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30 April 2025

Oh my, April flew by.

Do you remember pulling your phone out of your back pocket to text your friends in high school? Neither do I. How did we survive that era without instant communication at our fingertips? Dick Tracy was ahead of his time with his fancy wristwatch communicator, and now, many people are following suit with the Apple Watch. It’s a neat little device, I suppose. I’ve considered buying one, but honestly, I can’t think of a reason when my iPhone is always within reach. I suppose if I were a private investigator, it might come in handy—maybe I could use one to track mileage for runs I no longer take.

"I wanted Tracy to have something that set him apart—a tool that made him more than just a detective. The wrist radio was ahead of its time." - Chester Gould

Smithsonian's Open Access now has over 4 million free-to-use images via Boing Boing [Shared]

If you need to use an image for your art, product, project, or any other reason, check out the Smithsonian's vast collection of Open Access images available under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. I searched "cat," and it returned over 7,000 images, and every one I looked at was terrific.

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Digital Trends: I swapped my camera for a game controller, and became a better photographer . “I don’t trust my photographic instincts, and my life doesn’t always afford me the time to go out and hone them and experiment with my camera. If you have a similar problem, I may have found a way around all this. It requires nothing more than sitting in your living room holding a video game […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/digital-trends-i-swapped-my-camera-for-a-game-controller-and-became-a-better-photographer/

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Iceland Monitor: One of Iceland’s oldest photographs lost at auction. “Historian Árni Freyr Magnússon discovered the photograph while browsing the auction catalog and, upon checking, realized that the National Museum of Iceland did not have a copy. Determined to preserve the image for the nation, he entered the auction with the intention of donating the photograph to the Icelandic Museum […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/iceland-monitor-one-of-icelands-oldest-photographs-lost-at-auction/

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