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I am producing a hot guys calendar to raise funds for Emersive‘s spring charity event. The cover was shot last Friday. Want a sneak peek?
In support of the federally approved Columbus Day, I urge you to enjoy the privileges of the man that started American Imperialism. Thank you Mr. Columbus for this fine day off from school.
My suggested observances:
I don’t get the obsession with photo-quality
ink-jet printers that have so many people going ga-ga over them.
Digital cameras allowed everyone to cut out film’s agonies: having some middle-man slowly develop the expensive photographs that probably didn’t come out as well as you hoped. But then, non-geek people started buying digital cameras. Apparently, non-geek people, particularly older ones, like to convert their digital photographs back to analog objects. Don’t look at me, I don’t get it either.
Printer companies, like Epson and HP, decided to capitalize on these people’s ignorance. They sold the non-geek ink-jet printers, expensive “photo” paper, and even more expensive inks under the claim that now anyone can have a digital darkroom at home. There was only one problem: ink-jet printers suck. It’s true. The inks fade, smear, scratch easily, and sweat onto the glass of picture frames.
And then, media like The New York Times and Consumer Reports and Slashdot reported that a typical 4×6 inch photo print using these printers costs ~$.50 in reality while professional online printing services (like the Kodak service in iPhoto or Snapfish) cost less than $.20 and don’t suffer the ailments of ink-jet printing technology.
Bottom line: Ink-jet printing is the most resourcefully wasteful way to print. It’s bad for the environment and your wallet. Recycle some pixels and just don’t print.
Mac 3D and compositing artists should sit down before reading this news. Autodesk bought Alias. Autodesk is notoriously anti-Apple while Alias has enthusiastically brought more and more products to the Mac platform for the past five years.
You may want to send feedback to Autodesk
I just read about your buyout of Alias. Being that Autodesk has an unfortunate anti-Mac stance, I urge you to please continue Alias’ commitment to the Mac platform for Maya and MotionBuilder.
Dear Apple,
I am writing as a Mac enthusiast and a fan of the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The show builds homes for deserving families in great need. Families are sent on vacation while the show builds a new home for the family.
Throughout the show, video messages are sent to the family from the show’s cast. Typically, the show uses logo-hidden HP laptops to deliver these messages. Often, the family receives a new computer in their new home. If Apple is considering product placement -OR- looking to support a great cause, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an admirable venture.
Warmest regards,
Jeremiah Cohick
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