[via Legion] Thanks to Garrett over at the new(-ish) Harvardian-run blog Legion for pointing out this seriously awesome use of Flickr and image-matching algorithms. The tool lets you search Flickr for photos that are predominantly one color, or a small palette of colors. The most beautiful results come from clicking just one or two colors–the (More…)
Posts from October 2008
Oct 29, 2008
Grizzly Man
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] My friends and I made an unexpected find yesterday at the video store, thanks to a “free documentary with any rental” deal at Quickflix. We grabbed Grizzly Man, a documentary by Werner Herzog about the conservationist-filmmaker Tim Treadwell. The story is pretty simple, and uncannily similar to the (More…)
Oct 28, 2008
National Geographic on Light Pollution
National Geographic has a feature article on light pollution, and the social, environmental, and biological effects that the loss of darkness has exacted on humans and non-humans alike. Among the many unforeseen consequences of light pollution: increased incidence of certain types of cancer, birds dying from disorientation in the urban light-jungle, frogs’ and toads’ circadian (More…)
[via fcphoto] The Economist does a feature on the emerging technologies of cloud computing. “Cloud computing” is a catch-phrase used to refer to a shift in the way computers are being used, one which is ushered in by services like Google Docs or online services that seem to do the same things that desktop applications (More…)
Oct 23, 2008
Tally Hall: High School Flashbacks
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] My roommate Zach gave me a few tracks by Tally Hall 3 years ago. Apparently he’s friends with a cousin of one of the band members. For whatever reason, it took me until today to actually listen to one of the songs, which is a shame. The song (More…)