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MSR Asirra: A Human Interactive Proof
An alternative to captchas, in which you pick out pictures of cats.
(tags: spam captcha cats)

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Bypassing Objective-C’s Message Passing Mechanism for Speed
The author compares the performance of objC message passing, calling the method directly, and a C function. In this case, 53% of the CPU time is spent in objc_msgSend.
(tags: cocoa programming obm)

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Photoshop and Digital Photography Tips, Articles & Tutorials @ Earthbound Light
Using Levols on individual channels rather than the image as a whole they can be used to adjust color balance and correct color casts.
(tags: photoshop tips)

Photoshop Adjustment Layers 101 - Photo Tips @ Earthbound Light
(tags: photoshop tips)

AJAX Libraries API - Google Code
The AJAX Libraries API [...]

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// Internet Duct Tape

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He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died
Amazing collection of Polaroid photos taken every day for 18 years.
(tags: photography)

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60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without
(tags: photography)

Digital ProTalk: I Don’t Think I’m Dumb, Maybe I’m Just Stupid
David Ziser learns the beauty of shooting RAW instead of JPEG.
(tags: photography)

Social Graph API - Google Code
The API returns web addresses of public pages and publicly declared connections between them.
(tags: web2.0 development)

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Using HDR for Real Estate Phototography
How to use subtle HDR effects for a realistic appearance.
(tags: hdr photography)

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Take Away Show - Arcade Fire - LA BLOGOTHEQUE
The group does an acoustic performance of Neon Bible & Wake Up in an elevator and into the crowd.
(tags: arcadefire music)

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Layers Magazine - The How-To Magazine for Everything Adobe. | Layers Magazine
Lots of photoshop info and great tutorials.
(tags: photoshop)

24 + 1 Photography Podcasts That Will Inspire You
Collection of photography podcasts.
(tags: photography podcast)

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Google Doctype
Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more.
(tags: web css development)

Taking pictures on LA’s Red Line violates the “9/11 Law” - Boing Boing
Keith tried to take a picture on the Red [...]

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The Candidates: How will they look in four years? - - PopPhotoApril 2008
Using Photoshop magic to age the candidates. Obama looks the best; unsurprisingly McCain looks the worst.
(tags: photoshop)

Bert P. Krages Attorney at Law Photographer’s Rights Page
A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography
(tags: photography)

PhotoblogsWiki
Information for photo bloggers & photographers in [...]

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Photowalking.org
Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting.
(tags: photography)

Hyperfocal Distance
Focus your lens at infinity and the leading edge of the area that is in focus is the hyperfocal point for that lens. Focus on that point instead of infinity and you’ll [...]

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When Obama wins
(tags: obama fun)

Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection: LoJack for Laptops
Thomas Hawk praises LoJack for Laptops.
(tags: computrace absolute_software lojack)

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How to Install VMware Tools on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 under VMware Fusion
(tags: linux ubuntu vmware)

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Music Crossroads International
the place where cultures, people and music meet to produce global sounds with an African vibe!
(tags: music)

Fermi’s Paradox and the End of Cheap Oil
What if the answer to Fermi’s paradox is not the absence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, but merely the absence of high technology?
(tags: environment future oil)

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Coda Clips
Collection of clips for Coda web creator app.
(tags: development)

BIBLE RIOTS: When Christians Killed Each Other Over Religion in Public Schools
Like the modern Religious Right, ultraconservative Protestant leaders of the nineteenth century insisted the United States was a “Christian nation.” Only one catch: by “Christian” they really meant “Protestant.”
(tags: news politics)

DIY Advanced Paper Shadow in [...]

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21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs | 10e20 Blog
Composition tips
(tags: photography)

with comb & razor: Fela SHOUTS!!!
nice video clip & mp3 download
(tags: music)

Music Videos of Africa - Clips Africains
Huge collection of African music videos
(tags: music multimedia video)

BlueRope » Blog Archive » Source List View (Mail-like) controls
If you want to have add/remove/resize controls at the bottom of [...]

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TypeRacer
An addictive time waster
(tags: game)

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Rands In Repose: Saving Seconds
The mouse, while incredibly useful as a casual means of interacting with a computer, is not a productivity tool, because when you use a mouse you sometimes miss and missing isn’t productive.
(tags: tips)

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Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes | Life, Tutorials | Receding Hairline
Ten mistakes that everyone makes, an explanation of why each is wrong, and details on how to fix them.
(tags: typography)

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