The Glorified Search Engine Kills Again

I’ve heard people say, “I don’t use search engines, I just ask AI”. And I get it. It’s easy. If you use Google, the first result is always Googles AI, Gemini, replying. Earlier this week, Apple announced that it would remove support for CoreStorage. So I Googled — in other word asked Gemini — to refresh my memory. Ah, yes, it’s the container Apple used to introduce, among other things, encryption to its old HFS+ file system. After going down that rabbit hole, asking more and more questions about HFS, HFS+ and the current APFS, I pivoted and asked a new question. In a new session, I asked about freelance photographer Chris Weeks, which I used to follow on DeviantArt1. At that time — around 2005–2010 — I was fascinated by Leica cameras, but also Chris’ ability to capture photographs of people like Jack Nicholson, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman, a homeless dog, and many, many more. He also had a distinct writing style which told the stories behind the photos. So I asked…