dangerousmeta! http://dangerousmeta.com/site/index/ Eclectic ramblings from New Mexico en garret@dangerousmeta.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-11T04:53:50-07:00 365/69. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/365_69/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/365_69/#When:03:53:50Z 365/69.

Native American pot.  “B” shot on the photoblog.

]]> Personal, Photography 2010-03-11T03:53:50-07:00 COLOURlovers: Wedding Blog/Vintage Romance Lasts Forever. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/colourlovers_wedding_blog_vintage_romance_lasts_forever/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/colourlovers_wedding_blog_vintage_romance_lasts_forever/#When:18:48:32Z Vintage wedding color palettes.

]]> Arts, Design 2010-03-10T18:48:32-07:00 AE Portal News: Can You Legally Use H.264 for Professional Video? http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ae_portal_news_can_you_legally_use_h264_for_professional_video/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ae_portal_news_can_you_legally_use_h264_for_professional_video/#When:18:32:43Z ”A license fee for H.264 use is probably required for professional use if ALL the following conditions are all met ...”

]]> Motion Graphics 2010-03-10T18:32:43-07:00 Washington Post: Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn’t tickled. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/washington_post_massa_flirts_with_the_right_but_beck_isnt_tickled/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/washington_post_massa_flirts_with_the_right_but_beck_isnt_tickled/#When:16:54:59Z ‘Explained verity’ was one of Edward R. Murrow’s philosophies. Doubt B will risk it again.  Blech.

]]> Entertainment, News, Politics 2010-03-10T16:54:59-07:00 Photo.net: Santorini II. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/photonet_santorini_ii/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/photonet_santorini_ii/#When:16:38:13Z Oh yeah.

]]> Photography 2010-03-10T16:38:13-07:00 YouTube: 3 guitars and a tractor! http://dangerousmeta.com/site/youtube_3_guitars_and_a_tractor/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/youtube_3_guitars_and_a_tractor/#When:16:36:14Z Who needs a drum machine? Via my wife’s Facebook feed.

]]> Motion Graphics, Music 2010-03-10T16:36:14-07:00 YouTube: Ant Superhighway. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/youtube_ant_superhighway/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/youtube_ant_superhighway/#When:16:24:46Z Wow. Like an iceberg, it’s all about what lies beneath.

]]> Nature, Science 2010-03-10T16:24:46-07:00 Smashing Magazine: Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials). http://dangerousmeta.com/site/smashing_magazine_uncovering_toy_cameras_and_polaroid_vintage_effects_with_/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/smashing_magazine_uncovering_toy_cameras_and_polaroid_vintage_effects_with_/#When:16:02:43Z “These devices, made entirely of plastic, including often the lens itself, are not only toys. Sure, they cost next to nothing and have no controls to speak of, but this is what people like about them: they create unpredictable pictures, with equally unpredictable vintage effects. Once you understand this, the rest is a beautiful game.” The end of the article has full Photoshop tutorials for those who want to ‘fake it.’

]]> Arts, Photography 2010-03-10T16:02:43-07:00 CNN: ‘Tuscan Sun’ author on Italy’s pleasures. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/cnn_tuscan_sun_author_on_italys_pleasures/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/cnn_tuscan_sun_author_on_italys_pleasures/#When:15:31:01Z Frances Mayes spills on what a ‘first timer’ should do when visiting Italy. Filing this one away for future ref.

]]> Travel 2010-03-10T15:31:01-07:00 NY Times: P.S.A. prostate screening is inaccurate and a waste of money. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_psa_prostate_screening_is_inaccurate_and_a_waste_of_money/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_psa_prostate_screening_is_inaccurate_and_a_waste_of_money/#When:15:29:27Z “Last year, The New England Journal of Medicine published results from the two largest studies of the screening procedure, one in Europe and one in the United States. The results from the American study show that over a period of 7 to 10 years, screening did not reduce the death rate in men 55 and over.” [Note: I always keep an eye on prostate issues because we believe my grandfather died of prostate cancer. We can’t be sure, but I believe in ‘safe’ over ‘sorry.’]

]]> Health, Personal, Science 2010-03-10T15:29:27-07:00 NY Times: Toyotas Are Safe (Enough). http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_toyotas_are_safe_enough/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_toyotas_are_safe_enough/#When:15:27:10Z ”So go out today and buy a Toyota. It’s the patriotic thing to do.” Exactly.

