The Surprising Ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776
Aug 13, 2013 · Some more ages, just for reference: Thomas Jefferson, 33. John Adams, 40. Paul Revere, 41. George Washington, 44. Samuel Adams, 53. The oldest prominent participant in the Revolution, by a wide margin, was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 years old on July 4, 1776. Franklin was a full two generations removed from the likes of Madison and Hamilton.
Is My Blue Your Blue? A visual perception test that judges w...
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Public Work: A Fast Search Engine for Public Domain Images
Jul 31, 2024 · Public Work is an image search engine that boasts 100,000 “copyright-free” images from institutions like the NYPL, the Met, etc. It’s fast with a relatively simple interface and uses AI to auto-categorize and suggest possibly related images (both visually and content-wise). And it’s fun to just visually click around on related images ...
RIP to journalist, author, and huge Deadhead Steve Silberman...
Aug 30, 2024 · RIP to journalist, author, and huge Deadhead Steve Silberman. His wish when he died: “Just selfishly or selflessly use my own impermanence to WAKE UP to your own.”. The science journalist and author of the 2015 book "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity" was also a diehard Grateful Dead fan who wrote liner ...
There’s no guarantee that the Earth’s natural carbon sinks
2 days ago · posted 8m ago by Jason Kottke. There’s no guarantee that the Earth’s natural carbon sinks (ocean, plants, soil) will continue to work the way they have in the past. Last year for instance, “forest, plants and soil — as a net category — absorbed almost no carbon”. Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year.
Kodak and the Invention of Popular Photography
Sep 26, 2024 · Kodak and the Invention of Popular Photography. In 1888, the Eastman Kodak Company rolled out a new camera and a new slogan. “You press the button, we do the rest.”. To say this moment revolutionized photography would be an understatement. But this story isn’t just about Kodak. It’s about what happens when a powerful technology ...
The Evolution of Hokusai’s Great Wave - kottke.org
May 20, 2024 · The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is one of the world’s most iconic pieces of art. Hokusai created the woodblock print in 1831 at the age of 71 as part of his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. But in some sense, he’d been working on it all of his life. In 1797, at the age of 37, Hokusai made what could be interpreted as ...
Livestreams of Watering Holes in the Namibian Desert - kottke.org
Aug 19, 2024 · I’ve been enjoying watching these livestreams of watering holes in the arid regions of Namibia. As I’m looking now, there appear to be some zebras and giraffes hanging out — previous sightings include hyenas, ostriches, cheetahs, wildebeest, oryx, and even honey badgers. You can find more cams and archived footage at @NamibiaCam. Namibia ...
The Ferris Bueller Finale With Music From Inception - kottke.org
Jan 12, 2024 · One of the many reasons that Ferris Bueller’s Day Off works so well as a film is that the music kicks ass *and* it meshes so well with the action. In the heyday of MTV, this was no accident — parts of the movie function almost as elaborate music videos. No scene illustrates this more than when Ferris is hurrying across backyards and through ...
The Circles of Friendship - kottke.org
Jun 9, 2021 · The Circles of Friendship. This chart caught my eye yesterday: It’s from Robin Dunbar’s recent book, Friends: Understanding the Power of Our Most Important Relationships.You might recall the author’s name from his concept of Dunbar’s number: 1 that on average people can maintain about 150 friendships with others, a limit that is determined by human brain size and function.