One day, I ought to mention this thing elsewhere… I should also fill out the blogroll, etc. etc. In the meantime… Onward!
Island Kale Sweet Potato Soup
Luke on… Island Kale Sweet Potato Soup: Made this tonight. It was delish. Found on the cool open source food site. [Cool site.]
RSD and AtomPub — Together again for the first time…
It Pays To Advertise: Joe Cheng: Configuring an AtomPub blog needs to be equally easy. For some reason, people in the AtomPub community don’t seem to like RSD (only Six Apart puts Atom endpoints in RSD). We need another autodiscovery mechanism.
Hmmm. When I looked at RSD nearly five years ago, it didn’t seem so bad. In any case, here’s a ticket and a patch to get WordPress to support autodiscovery of AtomPub endpoints.
[Here, here! And the peasants rejoiced! And the reason one (influential) person in the Atom community didn’t like RSD wasn’t for technical reasons, but because Dave Winer is an acquaintance, and an early supporter of RSD… and he was reviled by some members of that community. Anyway, all these years later, RSD is quietly doing its job, and should be employed for this purpose. That was kinda the point, with no preference for one API over another. Thanks Sam!]
Source: Sam Ruby
Sexy Charts In Your Rails App In Less Than 5 Minutes
Sexy Charts In Your Rails App In Less Than 5 Minutes:
Matt Aimonetti has put together a solid tutorial with code examples showing how to build “sexy charts” in a Rails app in a surprisingly short amount of time (although 5 minutes might be pushing it unless you’re a cut and paste champion).
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Source: Ruby Inside
Harman Matte FB Paper
Harman Matte FB Paper: When I ask which one they prefer, the answer is unanimous. They prefer the Harman Matte FB to the other papers. It’s not even close.
Harman Matte FB was released earlier this year, but it’s not the only entry in this latest round of new papers. More recently introduced is Harman Gloss FB AL, a baryta paper with an alumina coating, and Hahnemüehle FineArt Baryta 325. Both of these papers have been extremely well reviewed. As well, Epson is kicking in with their new Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper, a paper that’s supposed to match traditional air dried F surface photographic paper and have an incredible dMax. [More paper…]
Source: James Duncan Davidson
Epson’s New Exhibition Fiber Paper is “The Real Deal”
Epson’s New Exhibition Fiber Paper is “The Real Deal”: Also, I found this interesting; while this new Exhibition Fiber paper is now clearly THE paper for black and white, I was stunned by the quality and richness of the color reproduction as well. This paper is just sick!!! (in a really, really good way). [Cool.]
Source: Photoshop Insider
Source: Photoshop Insider
An Easier Path to HDR Photos
An Easier Path to HDR Photos: In the example shown above (photos by Barney Streit); the top photo is the regular correct exposure for the building, which was shot in direct harsh mid-day sun. The bottom photo is the HDR image which displays a much broader dynamic range. That image was processed in Photomatix Pro, from nine separate photos (all shot on a tripod), each with a different exposure (bracketed in the camera) to capture the full range from the darkest possible shadows to the brightest highlights.
You can download a trial version from the Photomatix Pro Web site (click here), and here’s a link to Barney’s NAPP online portfolio, where you can see more of his HDR work. My thanks for Barney for the use of his images, and for turning me on to this very cool program.
[Hmmm.]
Source: Photoshop Insider
WorldCat
WorldCat: WorldCat is a publicly accessible online interface to the holdings of all types of libraries throughout the world: currently 57,000 libraries in 112 countries. Tell it what book you’re looking for and your zip code or city, and it will pinpoint the nearest library that has the book. Same goes for magazines and journals, video and audio formats. The ability to locate an obscure book is invaluable; but it’s also tremendously useful for anyone living in a region with more than one nearby library. [Cool.]
Source: Cool Tools
Source: Cool Tools
The plantation the TV networks have created for them
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: A boring rant: The producers of content don’t like the TV network system but can’t quite see the way across the divide into my digital world. Some musical artists, like Prince, are figuring it out, but they’re isolated examples. Trust me, however, when I tell you that TV and movie people will figure it out too. These are not stupid people. And they are not un-greedy. Which means their desire for more money and more control and more freedom will lead them to apply their energy into figuring out how to get out of the plantation the TV networks have created for them. They will break free. Mark my words. [Er umm I may be on the wrong side of this issue all things considered… bring change from within?]
iMac Aluminum
iMac Aluminum: For those 24″ iMac owners considering purchase of a VESA mount, I’ve posted some photos of a mount I got from Ergomart. I purchased the SAA2415, which handles monitors up to 41 lbs. The SAA2718 will handle monitors up to 33 lbs. The cost of both is roughly the same. The 24″ iMac weighs 25.4 lbs.I decided to go with the beefier model, but now that I see how industrial-strength they are, I might go with the lighter model if I were to do it again. Give them a call and ask their advice, they’re friendly and knowledgeable. [Hmmm. This might work…]
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