Hammock People | Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:37:44 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Into the Time Tunnel!

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Being a morning person, I will rejoice to wake up to dawn, and to do my outside chores without aid of a headlamp. But I'll still feel that sense of tempus fugit when I look out the window at 4 p.m. and it's getting on toward dusk and I still have all this work to do!]]> Sunday Nov. 1 marks the resumption of what the old folks at home used to call "God's Time" - that is, the end of Daylight Saving (not Savings!) Time. Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/into_the_time_tunnel.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/into_the_time_tunnel.php October 27, 2009 11:37 AM 200910271137 Marketing 2.0 column in the New Yorker on the new face of marketing in the publishing world. Or maybe I shouldn't say face, as many of the barbs point to how faceless it has become. And how much many authors are cast onto their own resources to flog their work, such as Michael Perry, a longtime friend and occasional contributor to some of the titles I have edited. (Note: humorist Dave Barry calls it "strumpeting," and who are we to disagree?) ]]> A Facebook friend linked to this hilarious and squirm-inducing column in the New Yorker on the new face of marketing in the publishing world. Or maybe I shouldn't say face, as many of the barbs point to how faceless it... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/marketing_20.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/marketing_20.php October 20, 2009 4:57 PM 200910201657 Typos-Still a few bugs in the machine category typos so easy to make - hit the key next to the one you mean to and oops! This one was a reminder that, with the military using more and more robots to carry out all sorts of tasks, the machines are only as good as the people programming and directing them. This reminded me of a non-typo that was still an unintended slip - a sign directing patients at a hospital to the adjacent Medical Office Building read "MOB Entrance." ]]> At the recent Modern Day Marine Expo at Quantico, VA, I happened to see one of those typos so easy to make - hit the key next to the one you mean to and oops! This one was a reminder... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/typosstill_a_few_bugs_in_the_m.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/typosstill_a_few_bugs_in_the_m.php October 4, 2009 3:22 PM 200910041522 Got Twitter? Dilbert.com]]> Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/got_twitter.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/10/got_twitter.php October 4, 2009 5:39 AM 20091004 539 It's in the DNA Dilbert.com]]> Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/its_in_the_dna.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/its_in_the_dna.php September 26, 2009 6:27 AM 20090926 627 National Punctuation Day - Sept. 24 Writing in Style and the MLA Style Guide and celebrate this 24-hour period that has been designated National Punctuation Day. Read, or re-read, Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Engage your friends in spirited debates over comma faults, and when to use a dash and when to employ a colon. Heck, get a colonoscopy if you're really into it! (As a sometime writer for the trucking industry, I prefer the semi-colon myself, but each to their own.) Today is a day for proudly picking apart the latest issue of your daily newspaper!]]> Dust off your old copies of Writing in Style and the MLA Style Guide and celebrate this 24-hour period that has been designated National Punctuation Day. Read, or re-read, Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Engage your friends in spirited debates over... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/national_punctuation_day_sept.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/national_punctuation_day_sept.php September 24, 2009 4:18 PM 200909241618 Typos - The Whole Thing? Category ad that appeared in three major newspapers on Friday, proclaiming that other major news outlets had not covered a recent massive "Tea Party" in Washington. The problem is, they did cover the event - and with more than just a passing clip. The ad appeared in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, both of which are owned or controlled by Fox owner Rupert Murdoch, and in the Washington Post, an MSM outlet if ever there was one, which makes that buy somewhat mystifying. The whole thing is mystifying since it's so easily disproved - and it's probably already spawned some Internet email blasts that will circulate for years. ]]> Like Lucy Arnaz, Fox News has some 'splaining to do about an ad that appeared in three major newspapers on Friday, proclaiming that other major news outlets had not covered a recent massive "Tea Party" in Washington. The problem is,... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/typos_the_whole_thing_category.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/typos_the_whole_thing_category.php September 19, 2009 10:21 AM 200909191021 Typos - No Administration Left Behind Category press release from the U.S. Department of Education certainly deserves a dishonorable mention. Embarrassingly titled "President Obama To Speak Directly To Students In National Address On Educational Success," the release announces the Prez will address "Schoochildren." Here's a screen capture of the release, in case someone inside the Beltway decides to correct it. ]]> Though it probably won't join VP candidate Dan Quayle's "potatoe" in the Typo Hall of Fame, this press release from the U.S. Department of Education certainly deserves a dishonorable mention. Embarrassingly titled "President Obama To Speak Directly To Students In... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/typos_no_administration_left_b.