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oh, wow, thank you, feel honoured! - Thomas Strini

@Thomas.Strini You're welcome. Nice things ought to be seen by a larger audience. *always* :) - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

"Li Wei, a contemporary artist from Beijing China, has been taking self portraits to new heights… literally! His gravity defying photos have been mesmerizing the world, capturing impossible looking moments of apparent extreme danger. You’ll find Wei hanging on in dangerous situations, or crashing head on into sidewalks and cars. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and that he works with the help of props such as mirrors, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics. He then removes the wires and scaffolding with Photoshop to create these seemingly impossible photos. “My artistic language is universal and deals with themes about contemporary politics and society using symbols understood by everyone in every part of the world. I am fascinated by the unstable and dangerous sides of art…” Here’s a collection of some of Wei’s most outstanding photos, in a unique combination of artistry and acrobatics that are sure to make you take a second look." - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML from Bookmarklet

@chaz2b Thanks for your portfolio link. #smlthankyou - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

"On Wednesday, October 28th, NASA launched its Ares I-X prototype vehicle, the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. NASA's Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall rocket produced 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and reached a speed of 100 mph in eight seconds. The two-minute sub-orbital test flight encountered a few problems along the way, as the launch pad was slightly damaged, a planned stage separation did not go quite according to plan, and a possible parachute failure led to a hard splashdown for its first stage. The Constellation program is under pressure as a recent committee report depicted it as overly expensive. The Obama administration is set to make a decision in the next several months about the near-term direction of U.S. Space Policy. (28 photos total)" - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML from Bookmarklet

The Big Picture by the Boston Globe is the first thing I usually check in my RSS feed - awesome collection of great photographs. - meckimac

@meckimjac Agree. I think that The Big Picture illustrates that you can do photojournalism that satisfies one's ego for photographic excellence. It really opens my eyes. A fantastic resource indeed! - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

The magazine itself is 72 pages long and is printed on full color paper in large format magazine quality. 26 different photographers from DMU contributed to it and it also features profile pieces on the top four contributors to the group’s “Lightbox.” The magazine is chock full of interesting photos by many outstanding emerging photographers. It’s exciting to me that in today’s DYI world that something like this is possible. Issue one of the magazine costs $13.99. It’s published by HP’s MagCloud and can be shipped anywhere in the U.S., Cananda or the U.K. The quality of the MagCloud magazines are very high. HP is really one of the top names in color printing today and they’ve put together a really top notch offering with this magazine service. The $13.99 price involves no profit for anyone involved in the publication of this effort. This is simply a labor of love by a bunch of talented photographers to publish our work. If you like photography I’d encourage you to purchase a copy and... more... - Thomas Hawk

Thomas, Did you see this article? It looks like JPG may be publishing again soon! http://jpgmag.com/blog... - ChiliMac

Retin-A before pics? J/K beautiful images, even if a bit disturbing. - SAM

LJ's photostream is one of my favorites. His portraits are AMAZING! - Justin Korn

There is big need to tell stories of people who are forgotten. Photography is one way to do so. - Daniel Schildt

I have a slew of things I'm going to show them and talk to them about from discovery services, to video services, to collaboration tools/services, to enterprise 2.0 suites. What is important for a CIO to know about? - Robert Scoble

@scobleizer Awesome mindmap. Why does youtube not make the map under video? - Kevin Murray

along with half the planet. - vijay

Looks like "the all" you're trying to get away from had the same idea. - thepete

Hot stuff - RAPatton

blazzing hot. And the resulting cooked fod was good too! - Ricardo Liberato

It may be. You can skip the long lines at their Web site by downloading here: http://tinyurl.com/coldpla... - Louis Gray

It doesn't appear to work with Chrome. Oddly enough works fine with IE8 :( - travispuk

Wow. - Rochelle

Nice setup - Thomas Chai

I make sure I check DSLR: http://friendfeed.com/rooms..., Flickr Central: http://friendfeed.com/rooms..., Photography Tips, Tricks, and Know-How: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... and Photography United: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... + I have Flickr Photography: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... (a stream of my favourite photographers on Flickr). How about you? - Kol Tregaskes

Thanks guys. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

"Photographer Juza rocks the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III with a monstrous Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG lens. For reference, the Sigma weighs about 35 pounds. Hell yes." - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

Holy Crap. What the hell does he use it for? Does it get its own sidecar? - Aram Zucker-Scharff

"VMware on Tuesday will announce its cloud operating system—dubbed vSphere 4—with plans for general availability in the second quarter." - Atul Arora from Bookmarklet

Library - The Amber

Maybe those people can give me their bookshelves then. I need them, and they're obviously not using them. - Elizabeth Parmeter

awesome - Sullivan

this camera looks cool ... @ 1000 frames per second 10 seconds is 32gbs wow! - patrick

"But the tourists have said they had to return home to Vienna without their holiday pictures after two policemen forced them to delete the photographs from their cameras in the name of preventing terrorism. Matkza, a 69-year-old retired television cameraman with a taste for modern architecture, was told that photographing anything to do with transport was "strictly forbidden". The policemen also recorded the pair's details, including passport numbers and hotel addresses. In a letter in today's Guardian, Matzka wrote: "I understand the need for some sensitivity in an era of terrorism, but isn't it naive to think terrorism can be prevented by terrorising tourists?" The Metropolitan police said it was investigating the allegations. In a telephone interview from his home in Vienna, Matka said: "I've never had these experiences anywhere, never in the world, not even in Communist countries."" - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

To be fair ... Yet another isolated incident. Neither side knew their rights which is a shame. Don't let it put you off shooting our fine city! - Phill Price

“Faced with complaints from photographers and tourists alike, the NYPD has issued a department order reminding cops that the right to take pictures in the Big Apple is as American as apple pie. “Photography and the videotaping of public places, buildings and structures are common activities within New York City . . . and is rarely unlawful,” the NYPD operations order begins. It acknowledges that the city is a terrorist target, but since it’s a prominent “tourist destination, practically all such photography will have no connection to terrorism or unlawful conduct.” - Thomas Hawk

I've been accosted in the Washington DC Metro for taking photos. Curiously, I was only asked to leave...never to delete what I had taken. - Ryan Kaisoglus

It would have been a great picture :( - Justin Korn

I don't ask. Even with the 50mm :) - Sam Grover

That's the coolest mug I've ever seen. I would order one right away... - meckimac