# creative commons (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover creative commons. Page: Feed: --- ## [Patricia Windham Kelly: A Life in Music and Education](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/takoma-park-news/2919498/patricia-windham-kelly-a-life-in-music-and-education/) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Berkley · Source of the Spring_ Patricia Windham Kelly, a lifelong music educator and choir singer, inspired thousands of students and enriched her community through her passion for music. ## [Nips Juice House Will Move Into Downtown Silver Spring Food Hall](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2919407/nips-juice-house-will-move-into-downtown-silver-spring-food-hall/) _2026-08-18 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Nips Juice House is moving to the nearby Commas food hall in downtown Silver Spring and is expected to open later this year. ## [Nips Juice House Closes Downtown Silver Spring Location](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2919370/nips-juice-house-closes-downtown-silver-spring-location/) _2026-08-18 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Nips Juice House has permanently closed after a five-year run in downtown Silver Spring. ## [Takoma Park Expands AI-Powered Stop Sign Camera Pilot](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/takoma-park-news/2919298/takoma-park-expands-ai-powered-stop-sign-camera-pilot/) _2026-08-18 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Takoma Park is expanding its AI-powered stop sign enforcement camera program this week as part of a four-year pilot that city officials say will improve pedestrian safety. ## [Creative Commons to Convene “A Conversation on Collaboration” Alongside UNGA 81](https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/17/creative-commons-to-convene-a-conversation-unga-81/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-commons-to-convene-a-conversation-unga-81) _2026-08-17 · Dee Harris · Creative Commons_ As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes its 81st session in New York in September, Creative Commons is bringing together leading civil society and digital rights organizations for “A Conversation on Collaboration,” a day-long symposium examining how to balance digital sovereignty with open collaboration. The post Creative Commons to Convene “A Conversation on Collaboration”… ## [Amazon One Medical Expanding to Downtown Silver Spring](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2919194/amazon-one-medical-expanding-to-downtown-silver-spring/) _2026-08-16 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Amazon One Medical is continuing its expansion in the DMV region and opening a downtown Silver Spring office in partnership with MedStar Health. ## [Buna & Barley Brings Addis Ababa Corner Shops to Downtown Silver Spring](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2919163/buna-barley-brings-addis-ababa-corner-shops-to-downtown-silver-spring/) _2026-08-15 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Buna & Barley co-owner Teff Teffera says the idea for the newly opened Ethiopian specialty store came from the corner shops he and his partner grew up with in Addis Ababa. ## [Unux](https://www.unsungnovelty.org/projects/unux/) _2026-08-15 · unsungNovelty_ This is the initial draft for uNUX (unsungNovelty user experience) design system. This has been an idea that’s been in my head for a while. The below page as of now is just theoretical version of what I want to achieve with this design system and the whys and hows. Obviously, there are gaping holes in it currently. That’s cos there are known unknowns and then there are some unknown… ## [Welcome to Wordorigins.org](https://www.wordorigins.org/home/m03xjppn4plj860w62aobwayo2xcyp) _2026-08-14 · David Wilton · Wordorigins.org_ Detail of Bayeux Tapestry: Norman cavalry attacking an English fort. Image by Myrabella, 2013, licensed under Creative Commons. And we’re on Bluesky and Mastodon too. You can also follow the site on Mastodon and on Bluesky . I am no longer posting on the site formerly known as Twitter. Latest posts: Anglo-Saxon, 14 August 2026 Words in the News: explosive diarrhea, 13 August 2026 (paid… ## [Christalis Superhero 5K Returns to Takoma Park September 27](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/takoma-park-news/2919074/christalis-superhero-5k-returns-to-takoma-park-september-27/) _2026-08-13 · Deja Jones · Source of the Spring_ Local nonprofit Christalis is hosting its 12th annual Superhero 5K Run/Walk and Pop-Up Market in Takoma Park on September 27. