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  • Oldest Photo Of Human Surfaces Online

    The oldest known photograph of a person has surfaced online.

    The picture, which was taken in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, shows what looks like a deserted city. However, upon closer look, you can see a man getting his boots shined in the lower left hand corner.

    The two men are the only people that are visible in the photo. However, that does not mean that there were no other people in the streets. Because of the seven minute exposure time, many of the people and objects were moving too quickly to be captured in the photograph.

    This is not the first time that the photograph has been seen. The picture has been posted online before, but is gaining much more attention since the website Mashable published a full page version of the photo.

    “This picture, the earliest known photograph to include a recognizable human form, was taken in Paris, France, in 1838 by Louis Daguerre,” the website captioned the photo. “The human in question is standing in the bottom-left of the photograph, on the pavement by the curve in the road. He is having his boots shined.”

    The photo shows the Boulevard du Temple, which was a very fashionable part of Paris at the time and housed many shops, cafes, and theaters.

    According to CNN, Louis Daguerre was a “French photographer famous for pioneering the daguerreotype, an early type of photo produced on a silver plate or a silver-covered copper plate.” While he is credited with the earliest photo of a human, he does not hold the record for the earliest photo ever. That honor belongs to a photo by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce of his French estate in the late 1820s.

  • Josh Romney: Saving Lives and Bragging About it

    Josh Romney saved some lives, but he is also the victim of scorn today all over social media. No, not because he is the son of a losing presidential candidate, but because of his flawless execution of “The Humblebrag.”

    The Humblebrag has probably existed since the first human interaction, but its use has been accelerated by the “look at me” tendencies encouraged by social media.

    On Thanksgiving, Josh Romney performed an exceptional Humblebrag that may not be topped for a while. He incorporated the use of super-heroism and the current holiday along with an candid exclusive photograph for the Flawless Humblebrag Execution.

    View it in its full glory here:

    Note how Romney casually leans on the car door with a winning smile as we slowly realize that there is actually a car in a house.

    In all honesty, I am sure that the people Romney saved from this car don’t mind the Humblebrag at all; at least he didn’t just take a picture and speed away to post it online for retweets as some have done.

    If the Humblebrag has now intrigued you, get your fill at the HumbleBrag account dedicated solely to boastful humility.

    [image: Twitter]

  • Boston Bomber Photographer Lashes Out Against Rolling Stone

    Like many people, the Boston Police staff photographer who was on the scene for the capture of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a bit put off by Rolling Stone’s latest attempt at relevancy.

    The magazine’s cover story, titled “The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam and Became a Monster” is led by a cover photo of Tsarnaev that pretty obviously makes him out to be some sort of rock god (wild hair, intense stare, just a little too much “I’m-on-the-cover-of-Rolling-Stone-so-it-doesn’t-matter-who-I-might-have-killed-or-why” attitude).

    In response, Sergeant Sean Murphy, tactical photographer on site for the apprehension of Tsarnaev, has released a series of photos that show the accused killer in a less flattering light. Included among the released photos is one that has a sniper’s laser bead on Tsarnaev’s forehead as he emerges from his hiding place.

    Sgt. Murphy, describing why he released the new photos, had the following statement:

    I believe that the image that was portrayed by Rolling Stone magazine was an insult to any person who has every worn a uniform of any color or any police organization or military branch, and the family members who have ever lost a loved one serving in the line of duty. The truth is that glamorizing the face of terror is not just insulting to the family members of those killed in the line of duty, it also could be an incentive to those who may be unstable to do something to get their face on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. […] To have this cover dropped into Boston was hurtful to [the memory of the departed and to] their families. I know from first-hand conversations that Rolling Stone cover has kept many of them up—again. It’s irritated the wounds that will never heal—again. There is nothing glamorous in bringing more pain to a grieving family. […] An image like this on the cover of Rolling Stone, we see it instantly as being wrong. What Rolling Stone did was wrong. This guy is evil. This is the real Boston bomber. Not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

    After the release of the magazine cover, which has come under fire from many sectors, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino dropped Rolling Stone publisherJann Wenner a line accusing the magazine of offering Tsarnaev “celebrity treatment” and calling the cover “ill-conceived, at best” by supporting the “terrible message that destruction gains fame for killers and their ’causes.’”

    The letter accused the publication of bald-faced marketing that prioritizes glam over justice. “The survivors of the Boston attacks deserve Rolling Stone cover stories,” Menino wrote, “though I no longer feel that Rolling Stone deserves them.”

    In somewhat related news, Shel Silverstein, the poet responsible for making the “cover of the Rolling Stone” the brass ring of hipness, is similarly ticked off.

  • California Wolverine Photo Snapped by Hiker

    California wolverine: The headline opens itself to all sorts of geeky X-Men jokes, though I’ll do my best to refrain from such inherent silliness, as it’s simply too easy to abuse in this instance. Besides, the actual story is far more interesting than any of the beloved Marvel character’s make-believe adventures. Sorry, but it’s true.

    David Messa, a hiker who was exploring the area near Lake Spaulding in California, managed to snap a photograph of a wolverine, one of the rarest animals in the Sierra. According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are approximately 212 of these animals in the United States, which qualifies them for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

    Messa spotted the wolverine in question as it was attempting to make its way across the ice. As the animal grew closer to where the hiker was standing, he managed to take a photo, which has been confirmed by a wildlife biologist. This is only the fourth documented wolverine sighting in the region in several years.

    “He was like a bull in a china shop running across that lake,” Messa said of his close encounter with the animal. “He just probably feared nothing. He was kind of galloping; actually fell through the snow two or three times, turned around and came back, and came across in front of me. I was actually able to get a photo.”

    According to Fox News, the wolverine is the second rarest animal in California. The lone wolf from Oregon is at the top of that list.