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The Chromatic Perspective Vortex

March 2, 2015 Jim Ryan Leave a comment

Forgive me, Internet, but I’m going to discuss The Dress. You probably know the one I’m talking about – you know, the one whose colors people can’t agree on. What fascinated me about this recent phenomenon wasn’t so much the optical illusion but the sheer amount of rage people exhibited. And the opportunity this one particular dress has given us to learn about ourselves.

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Here, have some links:

Caitlin McNeill’s tumblr post (WARNING! SEEING THIS PICTURE MAY CAUSE ARGUMENTS AND, PERHAPS, INSANITY.)

The Buzzfeed article that ramped up the madness

A neuroscientist weighs in on the dress on NPR

Categories: Observation Tags: color, dress, perception, psychology, twitter

Tales From Black Friday

November 30, 2014 Jim Ryan Leave a comment

I thought I’d end up with no posts this month, but just as I was giving up hope, I stumbled across the hysterical brilliance of the #TalesFromBlackFriday hashtag and felt the need to share it. 🙂

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Categories: Interaction Tags: black friday, chuck wendig, psychology, thanksgiving, twitter

Pining for the Aughts

September 28, 2014 Jim Ryan Leave a comment

I ramble for a while trying to put my finger on exactly what it is that bothers me about the way social media has changed since the late 00’s.

UPDATE: Since recording this, I’ve gone ahead and joined Ello. Here’s my page for anyone who’s currently in the Beta and wants to look me up there and say `ello: https://ello.co/otherdoc (cockney slang not required, but appreciated…) 😉

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