Author Archives
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Shooting outdoor photos indoors
Commercial photographer Vatsal Kataria of New Delhi, India, shoots big photos with small budgets. Instead of taking expensive cars and motorcycles into grand outdoor locations, Kataria builds detailed miniature sets in his studio… More at PetaPixel. I have linked to… Read More ›
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How World War I Ushered In The Modern World
Imagine you’re a military officer in World War I. Armies have grown so large, you can no longer communicate just by the sound of your voice or the wave of your hand. You need to synchronize movements of troops and… Read More ›
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Beautiful sculptures made from cardboard
Warren King has chosen a material few others would consider, but his works are quite wonderful.
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AirRings for AirPods: not a crazy idea?
Let your AirPods sparkle with our trendy selection of AirRings. We’ve got something for every style – from glamorous ear cuffs for the fashionista, simple bands for the classically chic and stunning drop styles for the glamourati. Our precious metal… Read More ›
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Snapchat in the ’90s
Sadly, too much of what happens in the video above feels familiar. Did we really have to go through that to do simple things. Great parody though.
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The blackest black
People are freaking out over a series of photos of people holding something censored by what looks like a photoshopped black circle. Only that’s really just an object painted with Vantablack, the world’s blackest black. Developed by UK-based Surrey NanoSystems… Read More ›
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The strongest coffee ever
How strong is Black Insomnia? The dangerous brew, made from robusta beans, is almost three times stronger than Starbucks’ dark roast and more than six times stronger than McDonald’s coffee. The International Food Information Council recommends a maximum 300mg of… Read More ›
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People In Their Thirties Can’t Stop Hoarding CDs
I swear, I used to be cool. There was a time I cared a lot about music, which is the thing you care about when you’re cool. And now I’m old and not cool and don’t really care anymore and… Read More ›
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Download classic posters for free
You can now download a selection of very cool old posters for use in almost any way you like. Check out the selection here.
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Deep Photo Style transfer
Photo retouching and style matching (not to be confused with Prisma-like Instagram filters) is challenging work that requires a trained eye and hours of labor. At least, it was, until AI took that job, too. Researchers from Adobe and Cornell… Read More ›
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