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It’s pure in-camera trickery…EUREKA! — suddenly we had our approach. The often overlooked approach. This was a fun read with lovely images. via Alex Buono | HOW WE DID IT — SNL Title Sequence.
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Spotify Doesn’t Hurt Artists: My Band Would Be Nowhere Without It | WIRED
I hope artists will pause and realize that misplaced blame and oversimplification of the issues could set us back. Physical album sales are not the long-term solution (case in point: the laptop I’m typing on doesn’t have a CD drive)……
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On Lichtenstein and “theft” | parker higgins dot net
Or: What is it that [“original” artist] doesn’t have that s/he would have if [other artist] had never appropriated the[ir work]? What is it that Heath doesn’t have, that he would have if Lichtenstein had never appropriated the panel? via…
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Amazon Echo | Hacker News
The doorbell rings. Young daughter answers. Nobody is there. She looks down. There’s a package. From Amazon . . . Be sure to make the video on the left fullscreen after clicking this link. Take note if the simple, aural…
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Neil Gaiman: How I learned to stop worrying and love the duplicator machines – Boing Boing
Agreed. …humans are bright enough to think our way out the problems we think ourselves into. via Neil Gaiman: How I learned to stop worrying and love the duplicator machines – Boing Boing.
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INFORMATION DOESN’T WANT TO BE FREE by Cory Doctorow | Kirkus
I’m excited to find out about this book. I wasn’t aware that Cory was working on something non-fiction. The second quote below defines the internet as “one great big copy machine” which is amusingly accurate. I had the opportunity to…
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Had an idea for a thing. At the moment I’m calling it <broken poets>. Clark was having one of his moments. “There were roughly three thousand people using public transport that day; thirty-four where riding on the bus in question; eighteen…
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Superintelligence
This article pointed me toward the book Superintelligence which pointed me toward a quote from a shorter document by the author from which I’ve quoted below. Anyone wondering what to gift me this Christmas can look into the linked book above. I enjoy…
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Well, I’m not saying I’m like, ALLOWED to do this…
An awesome, educational, fair use-using post about studying, recognizing, and appreciating components of visual storytelling. So I want you to watch this movie and think only about staging, how the shots are built and laid out, what the rules of…
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Sandro Miller: Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to photographic masters | Catherine Edelman Gallery
Nothing to add. Go see the pictures. (seriously. go.) via Sandro Miller: Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to photographic masters | Catherine Edelman Gallery.
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An email signature to encourage encryption use | parker higgins dot net
ToDo list: added. I prefer to use encrypted email. My public key fingerprint is 4FF3 AA1B D29E 1638 32DE C765 9433 5F88 9A36 7709. Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide. via An email signature…
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Being the Worst
What a great idea. “I don’t have anything against Yelp. The idea is fantastic, but the blackmailing thing is ferocious,” says Cerretini. “I think I should be the one deciding if I’m on the site or not. At least I…
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art-cycle
I took what was weird repackaged it whole sealed it in plastic up-charged for in stores and for a small fee — I loan my IP — you can license repackaged-sealed-weird just like me (but not for free)
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Hypo-quandary of the Week
♥ — 5 Useful Articles is great. While on an expedition in Indonesia, a nature photographer’s equipment is hijacked by a roving band of artistic monkeys. One of them snaps a photograph of herself. The photographer recovers his camera and…
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algorithms are values.
What a terrifying—and true—statement about our times: algorithms are values. via Twitter Respected Our Choices Until It Didn’t – My Linux Rig.
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Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing – NYTimes.com
Very interesting quotes on the proper balance of study and practice. The article relates the idea that pre-testing (i.e. failing) primes the brain for future success by opening different neural pathways than studying a single question:answer relationship. The quickest way…
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Non-Ambiguous Tasks
The dishes clearly need to be washed. There’s no ambiguity about whether it’s a necessary task and when you’re washing the dishes, it only takes a tiny portion of your attention — a tiny portion of your mind — and…
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The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection – Boing Boing
I’m relieved to learn that someone has taken the time to codify terms and phrases related to pre- and post-web. There are currently—and increasingly will be—reasons to mourn what we have already lost. We should also celebrate the many advantages.…
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Being obsessive about detail is being normal | Spiekerblog
Every craft requires attention to detail. … Unless you are obsessed by what you’re doing, you will not be doing it well enough. via Being obsessive about detail is being normal | Spiekerblog.
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Fedora Wallpaper
Unfortunately it looks like I misinterpreted the deadline for Fedora wallpaper submissions. Enjoy.
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Old Office Art
I used to do repetitive work for pay. Office-type work in a building with cubes. I was surrounded by staplers, locked shred bins, clinging cash registers, and disorderly queues served by staff who didn’t care. When I had downtime I…
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Measure Up | S.B.LattinDesign
Measure Up | S.B.LattinDesign. What a fantastic graphic.
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The GNU/Linux Lagniappes
I’ve been enamored with free software since Windows Vista decided to disappear what I called my “trial run” Wubi install of Ubuntu. By the end of this “trial” I preferred GNU/Linux so strongly that I had forgotten there was another operating…
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Three Things: Six
a minor commitment Pain – remained conscious throughout the day – stretched frequently – moved often Play – frisbee – nice weather – carefree time – directed interest Quality – minor accomplishments along the way on small projects that add…
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Three Things: Five
a minor commitment A little lo-fi the other day…