stefpause.com https://stefpause.com Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:46:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 21258829 The Screenshot Spectacular https://stefpause.com/apple/os-x/the-screenshot-spectacular/ https://stefpause.com/apple/os-x/the-screenshot-spectacular/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:51:36 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=116354 ]]> The Screenshot Spectacular – Useful Mac – a handy guide covering the different ways of taking a screenshot in OS X

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via Beauty By Design: The Intersection Of Data And Digital Art by my friend Ben Murray

]]> https://stefpause.com/art-design/airfield-sculpture/feed/ 0 116105 How Google determined our right to be forgotten https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-google-determined-our-right-to-be-forgotten/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-google-determined-our-right-to-be-forgotten/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 01:34:53 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=115863 ]]> Google has acted as judge, jury and executioner in the wake of Europe’s right to be forgotten ruling. But what does society lose when a private corporation rules public information?

via How Google determined our right to be forgotten (hat tip to @charlesarthur)

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-google-determined-our-right-to-be-forgotten/feed/ 0 115863 Google’s lip service to privacy cannot conceal that its profits rely on your data https://stefpause.com/linked-list/googles-lip-service-to-privacy/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/googles-lip-service-to-privacy/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 01:34:00 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=115861 ]]> Google’s lip service to privacy cannot conceal that its profits rely on your data

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/googles-lip-service-to-privacy/feed/ 0 115861 How To Talk To Girls On Twitter Without Coming Off Like A Creepy Rando https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-to-talk-to-girls-on-twitter-without-coming-off-like-a-creepy-rando/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-to-talk-to-girls-on-twitter-without-coming-off-like-a-creepy-rando/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:57:42 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=115850 ]]>

When you tweet at a woman, try to see yourself not as you see yourself, and as you probably are—an amiable, good-hearted fellow with lots of interesting things to say—but as she does, and must: another male rando in a veritable sea of randos.

— How To Talk To Girls On Twitter Without Coming Off Like A Creepy Rando

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/how-to-talk-to-girls-on-twitter-without-coming-off-like-a-creepy-rando/feed/ 0 115850 That’s me in the picture: Ninalee Craig photographed by Ruth Orkin https://stefpause.com/photography/ninalee-craig-photographed-by-ruth-orkin-in-florence/ https://stefpause.com/photography/ninalee-craig-photographed-by-ruth-orkin-in-florence/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:25:28 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=114258 ]]> Ninalee Craig photographed by Ruth Orkin in Florence

That’s me in the picture: Ninalee Craig photographed by Ruth Orkin in Florence in 1951, aged 23

]]> https://stefpause.com/photography/ninalee-craig-photographed-by-ruth-orkin-in-florence/feed/ 0 114258 THE CODE: A declassified and unbelievable hostage rescue story | The Verge https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-code/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-code/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:04:04 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=114251 ]]> THE CODE: A declassified and unbelievable hostage rescue story – a fascinating true story detailing how the Colombian army sent a hidden message to hostages by embedding morse code in a pop song

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-code/feed/ 0 114251 Boom: Inside a British Bank-Bombing Spree https://stefpause.com/linked-list/boom-inside-a-british-bank-bombing-spree/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/boom-inside-a-british-bank-bombing-spree/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:00:29 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=114249 ]]> Boom: Inside a British Bank-Bombing Spree – Bloomberg Business

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/boom-inside-a-british-bank-bombing-spree/feed/ 0 114249 The Art of Saving a Life https://stefpause.com/art-design/the-art-of-saving-a-life/ https://stefpause.com/art-design/the-art-of-saving-a-life/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:54:15 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=114239 ]]> Flowers by Vik Muniz

The Art of Saving a Life

]]> https://stefpause.com/art-design/the-art-of-saving-a-life/feed/ 0 114239 Fibonacci Zoetrope Sculptures https://stefpause.com/art-design/fibonacci-zoetrope-sculptures/ https://stefpause.com/art-design/fibonacci-zoetrope-sculptures/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:33:42 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=113618 ]]>

