Public Work: A Fast Search Engine for Public Domain Images
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Public Work is an image search engine that boasts 100,000 “copyright-free” images from institutions like the NYPL, the Met, etc. It’s fast with a relatively simple interface and uses AI to auto-categorize and suggest possibly related images (both visually and content-wise). And it’s fun to just visually click around on related images ...
The Surprising Ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776
WEBAug 13, 2013 · Some more ages, just for reference: Thomas Jefferson, 33. John Adams, 40. Paul Revere, 41. George Washington, 44. Samuel Adams, 53. The oldest prominent participant in the Revolution, by a wide margin, was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 years old on July 4, 1776. Franklin was a full two generations …
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WEBShiny and Chrome. A site called Chromeography collects chrome logos and typography from vintage cars & electric appliances. As I was looking through these, I wondered: “What the hell is chrome anyway?” So I looked it up:. Chrome plating (less commonly chromium plating) is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object.
Atul Gawande: Tuberculosis is still the world’s #1 infectiou...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · posted 20d ago by Jason Kottke. Atul Gawande: Tuberculosis is still the world’s #1 infectious disease killer (1+ million people per year) but “the are new advances in screening, prevention and treatment, however, that now make significant progress possible — if we tap them.”.
“Tim Walz has tonic masculinity. Confident. Decent. The kind...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Confident. Decent. The kind... “Tim Walz has tonic masculinity. Confident. Decent. The kind of man who…would start his job at the White House ‘being asked about national security and the tax code and end with him wearing a headlamp up in the attic fixing some old wiring.’”.
Honor and Respect: how to address President Obama and Donald …
WEBJan 23, 2017 · In his book Honor & Respect, he covers the “correct written and oral forms of address for everyone from local officials to foreign heads of state”. For The President of the United States, the proper forms of address are: Letter salutation: Dear Mr. President: Complimentary close: Most respectfully,
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates - kottke.org
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Ta-Nehisi Coates is coming out with a new book this fall (Oct 1, 2024) called The Message and it sounds really interesting:. Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic “Politics and the English Language,” but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories — our reporting ...
“What My Adult Autism Diagnosis Finally Explained” - kottke.org
WEBJul 5, 2024 · For Sam, the diagnosis altered everything. Provided a sense of relief that was oceanic. The framing of our relationship changed. I learned about pathological demand avoidance, a pattern of behavior that is still up for debate in the ASD world but that for me represented a seismic OS update. It explained why I would unfailingly refuse to do ...
Is My Blue Your Blue? A visual perception test that judges w...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · A visual perception test that judges what you call blue and green and compares it with others’ results. I am “bluer than 68% of the population.”. Now do red/pink, red/orange, and blue/purple! Test your color perception with this interactive test.
The Pyramids of Giza, Shrouded in Mist - kottke.org
WEBApr 11, 2024 · The Pyramids of Giza, Shrouded in Mist. Wonderful shots of the pyramids of Giza by Egyptian photographer Karim Amr.From a caption on one of his photos three years ago:. I’m a 21 years old photographer you can see a lot of photos I share at the pyramids cause I just live near the pyramids so it’s easy for me to go and shoot there.