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/09/typos_no_administration_left_b.php September 3, 2009 6:36 AM 20090903 636 Typos-Smelly Spelling Category Times of India publicized a goof - make that gaffe - in a press release issued by the Canadian Prime Minister's office. The typo in the spelling of the name of a provincial capital - as Iqualuit instead of Iqaluit - translates to "unwiped bum" in the local language, as the Times' writer so delicately put it. One can only wonder if the founder of the town was making a comment about the place. Sharp-eyed readers will note that the Times has its own problems - spelling the territory first as Nunavat and then, correctly, as Nunavut (here's a screen grab in case the editors correct their own typo). I guess this all goes to prove that "u" truly can make a difference. ]]> It was one part of the British Commonwealth calling out another part recently, as the Times of India publicized a goof - make that gaffe - in a press release issued by the Canadian Prime Minister's office. The typo in... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/typossmelly_spelling_category.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/typossmelly_spelling_category.php August 21, 2009 12:18 PM 200908211218 Typos-Not in Health Care Bills Category protestor's sign objects to is not in any of them. It's an easy mistake to make - I've made it, and missed it while proofing ... once. ]]> Although there has been a lot of debate about what is in, implied or not in the various proposed health care bills, I'm pretty sure the first option this protestor's sign objects to is not in any of them. It's... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/typosnot_in_health_care_bills_1.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/typosnot_in_health_care_bills_1.php August 17, 2009 3:25 PM 200908171525 Marine Corps League 86th National Convention Renowned as the home of the Mayo Clinic, whose medical specialists have made a difference in countless lives, Rochester, MN, played host to another group who, as President Ronald Reagan famously said, don't wonder if they have made a difference. This small city in southeast Minnesota hosted hundreds of Marine veterans at the 86th National Marine Corps League Convention. Renowned as the home of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, played host to another group who, as President Ronald Reagan famously said, don’t wonder if they have made a difference. Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/marine_corps_league_86th_natio.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/08/marine_corps_league_86th_natio.php August 10, 2009 5:15 PM 200908101715 Typos - Oh Cheese! Category typo-rich road sign recently installed on Interstate 39. Only the word "exit" is spelled correctly; though the sign painter has to get some credit for using the correct exit number and state route designation. The towns of Rothschild and Schofield are located near Wahsah - sorry, Wausau. ]]> Wisconsin officials are shaking their heads in disbeleif - make that disbelief - at a typo-rich road sign recently installed on Interstate 39. Only the word "exit" is spelled correctly; though the sign painter has to get some credit for... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/07/typos_oh_cheese_category.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/07/typos_oh_cheese_category.php July 27, 2009 12:21 PM 200907271221 Typos - Oh, THAT Obama! press release. We will assume the president spelled his name correctly when signing the document. ]]> Wherever you work, it's a good idea not to misspell the boss' name. An unidentified White House staffer is now probably writing his or her boss' name 100 times on a wall in the mansion's basement, after misspelling "Barack" as... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/07/typos_oh_that_obama.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/07/typos_oh_that_obama.php July 8, 2009 3:55 PM 200907081555 Typos - That's why we go to school category markings for a street crossing near Goulds Elementary School in Miami-Dade County were obviously NOT smarter than a fifth grader. No word on whether they had to stay in and write SCHOOL 100 times on the blackboard.]]> The Public Works crew who painted the markings for a street crossing near Goulds Elementary School in Miami-Dade County were obviously NOT smarter than a fifth grader. No word on whether they had to stay in and write SCHOOL 100... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/06/typos_thats_why_we_go_to_schoo.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/06/typos_thats_why_we_go_to_schoo.php June 25, 2009 5:08 PM 200906251708 The Shutter Closes on Kodachrome soon be no more. After 74 years and untold millions of frames, capturing everything from backyard birthday parties to big game, Kodak has run its last batch of the film. And the only place in the world that develops it has said it will stop doing so after 2010.
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It's sad-Kodachrome was one of those benchmark products that became synonymous with taking extra care to obtain the best images possible. As a kid, I loved the weirdly chemical smell of freshly opened film packets - before film canisters became common - and the finicky process of clumsy young fingers trying to load a camera. One of the most iconic photos taken with Kodachrome is Steve McCurry's photo of an Afghan girl, shown on the blog page. Regarded as one of the most recognizable photos ever shot, its subject remained anonymous for more than 20 years before McCurry returned and finally located her. The haunting eyes bespeak the difficulties of that country 24 years ago as war gripped it; and are as current as today's headlines. Here at Hammock, our designers have worked with images on Kodachrome and just about every other film variety you can think of in the past 18 years, except maybe disc film. The shift from print and transparency to digital formats occurred with almost breathtaking speed; though we still receive a share of print images, mainly from readers, I can't recall the last time we got slides. But if we did, you can be assured the quality of photos from them would be as high as we could make it. ]]> Kodak has announced that its longtime stalwart brand, Kodachrome, will soon be no more. After 74 years and untold millions of frames, capturing everything from backyard birthday parties to big game, Kodak has run its last batch of the film.... Bill Hudgins http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/06/the_shutter_closes_on_kodachro.php http://www.hammock.com/people/billhudgins/2009/06/the_shutter_closes_on_kodachro.php June 22, 2009 2:26 PM 200906221426