Watch the 1967 Bob Hope special, save America’s public domain videos Last week, I wrote about Carl Malamud’s upcoming testimony on the need to free America’s governmental video archives for public consumption. This material is all in the public domain, but the government sells it through retail partners, to the taxpayers who funded its production.... - http://crudmudgeon.tumblr.com/post...
The U.S. Air Force X-51A WaveRider vehicle successfully made its first captive-carry flight under the wing of a B-52 carry aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California over the weekend. (via Advanced 4000 mile-per-hour aircraft design completes successful test flight) - http://crudmudgeon.tumblr.com/post...
The Airstream Chronicles Continued › Topaz vs HDR
This article compares Topaz to a “real” HDR photo. Can you tell which of the photos above is which? Read the article for the answer. - http://crudmudgeon.tumblr.com/post...
CoolerBot photographs nature, gets its power from it If you’re into real life bunny wabbits and other such wildlife, but not a fan of the cold, wet and windy outdoors, what do you do? We’d say just boot up the console and shoot you some pixelated peoples, but Steve Norris’ idea might be just a tad more practical. He has authored the above mobile... - http://crudmudgeon.tumblr.com/post...
WORLD RECORD: Christchurch pilot Terry Delore (left) is elated after breaking the world gliding record by 100 kilometres, travelling 2400km before landing in Omarama last night. He and his passenger John Kokshoorn spent 11 hours in a plane he bought from Steve Fossett. (via Gliding on to a world record | Stuff.co.nz) - http://crudmudgeon.tumblr.com/post...