" banner, shadowed entrance under the marquee, and a parked scooter in the foreground.

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Boycotting Green Day after they insulted the MAGA agenda. Punk rock should NOT be political. Punk rock is about and has ALWAYS been about the following: -respecting cops. -upholding the patriarchy. -saluting the flag, standing for the national anthem, and unconditionally supporting the military.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

A Traveler’s Guide to Historic #Jewish Cemeteries in Europe — Visiting Jewish cemeteries in Europe offers travelers a unique lens through which to explore centuries of local culture, community struggles, and enduring heritage. ftrc.blog/jewish-cemeteries-in-euro…

A tall red sandstone grave monument carved in relief as a standing soldier clutching a rifle and emerging from flowing drapery, set among other engraved headstones and mature trees in an older cemetery.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

The Gasoline Grill may need to be on your itinerary if you are hoping for an unforgettable burger experience while visiting the Danish capital. ftrc.blog/gasoline-grill

A street-food-style double cheeseburger with two seared beef patties and melted cheddar tucked into a toasted brioche bun, partially wrapped in printed deli paper and held over a cobblestone street.

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Happy "Charles Darwin is poorly today" Day to those who celebrate 165 years ago today, Charles Darwin was having a rough one

Photo of Charles Darwin's hand-written journal entry from 1 Oct 1861 and digitized text of same

"But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything."

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

When I went to the outskirts of #Berlin, where Brandenburg and Rudow meet, I had an idea in mind. This is an area where I often go cycling, and, in one of those times, I spotted some sunflowers. Since I spotted the flowers there, I want to take my cameras […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A field of sunflowers fills the foreground with a line of apartment towers on the distant horizon beneath a soft pastel sky, contrasting bright yellow blooms and urban buildings.

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D. Griffin Jones @dgriffinjones.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

man, ten years ago, millennials used to be so good at killing industries. can’t we get together and do one more, for old times sake?

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

These are some of the pictures I took during the #Polawalk organized by Berlin Photo Studio in July. Besides using the small Polaroid camera, I had my rangefinder with me and a roll of soup film from Hanalogital that I bought several years ago. And this is […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A person with half-blond, half-dark bangs and sunglasses is holding a vintage instant camera to their face, taking a photo in a sunny outdoor crowd; visible arm tattoos and festival-goers are walking behind them.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

A small update to my Now page at Frame Travel Roam Capture: ftrc.blog/now

Bold, tall orange headline "FALL 2026" over a dark, vine-covered brick wall with a small "FTRC.BLOG / NOW" label in the top left, serving as a promotional banner announcing Fall 2026.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Early on a Friday, a couple of weeks ago, I thought about going on a bike ride along the lakes on the East side of #Berlin. My idea was to go around Müggelsee, reach Erkner, and go back home through Köpenick. Since I had just bought a Canon EOS 33, I decided […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Fallen logs and twisted branches extending into a calm green lake beside a leafy shoreline, with a distant marina of sailboats and masts along the horizon.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

While I was still trying to figure out how the light meter worked on my Minox GT, I went for a walk around my office and decided to catch some trains passing by #Berlin Südkreuz. As you can see here, it seems like there isn't anything wrong with this camera […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Railway tracks converging toward the horizon with a switch creating multiple rails, flanked by tree-lined embankments and a building at right, vegetation, and ground rendered in surreal magenta tones beneath a pale sky.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

The Chemiewerk Rüdersdorf is a huge abandoned factory in Rüdersdorf, a small-town close to #Berlin. The factory started its life in 1899 as a cement factory, and through the years, it has produced bauxite, animal feed, and phosphates for farming purposes […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Abandoned factory rooftop walkway with rusted metal railings leading to a decaying power‑house façade of broken window panes, graffiti-covered walls, and a tall brick smokestack in the background.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

An endless grid of contemporary concrete buildings abruptly stops at a tall brick wall northwest of Warsaw’s busy city center. This enclosure marks a firm boundary between the passing traffic of Okopowa Street and a sprawling, shadow-draped canopy of deep […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Overgrown historic cemetery with moss-covered, leaning headstones rising from thick ivy and greenery, a large fallen tree trunk stretching across the shaded graveyard under a canopy of trees.