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dlAa8LhlM3Wu) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Πώς κρατάμε το Διαδίκτυο ανθρώπινο με άδειες Creative Commons](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/08/13/pos-kratame-to-diadiktio-anthropino-me-adies-creative-commons/) _2026-08-12 · Ellak-Editor · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ Από το «δωρεάν περιεχόμενο» στα ψηφιακά κοινά Κάθε μέρα χρησιμοποιούμε εικόνες, κείμενα, μουσική, εκπαιδευτικό υλικό, επιστημονικά δεδομένα και έργα πολιτισμού που βρίσκουμε στο Διαδίκτυο. Η ευκολία της αντιγραφής δημιουργεί συχνά την εντύπωση ότι ό,τι βρίσκεται online είναι και ελεύθερο προς χρήση. Δεν είναι έτσι. Πίσω από κάθε φωτογραφία, άρθρο, διάγραμμα ή ψηφιοποιημένο έργο υπάρχει ένας ...… ## [Announcing Four Regional Events for CC’s 25th Anniversary](https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/12/announcing-four-regional-events-for-ccs-25th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-four-regional-events-for-ccs-25th-anniversary) _2026-08-12 · Jocelyn Miyara · Creative Commons_ We are excited to announce that we will be supporting four regional events for CC’s 25th Anniversary—representing regions around the world with groups who are working to advance open knowledge. We’re delighted to be working with a variety of trusted partners and look forward to sharing more about their plans and reporting back on how these events went. The post Announcing Four Regional Events for… ## [Οι διακοπές σου ως κοινό αγαθό](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/08/12/hodliday-pictures-commons/) _2026-08-12 · Pkst · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ Στο κινητό σου μπορεί να υπάρχουν τετρακόσιες φωτογραφίες από τον Αύγουστο. Ένα ενετικό κάστρο, ένα ξωκκλήσι σε ακρωτήρι, μια πλατεία με πλατάνι, το λιμάνι ενός νησιού στο ηλιοβασίλεμα. Θα δουν το φως πέντε από αυτές, σε ένα post στα social media, και οι υπόλοιπες θα μείνουν εκεί μέχρι να γεμίσει ο αποθηκευτικός χώρος. Στο μεταξύ, ... Read more ## [Four Silver Spring Groups Receive Purple Line Grants](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2918973/four-silver-spring-groups-receive-purple-line-grants/) _2026-08-11 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Four Silver Spring-based community organizations are recipients of Beyond The Rails grants from Purple Line Transit Partners. ## [25 Years of Partnership: CC at Wikimania 2026](https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/10/cc-at-wikimania-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cc-at-wikimania-2026) _2026-08-10 · Jocelyn Miyara,Annemarie Eayrs,Dee Harris · Creative Commons_ With both Wikipedia and Creative Commons turning 25 this year, our participation in Wikimania 2026 felt especially meaningful. A quarter-century in, both organizations have evolved from scrappy experiments to global infrastructure. Our community has grown through a shared commitment to openness, access, and knowledge. The weeklong conference reaffirmed that commitment as AI is reshaping how we… ## [Have a Laugh at My Mistake(s)](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/08/10/have-a-laugh-at-my/) _2026-08-10 · Ennui Vagaries_ Casio AQ230 AnaDigi Watch. Photo by Unattributed. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Introduction There are things watch collectors are warned about when they start getting into watches. I made several mistakes. Some of them are common, there are plenty of listicle style videos on YouTube that cover this topic. But, sometimes you can find yourself making a mistake so large that when you finally learn your… ## [Beer and Wine Sales Resume at Locavino in Downtown Silver Spring](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2918869/beer-and-wine-sales-resume-at-locavino-in-downtown-silver-spring/) _2026-08-09 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Beer and wine sales have resumed at Locavino wine café in Downtown Silver Spring after the eatery's new alcohol license was approved this week. ## [Buna & Barley Opens in Downtown Silver Spring](https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring-news/2918831/buna-barley-opens-in-downtown-silver-spring/) _2026-08-08 · Source of the Spring Staff · Source of the Spring_ Ethiopian specialty convenience store Buna & Barley is now open in the former home of Wesenyelesh International Market in downtown Silver Spring. ## [Θέλεις να συμβάλεις στη Βικιπαίδεια; Δεν χρειάζεται να ξεκινήσεις