Ma.gnolia: Duncan Davidson's Bookmarks

Measuring ink cartridge life in the real world | Printerville

2008-06-04T23:44:12-07:00

Rick LePage takes on the issue of measuring ink consumption in printers. It's a really tough issue.

Printerville First look: Epson R2880

2008-05-26T22:36:03-07:00

A great first look at the new 2880 printer from Epson from Printerville.

Avoiding Camera Noise Signatures - Instructables - DIY, How To, photography, science

2008-05-05T21:00:16-07:00

If you take enough images with your digital camera, they can all be compared together and a unique signature can be determined.

diesel sweeties: Why Parents Can't Stop Talking about Babies

2008-05-03T13:17:24-07:00

Diesel Sweeties gets to the bottom of why new parents are all blabby about their kids non stop.

HP Calculators on the iPhone

2008-04-30T18:38:23-07:00

A set of classic HP calculators for the iPhone. I can't wait to put these bad boys on.

Damn Interesting » Operation Pastorius

2008-04-21T23:05:15-07:00

Story of Operation Pastorius, 8 Nazi's landed in the US to commit acts of terror who instead were apprehended by the actions of their commander to turn himself and his comrades in.

AF microadjustment for the 1Ds mark III and 1D Mk3

2008-04-18T20:09:20-07:00

A simple procedure to calibrate the autofocus for different lenses on a 1D Mk3 or 1Ds Mk3. I'll be trying it out later.

Buzz Aldrin's Roadmap To Mars

2008-04-12T18:02:14-07:00

First hand account of Buzz's thoughts on Earth/Mars Cycler orbits.

Damn Interesting » The Martian Express

2008-04-12T17:50:19-07:00

In this article, Damn Interesting talks about how Buzz Aldrin figured out how to set up a fairly sustainable Mars/Earth transfer system. Very cool.

Vincent Laforet's Commuting Photos

2008-04-08T00:37:26-07:00

Great photos using tilt-shift techniques by Vincent Laforet

Ten Thousand Cents

2008-04-07T16:00:36-07:00

ten thousand cents is a digital artwork that creates representation of $100 bill. using custom drawing tool, thousands individuals working in isolation from one another painted tiny part the bill without knowledge overall task.

Dodge and Burn - Lightroom 2 beta vs Aperture 2.1

2008-04-07T15:37:31-07:00

More information comparing the dodge and burn tools in Lightroom versus Aperture.

Sol Dashboard Widget for Mac OS X

2008-04-07T15:33:25-07:00

Mac OS X Dashboard widget making it handy to figure out when dusk and dawn are.

Why the Sky is Blue

2008-04-06T21:12:52-07:00

An article describing why the sky is blue. And here I thought it was because of water vapor all along.

xkcd on Snopes

2008-04-06T20:36:54-07:00

xkcd takes on Snopes, humorously of course.

1080p Does Matter - Here's When (Screen Size vs. Viewing Distance vs. Resolution)

2008-04-04T11:30:56-07:00

A nice analysis of when various resolutions of TV matter at which viewing distances.

To the Letter Born - Obama's Typography

2008-04-03T15:51:51-07:00

A NY Times article looking at how the Obama campaign is using typography.

Mike Clark goes Macro

2008-04-03T13:45:12-07:00

Mike Clark has always wanted to try macro photography, so he finally broke down and bought a new lens. Here's one of his first photos.

A Photo Editor - Where are all the goddam photos?

2008-04-03T13:40:59-07:00

Rob Haggart takes a brutal look at the business equation of photography comparing old school to Internet. A great snip: "Oh, you may have noticed the smallest part of creating a magazine every month is the fees and expenses paid to all the contributors. Are you ready to do something about it yet?"

Slow Motion Water Balloon Throwing on Vimeo

2008-04-02T23:26:58-07:00

Water balloons hitting people at 500 Frames Per Second. Very cool.

Change We Can Believe In

2008-04-02T15:38:47-07:00

The new coinage that will be rolling out in the UK starting this year is beautiful. American currency, by comparison, is fugly.

Lightroom 2.0 Beta Is Out - Inside Lightroom

2008-04-02T00:25:04-07:00

My blog post over on Inside Lightroom about the release of the Lightroom 2.0 Beta.

Lightroom Journal: Lightroom 2 beta Available

2008-04-01T23:50:00-07:00

The first beta of Lightroom 2 has hit the streets, right after Aperture 2.1.

How to Copyright your Photographs

2008-04-01T21:12:34-07:00

Peter Krogh on his procedures for copyrighting photographic work.

What Every American Should Know About the Middle East

2008-04-01T11:44:14-07:00

A quick primer on the non-so-subtle differences in the what it means to be Arab and Islam as well a look at how Arabs are related to Jews and Christians.

A Proposal for the Creative Commons

2008-03-31T15:16:45-07:00

Dan Heller on A Proposal for the Creative Commons (Sunday, January 13, 2008)

Gaming the Creative Commons for Profit

2008-03-31T15:16:20-07:00

Dan Heller on Gaming the Creative Commons for Profit (Sunday, January 06, 2008)

Follow-up: Creative Commons and Photography

2008-03-31T15:15:38-07:00

Dan Heller Follow-up: Creative Commons and Photography (Saturday, January 05, 2008)

The Creative Commons and Photography

2008-03-31T15:15:11-07:00

Dan Heller on The Creative Commons and Photography (Thursday, January 03, 2008)

Aaron Landry | An Example of Creative Commons Not Working

2008-03-31T15:12:40-07:00

Another place where the Creative Commons license and photography haven't mixed so well, this time with the mistake being made by a CC proponent.