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.

Google Street View’s face-blurring algorithm is a little more zealous than it needs to be…

Google Street View’s face-blurring algorithm is a little more zealous than it needs to be.

(Incidentally, this restaurant closed last year, and a new restaurant has taken over the location. Apparently the chain is still around, but until I saw this one, I was under the impression it was long gone.)

Last year’s solar eclipse seen from Los Angeles.

Last year’s solar eclipse seen from Los Angeles. I was waaaay out of the viewing area for yesterday’s eclipse seen across Australia and the Pacific Ocean, but I got to see a really good partial eclipse last year. More photos and commentary about the experience on my blog.

Shortly before sunset, Katie noticed a really yellow quality to the light outside the window, …

Shortly before sunset, Katie noticed a really yellow quality to the light outside the window, like an eclipse (we’re *way* outside its path) or inside the smoke plume from a large fire. I went out to see. As near as I can tell, it was the reddish/golden hour light from the sun reflecting off of the cloud layer above us that was making everything look yellow. J came out too, and while he wasn’t terribly interested in the clouds or sunset, he had fun watching cars and people and looking at stuff down here on the ground.

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.