]]> https://stefpause.com/art-design/fibonacci-zoetrope-sculptures/feed/ 0 113618 A Raw Egg On Rice Is A Japanese Feast https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-raw-egg-on-rice-is-a-japanese-feast/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-raw-egg-on-rice-is-a-japanese-feast/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:45:05 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=113152 ]]> A Raw Egg On Rice Is A Japanese Feast – Tofugu

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-raw-egg-on-rice-is-a-japanese-feast/feed/ 0 113152 A Teenager’s View on Social Media https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-teenagers-view-on-social-media/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-teenagers-view-on-social-media/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:57:39 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=113175 ]]> A Teenager’s View on Social Media — Medium (via Swissmiss)

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/a-teenagers-view-on-social-media/feed/ 0 113175 Face Hacking – Nobumichi Asai https://stefpause.com/art-design/face-hacking-nobumichi-asai/ https://stefpause.com/art-design/face-hacking-nobumichi-asai/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:00:31 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=113126 ]]>

Nobumichi Asai, of omote fame, shows his latest work “Face Hacking” projected onto the faces of Japanese boy band SMAP live on Japanese show “SMAP x SMAP” (via Spoon & Tamago)

]]> https://stefpause.com/art-design/face-hacking-nobumichi-asai/feed/ 0 113126 The World’s Most Ancient Trees https://stefpause.com/photography/the-worlds-most-ancient-trees/ https://stefpause.com/photography/the-worlds-most-ancient-trees/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:01:25 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=112074 ]]> Heart of the Dragon (Yemen, 2010) by Beth Moon
Beautiful dark twisted fantasies: the  most ancient trees | The Guardian

]]> https://stefpause.com/photography/the-worlds-most-ancient-trees/feed/ 0 112074 British Wildlife Photography Awards 2014 https://stefpause.com/photography/british-wildlife-photography-awards-2014/ https://stefpause.com/photography/british-wildlife-photography-awards-2014/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:32:40 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=111860 ]]> Autumn Jewels by Peter Cairns
British Wildlife Photography Awards 2014 | The Guardian

]]> https://stefpause.com/photography/british-wildlife-photography-awards-2014/feed/ 0 111860 Weather Man https://stefpause.com/photography/weather-man/ https://stefpause.com/photography/weather-man/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:35:11 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=111776 ]]> Arbugaeva 1 by Evgenia Arbugaeva

Weather Man by Evgenia Arbugaeva

]]> https://stefpause.com/photography/weather-man/feed/ 0 111776 The Marshall Project https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-marshall-project/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-marshall-project/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:14:09 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=111772 ]]> The Marshall Project continues to provide insightful commentary on American justice. Recommended reading.

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-marshall-project/feed/ 0 111772 Lego Friends https://stefpause.com/linked-list/lego-friends/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/lego-friends/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:32:49 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=111623 ]]> Lego Friends – this comic on ‘Lego for girls’ by @SDtheComic is great

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/lego-friends/feed/ 0 111623 9 basic principles of responsive web design https://stefpause.com/linked-list/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:55:37 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=107564 ]]> 9 basic principles of responsive web design – uses some clever little animations to explain various concepts (via @paul_irish)

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/9-basic-principles-of-responsive-web-design/feed/ 0 107564 Amazon’s Echo Chamber https://stefpause.com/linked-list/amazons-echo-chamber/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/amazons-echo-chamber/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:15:15 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=106812 ]]> Amazon’s Echo Chamber – Dustin Curtis pulls no punches in his critique of Amazon’s hardware strategy, and he’s not wrong.

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/amazons-echo-chamber/feed/ 0 106812 What You Need to Know About WireLurker https://stefpause.com/linked-list/what-you-need-to-know-about-wirelurker/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/what-you-need-to-know-about-wirelurker/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2014 04:24:04 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=106534 ]]> What You Need to Know About WireLurker – respected security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski explains the details of WireLurker, a new OS X trojan found circulating in a number of Chinese warez distributions that’s particularly interesting because it attacks any USB-connected iOS devices, jailbroken or otherwise.

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/what-you-need-to-know-about-wirelurker/feed/ 0 106534 Spotify isn’t paying more to artists than iTunes in Europe https://stefpause.com/linked-list/spotify-isnt-paying-more-to-artists-than-itunes-in-europe/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/spotify-isnt-paying-more-to-artists-than-itunes-in-europe/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:03:40 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=106508 ]]> No, Spotify isn't paying more to artists than iTunes in Europe (yet) – Ian Betteridge picks apart the misleading stories going around, post- Taylor Swift’s label pulling her music from Spotify

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/spotify-isnt-paying-more-to-artists-than-itunes-in-europe/feed/ 0 106508 Different images with the same MD5 hash https://stefpause.com/linked-list/different-images-with-the-same-md5-hash/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/different-images-with-the-same-md5-hash/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:47:03 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=106503 ]]> How I created two images with the same MD5 hash – impressive demonstration by Nat McHugh, showing that what once took nation state level resources can now be performed on an Amazon Web Services GPU instance for 65 cents. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: MD5 as a secure hash is well and truly dead.

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/different-images-with-the-same-md5-hash/feed/ 0 106503 The World’s Greatest Counterfeiter – Frank Bourassa https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-worlds-greatest-counterfeiter-frank-bourassa/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-worlds-greatest-counterfeiter-frank-bourassa/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:25:44 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=105918 ]]> The World's Greatest Counterfeiter: Frank Bourassa

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/the-worlds-greatest-counterfeiter-frank-bourassa/feed/ 0 105918 UK Orphan Works https://stefpause.com/linked-list/uk-orphan-works/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/uk-orphan-works/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:37:01 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=105735 ]]> How to apply for a licence to use an orphan work – a big day for the UK copyright & IP industry. The large players have lobbied hard to try to convince the average creative types (photographers, musicians, etc.) to be against this, but it’s fundamentally a good thing and goes at least some way to addressing one of the major problems of copyright: namely its duration is now so long that after a time, for a significant number of works, the creator/rights-holder cannot be found. It’s worth mentioning the new (1st Oct 2014) exceptions to UK copyright, too.

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/uk-orphan-works/feed/ 0 105735 Google Web Fonts Typographic Project https://stefpause.com/linked-list/google-web-fonts-typographic-project/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/google-web-fonts-typographic-project/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:45:49 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=105722 ]]> Google Web Fonts Typographic Project

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/google-web-fonts-typographic-project/feed/ 0 105722 Hacking AirPlay into Sonos https://stefpause.com/linked-list/hacking-airplay-into-sonos/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/hacking-airplay-into-sonos/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:05:39 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=104298 ]]> Hacking AirPlay into Sonos

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/hacking-airplay-into-sonos/feed/ 0 104298 Up and Running with SVG https://stefpause.com/linked-list/up-and-running-with-svg/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/up-and-running-with-svg/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:37:12 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=103770 ]]> Up and Running with SVG by Ryan Irelan

]]> https://stefpause.com/linked-list/up-and-running-with-svg/feed/ 0 103770 STREET by James Nares https://stefpause.com/art-design/street-by-james-nares/ https://stefpause.com/art-design/street-by-james-nares/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:48:53 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=58763 ]]>

More info on vimeo. via subtraction

]]> https://stefpause.com/art-design/street-by-james-nares/feed/ 0 58763 Leaving Pixels Behind – Todd Parker on SVG web graphics https://stefpause.com/linked-list/leaving-pixels-behind-todd-parker-on-svg-web-graphics/ https://stefpause.com/linked-list/leaving-pixels-behind-todd-parker-on-svg-web-graphics/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:39:16 +0000 http://stefpause.com/?p=56842 ]]> Leaving Pixels Behind – a very useful presentation by Todd Parker explaining how to use SVG graphics on the web

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