This is fascinating. Roy Litchenstein is known for re-interpreting pop art, which translates to copying images from old comic books and stylizing them slightly, with different color or highlights. Here’s an exampled:
The image on the left is the original, and the image on the right is Litchenstein’s work.
Another artist, Brittany Pyle, did exactly the same [...]
Very interesting cognitive bias: 84% of Tea Party respondents think they share their views with most Americans, but only 25% of the general population agrees. No slight intended here; I suspect the highly politically active on the left have the same bias.
The comparison to the right to rip a CD’s is interesting, given how new that ‘right’ is, and that such actions have been contested in the past. Also, there’s a difference between privately duplicating and unsanctioned distribution channels.
Back in February Bruce Schneier linked to a press release for an upcoming comic book about cryptographers, called Codebreakers, that was coming out soon. Details at the time were scant and the comments were doubtful, but this is at the intersection of a few things that interest me, so it stuck in my mind. This [...]
Both an amazing attention to detail and process, and a reminder of why information technology is so important. The cheap version available here.
Cory Doctorow has written a piece on why you shouldn’t buy an iPad. The article covers a lot of ground, but much of it is about Intellectual Property and user rights. We’re going to skip that part, for now. I’d like to focus on his introduction and summary, in which he posits that the iPad [...]
Apple decision to exclude the new iBook application from the software bundled with the iPad illuminates the murky water Apple is navigating in it’s attempts to both maintain control of its platforms and compete in the media market. Apple is being forced to make hard choices because of three factors: Apple’s desire to dominate the [...]
