The Kopp-Etchels effect is a fascinating phenomenon caused by helicopters landing in dusty conditions. The mechanism is not clearly understood but the visual evidence is striking.
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Wall Street Journal interviews Cormac McCarthy 0
The Wall Street Journal is running a wonderful interview with Cormac McCarthy about the upcoming film adaptation of his novel The Road. Best line in the interview:
WSJ: How does that ticking clock affect your work? Does it make you want to write more shorter pieces, or to cap things with a [...]
Categories: Art
Radiographs 0
Flickr user Surfactant has posted and incredible series of x-ray images of various injuries and more artistic subjects.
Check it out.
Categories: Art
Kurt Greenbaum: King of the Douche Nozzles 1
In an astonishing failure to understand social media or journalism in general, Kurt Greenbaum called the boss of a man who pusted a vulgar word in the comments of his site. Long story short, he got the man fired. This appears to be in violation of his employer’s terms of service. In a blog posting, Greenbaum seems positively delighted.
Unsurprisingly, the Internet Hate [...]
Categories: Media