Little nipper warning

http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/upload/234539093063741096_P3l28oM7_b.jpg

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Long-exposure fireworks shots


While attending the International Fireworks Show in Ottawa, Canada [August 2012] photographer David Johnson had his camera in hand to document the night. When Spain’s entry into the competition began he decided to try something a little different. David tells  how he accomplished the effect: 

The technique I used was a simple refocus during the long exposure. Each shot was about a second long, sometimes two. I’d start out of focus, and when I heard the explosion I would quickly refocus, so the little stems on these deep sea creature lookalikes would grow into a fine point. The shapes are quite bizarre, some of them I was pleasantly surprised with.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/08/unusual-long-exposure-firework-photographs-by-david-johnson/

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Promotion

http://www.savagechickens.com/2013/01/promotion.html

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Be happy!

http://pinterest.com/darling78/hihi-haha/

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Spot the fake smile: Take the test!
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml

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Beginner's Guide:
Understanding exposure -- how ISO, aperture, and shutter speed work

Tutorial on exposure here: http://www.exposureguide.com/exposure.htm
Bonus: Photography Basics page at http://www.exposureguide.com/photography-basics.htm

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Think no one's watching you? Think again.

Aired on January 24, 2013
 
Computer virus turns laptops into spy cams
Strangers have figured out how to gain access to home computers by sending an email attachment that, if opened, puts a difficult-to-detect virus onto your computer.  
Watch it here: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/50580620/#50580620

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Thanks, Mila!

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Break me off a piece of that...

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https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/71823_599176176775156_1548221263_n.jpg
Thanks, Andrea!

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How to reduce chocolate cravings

Use of a clay modeling task to reduce chocolate craving
Jackie Andrade, Sally Pears, Jon May, David J. Kavanagh
Appetite, Vol 58:3, June 2012, 955-963.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666312000864

Experiment 1 showed that spending 10 min constructing shapes from modeling clay (plasticine) reduced participants’ craving for chocolate compared with spending 10 min ‘letting your mind wander’. Increasing the load on verbal working memory using a mental arithmetic task (counting backwards by threes) did not reduce craving further. Experiment 2 compared effects on craving of a simpler verbal task (counting by ones) and clay modeling. Clay modeling reduced overall craving strength and strength of craving imagery, and reduced the frequency of thoughts about chocolate.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666312000864
Via improbable.com

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Hipster salmons



"Hipster salmons. Traveling by river is too mainstream."
http://dontpkethebear.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wpid-IMG_20130124_205354.jpg

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Someone had a bad day at work

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6997587968/h11A4D398/


 

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Why isn't this seat moving?


http://cubiclebot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/183.jpg?cb5e28

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Newsworthy job descriptions
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7004168448/h54B24E9A/

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Sure sounds like an upgrade to me
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6997508608/hFFA51A51/

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 A do-it-yourself 3D hand

http://www.face-funny.com/do-it-yourself-3d-hand/

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Shameless promotion:
The Mike Zeis Valentine's Day card collection
 
Shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeZPhotos?section_id=5833737

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But who needs that Super Bowl on Sunday, anyway??
The Puppy Bowl is back! 
 
http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/puppy-bowl/about-this-show/about-puppy-bowl.htm



 

Watch that Boston temperature drop, from 60 on Thursday to: