The morning coffee and the high definition film noir
We start the day off with two small things. First, this Freakonomics article begins in a manner that is … unusual for Freakonomics:
Ever since I was a child, I’ve known my father as the King of Farts. It was a matter of great pride in the family. After all, if he was the king, that made me the Prince of Farts, of course. Who wouldn’t want to be royalty?
Ever wanted to make crazy scenes from photoshop, but lack the necessary skills? Now you don’t need them!
(by Giuliano Bekor)
Like film noir? You’re in luck — there’s a public domain collection now available online. Enjoy!
Have an HD TV, and think the image is better than your old TV? You’re fooling yourself. Thinking of upgrading? Think again. It turns out that the difference is not perceptible, and we may just be fooling ourselves into the belief that HDTV gives a perceptible difference.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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