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Ruth Mottram @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

This, from the European Correspondent, is a very good way of showing that even though they fill a lot of the media time, the far right are very far from the majority in any country (possible exceptions are Poland Hungary), the main question then is how to […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

A poster titled going far right where multiple boxes each representing one European country has purple shading showing the proportion of voters who voted for far right parties. Only two get even close to having 40% of the box filled with purple. Most are much much lower

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Last month, during a sunny afternoon, I took a couple of cameras to Tempelhofer Feld. One of them had a roll of Ektachrome that I thought would be a good opportunity to try again. I received the film yesterday, and I believe that this may be the first […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A golden field is cordoned off with red-and-white safety tape tied to a post in the foreground, with a distant white radar-topped tower and low city skyline under a pale evening sky.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

I don't have the right to vote in #Berlin, but I went to the polls with my girlfriend either way. The roads around Rathaus Neukölln have several stickers from Die Linke, like this one.

Red political sticker urging anti-fascist action reading, “Make Nazis afraid again! Die Linke” pasted on a weathered blue surface.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

I'm not sure when I first read about the AgfaColor Optima II, but I know that it was on a Reddit post about old films that people missed now that they are not being produced anymore. One of the films that many people were talking about was the Optima range […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A yellow tram pulling into a street-level stop beneath an elevated iron railway as golden evening light hits the structure and waiting commuters.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

The factories of the AEG-Werks Brunnenstraße in the #Berlin district Gesundbrunnen were a large location of the Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) and are today a monument of Berliners' Wilhelminian-period industrial culture. This is where I took my […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Historic red-brick warehouse complex with elevated metal walkways spanning a sunlit cobblestone plaza with tram rails, bicycles, and a few pedestrians under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

A few weeks ago, I was testing a new camera during the solar eclipse. And I thought it would be cool to take pictures of the people around me because I knew I didn't have the right gear or skills to do so at the event itself. So, there I was in a corner in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Person watching a solar eclipse through decorative cardboard eclipse glasses, holding them to their face; sunglasses perched on their head, septum piercing and neck tattoo visible, wearing a red ribbed top and chain necklace.

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

"Executives working on AI at Microsoft and OpenAI admitted what its critics have been saying all along: Large language models are predatory pieces of technology that have been built on what a Microsoft executive called “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft […]

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Two years ago this week, as a way to celebrate my bike ride from Berlin to Copenhagen, I bought a Canon L-1! My first rangefinder and one of the cameras I like the most. ftrc.blog/canon-l-1 #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography

A handheld vintage Canon L-1 rangefinder film camera with a 50 mm f/2 lens, a worn black leatherette body, and a silver top plate, gripped by a thumb and attached to a braided wrist strap.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Now that I got some new film rolls developed, I can go back in time a few weeks and share some of the pictures I took. Like these from the outskirts of #Berlin, where Brandenburg and Rudow meet. This is an area where I often go cycling. It sounded fun to me […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sunflower field at golden hour, rows of yellow blooms facing the same direction and stretching to a tree-lined horizon under a warm, hazy sky, with a nearby sunflower in the foreground softly out of focus.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Two years ago this week, I went on a journey into Megalithic Burial Chambers on the idyllic Danish island of Møn while I cycled from Berlin to Copenhagen ftrc.blog/denmark-burial-chambers

Large lichen-speckled standing stone dominates the foreground on a grassy hill, with a solitary broad tree and cloudy sky in the background, evoking a quiet, ancient rural landscape.

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DW Innovation @dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Last weekend, roughly 200 media, IT, and policy people attended #FediDay Berlin to discuss the status quo & future of the #Fediverse & decentralized #SocialMedia. Our @lxplm also attended – albeit on behalf of #SWR X Lab (welcome to the #ARD federation) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Jörgi (chaos.social) @joergi.eu · 14/09/2026

For those of you who are looking for jobs: there was a talk about a businesspage like linkedin but in the Fediverse at the Berlin Fedi Day. it's called @vutuv ! vutuv.de The project is done by @wintermeyer so give it a try and spread the word if you like it #fedihire #fedihire_de […]

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`Da Elf @elfin.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Timeline cleanser of a parrot that found a traffic cam to ham it up for.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Last Sunday, I cycled from #Berlin to Wittenberg. My final destination was Leipzig, but I couldn't cycle all the way there in one day, so I had to stop to sleep somewhere. It was a cool bike ride that started out of my doorstep. A bit different from my […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Trailer-mounted sign advertising potato self-harvest (German: "Kartoffel-selbsternte") with dates 26.–27. September and 03.–04. Oktober, set in a grassy field with trees on the horizon under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Mature oak with a wide, dense green canopy and thick trunk standing in a meadow, a band of orange-brown ferns at its base and bright green grass in the foreground.

Gabled half-timbered house with red plaster panels and dark wooden beams forming a diagonal lattice, two white-framed windows and bright green tree leaves in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Sunlit country lane lined by evenly spaced trees whose arching canopies form a shaded tunnel, casting dappled shadows along a straight paved path through green fields toward the horizon.

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

*first day at my new marketing job* Me: Toblertwo Toblerone executives: Holy fuck

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Early in 2026, I was in #Bologna for a few days to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and since we were a bunch of people in town, we looked for something special to do. This is how we ended up booking a Parmigiano Reggiano tour at Caseificio Ugolotti, a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Rows of large round cheese wheels stacked on wooden shelves in an aging cellar, illustrating the long-term maturing process of hard cheeses.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

When I got my Mamiya RZ67 back at the end of 2024, one of the ideas that I had in mind was to go on a photo hike to a place outside the city. So I could take my time taking pictures and learning how to use it. The place I took the camera was the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A central stone war memorial obelisk on a stepped plinth at a military cemetery, bordered by low memorial panels and crosses and framed by tall pine trees beneath an orange-tinted sky.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Nestled in a park surrounding #Potsdam city center, the Einstein Tower stands as a testament to architectural brilliance and scientific inquiry. This iconic structure, designed by Erich Mendelsohn, was built between 1919 and 1924 in collaboration with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A small white cylindrical observatory with a domed roof and entrance steps at the end of a straight gravel path, set in a grassy park and framed by tall green trees.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

This little orange cat was sitting by the window of a pink house in Notting Hill when I was strolling through the neighborhood in the summer of 2024 on my way to the Design Museum. I tried to call for him and get his attention in some other way, but I failed […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A ginger cat is perched on a lower-floor window ledge of a pale pink apartment building, gazing outward; a red door and entrance sign are visible nearby.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

I woke up today with an idea in mind and decided to research when was the last time that I managed to make it work. And I stumble upon some pictures that I took back in the summer of 2023 around Tempelhofer Feld. My idea was to use an expired 35 mm film on a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Weathered yellow-edged marker partly hidden in tall grass under a bright blue sky, showing a left-pointing arrow and "11A", faint wind turbines on the horizon, and visible film sprocket borders and grain for a vintage analog look.

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tante @tante.tldr.nettime.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

The pitch of "You know three chords now you're in a band" and "make a zine on a copier and staple it together" was about you being able to do what you want your way. To actually empower you to explore what you can, want to, have to say and change in the world. The "output" is an accidental side […]

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Situated on the peaceful shores of Jungfernsee, just north of #Potsdam, the enchanting Sacrow Church, or Heilandskirche, offers a truly special experience. This stunning architectural gem, formally known as the Protestant Church of the Redeemer, invites you […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

People relaxing under a colonnaded lakeside arcade with arched openings and patterned brickwork, bicycles parked nearby, sunlight casting arch-shaped shadows on the terrace, and a calm blue lake with a tree-lined shore in the background.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Since I'm waiting for some film rolls to get developed, I'm traveling back in time on my archive. I'm trying to find some pictures that I never shared before and, maybe, ones that I never properly edited. Like these ones from the summer of 2025 when I spent […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Two tall green-copper church spires with weather vanes rising above red-tiled medieval houses, framed by a narrow sunlit street and dark building silhouettes.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

As the heat drops a bit at the end of August, I start to look forward to the next season. A season when the leaves change colors and everything becomes colorful before it gets dark. The photos were taken around the St. Thomas-Kirchhof in Berlin-Neukölln last […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A large crucifix bearing a sculpted Christ atop a stone grave pedestal, surrounded by votive candles and small offerings as a cemetery memorial, is framed by trees with orange autumn foliage in a Berlin cemetery.

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Felipe Tofani | FTRC.BLOG @ftrc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Every so often I go back to my Lightroom and try to edit some older pictures that I never shared before. Like these ones from the days I spent in Bologna earlier in 2026. As always, I took far too many pictures there, and some of these pictures didn't leave […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Weathered ochre stone arch and colonnade spanning a narrow wet street, moss and peeling plaster on the walls, with a silver car blurred as it drives through.

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The Dan @danbeeston.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

Current Manifesto topic: The fossil fuel industry is responsible for Crypto, NFTs and LLMs because we already have enough renewable energy to power everything else.

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