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2009-11-30

…but it's still a seriously weird example of what you can do with digital post-processing.

Anonymous said...: Jag blir nojig av sånt här! Tacka vet jag tiden då det var ett riktigt slugt grepp att retuschera bort Trotskij från nån propagandabild. Nu kan man ju göra prexis vad som helst!; 15:05

Recently read

Bombers in Service—Patrol and Transport Aircraft since 1960 K Munson. For my nostalgia shelf.
French Poilu 1914–18. I Sumner, ill G Rava. Rather too short to cover the entire war.
First World War and Army of Occupation War Diary France Belgium and Germany: 24 DIVISION 72 Infantry Brigade, Brigade Trench Mortar Battery February 1918–31 January 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2215/3) Exactly what it says on the tin, though the label is quite large.
Making Sense of Haptics: Fundamentals of Perception and Implications for Device Design F E van Beek. This is the work of a recently graduated PhD student. Good work, too.
Sonification Design: From Data to Intelligible Soundfields D Worrall. I thought this was the work of an eager and recently graduated PhD, not a well-established professor.
Physics for Cats T Gauld. About “science”, but nothing specific.

Places I keep track of

IPMS Stockholm One of the best plastic modelling forums you'll find.
Hyperscale More modelling stuff.
Occasional kvetch Thnidu is a linguist and an old friend.
Another CyborgManifesto Small and large, always with alarming skill.
Aardvarchaeology What kind of archaeologist doesn't have a whip or even a fedora?
Arkland Archaeology and random bits.
Pharyngula Biology, politics and atheism. And eight-legged animals.
Something positive Magical realism in a very cynical way.
Chicken Wings It's about birds…that fly…
xkcd Don't miss the mouse-overs.

Pointless Anecdotes