]]> Consumption, Health, Politics 2010-03-10T15:27:10-07:00 ReadWriteWeb: Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash? The Surprising Results of New Tests. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/readwriteweb_does_html5_really_beat_flash_the_surprising_results_of_new_tes/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/readwriteweb_does_html5_really_beat_flash_the_surprising_results_of_new_tes/#When:15:22:49Z ”Here’s what this all means in layman’s terms: Apple isn’t allowing Flash to become more efficient on their Mac OS X/Safari platform (or their iPod/iPhone/iPad one, either) by not providing the access to the hardware it needs to reduce its CPU load. Adobe is waiting and watching to see if they do, but, as Ozer says ‘the ball is in Apple’s court.’” Sadly, not in wider public perception, but I think Jobs’ remarks are (as evinced by this and other articles) going to backfire on him.  Reality had to punch through at some point.

]]> Adobe, Apple, Motion Graphics, Software 2010-03-10T15:22:49-07:00 Design Inspiration: Vespa Rocking Horse. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/design_inspiration_vespa_rocking_horse/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/design_inspiration_vespa_rocking_horse/#When:15:18:12Z The local coffee shop needs a few of these. And yes, I would sit on it.

]]> Childhood, Consumption, Design 2010-03-10T15:18:12-07:00 All Things Digital: Video Interview: Jeff Smith of Mobile App Maker Smule. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/all_things_digital_video_interview_jeff_smith_of_mobile_app_maker_smule/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/all_things_digital_video_interview_jeff_smith_of_mobile_app_maker_smule/#When:15:14:31Z ”Smith is part of a small but vocal chorus of app developers who say they don’t want to move to Android, even though it is growing quickly. His complaints: He doesn’t like the way the store merchandises its wares, and he doesn’t want to have to create different apps for each handset Android supports.” Yet we see, time and again, those who throw up walls, refuse to adapt, are the ones who generally lose.  Marked to revisit this in a year or so.

]]> Apple, Google, Internet, Mobile, Software 2010-03-10T15:14:31-07:00 insic designs: Create Social Media Icons in Pure CSS. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/insic_designs_create_social_media_icons_in_pure_css/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/insic_designs_create_social_media_icons_in_pure_css/#When:15:10:40Z Just for reference.

]]> Design, Internet, Software 2010-03-10T15:10:40-07:00 Vimeo: MTV Rocks! - Ident Series. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/vimeo_mtv_rocks_ident_series/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/vimeo_mtv_rocks_ident_series/#When:15:03:09Z Wonderfully weird.

]]> Arts, Design, Motion Graphics 2010-03-10T15:03:09-07:00 WSJ: TV Host Silvano Vinceti Probes History’s Coldest Cases. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/wsj_tv_host_silvano_vinceti_probes_historys_coldest_cases/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/wsj_tv_host_silvano_vinceti_probes_historys_coldest_cases/#When:13:56:19Z “For many months, Mr. Vinceti and a team of scientists have been exhuming remains they believe are Caravaggio’s in hopes of performing a belated autopsy. After digging up dozens of bodies, Mr. Vinceti has narrowed the field to a handful of long-buried corpses.” Lovely.

]]> Entertainment, History, Science 2010-03-10T13:56:19-07:00 Not that it’s newsworthy … http://dangerousmeta.com/site/not_that_its_newsworthy/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/not_that_its_newsworthy/#When:13:53:12Z but we received more snow last night.  Everything had nicely melted, only a couple of small piles were left.  Damn.  When is this winter going to end?

]]> Nature, Personal, Santa Fe Local 2010-03-10T13:53:12-07:00 NY Times: Caravaggio in Ascendance - An Antihero’s Time to Shine. http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_caravaggio_in_ascendance_an_antiheros_time_to_shine/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/ny_times_caravaggio_in_ascendance_an_antiheros_time_to_shine/#When:04:35:51Z “Caravaggio, who somehow found time to paint when he wasn’t brawling, scandalizing pooh-bahs, chasing women (and men), murdering a tennis opponent with a dagger to the groin, fleeing police assassins or getting his face mutilated by one of his many enemies, has bumped him [Michelangelo] from his perch.” I hate playing with sore losers, for just this reason.

]]> Arts, History 2010-03-10T04:35:51-07:00 Google Apps Marketplace … http://dangerousmeta.com/site/google_apps_marketplace/ http://dangerousmeta.com/site/google_apps_marketplace/#When:04:23:14Z ... is here.

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