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POPS1838: The first ever photograph of a person This photo of Daguerre's came a dozen or so years after French inventor Nicéphore Niépce produced the first permanent photograph . I wonder what ever came of the guy getting his boots polished -- I'm sure he had no idea people would still be talking about him hundred of years later. Here is the photo much bigger .
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POPSFacebook to offer free classifieds This is going to be huge. Facebook are doing an incredible job of letting users leverage their networks in new and efficient ways. Imagine you want to sell your bike -- now you post a listing and it immediately goes out to every feed you're associated with. Brilliant.
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POPSCreativity and You I always have at least one person in my craft classes or workshops who insists she isn't creative. Although this article addresses creative thinking, it also pertains to all creative processes.
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POPSHow Blu-ray Discs Work The Blu-ray name is a combination of "blue," for the color of the laser that is used, and "ray," for optical ray.
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POPSVirtual Reality for Virtual Eternity Think of the virtual librarian in the moive "The Time Machine". Apart from the clear relevance from HMI, HCI, HII perspectives, it brings a novel issue to our attention. Namely, what is (was) special about remarkable people apart from the artifacts they have produced e.g. books, paintings, etc. and left to us.
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POPSGames - Is first person narrative worse? I am interested.. how does the first person narrative structure of the game alter the understanding of the audience? "Manhunt 2 is an entertainment experience for fans of psychological thrillers and horror. "(Rockstar) Linear, more traditional "observational narrative" such as fil, in the same genre receive classification awards. Does the empathetic nature of game play mean it makes perception of the actions more "unclassifiable"? ..... just wondering