There are quite a few ways to use a monopod it seems, and treating it like a tripod & putting it in front of you is the weakest option of them all.
Tags: photography, monopod, guide, tutorial
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Waldo Jaquith – On the impracticality of a cheeseburger.
In case you ever wondered what kind of progress we have made as a civilization, this articles the best example you can find.
“A cheeseburger cannot exist outside of a highly developed, post-agrarian society. It requires a complex interaction between a handful of vendors—in all likelihood, a couple of dozen—and the ability to ship ingredients vast distances while keeping them fresh. The cheeseburger couldn’t have existed until nearly a century ago as, indeed, it did not.”Tags: progress, technology, civilization, food, cultivation
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How to Land Your Kid in Therapy – Magazine – The Atlantic
Pretty interesting article on the pursuit of happiness – maybe we aren’t designed to feel happy all the time.
“Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.”
“Happiness as a byproduct of living your life is a great thing. But happiness as a goal is a recipe for disaster.”Tags: psychology, happiness, parenting
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Ananym – Wikipedia
So there’s more than just ohm\mho:
“An ananym is a word whose spelling is derived by reversing the spelling of another word. It is therefore a special type of anagram.”Tags: wikipedia, language
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Travel Photo Clichés and How to Avoid Them – NYTimes.com
Useful tips by Michael Freeman (photographer & author of Photographer’s Eye\Mind books)
Tags: travel, photography, nytimes, tips
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Kodak’s long fade to black – latimes.com
The Kodak moment gives way to the iPhone moment.
Tags: kodak, technology, photography, Business, businessmodels
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Kindle Fire Usability Findings (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Steve Jobs was onto something with the 10″ form factor for tablets, it seems. This study indicates how difficult it is to use regular (desktop versions) websites on a 7″ tablet. Even though the screen is much larger, the user experience is better with the mobile version of a site on a 7″ screen.
Tags: usability, tablet, amazon, kindle, android, design
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On Magazines and the iPad — carpeaqua by Justin Williams
The user experience is pretty messed up it seems, even after the introduction of Newsstand.
This also indicates why Android has trouble with user experience (touch responsiveness & smoothness in particular). It all depends on the designer in the end, and iOS is no exception.Tags: magazine, ipad, design, publishing
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The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011
Also serves as a roundup of the major events of the year
Tags: photos, media, news, 2011, photography
