Four Storms And A Twister
“May the 4th be with you!”
As far as absurd holidays go, Star Wars Day is high on my list of favorites. In fact, any holiday based on a bad pun is okay with me.
This morning I was honored to learn that Flickr Blog featured my Four Storms And A Twister photo on their Star Wars Day post. My Flickr stream buzzed all day with happy Star Wars fans, many with nice comments about my stormtrooper photos. I could not have been happier.
Thank you, Internet. You are so silly.
Want more stormtrooper photos?
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Strange Advice
Today I added this photo featuring Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange to my series The Doctor Is In, chronicling Charlie Brown’s attempts to find a new counselor.
Previous Attempts
Deanna Troi
Doctor Doom
Dr. Leonard McCoy
The Doctor
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I had a blast last night helping my wife Leslie Hancock get her website updated.
Her new look is based on the WordPress Twenty Eleven theme. Her visual branding elements were created by me.
If you are looking for a savvy content creator, proven social media strategist, or engaging professional speaker, visit her website.
Not a flying toy.
According to Mashable:
The not-yet-released electric version of the iconic DeLorean sports car featured in the Back to the Future films has arrived at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, touting an iPhone dock, Bluetooth capabilities and a battery-powered engine.
The electric DeLorean, which will hit the U.S. market in 2013, was originally announced in October 2011 but it’s making a surprise appearance at the auto show this week.
The latest DeLorean still comes with recognizable gull-wing doors, a stainless steel body and a rear-mounted engine. However this sucker is electrical: It features a 32-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion phosphate battery system.
I believe I have a birthday coming up in 2013.
According to Cult of Mac:
It now appears that Universal Studios has been able to start offering its movies in the iTunes Store for re-download in iCloud.
Great Scott! Any technology that lets me watch Back to the Future again is the best technology ever.
Hero Phone
This past weekend a man in Johannesburg was saved from the clutches of criminals by his phone and social media.
According to The Next Web:
Driving in the South African city, the man found himself the victim of a carjacking, quickly forced into the boot of his car. Luckily, the carjackers didn’t realise that he still had his cell phone on him.
He shot off a text message to his girlfriend, who decided that one tool at her disposal to help her find him was Twitter ….
The man’s girlfriend tweeted the car’s registration number, allowing others on Twitter to tweet its location to rescuers, who eventually tracked the man down and saved him.
So why am I so interested in social media and location-based services like Foursquare, Yelp, and Path? Personal safety is part of it.
Happy Easter 2012!
May your day be filled with happy fuzzy bunnies.
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The toy review site toyspank.com put together a promo video that features my photography. A flood of my toy photos are jarringly remixed in dark tones over a thumping beat. I love it!
Thanks so much, toyspank!
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“Welcome to the Dark Pied! Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!”
If you find yourself reading this, you may have seen a fake Foursquare check-in from me on Twitter today. If so, I hope you enjoyed it. It’s all in good fun.
Have a great April Fools Day!
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If you’re not familiar with Hipster, it’s a photography app that offers a cool, grid-based design like Pinterest, the ability to add neat filters like Instagram, and the location awareness of Foursquare. Lately I have been favoring Hipster over Instagram for my “out and about” photography, for several reasons:
- Hipster assumes that location is important with the photos you are taking on the go, which in my case is mostly true.
- Hipster has a web interface so even people without an account can play.
- I prefer Hipster’s filters over Instagram’s.
- I don’t like square photos.
JD Hancock's Hipster Profile
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