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Thomas Smith

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Award-winning, Johns Hopkins trained AI expert with 14 years experience. "A Veteran Programmer" - @nytimes. AI consultant, photographer and YouTuber.

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Thomas Smith is a food and travel photographer and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His photographic work routinely appears in publications including Food and Wine, Conde Nast Traveler, and the New York Times and his writing appears in IEEE Spectrum, SFGate, the Bold Italic, and more. Smith holds a degree in Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) and Anthropology from the Johns Hopkins University.

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Bay Area squirrels are splooting and it's freaking people out

Bay Area squirrels are splooting and it's freaking people out

If you looked out your front window and saw a squirrel stretched out spread-eagle and motionless on your lawn…

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Don't Take Our Kodachrome Away

Don't Take Our Kodachrome Away

The 19th and 20th centuries saw a dizzying array of photographic technologies, from the daguerreotypes that l…

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Medium Is Building a Monetized Alternative to Twitter

Medium Is Building a Monetized Alternative to Twitter

If you got paid $0.50 to $1.00 (or more) for every Tweet you wrote, would you use Twitter more often? Most co…

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This Musician Shared His Personal Cell Phone Number Online

This Musician Shared His Personal Cell Phone Number Online

Would you share your personal cell phone number online, and commit to speaking with anyone who decides to cal…

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I Got My File From Clearview AI, and It Freaked Me Out

I Got My File From Clearview AI, and It Freaked Me Out

Have you ever had a moment of paranoia just before posting a photo of yourself (or your kid) on social media?…

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Inside the mission control center for California's power grid

Inside the mission control center for California's power grid

As Bay Area residents tried hard to stay cool during the September heat wave, a group of people worked franti…

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Huge Plans Are Underway as Prominent Lafayette Building Transforms Into New Restaurant, Retail

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By Thomas Smith
| Bay Area Telegraph
Credit: Thomas Smith/Bay Area Telegraph LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA — The former Wells Fargo building (which was most recently a gallery space) at Moraga Road and Mount Diablo Boulevard has a new chapter taking shape, with plans for a restaurant space, outdoor dining and a new bank tenant. A reader recently asked Bay Area Telegraph what was happening with the prominent corner property at 3525 Mount Diablo Boulevard.
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An Iconic Dublin Restaurant Has Closed After 27 Years

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By Thomas Smith
| Bay Area Telegraph
DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A longtime Dublin Italian restaurant has quietly closed its doors after serving the community for 27 years. Rigatoni’s has permanently closed its restaurant at 7350 Dublin Boulevard, near the Interstate 680 overpass. The familiar brick-fronted building is now dark, and the Dublin location has been removed from the restaurant company’s website.
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A Trendy New Fitness Studio Wants to “Rok” You in Lafayette

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By Thomas Smith
| Bay Area Telegraph
Credit: Thomas Smith/Bay Area Telegraph LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – A familiar downtown Lafayette storefront is preparing for a decidedly more energetic second act. BODYROK, a fast-growing fitness brand offering high-intensity, Pilates-inspired workouts, plans to open a new studio at 971 Moraga Road in fall 2026. The address was previously home to Clocks, Etc., the wonderfully eclectic clock, gift and home decor store that closed its large retail location after 48 years in Lafayette.
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