- The Wirecutter – Best iphone photography accessories
There are a few in here I've been tempted by, so I'm flagging this as one to come back to if/when I decide to spend cash on this sort of thing. Which may be never.
Tag: photography
Bookmarks for April 18, 2012
- CMAP #2: How Books Are Made – Charlie's Diary
I have had a few conversations recently with people who have kvetched about having to pay the same price for an ebook as they do for the paperback, and I have wished that I was able to easily find this post to point them at. Short version: the cost of your paperback book is *not* a materials cost. Physical production, shipping and distribution account for around a quid of the price. The other six of seven quid is labour, and there's a lot more labour goes in that you might think, and most of it isn't the author's.
- Twitter’s “Innovator’s Patent Agreement” – Marco.org
No, it looks like other people have come to the same conclusions.
- Twitter Blog: Introducing the Innovator's Patent Agreement
This is quite a good idea, although one might quibble over what "only used defensively" means – it's possible that I'm misunderstanding the legalese, but it looks to me that any company who has filed a patent infringement suit for any reason in the last ten years (and who might be infringing, obviously) would be fair game. Which in turn means that this is meaningless, and will be just as innovation-stifling in practice as any current agreement. But I await being told that I've misunderstood.
- Paul Woods – Life on the Northern Line
This made me smile this morning.
Bookmarks for March 12, 2012
- Portenzo iPad case
Another iPad book-case manufacturer. Choices, choices…
- Flickr Sometimes Deletes Your Content Even Though They Don't Have To | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
I keep meaning to have a look around for a decent flickr competitor. It'll make me very sad to leave, but there we go.
- www.emusic.com/listen/#/music-news/list-hub/emusics-best-albums-of-2011-3/:
As my housemate put it "new music a-go-go!" Time to start going through this lot and seeing what sounds good.
Bookmarks for March 3, 2012
- Start Developing iOS Apps Today: Introduction
Any once again, I mutter "I'll get round to it one of these days" to myself… (In case you're wondering, I've been largely away from the t'internet for a week, being either parked in front of the Xbox or out doing museums and galleries, and I'm catching up on what I've missed.)
- In the Future Everything Will Be A Coffee Shop
I find the sort of future he's describing here quite pleasing, as he's essentially saying that the one aspect of modern life that cannot be reduced away is the idea of a social hub. The practical reality of the matter is that someone with an internet connect does not need to go to the shops, the office, or really anywhere, except places where they can be among other humans.
- CERN | booktwo.org
Here's a nice, easy to understand, and very readable bit of writing about CERN, what they do there, and why it's important.
- Olloclip vs iPro Lens review | The TechBlock
Been vaguely wondering about getting one of these. On the strength of this, it looks like the iPro is the one to get.
- Verisign seizes .com domain registered via foreign Registrar on behalf of US Authorities. » blog2.easydns.org – Happenings and observations
The US government have just demonstrated that they will sieze the internet based assets of foreign entities, even though no transaction related to those assets took place on US soil, and the crimes it thinks the company may have committed are not illegal in the places they may have committed them. This is (very) roughly like the US government marching into someone's home in London, and taking away their TV (that was purchased in London), on the grounds that it can be used to watch programs made in the US, because the owner, while living in London, drank alcohol at the age of 19. (I pick a trivial offence only because it's the first thing I can think of as an easy and everyday difference between US law and the law elsewhere.)
To quote the article: "This is no longer a doom-and-gloom theory by some guy in a tin foil hat. It just happened."
- 15+ Google Chrome extensions for better privacy control
Every time I need to set up a new install of Chrome, I have to hunt this page out. I'm bookmarking it so as to save myself a little time next time. Some of you may find a lot of it useful, too.
Bookmarks for September 7, 2011
- Mastergram
Instagram is an absolutely brilliant thing – I'd be using it for my photoblogging, if it hadn't launched about three weeks after I started 365bullets, but it's going to be the tool I use for the next photo project after that. But, as this project shows, it's not the filters that make the photo (and they're not why I think instagram is great). Sure, sometimes they enhance what's there, but they'll destroy a great shot more often than they'll rescue a mediocre one.
