This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 21, 2009). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between September 16th and September 21st, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- The Rise of the Flapper: "Being a flapper wasn't all about fashion. It was about rebellion. In this article from 1922, a would-be flapper (but still a 'nice girl') explains her lifestyle choices to her parents. Flappers did what society did not expect from young women. They danced to Jazz Age music, they smoked, they wore makeup, they spoke their own language, and they lived for the moment. Flapper fashion followed the lifestyle. Skirts became shorter to make dancing easier. Corsets were discarded in favor of brassieres that bound their breasts, again to make dancing easier. The straight shapeless dresses were easy to make and blurred the line between the rich and everyone else. The look became fashionable because of the lifestyle. The short hair? That was pure rebellion against the older generation's veneration of long feminine locks."
- Microsoft Matches Snow Leopard Price With Windows 7, but Only for Students: "Microsoft yesterday launched a Windows 7 campaign website announcing a discount program aimed at college and university students, bringing the cost of Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for eligible customers down to $29.99 to effectively match Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard pricing. The offer, which expires January 3rd, 2010 is valid for the download version of Windows 7, and users wishing to purchase a physical disk will be required to pay an additional $13.00."
- Photosounder Image-Sound Editor & Synthesizer: "Photosounder is a one-of-a-kind image-sound editing program. It is unique in that it opens images and sounds indiscriminately, treats and processes them as images, and synthesizes them as sounds. Sounds, once turned into images, can be powerfully modified to achieve effects and results that couldn't be obtained in any other way, while images of all sorts reveal the infinite kinds of otherworldly sounds they contain. Ultimately, knowing how sounds look and how images sound, you'll be able to create images that sound like what you want to hear, or like what you couldn't imagine to hear."
- MacRumors Apple Buyer’s Guide (Time-Ordered): "This page provides a product summary for each Apple model, ordered by the amount of time that has past since its last update, relative to the average amount of time that has passed between previous updates to that model, historically. The intent is to clearly indicate which products are most likely to see updates in the coming weeks and months. Disclaimer: This page is based on rumors and speculation and we provide no guarantee to its accuracy. We take no responsibility for purchase decisions made based on this information."
- Local Museums Rethink No-Photos Policy: "Sad you couldn't get a shot with the original Death Star on your last visit to the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum? Starting Sept. 26, you'll be able to strike a pose with the relic of a galaxy far, far away — not to mention Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock Stratocaster, Captain Kirk's Enterprise chair and every other object in the museum's permanent collection. EMP/SFM is about to change its photo policy. And if you ask staff, it's about time. "