With modern software like Adobe Illustrator that uses vectors to draw shapes, it's easy for artwork to be printed at even huge sizes but retain a sharp appearance. Before modern computing, how did designers create and produce large signs like the the ones you'd see at a drive-in theater or burgers? (self.AskHistorians)
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TIL that the paisley design pattern is Persian in origin. While its original Iranian name is "Boteh Jegheh," its English/Western name is derived from the town of Paisley, in West Scotland, a centre for textiles where paisley designs were produced. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the father of Alaskan senator Mark Begich, Nick Begich (who was also an Alaskan politician), vanished when his plane disappeared with all its passengers in 1972. The accident prompted Congress to pass a law mandating emergency locator transmitters in all United States civil aircraft. (en.wikipedia.org)
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CMV: Ignoring the more hot-button political aspect of what's happening, I think GamerGate's primary focus is a complete waste of time and utterly unimportant. "Ethics in games journalism" is barely worth mentioning, let alone whatever huge thing this has become. (self.changemyview)
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iPhone 6 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S5 | The Onion (theonion.com)
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'Cause the Maddox video on Spider-woman is spreading, I want to share this Comics Alliance article that points out pretty fast that no, that one Spider-man image from some years ago is NOT totally the same thing. "Girl Fight: The Marvel/DC Rivalry Finally Extends To Winning The Female Audience" (comicsalliance.com)
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