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I used Xcode to create an image with a Liquid Glass effect, then I used the Preview to export it as a standalone file.Earlier this week Apple announced a “new” Studio Display which is almost the same as the previous Studio Display, only gaining a better camera and Thunderbolt 5. Jack Wellborn...
alexwlchan
During the COVID lockdowns, I spent long evenings at home on my own, and I amused myself by dressing up in extravagant and glamorous clothing. One dark night, I realised I could use my home working setup to have some fun, with just a webcam and a monitor. I turned off every light in my office,...
Dan Grossman
This is an amazing find by The 78rpm Channel on YouTube: An audio advertisement for the airship Hindenburg in 1937 aimed at Americans who might be interested in attending the World Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce in Berlin from June 28 to July 3, 1937.The Zeppelin Company...
Dan Grossman
The wonderful and generous Joe May from the Travel for Aircraft blog sent me a delightfully unexpected gift: a zeppelin cigar. It is specifically a La Aurora 107 Zeppelin perfecto. Thanks, Joe! You are too kind. The post A Zeppelin Cigar from a friend! appeared first on...
Dan Grossman
Anyone want to buy a blimp? The post Anyone want to buy a blimp? appeared first on Airships.net.
Dan Grossman
A company making hydrogen for airships. Now here’s an investment not to be missed. The post An investment not to be missed appeared first on Airships.net.
Dan Grossman
In honor of International Women’s Day, a tribute to suffragist Muriel Matters and her “Votes For Women” airship. To bring attention to the movement for women’s suffrage, Australian-born Muriel Lilah Matters hired an airship to drop pamphlets over London in 1909 as King Edward VII made his...
Dan Grossman
This photograph shows Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (holding rifle) in the United States in 1863, after his return from an expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. This image appears in Hans Rozenkranz’s Graf Zeppelin: Die Geschichte eines abenteuerlichen Lebens (Verlag Ullstein, Berlin:...