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Friday October 31, 2008
More US Marines have died in motorcycle accidents in the last year than have died in combat in Iraq
¶Nick Turpin's photographic adventure
Nick Turpin explains how he will be spending a month taking photos from around the world, as directed by the votes on his website. ¶
The M1 (motorway) appreciation course
You will not be surprised to find out that Alain de Botton is involved. ¶
49% of Cambridge University students admit plagiarism
Four per cent of students have written for Oxbridge essays, which provide essays to university students all over the country. A History of Art student from Downing College, who admitted to writing for them said; "I find it damn satisfying writing essays riddled with errors and having them accepted by public school students." ¶
Tracing the DNA legacy of ancient seafarers
Geneticists find a genetic fingerprint of the Phoenicians, who established a trading empire throughout the Mediterranean Sea in the first millennium BC. ¶
Thursday October 30, 2008
EDITING
Simon Roberts talks about how he edits his photos and dealing with 'contact sheet depression'. I've never heard of it before, but like several of the commenters I suffer terribly from it. ¶
Wednesday October 29, 2008
Digital Railroad - 24 hours to shutdown
One of the leading stock photography providers/site hosts vanishes almost overnight. I had seriously considered signing up with them after Photoshelters' Marketplace was shut down, am really glad I didn't. ¶
Tuesday October 28, 2008
Saturday October 25, 2008
Online Depth of Field Calculator
Not sure the predicted values match up with what I'm getting, at least not for my 70/200 [i.e. my dof seems somewhat lower]. ¶
Friday October 24, 2008
Thursday October 23, 2008
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Monday October 20, 2008
Ethnicity and the five-year-old
Mark Easton analyses what the latest results from the Millennium Cohort Study tell us about the impact of ethnicity on five year olds in the UK. ¶Friday October 17, 2008
Tuesday October 14, 2008
Monday October 13, 2008
Friday October 10, 2008
On the 10th anniversary of its release, the BBC asks "Is The Big Lebowski a cultural milestone?"
Yes. ¶
Thursday October 2, 2008
Wednesday October 1, 2008
