March 2008
Netscape Navigator's Last Day: A Haiku [Wisdom] →
Expert rendering
Of my Geocities page.
You had a good run.
[BBC]
'Rolling Stone' Hits Newsstands in India →
A new edition of the music magazine Rolling Stone hit the newsstands in India this week. The magazine will focus on international stars like Radiohead, but also Bollywood soundtracks, which make up…
Musician Buddy Miles Dies at 60 →
Buddy Miles, a drummer who played with Jimi Hendrix and sang in the claymation commercials featuring the California Raisins in the 1980s, has died. He was 60. Miles had been suffering from…
The Spark: Happy Birthday, Leaplings! →
It’s leap day! (get it?) (Photo by Lauren)
Back in the 16th Century, Ponce de Leon claimed to have discovered the Fountain of Youth. While de Leon never actually…
Steve Ballmer on MS Server, Linux, Yahoo &... →
yorugua writes “Furniture trembled as Steve Ballmer was to be interviewed by InformationWeek. He then went on to talk about Linux: ‘How does Microsoft beat Linux? The same way “you beat any other…
Question of the Day: What Do You Need More? A... →
Gadget addiction. It sounds stupid, but names like “Crackberry” exist for a reason. Think of all the shiny gadgets you own and ask yourself “could I do without?” More specifically, which…
The Spark: Poem, Poem on the Range →
(Photo by Robb Kendrick)
Say, you can’t tell remudas from round-ups, bandanas from wild rags, Â Â Â Â Â Â or an ol’ Texas taco from a classic flat…
Baby Bird →
XP or Vista? [Reader Poll] →
According to News.com, Microsoft is slashing prices on several versions of Vista, dropping upgrade versions of Vista Ultimate to $219 from $299 (full version drops to $319) and Home Premium…
Waffle Tetris →
Flickr user pfhranzilicious made this delicious breakfast game. - [via] Link.
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Taking the Measure of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' →
Fresh Air’s film critic reviews The Other Boleyn Girl, a costume drama from director Justin Chadwick. Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson play sisters battling for the affection of England’s…
Oprah's Big Give debuts Sunday →
On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey will try to conquer reality TV with Oprah’s Big Give, which debuts at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The eight-episode series is a competition between 10 people who work “to change the…
Face 76 →
Uploaded on August 10, 2007 by Dave Gorman
Rick Sammon’s Seven Step for a Better Image →
February 29, 2008: Just the other day, a listener asked me how to combine two versions of an image in Photoshop. He wanted to adjust one version for the highlights, another for the shadows, and…
February 29th →
February 29th is a day that plays hard-to-get, but that’s what makes it special. The next one won’t be until 2012, so make the most of it and do something memorable! (Oh, and Happy…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull... →
Los Angeles - The new Indiana Jones movie is to open at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18 in
February 2008
Push-button starts to alter the interior... →
Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, Lifestyle
The question “Where are my car keys?” hasn’t left the building just yet, but is being shown to the door. Why? The arrival of push-button…
100 Photographs that Changed the World by LIFE -... →
bookmark this on del.icio.us - first posted by demerzel to photography history photos images photo - more about this bookmark…
Technical Difficulty at Flickr →
Flickr: The Help Forum: [Official Topic] Current Contacts Issues According to a Flickr Help Forum “Your Contacts Photos” in one of the most popular sections of the site may not update for as long…
Push-button starts to alter the interior... →
Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, Lifestyle
The question “Where are my car keys?” hasn’t left the building just yet, but is being shown to the door. Why? The arrival of push-button…
The Constant →
Tonight’s Desmond-centric episode will mostly focus on Sayid and Desmond’s trip with Frank Lapidus back to the freighter – and accordingly we will see the introduction of a number of new…
News, Discounts, and some Inspiration →
Happy Friday everyone! Yep, I know it’s not Friday for most of you but it is for me so I’m posting some extra stuff today since I’ll be off tomorrow.
First off, Jeff Revell of the Photo Walk Pro…
The Digital Photography Show #85: Welcome Wacom... →
The Digital Photography Show #85: Welcome Wacom and The Photography’s Future with FotoNation
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February 27, 2008 : Welcome to the eighty fifth episode of The Digital…
Top 10 Places for Photography in San Francisco →
One of the most common emails I get from readers is an email letting me know that they are coming to visit San Francisco and asking what I’d recommend that a visitor…
Best Buy Drops Xbox HD DVD Player Price To $50 -... →
“$24 million bid to buy Buckhead library rejected”
– $24 million bid to buy Buckhead library rejected | ajc.com
High-end skateboard furniture →
Skate Study House is a new furniture company that creates furniture inspired by classic modern designs but built with skateboard decks and wheels. Seen here, Jet Set Lounge Chair…
Air Force Blocks Access to Many Blogs →
Noah Shachtman of Wired’s Danger Room writes,
The Air Force is tightening restrictions on which blogs its troops can read. At least one senior Air Force official calls the squeeze so…
Pigs →
Photos from Alicia J. Rose and Jürgen Kreileder.
