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Pic of the Day: Photo/Graphs
Nikki Graziano is a photographer who’s also into math. Courtesy of Wired.com, we learn how the graphs of mathematical functions are mirrored in nature. Graziano, a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, “overlays graphs and their corresponding equations onto her carefully composed photos,” Wired says. To her, it’s simply a demonstration of “how awesome math is.”
Sizing Up the Oscar Noms
It’s Oscar season, with the first 10-nominee Best Picture category ever. Here’s my take on the competition in all but the technical categories as we leave the starting gate.
Ask a Mac: Why Use Wordpress’ New Thumbnails Feature?
Ask a Mac No. 2: How you can use the new Wordpress image thumbnail feature to liven up the online experience of iPhone (and other smartphones’) visitors to your site — even if the theme you currently use isn’t set up for it.
‘Precious’ Both More and Less Than You Expect
Precious is so much more than the depression fest you expect. It provides a shocking and enlightening view of life in the inner city, where faith in the power of literacy and creativity can wring some small bit of hope from the crude morass of poverty and abuse.
Help Make Sense of Haiti
Refusing to be paralyzed by Haiti’s tragedy or overwhelmed by the jumble of information spurting forth in the quake’s aftermath, Kellie Walsh is sorting through the noise to find some signal. You can help.
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I Love the SarcMark :-|
Sarcasm shouldn’t require a neon sign. The SarcMark, too artificial and inauthentic to convey true sarcasm, will be the Esperanto of punctuation — a seemingly good idea when invented, and with its own (small) cult of adherents — but ultimately irrelevant.
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Star Trek: ‘Blood and Fire’ Reviews
A roundup of online reviews of Part 2 of “Blood and Fire,” the Star Trek: Phase II episode I co-wrote with David Gerrold (released Nov. 21). Part 2 features Star Trek: The Next Generation star Denise Crosby in a great guest-starring role and amazing visual effects by my dear friend Joël Bellucci.
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Pic of the Day: What a Bunch of B.S.
From a bulletin board for the Communication and Media program at the University of Minnesota. The funny part is that the “B.S.” bit was taped onto the Scientific & Technical Communication label — someone went out of their way to let you know.
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Who’s the Devil Haiti Made the Deal With?
Pat Robertson’s delusional view of the world actually makes God the bad guy.I hope Jesus is nothing like the vindictive and ill-informed Christian broadcaster and one-time Republican presidential candidate who claims Haiti has suffered throughout its history because of a supposed “deal with the Devil” slaves made in order to defeat their French overlords.
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Virtual Ennui
Twitter. Tumblr. Social media can ensnare us alongside only those who agree with us. When those who disagree with us are automatically silenced we can fall prey to a virtual ennui.
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Pic of the Day: Cupcake
My niece zRose25 took this photo with her iPhone 3GS at Cupcake, a Minneapolis lunch spot near where she works. The cupcake was delicious.