One Thomas Alan

technology

Technology alone doesn’t drive progress — people + tech do. I think hard-earned human wisdom paired with intelligent tools like AI will be unstoppable. —The TEKnologist

For years, technology favored the fast, the young, the fluent.

But everything is changing.

With the rise of AI, the playing field is shifting.

The advantage isn’t in knowing the tools—it’s in knowing what matters.

Life experience. Perspective. Judgment.

These aren’t soft skills anymore — when combined with AI, they’re superpowers.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #technology #thinkingoutloud

Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

AIREC (AI-Driven Robot for Embrace and Care) is a 150-kg AI-driven humanoid robot designed to assist in elderly care in Japan by 2030 at an estimated cost of ¥10,000.

AIREC can already perform tasks such as repositioning patients—a critical function for preventing bedsores and diaper changes. It Can also assists with daily activities like cooking and laundry.

Learn more about AIREC in the video below

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #healthcare #japan #robotics #technology

Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

In this TED Talk, Will AI Make Us the Last Generation to Read and Write?, Caleb Everett presents a thought-provoking discussion on what I believe is an inevitable shift in our society.

As someone who has always been more visual, I don't personally find this evolution uncomfortable, but I recognize that many might. Paradoxically, Everett touches on a feeling I can relate to—guilt over not picking up a traditional book and instead consuming content via audio or video.

Watch the TED Talk here

While I don’t believe reading and writing will disappear entirely, I do think they may become skills reserved for a small percentage of society, much like how literacy was once limited to the elite.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#ai #thinkingoutloud #technology

Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Waiting for the perfect AI use case is how you get left behind. Use cases are found through adoption, not before it.

TheTEKnologist.com

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#ai #technology #thinkingoutloud

Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Leica just dropped an interesting new accessory to pair with their Leica Lux app—a MagSafe Bluetooth grip for iPhones, with half-press to focus and function shortcut buttons.

As functional as it looks, I have to wonder: how many people will shell out $329 for it, even with the included one-year Lux app subscription?

If it was a universal grip that I could use with my iPhone and my Android, maybe I would consider it more, but then again, I care a regular camera with me everywhere I go, so it’s probably not for me.

I still love that Leica and others are releasing modern accessories like these.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#leica, #iphone, #photography, #mobile #technology

Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

About

Welcome to my blog—a journal and scrapbook for my mind. This is where I document, think out loud, share photos, and reflect.

I’m a creative technologist and photographer living in Japan. Half technical, half artist, I shift focus depending on the day. I love the new—and I’m often distracted by shiny objects.

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I enjoy a good coffee and a conversation about philosophy and technology just as much as I do one about art and photography. Politics? Not so much—I mean, like never. 🙂

Most of my life has revolved around Japan, creativity, and technology. I’ve lived here on and off for decades. This site is where those threads come together—a place to share photos, quotes, reflections, and whatever else inspires me.

Which version of me you know probably depends on when our paths crossed. For years, I worked full-time as a commercial and editorial photographer. Before that, I spent nearly a decade as a university web designer and developer. And before that, I was an account manager for a U.S.-based company operating in Japan.

These days, I’m a marketing manager with perhaps an overzealous interest in artificial intelligence and robotics—but I never stray too far from my cameras.

I’ve lived through decades of technological evolution, beginning with my first computer, an original Macintosh, in 1986, which I purchased from my boss when I moved to Tokyo.

Where my technology journey began, with an original Macintosh that I purchase used from my boss in 1986 when I moved to Tokyo.

Even today, I remain amazed by how technology continues to transform our world—often in ways that still feel like magic to me.

Although I’m proficient in digital marketing and understand modern engagement principles, I’m not enamored with the algorithms driving our world. I do post occasionally on social platforms, but I still prefer the simplicity and control of a personal blog—a space to focus, reflect, and share without chasing the algorithm.

If others find what I write helpful, that’s great. But this is mostly a journal and scrapbook for my mind—a way to document my thoughts and experiences as they unfold.

Everything here—including me—is a work in progress.

My writing will evolve, probably in ways I can’t yet predict—in fact, I’m counting on it.

To good light and moments that matter. ✌️

#photography #japan #okinawa #technology