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Critters

On zoos compared to free

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Two friends recently reflected on their recent trips to zoos. Dave Rogers posted photos of his zoo trip yesterday and also mentioned his ambiguity about zoos. Loren Webster posted photos from a zoo trip he too recently, and he’s also mentioned in the past about his ambivalence towards these institutions. I myself have posted […]

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Technology

Fear no tech

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. From the new Pew Survey on future of the internet: A low-cost global network will be thriving and creating new opportunities in a “flattening” world. Humans will remain in charge of technology, even as more activity is automated and “smart agents” proliferate. However, a significant 42% of survey respondents were pessimistic […]

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Photography

Adobe Lightroom beta 4

The fourth beta of Adobe’s Lightroom is now available for free download. I haven’t used the product since the second beta, and never on the PC. I think I’ll give this one a try on both the Mac and the PC and see how it does. The beta won’t expire before February 28th, plenty of time to […]