μόνος](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/08/08/thelis-na-simvalis-sti-vikipedia-den-chriazete-na-xekinisis-monos/) _2026-08-08 · Ellak-Editor · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ Η Βικιπαίδεια είναι ίσως το πιο επιτυχημένο παγκόσμιο εγχείρημα συνεργατικής παραγωγής ελεύθερης γνώσης. Το σημαντικότερο χαρακτηριστικό της δεν είναι όμως μόνο ότι οποιοσδήποτε μπορεί να διορθώσει ή να εμπλουτίσει ένα λήμμα. Είναι ότι πίσω από τα εκατομμύρια λήμματα υπάρχει μια διεθνής κοινότητα εθελοντών που συζητά, ελέγχει πηγές, επιλύει διαφωνίες, διορθώνει λάθη και βοηθά τους νέους ... Read… ## [The One I Miss: Technics SL-J33 Turntable](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/08/06/the-one-i-miss-technics/) _2026-08-06 · Ennui Vagaries_ Introduction There’s one piece of audio gear I miss, it is my Technics SL-J33 turntable. I guess technically now it is considered vintage audio gear since it was produced in the 1980s. And, I would hazard a guess, that if you are used to seeing typical turntables, the above photograph 1 is not what you would think of as a turntable. The SL-J33 was most definitely not your typical phonograph.… ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JBtyD4wIJgj8) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [Time flies...dissertationversary!](https://idstuff.blogspot.com/2026/07/time-fliesdissertationversary.html) _2026-07-31 · Apostolos K. ("AK") · Multilitteratus Incognitus_ XKCD 1403 It's hard to believe, but five years have passed since the successful defense of my dissertation. Where does the time go? My defense was on July 7, my final accepted manuscript was published on August 11th . I guess that's my pubaversary? 🤔 The degree was ultimately conferred in October, given university timelines, so I guess I also have a degreeaversy coming up😂. Anyway, I count July… ## [Νέα από τον πλανήτη…planet.ellak.gr: Ανακοίνωση αποτελεσμάτων Μαραθωνίου εικονογράφησης και καταχώρησης δεδομένων WLE 2026](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/07/31/planet-ellak-gr-wle-2026-results/) _2026-07-31 · Pkst · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ by: Wikimedia Greece Ολοκληρώθηκε ο Μαραθώνιος εικονογράφησης και καταχώρησης δεδομένων WLE 2026, ο οποίος είχε ως στόχο τον εμπλουτισμό λημμάτων της Βικιπαίδειας, αντικειμένων Wikidata και φωτογραφικού υλικού στα Wikimedia Commons με περιεχόμενο από τον διαγωνισμό φωτογραφίας Wiki Loves Earth 2026. Κατά τη διάρκεια της δράσης, οι συμμετέχοντες εργάστηκαν για τη βελτίωση της παρουσίας των φυσικών… ## [Panoramax: πώς ένα ψηφιακό κοινό έγινε εθνική υποδομή στην Γαλλία](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/07/29/panoramax-pos-ena-psifiako-kino-egine-ethniki-ipodomi-stin-gallia/) _2026-07-29 · Pkst · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ Στον κόσμο των ψηφιακών κοινών (digital commons), το Panoramax έχει καθιερωθεί ταχύτατα ως σημείο αναφοράς. Πρόκειται για μια ανοιχτή και ψηγιακά ανεξάρτητη πλατφόρμα εικόνων σε επίπεδο δρόμου, η οποία φιλοξενεί ήδη περισσότερες από 85 εκατομμύρια φωτογραφίες, καλύπτει πάνω από 494.000 μίλια και στηρίζεται σε μια κοινότητα άνω των 1.800 συνεισφερόντων. Το εγχείρημα ξεκίνησε το 2022 ... Read more ## [A Tale of Two Citizens](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/27/a-tale-of-two-citizens/) _2026-07-27 · Ennui Vagaries_ Image: A Citizen Eco-Drive Zenshin (AW0130-85L), and Citizen Classic Eco-Drive (AW0082-01A), Photo by Unattributed, License: Copyright Unattributed. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 . Up until now I’ve only owned one Citizen watch. It is an Eco-Drive Pilot style watch, and I didn’t like it. Why? Several of reasons: It was way over-sized for even my beefy wrist. The size… ## [Links from 2026-07-26](https://martin.leyrer.priv.at/y2026/m07/shaarli-2026-07-26.html) _2026-07-27 · leyrer@gmail.com (Martin Leyrer) · leyrers online pamphlet_ Airbus moves critical apps off AWS to a French cloud The concern driving all this is the US CLOUD Act. It lets American authorities request data held by US firms, even in overseas data centres. Last year a Microsoft executive told a French court, under oath, that the company could not guarantee data sovereignty. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Austria… ## [Time to Play What's in the Box?](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/26/time-to-play-whats-in/) _2026-07-26 · Ennui Vagaries_ Image of a blue and cream-colored box with a handle and buttons at the side of the handle. Photo by Unattributed. License: Copyright Unattributed. