Last night I saw a few episodes of season 3 of Color Matters, a YouTube series from Portrait Displays that explores the often underrated role of the film colorist, and how color affects what we feel. Highly recommend all seasons for anyone curious about the use of color in films.
After a decade of weekly videos, Tom Scott largely disappeared from his hugely popular channel in 2024. Now he’s back! And apparently he has a whole series coming, in which he explores England.
To quote a commenter: the internet is healing.
The Microsoft Excel World Championship is a reminder that anything can be competitive (and fun) if you’re skilled enough. At the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas last month, 12 finalists faced off by solving puzzles with spreadsheets in an effort to be named the world’s best spreadsheeter.
You can check out the highlights below.
The next time you look at the screen on your phone or the RGB on your keyboard, thank Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED, who made it all possible and should have received way more recognition for it. His breakthrough is still changing the world.
The method by which this incredibly suspicious-looking device turns QR codes into human-readable menus printed on receipt paper would make Rube Goldberg weep. I love it.
