Beware of pretty colors

Greetings.

Jewish date:  12 ’Iyyar 5770 (Parashath ’Emor).

Today’s quasi-holidays:   Hug an Australian Day, World Intellectual Property Day (UN), Shuffleboard Day, National Pretzel Day, Landscape Architecture Day.

Worthy cause of the day:  “Close the Gun Show Loophole - The Petition Site”.

Today’s news and commentary:

• “HDTV”:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  You know, this cartoon makes a good point.  For comparison, my computer’s screen has a resolution of 1,440 × 900, not much less than 1080p, which translates into a resolution of 1,920 × 1,080.
• “Facebook privacy changes: Five can't-miss facts”
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum:  Not actually news or commentary.  Project Gutenberg came out with a new edition with all the color pictures, which is cool enough to deserve mention.

Today’s weird thing is “Colours In Cultures”, which gives a handy diagram of what colors different cultures use to symbolize various ideas.

Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron