Back in stock
Thanks to Hunt we have another run of We are so good together prints in stock. If you’ve been waiting to grab one, now is I suppose as good a time as any.
→ Apple Device Security: Big Temptation to Dumb-Down @43 Folders
But my entirely anecdotal opinion is that the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the AppleTV each tempts their users to slide back to dumbing-down their passwords in exchange for better ease-of-use. The most annoying device in your chain ends up driving the passwords you use for everything. Right now, it’s such a pain to enter a secure password on a device like the iPhone or the AppleTV, that I’m betting a few of you have already fallen back on your ferret. Or “pencil.” Or your ATM PIN.
Another good observation by Merlin. I’ve actually been resisting the urge to simplify passwords for iTunes and various web apps since I’ve started using the new iPhone for more non-telephone activities and also set up an auto-lock for the first time. But assuredly the temptation to simplify passwords given somewhat tedious touch keypads is strong.
Most efficiently describing the universe
Over the weekend, we printed an edition with Noah Rauch and Jody Avirgan. You can pick one up in the store if you like.
Jody describes the concept this way:
Two semesters of intensive introductory astronomy distilled into seven handy rules.
It’s a two-color run of 100 handset woodtype prints measuring 13 by 20 inches and part of our summer collaborations.
Amazon S3 outages
Amazon S3 went down for about 8 hours yesterday, effecting a number of our in-house projects including this site, Artlog, and all sites powered by Backlight. Considerably larger sites that also use S3 for media storage like Twitter and Tumblr were similarly hamstrung.
S3 is an amazing service despite this and other recent outages. Fortunately, Amazon recently setup a page providing status updates for their web services which went a long ways toward effectively keeping customers informed of progress. It’s an example other companies providing web-services should strive toward.
Shoot the day
Nish and I will be at the NYC Gathering for Photoshelter’s Shoot the Day event this afternoon. Judging from the program, it looks like it’s going to be a good, informative afternoon for photographers.
If you make it over, stop by the Artlog booth and say hello.
Glass Concrete and Stone
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by David Byrne off of Grown Backwards
→ Artists Forced to Explain Modern Art, Critics Complain @Eyebeam reBlog
I’m simply not convinced explanation or content gets in the way of art — though I will agree that there is no replacement for its experience.
Billboards no.05 (2008) by Branislav Kropilak
Lots of beautiful photographs on the rest of Kropilak’s site
→ “Yo” is the new “Hir”
Street term ‘Yo’ is being used by kids as a gender-neutral replacement for ‘he’ and ‘she’, according to researchers.
via project.ioni.st
