The Dork Report for June 7, 2006

Fake is the new real: Photoshop before-and-afters make two women whom anybody would say are pretty seem fugly when juxtaposed with their digitally airbrushed clones: extreme makeover 1, extreme makeover 2. (with reporting by Dave)

Darwin busts a move. [update: no longer online: outube.com/watch?v=BIeIWkK0t4s]

Finally a NYC dive bar with real ambience [no longer online: nytimes.com/2006/06/04/magazine/04funny_humor.html]. Hey, I own that cd!

Every Mac user knows Mail.app “got beaten with the ugly stick,” but now The People are rising up against the Apple GUI fascists: stretch it sideways [update: no longer online: harnly.net/software/letterbox.html] and give it a shot of digital botox. (spotted on Kottke.org & IconFactory)

Microsoft succeeded with standardizing screen fonts before, including Verdana and Arial (although many people rue the latter), and now they’re at it again. (spotted on Kottke.org)


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  1. Holley Avatar

    Am stealing Evolution of Dance. Entirely too priceless not to share further.

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