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Odd: Google Photos actually increased saturation on this. Half the time the auto-awesome…
Odd: Google Photos actually increased saturation on this. Half the time the auto-awesome (or whatever they’re calling it these days) takes a photo with bright, interesting colors and makes it a dull black and white (it hardly ever picks the shots that actually look good in B&W).
We had a rare summer thunderstorm today.
We had a rare summer thunderstorm today.
Fountain
(Flowers)
Golden Age Flash vs. the Measles
In “Play of the Year” (March 1943), a theater producer sabotages a rival’s production by faking a measles outbreak among the cast. The boarding house where they’re all staying is immediately quarantined.
Of course, this is a Jay Garrick Flash story, so there’s a madcap solution: the Flash will perform every part in the play at once!
Golden Age Flash vs. the Measles
As someone who grew up after the measles vaccine, I tended to think of it as not a big deal, just one of those childhood diseases that previous generations had to deal with. So back in the mid-2000s when I was tracking down every Golden Age Flash story I could find, I was surprised to see that Flash Comics #39 treated it as serious business (which, of course, it is).
I hate that Mac/PC email interaction still manages to transform curly apostrophes and quotation marks into superscript numbers. Shouldn’t this be a solved problem by now?
I hate that Mac/PC email interaction still manages to transform curly apostrophes and quotation marks into superscript numbers. Shouldn’t this be a solved problem by now?
Looking through my email this morning
Looking through my email this morning, I had the following messages regarding today’s online protests against mass surveillance.
EFF: Call Congress, spread the word
Google: Call Congress, spread the word
TheDayWeFightBack.org: Call congress, spread the word
O’Reilly: Save 50% on books about privacy.
One of these things is not like the others…
“I keep trying to click on it, but it just oozes out of the way.” “Well, it is a GUI interface.”
“I keep trying to click on it, but it just oozes out of the way.” “Well, it is a GUI interface.”
I’m going to have to go back and look at this again.
I’m going to have to go back and look at this again.
Creator of xkcd Reveals Secret Backstory of His Epic 3,099-Panel Comic
“Let’s establish a simple usability principle: avoid taunting the customers.”
“Let’s establish a simple usability principle: avoid taunting the customers.”
Users might overlook things that change too fast—and even when they do notice, changeable screen elements are harder to understand in a limited timeframe.
Interesting discussion on why people just click on things
Interesting discussion on why people just click on things, and the impact of being tired & stressed on online safety.
Saying people shouldn’t complain about a problem without offering a solution is like saying only doctors should talk about being sick.
Saying people shouldn’t complain about a problem without offering a solution is like saying only doctors should talk about being sick. Identifying a problem and solving it are different (if overlapping) skill sets. That’s why software companies have QA departments, run beta tests, and accept bug reports.
Comic Con International attendance through the years.
Comic Con International attendance through the years.
San Diego Comic-Con update: infographic and more badges
Stunning Picture of the Milky Way…Over Los Angeles?
Very cool: A photographer takes a few hundred photos of the night sky from Mt. Wilson, then writes a computer program to combine the images and get a clear picture of the night sky despite LA’s city lights.
XKCD makes an interesting point about birds and dinosaurs.
XKCD makes an interesting point about birds and dinosaurs.
Leveraging Social Media to Help During Emergencies – IEEE
I’d previously thought from the individual perspective, Twitter/Facebook would be a good way to multiply your tiny “I’m OK”/”Building fell on me” SMS message through the clogged cell network. Looking at it from the other side is an interesting approach.
The old-school Curso de Photoshop sounds a lot better now.
Adobe is moving to an all-subscription model for its creative software. That means to use Photoshop, you’re going to have to keep paying them again and again, month in, month out. The old-school Curso de Photoshop sounds a lot better now.
Spamusement! Poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines! – Curso de Photoshop
Discussion from Google+:
Stacy: Wow. Just Wow. It’s hard enough for me to get $500 upgrades to the latest FrameMaker and Dreamweaver, let alone a new Illustrator license every three or four years. This pricing model is going to be hard on small-time users.
Me: I can only assume they don’t want small-time users anymore.
Stacy: Not smart to price yourself out of startups around here. You want to be the tool used from the beginning.
Art Nouveau Posters Of ’80s And ’90s Movie Heroines
10 Beautiful Art Nouveau Posters Of ’80s And ’90s Movie Heroines
Artist Kishokahime created a beautiful series of posters that reimagines our favorite movie heroines.
If someone does a science experiment, learns something, there’s little damage and no one gets hurt, that’s not a crime – that’s education.
If someone does a science experiment, learns something, there’s little damage and no one gets hurt, that’s not a crime – that’s education.
How to Kill a Scientist: a response to the Florida science felony – Rock, Paper, Cynic