Bookmarks for August 18, 2011
- Scripting Languages: PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby – Hyperpolyglot
Likely of no interest to non-webdev-nerds, but potentially of enormous value to me, in terms of learning new languages. I sort of vaguely know Ruby, but this direct translation from PHP to Ruby would speed what little ruby hacking I do.
- It's Sexy A-Levels!
A blog exploring the hypothesis that UK newspapers believe that only attractive girls in low cut tops do A-Levels.
- fleet street fox: More pictures like this, please.
A counter-argument: it is excellent that at A-level results time, the papers fill up with photos of attractive young women. Less sexist that you think.
- Tetrapharmakos – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I stumbled across this set of 4 simple maxims for a happy life, and really like it.
- Up, up and away into near-space in a beautiful bloon
Statement of intent: I will do this before I die.
- Special ed student raped by classmate, forced by school to apologize to him, then raped again, lawsuit claims (UPDATED) – Boing Boing
I wanted to link to this not because it's directly relevant to me (other than, y'know, as a human being with an ounce of compassion somewhere under a rock in here), or even because it's an exceptionally horrible story (it is, but the plain truth is that worse things happen every day, and I don't link to news about them), but just because it strikes me as a very, very stark reminder of how, even in the "developed" world, we still have such a very very long way to go before we can call ourselves civilised.
Links for Tuesday August 16th 2011 through Wednesday August 17th 2011
- OMG Posters! » “Wish You Were Here” Art Print by Dan McCarthy
This is an absolutely brilliant print. You wouldn't believe that glow-in-the-dark paint could actually move you, but you only have to look at this to realise that yes, yes it can.
- Your awful dates, in 140 characters – storify.com
Rhodri Marsden has been collecting people's dreadful 1st date stories. Read them if you want to feel better about your dating life (no matter how bad you think it's been, I promise you, it isn't as bad as these stories) or even if you just want a few cheap laughs.
- England riots: pair jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite disorder | UK news | guardian.co.uk
There has to be more to this than there seems, right? I mean, we don't jail people for most of fours years for writing things on the internet now, do we? Particularly when those things don't result in riots? I mean, that's what they do in Egypt and all those other barbaric regiemes.
- The Daily Mail knowingly and commercially used a bloggers photos despite the blogger denying them permission. – Wonderland
This short of shitty behaviour probably isn't a surprise to anyone any more, particularly not from the Daily Fail, but still, I'd be fucking livid and instructing a solicitor, were it me, so y'know…
Bookmarks for August 3, 2011
- Planning a photography exhibit
This has been on my to-do list for a few years now, and this article has a useful checklist of stuff that would be required.
Bookmarks for July 7, 2011
- The iPhone SLR Mount
OK, I quite want this. (As I do half of photojojo's stuff.) If only it were about half the price, I'd buy it like a shot.
- Google Ads Preferences
If you're currently logged in to Google (or if you log in), this page will tell you what ads Google currently things it should show you based on the sites google knows you have recently visited. And if you prefer that their sinister robots *not* spy on you while you browse the web, there's a handy button to opt out.
- A field guide to bullshit – opinion – 13 June 2011 – New Scientist
Oi! Hippies! Read this!
Bookmarks for May 19, 2011
- The People vs. Goldman Sachs | Rolling Stone Politics
If you haven't already read this, do so now. And then join me in praying for some criminal prosecutions.
- Namib-Naukluft Park Picture – Travel Wallpaper – National Geographic Photo of the Day
I got this one from kottke.org, and I'm just going to quote what Jason said about it: "The caption says that this is a photo. My brain is having a difficult time agreeing." Go look.
- On TermKit | Steven Wittens – Acko.net
This looks interesting. He's right – while I need the power of Terminal a lot of the time, there is absolutely no reason why it has to look and behave like it did 20 years and more ago.