I think this is likely the number one reason crowdfunded projects fail.
Again and again and again and again.
Goldman’s costs from the scandal hurtled beyond $5 billion Thursday while a subsidiary pleaded guilty to a U.S. criminal charge for the first time in the firm’s history. The parent company entered a deal to spare itself a conviction that could cripple business, by promising to behave.
The HD Disney movies you purchased have been upgraded to 4K HDR.
Time to watch Black Panther again for about the tenth time.
Zzzzzz!
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Open House at Home, October 19 - 22, 2020.
SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 20:
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Premiere of Why we need a volcanic eruption of data, with Einat Lev
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Talking About the Weather: Crowdsourcing and Memories of Climate (Ages 16+)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | The Water is Rising: Art, Changing Ice, and Warming Climates (Grades 3-8, and educators)
3:00pm - 4:00pm ET | Fighting Disease with Geospatial Data and Climate Prediction
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Moving at a Glacial Pace (Grades 2-5, with adult assistance)
All day | Interactive game, Discover Lamont! A Virtual Science Adventure
Alphie claims the space under the dining table.
Reeder 5 for macOS, iOS and iPadOS is out.
. @help I am looking for examples of Micro.blog Teams websites.
Celebration of Mind
Each year there’s a world-wide “Celebration of Mind” in honor of Martin Gardner’s birthday week. Gardner was a long-time columnist for Scientific American magazine, noted for his interests in a broad diversity of math-related subjects and the people behind them. This year, the celebration has gone virtual!
Starting on Saturday, October 17th and running through the 23rd there will be 3 presentations each day at Noon, 4PM and 8PM EDT. This series promises to be lots of fun for all ages and math skill levels!
www.gathering4gardner.org/g4gs-cele… to join events at the times when they occur each day.
The original Star Trek started reruns in 1969. In 1973 I saw my first Star Trek episode. I was 7 years old.
Bhavna and I watched Season 3 : Episode 1 of Star Trek : Discovery last night. Wow!
Edge of my seat intrigue from this espionage thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for Zan 11 and now on Apple TV+
Slow Down to Speed Up
On my main blog, I have published a new post every day since March. Perhaps its the change in season. Cold, wet days with grey skies usually leave me in a funk. The last several days have been challenging. I have not felt any motivation to write or make a photograph. I have several 35mm film projects on hold, and a few draft posts waiting for when I can organise my thoughts.
I mentioned it to Bhavna, and she suggested I step back and take a break. For now, I’m following her advice.
While I wait for inspiration to return, I am publishing my pithy thoughts and iPhone 11 Pro snapshots on my microblog. Of course, my engagement with readers on the microblog has increased while engagement on the main blog is falling off. Or maybe I must heed sage advice from David duChemin.
Many, if not most, of the best street photographers (as only one example), find an interesting place and wait, making frame after frame as interesting moments happen. Wildlife photographers do this, too. They shoot and shoot and shoot. And then they agonize over choices of moments in the edit. And you think it’s magic because you see that one polished, carefully chosen shot that represents only 1/250 of a second from a scene that was explored for 10, 20, or 30 minutes or more. And while the photographer was waiting, they were anticipating different moments, tweaking their compositions, changing their minds about what they were going to do with the light, and sometimes, finally seeing the scene in a whole new way before finally getting that “magic” moment. It might be a decisive moment, but it only happened after many indecisive ones.
At first, I thought the rabbit was trying to hide from me. But continued observation revealed that it was injured and not able to move. It would most likely die in this spot. I was saddened. Sad that there was nothing I could do in that moment to ease its pain. Sad that I didn’t have the mental energy to wait with the rabbit until it died.
Unsplash Collection
I’ve released a set of my images on Unsplash. 📷
- All photos can be downloaded and used for free
- Commercial and non-commercial purposes
- No permission needed (though attribution is appreciated!)
Yeah. I want one.
I’ve never liked the slippery aluminium tin can “pavement divers” that Apple has been producing.
I know it’s irrational. I know I bought my iPhone 11 Pro only last October. Maybe it’s just nostalgia mixed up with some “pandemic social isolation-induced delirium”, but after looking at my old iPhone 4, with its glass and stainless steel, next to my iPhone 11 Pro, I have an acute want for an iPhone 12 Pro.
I need psychological help.
Princeton Pi on Nassau Street is closed for good.
“Princeton Pi is permanently closed. Current conditions make it impossible for us to continue to operate,” reads one of the signs. “This was not an easy decision to make, and we appreciate your support over the years.” ~ Planet Princeton
Grit + Polish, a nail salon on Witherspoon Street that opened four years ago with a philosophy of paying its workers a living wage, is one of the latest local businesses to close for good due to the pandemic.
“I am saddened to announce that we are closing our doors forever at the end of this month, ultimately forced out of business by the pandemic that has dramatically reduced demand for our services,” Fay wrote. “We don’t see that turning around until there is a widely available and trusted vaccine for COVID-19.” ~ Planet Princeton
Dreary, wet and cold morning | 13 October 2020 | 7:42 AM UTC-4 | Montgomery Township | Somerset County | New Jersey
I’ve started my Island in the Net blog in 2003. It’s just part of my life now. 📷
Protests and Power by Maciej Cegłowski
When the George Floyd protests began to spread nationally in the summer of 2020, I noticed many people on social media asking Hong Kongers for advice on protest tactics–which apps to use, what equipment to wear, the best way to extinguish tear gas. Americans were preparing for a summer of protest the way they would for any new activity—by making sure they had the best gear. ~ Protests and Power by Maciej Cegłowski
Yesterday, at the Formula 1 Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Lewis Hamilton made racing history by equalling Michael Schumacher for the most number of Formula 1 race wins. Watching that was one of the best moments in sport. 🏎
How awesome of Amazon to provide me with timely notification on the recall of a product I purchased from them in March. Of course I have already used the product. Amazon have also removed the product from the store so I can’t leave a product review.
We’d all like life to be simpler. But we also don’t want to sacrifice our options and capabilities. Tesler’s law of the conservation of complexity, a rule from design, explains why we can’t have both. Here’s how the law can help us create better products and services by rethinking simplicity.
There is a Netflix page that shows you your entire viewing history. Between 2018-2020, my three surgeries kept me inside. I watched a lot of movies and TV series. A lot.