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 . Okay, this is just a silly little game for the fun of it. Why? Because this is one of those impulse things that I bought. Well, not completely an impulse purchase. It’s something I’ve written… ## [AI-powered report generation from Gravity Forms forms](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/ai-powered-report-generation-from-gravity-forms-forms/) _2026-07-26 · Richard Best · WP AND LEGAL STUFF_ Template-based document automation is perfect for contracts, letters, and policies: fixed structure, variable details, merge and done. But some documents can’t be built that way. A tender response, a risk assessment, a privacy impact assessment: the structure repeats, but the analysis is different every time, because it depends on the inputs. That’s the gap the GravityMerge AI Report Builder… ## [EMF 2026: Failure IS an Option!](https://martin.leyrer.priv.at/y2026/m07/EMF_2026-Failure_IS_an_Option.html) _2026-07-25 · leyrer@gmail.com (Martin Leyrer) · leyrers online pamphlet_ At EMF 2026 , the Electromagnetic Film team showed Apollo 13 on an original 35mm print, which of course includes the famous movie quote by flight director Gene Kranz : Failure is not an option . Contrary to that, EMF 2026 showed that with a fantastic community and in the spirit and vibe of the event, failure IS an option and should be embraced and valued. Take, for example, Sam Look Mum No… ## [Links from 2026-07-24](https://martin.leyrer.priv.at/y2026/m07/shaarli-2026-07-24.html) _2026-07-25 · leyrer@gmail.com (Martin Leyrer) · leyrers online pamphlet_ What does EMF Art & Installations do? Everyone is an artist. Lots of people consider themselves to be "hackers" or "makers", but wouldn t call themselves "artists". One of our goals should be to show people that they are. We can do this by creating a level playing field between more established artists and people just bringing a little thing that they ve made. We want people to be proud of their… ## [Attribution in the Age of AI](https://creativecommons.org/2026/07/24/attribution-in-the-age-of-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attribution-in-the-age-of-ai) _2026-07-24 · Jack Hardinges,Irina Bejan · Creative Commons_ Attribution has always been a cornerstone of working with other people’s creativity and knowledge. As Creative Commons reminds us, practicing attribution serves many important functions, from providing verifiable evidence of a claim, to paying respect to the work of others, and creating pathways for traffic and financial value to flow. Despite the importance of attribution, many of today's AI… ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/62ZwzmZZOrDw) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Mightier than the Keyboard](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/24/mightier-than-the-keyboard/) _2026-07-24 · Ennui Vagaries_ Image: “Mightier Than the Keyboard?” handwritten on a piece of paper with a fountain pen. Photo by: Unattributed, License: Copyright Unattributed. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 . When I started using Fountain Pens last year, I noted that there was something different about the quality of my writing. It seemed to have a different quality to it. At first, I couldn’t figure out… ## [Links from 2026-07-23](https://martin.leyrer.priv.at/y2026/m07/shaarli-2026-07-23.html) _2026-07-24 · leyrer@gmail.com (Martin Leyrer) · leyrers online pamphlet_ feoh/inside-voice inside-voice is a terminal app that helps you keep your speaking volume down while you are on Zoom, Google Meet, or other calls. It watches your microphone level and plays a short local chime when your voice crosses above an adjustable dB threshold, or after it stays above the threshold for a configurable duration. Published under the Creative Commons… ## [GeoAI: Understanding The New Grammar](https://arkives.in/posts/07/2026/geoai-understanding-the-new-grammar/) _2026-07-22 · ARKives_ This is the second part of the Decoding GeoAI series, an attempt to make sense of that new AI language. It’s meant to explain some buzzwords in the modern AI era of Geospatial, not a deep dive into the AI concepts, more of a beginner’s glossary. License: This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.