• The Inconceivable Nature of Light - Physicist Richard Feynman on that which we all take for granted. Recorded in the mid-80's. (YouTube.com via FilmMakerIQ.com)

• Capturing Contrast and Faint Detail Simultaneously: Why the Eye is Better Than the Camera - New research shows how the photo-chemical mechanisms underlying our vision system makes this happen. (MedicalXpress.com via David Bell)

Our Business

• Pilot Season: A Survival Guide - Hollywood Colorist Mike Most on working through TV Pilot season... and why the Alexa is popular for pilots this season. (MikeMost.com)

Tools We Use

• Iridius SpeedGrade - A not-so-bad PR piece offering a good round-up of Iridius' offerings. Including pricing. (DigitalCinemaReport.com)

• DaVinci Resolve on Mac OS Lion: 'Some Problems' - If you're a BlackMagic peep reading this... you might want to keep on eye on this website that claims to keep track of app compatibility for Lion (RoaringApps.com)

• Grading On A Deadline: Colorista II and MB Looks - For the one-person-band who wants to shoot, edit, and grade without ever leaving the NLE. (RedGiantSoftware.com)

• The ProRes Cheat Sheet - It's from ArriDigital. I was hoping for something... more. But it's a start. (ImNotBruce.blogspot.com)

• Apple Discussions Thread On A Quicktime Bug - It effects people saving large (2 GB +) files on network drives. One poster says it only effects SMB- not NFS- drives (discussions.apple.com via @digitalreb)

• Don't Make My Tools Easy. Make Them Fun - Word-up, bro. (VanHurkman.com)

• What's to Rant About? Philip Hodgetts on why we all should be thankful on the FCPx re-design. (PhiliHodgetts.com)

• The Digital Revolution and The Industry That Sold It's Soul - Or as I like to call it: The Lament of the (over-leveraged) 'Old Guard' (DCinema.wordpress.com)

• Autodesk Revenue Jumps 15% in 1Q2011 (blog.devoncroft.com)

Up-To-Date

• Resolve 7.1.2 is Released - Adds real-time RED Epic support and 'general stability and performance improvements'. You may need to update your RedRocket firmware. (BlackMagic-Design.com)

• Adobe CS 5.5 Now Supports 5k EPIC Workflow (labs.adobe.com via @Company3)

Getting Ahead

• Something to Rant About - Philip Hodgetts on the nature of a 'Pro'. (PhilipHodgetts.com)

• [Podcast] Internships In Post, Good or Bad? (TheTerranceAndPhilipShow.com)

• Breaking Into 'The Business' through the Mailroom - If I were writing the sequel it'd be titled: Breaking Into The Post House through the Duplication Room. Except... there are no more dub rooms. So. The mailroom it is! (MasteringFilm.com)

• The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King - What a good online Bio looks like. (the99percent.com)

• The Worst Internship Interview Ever - Alright, this belongs with the Fun(nies) - but it fits too nicely with the previous pieces to not put it this section. