Monthly Archives: March 2009

Thinking is over rated

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Ian

Seed: Should hugely consequential decisions always be rationally deliberated? JL: No. Research suggests that it’s complex decisions, the ones that involve lots of information, that benefit the most from unconscious emotional processing. The conscious brain can only handle a very … Continue reading →

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Ansel Adams on Visualization

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Ian

The Key to a Photograph from Ansel Adams from SilberStudios.Tv on Vimeo. From Marc Silber

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Eat Red Meat and Die Young

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Ian

A recent major study says that Over a 10-year period, people who ate the most red meat every day (about 62.5 grams per 1,000 calories per day, equivalent to a quarter-pound burger or small steak per day) had about a … Continue reading →

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Ansel Adams Interview

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Ian

Video via John Caponigro blog

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Downtown Calgary

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Ian

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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Nice Video with Computer Generated Scenery

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Ian

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo. Best to view at full screen. Via John Nack at Adobe

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Portrait Photography Tips

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Ian

Five good tips: Relax Communicate Eye Contact with the viewer Give the subject something to think about Give sincere feedback to the subject Have fun Full details at: 5 Steps to Making Great Portrait Photography.

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Known Knowns and Known Unknowns

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Ian

I’ve always liked this Rumsfeld quote. As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not … Continue reading →

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Calgary Weather

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Ian

Good it is warming up! The last few days in Calgary have been unseasonably cold. Image from wx.ca

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Project Stay on Side

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Ian

A gripping story of why not to even try drugs. Unfortunately I think the videos only play from Canada. CBC.ca The National Project Stay on Side And here’s another about bicycles that as you see is related.

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