… ## [Missing Connection: Fountain Pens and Watches](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/20/missing-connection-fountain-pens-and/) _2026-07-20 · Ennui Vagaries_ A retro-styled wristwatch, a Timex T-80 Digital watch, Pelikan, Waterman and Conklin Fountain Pens. I’ve posited elsewhere that I have become something of a “techno curmudgeon” — that is someone who has serious reservations about technology, and therefore has adopted older technology. And yes, that is one possible connection between Fountain Pens and Wristwatches, but there is something else… ## [There are no fire alarms when it comes to privacy](https://www.unsungnovelty.org/posts/07/2026/fire-alarms-privacy/) _2026-07-19 · unsungNovelty_ Contrary to the belief of people, a fire alarm’s purpose is not just to let you know that there is fire. But also to let you know that it is safe to react or panic about the fire. Bystander effect experiment by Latane and Darley in 1968 states that you are more likely to be inactive or not help when you are in a group of people than when you’re alone. This also means you are more… ## [Why I Got into Watches: Rejecting Smartwatches](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/17/why-i-got-into-watches/) _2026-07-17 · Ennui Vagaries_ Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Introduction A few years back I became interested in the idea of getting a smartwatch. However, what I found when I started doing research into them was nothing short of horrifying. Take the journey with me as I talk about why I thought a smartwatch would be a good fit in my life, to the realization that there was no chance I would ever buy one of them. The level… ## [Νέα από τον πλανήτη…planet.ellak.gr: Εκδήλωση απονομής βραβείων Wiki Loves …](https://mycontent.ellak.gr/2026/07/17/planet-ellak-gr-wiki-loves-ceremony/) _2026-07-17 · Pkst · Ανοιχτό περιεχόμενο_ by: Wikimedia Greece Την τελευταία Δευτέρα του Ιουνίου βικιπαιδιστές και φίλοι της φωτογραφίας, από την Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, συγκεντρώθηκαν στην Θεσσαλονίκη για την εκδήλωση απονομής βραβείων των διαγωνισμών Wiki Loves Monuments 2025, Wiki Loves Earth 2025 και Wiki Science Competition 2025. Τόσο οι διαγωνισμοί, όσο και η βράβευση διοργανώθηκαν από την Κοινότητα Βικιπαιδιστών Ελλάδας. ... Read… ## [Introducing the CC Open Heritage Companion](https://creativecommons.org/2026/07/16/cc-open-heritage-companion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cc-open-heritage-companion) _2026-07-16 · Dee Harris,Brigitte Vézina · Creative Commons_ The Creative Commons Open Heritage Companion is a practitioner's guide developed to help cultural heritage institutions navigate the journey from closed to open collections. Grounded in the legal, policy, and ethical questions institutions face along the way, the Companion brings together resources, tools, and examples that guide practitioners from their first questions about openness to leading… ## [Typewriter Window Shopping 101](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/15/typewriter-window-shopping/) _2026-07-15 · Ennui Vagaries_ Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash I’ve started a quest for the “perfect” typewriter. I don’t know what that means: I don’t know what perfect is in the case of typewriters. When I find it, I will know it. There will be mistakes made along the way, but so be it. There is something that has fascinated me already, however, in my search for a typewriter. Originally I was thinking… ## [Code for the people](https://wpandlegalstuff.com/code-for-the-people/) _2026-07-15 · Richard Best · WP AND LEGAL STUFF_ Great documentary. It speaks for itself. The post Code for the people appeared first on WP AND LEGAL STUFF . ## [Birth Year Collecting](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/11/birth-year-collecting/) _2026-07-11 · Ennui Vagaries_ Photo: IBM Selectric I Typewriter, By Steve Iodefink , License: CC BY 2.0 The concept of birth year collecting has fascinated me in the last year or two. The idea of seeking out objects that were produced in the year you were born has an appeal. And yet, I cannot, for the life of me quite wrap my head around the concept. So, think of it this way… You are looking at objects that you very likely had… ## [Three Parker 51 Demonstrator Clones](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/09/three-parker-demonstrator-clones/) _2026-07-09 · Ennui Vagaries_ Three Parker 51 Clones: Wingsung 601 Demonstrators. Photo by Unattributed, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 . For those who have seen my posts on c/Fountain Pens , PixelFed , or elsewhere on the FediVerse will know that I have been nearly obsessed with finding a good set of Parker 51 clones. I’ve had several (from Jinhao and Junlai) that have been disappointing. While they had… ## [Takeaways from a London Workshop on CC Signals](https://creativecommons.org/2026/07/06/takeaways-from-a-london-workshop-on-cc-signals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=takeaways-from-a-london-workshop-on-cc-signals) _2026-07-06 · Sarah Hinchliff Pearson · Creative Commons_ At the recent Founders Fireside Chat, Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig referred to himself as “hopelessly naive.” It struck me that this sort of naivete—the kind that is about believing in the potential for good when sharing knowledge with other humans—is the glue that holds the entire Creative Commons movement together, across borders and belief systems. The post Takeaways from a London… ## [Beating AI Using Public Domain Photos](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/06/beating-ai-using-public-domain/) _2026-07-06 · Ennui Vagaries_ I’ve recently rediscovered something I had done a long time ago: modifying pictures from weather and traffic cameras. Note: I am cautious about the cameras that I choose to use. They have to be cameras that are putting their photographs online, and specifically be in the public domain. Obviously, not all weather camera images are in the public domain. Privately owned cameras, especially the… ## [My Watches Twin](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/05/my-watches-twin/) _2026-07-05 · Ennui Vagaries_ Casio Lineage LCW-M100TSE, Photo by Unattributed, License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 Introduction: The Casio Lineage LCW-M100TSE The Casio Lineage watch line is in my top five daily wear watches. They represented one of the best values in watches imaginable at the price I paid: $180 USD. Today, unfortunately, due to changes in our import policies, they sell for around $250-$300 USD.… ## [The Luxury Investor](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/03/the-luxury-investor/) _2026-07-03 · Ennui Vagaries_ Photo by Millenary Watches on Unsplash In Rejecting the Luxury of Hobbies I talked about the “investor” types of people. The people that seem to feel that participating in a hobby based around collecting should not affect their bottom line. Well, here we are, just a couple of days later, and one of these “collectors” just showed up in my YouTube with his latest video: Affordable Watches Lose You… ## [The Legacy of 25 Years of Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/2026/07/02/the-legacy-of-25-years-of-creative-commons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legacy-of-25-years-of-creative-commons) _2026-07-02 · Jocelyn Miyara · Creative Commons_ Over the past 25 years, Creative Commons has helped transform openness from an aspiration into a global practice. Through open licensing, communities around the world have built new models for sharing. The Legacy Of series reflects on four interconnected movements—Open Access, Open Education, Open Science, and Open Culture—and the people who helped shape them. The post The Legacy of 25 Years of… ## [Re-Learning Photography](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/07/01/relearning-photography/) _2026-07-01 · Ennui Vagaries_ Photo by: Ailbhe Flynn via Unsplash I was into photography many years ago (like over 40 years ago), and in all this time there have been several significant changes. The single biggest is the change from analog film based photography to digital photography. This one change has completely changed aspects of photography that cannot be understated. For example, photographers today will never know the… ## [Inside the CC Founders Fireside Chat](https://creativecommons.org/2026/06/30/inside-the-cc-founders-fireside-chat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-the-cc-founders-fireside-chat) _2026-06-30 · Dee Harris · Creative Commons_ Twenty-five years ago, a small group of people made a bet. They believed that if you gave creators a simple set of tools and licenses in language that a lawyer, a machine, and a human could all read, millions of people might choose to share their work with the world instead of locking it down. "We said, oh gosh, if a million people use these licenses, that would be amazing," Hal Abelson recalled,… ## [Rejecting the Luxury of Hobbies](https://ennui-vagaries.cc/2026/06/30/rejecting-the-luxury-of-hobbies/) _2026-06-30 · Ennui Vagaries_ Chimeri standard dress watch (Photo by Unattributed, License CC BY-NC-SA) “What are hobbies about?” is a question I started asking myself when I was watching YouTube videos about watches and fountain pens. The answer to that question showed that I have a fundamentally different view of hobbies than others. Worse, the things that I think of as hobbies aren’t hobbies to a lot of people. There…