Confounding question of the day: what do they make out of cow udders after the cow is done with them?

— Anca Mosoiu (@anca) February 28, 2012

@anca they dry them out, give em a slight bend, and sell them as Pudders. unless they aren’t long enough – then, they just become Rudders.

— Clint Barnes (@ClintInColorado) February 28, 2012

@ancaWell, Panerai, an Italian company, will make 104 euro watchbands out of cow udders.

— Polly Harrold (@pollygon) February 28, 2012

@anca Whatever it is, I’m sure there’s somebody who plays with them at the Folsom Street Fair.

— Alex Rosenberg (@alexr) February 28, 2012

So I guess it’s probably the watchbands?

A great analogy to use for the state of commercial photography today.  A million hobby photographers, shooting everything from sunsets to Spam, have created some amazing images that publishers can use for free (or for “exposure”).   Often, these images are created through luck, rather than skill.

This rightly irks professional photographers, who understand much more about how to get the photograph they intend to get.

Here are some ideas (via smashingmagazine)

Email signatures are so easy to do well, that it’s really a shame how often they’re done poorly. Many people want their signature to reflect their personality, provide pertinent information and more, but they can easily go overboard. Why are email signatures important? They may be boring and the last item on your list of things to get right, but they affect the tone of every email you write.

 

Posts include:  WordPress AJAX basics, Security, Using the WordPress Database.

dscacheutil -flushcache

Flush your DNS cache!

ls -aF | grep -v '/$' | grep '^\.' | xargs tar -cvf dotfiles.tar

• Easing Slider - For WordPress.  Single slide show per site.  Images are controlled via theme options
• WP Rotator – Uses the FlexiSlider jQuery Library

A list to try for later:

• http://wpmu.org/9-user-friendly-featured-content-slider-plugins-for-wordpress/

Fabulous time lapse video with some nice music.  Found via io9, who got it at laughingsquid (where you can see some additional photos of the helmet in action).