See more photos in our pig and pigs clusters.
“Conservative writer William Buckley dead at 82”
– Conservative writer William Buckley dead at 82 - Yahoo! News
Why I Blog →
I started this blog on May 5th of last year and it’s forced me to go out and create new work on a consistent basis. I may not have an audience the size of a Scott Kelby, but the motivation to create new work is the same whether one person or a thousand people a day read it. I love creating new work and through Pixyblog I have been able to view some fantastic work of other photo bloggers.
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E. B. White →
“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.”
List of week's top 20 prime-time shows
(AP) →
AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Feb. 18-24. Listings include the week’s ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An “X” in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
Still no upgrade for White House e-mail
(AP) →
AP - The White House still has not finished work on a new records management and e-mail archiving system, a project that began nearly five years ago.
Terminator returns to big screen in May, 2009 →
Warner Bros. has announced a release date for the upcoming Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The McG-directed film, which stars
Lilliputland →
I’ve always wondered what it’s like to be like Gulliver, King Kong or Godzilla… Photos from Bobasonic, danorbit, dr. motte.
How to Revamp the Oscars: A Genius Plan →
This year’s Academy Awards got the worst ratings in ceremony history. Madeleine Brand talks to comedy duo Frangela, former Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman and others about how they’d fix the show. Prince, gambling and bare midriffs are part of the plan. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
It’s a Tuesday News Thing →
Howdy folks. Here’s what’s going on:
Let’s start with some photographic inspiration, from photographer Joe Felzman. This guy has some very cool stuff. Start your Tuesday off right by clicking here.
I just got the 2008 spring/fall catalog of classes from the Santa Fe Workshops, (the cover is shown above) and since it’s just a listing of their upcoming classes, I guess I wasn’t expecting to see...
ACU dishing out iPhone / iPod touch to all... →
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Never heard of Abilene Christian University? We’re guessing a wide majority of the general public hasn’t either, but the institution is definitely getting its name out there by promising each incoming freshman this fall an iPhone or iPod touch. Granted, these aren’t being explicitly marked as “free,” but...
Eggtown Recap & Other Ramblings →
I have to say that the first four episodes of Season 4 have definitely delivered - we may not be getting all the answers we are looking for, but you can definitely feel that the storytelling is moving forward at a much more rapid pace than in past seasons. There was a lot of really great commentary associated with the episode post, and here are a few things that caught my eye:
*Could Miles Be...
The Post Where DirecTV Dumps TiVo and I Dump... →
I’ve been having various messages hit my HDTV DirecTV TiVo over the course of the past month that I’m going to need to do a required “upgrade” if I want to get my West Coast network TV channels after March 30, 2008. Unfortunately, DirecTV’s upgrade will require me to lose my TiVo service that I love. The upgrade is a joke. Although I’ve been relatively happy...
American Photography: A Century of Images →
“I think it’s very dangerous for a free society to have all the information distilled and packaged by our government and given to us. Do we know to this day who we killed in Iraq? I don’t think so. If bringing war into the living room means that we as a people will say we don’t want to do it that way anymore we want to figure out other ways to solve these conflicts, then I...
“If you aren’t familiar with the work of British photographer Platon...”
– Strobist: The Simple Light: Platon Videos
In photos: 'Oscars 2008: Arrivals Part One' →
We have added a set of images showing arrivals at the 80th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in
In photos: 'Oscars 2008: Arrivals Part Two' →
We have added a set of images showing arrivals at the 80th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in
PhotoDump 02-24-2008 →
Another great week of photos from the Epic Edits Flickr Pool! The photophlow sessions didn’t work out this week, so here’s what I decided on for photos.
336 Members (12 New)
2,125 Photos (182 New) [Slideshow]
23 Discussions (3 New)
36 Selections
Snow →
Photos from Blaise K, physics*chick, mayotic.
See more photos tagged with “snow” or view our snow clusters.
Stars come out for Oscars →
Los Angeles - Escaping a threat from the screenwriters strike, the 80th annual Oscars kicked off Sunday in front of