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Polaroid Lovers Try To Revive Its Instant Film
Maximum Prophet nods a NY Times piece on a Dutch group living the retro dream: they are trying to bring back Polaroid film. This group has the machinery to make the film packs, but needs to recreate the chemicals. Polaroid Inc. stopping making the specialized chemicals years ago, after having stockpiled what they would need for their last production runs. "They want to recast an outdated production process in an abandoned Polaroid factory for an age that has fallen for digital pictures because they think people still have room in their hearts for retro photography that eschews airbrushing or Photoshop. 'This project is about building a very interesting business to last for at least another decade,' said Florian Kaps, the Austrian entrepreneur behind the effort [in Enschede, The Netherlands]. 'It is about the importance of analog aspects in a more and more digital world. ... If everyone runs in one direction [i.e. digital photography], it creates a niche market in the other.'"
also, keep in mind that you may need a physical photograph that is instantly available in case you need to write something important on it that you might forget because you have a memory condition.
Did i tell you about my memory condition?
Do you also have many tattoos, telling you about important information?
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
Wow, I knew companies were quick to bring new products to market, but 3 minutes later and it's already available on amazon?
Polaroid, color me impressed!
"Don't trust the skull."
Did i tell you about my memory condition?
My grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and cancer. Upon receiving this news he said "Well, at least it's not cancer!"
Saw at bar.
One guy dressed up as Pinocchio, was really well done.
His buddy dressed up as the guy from Memento with a short sleeved white shirt, and black maker tattoos all over his arms and what you could see of his chest.
In the front shirt pocket of his shirt was a photo of his buddy dressed up at Pinocchio.
On the back he had written: "Don't believe his lies!"
Fscking Brilliant! :)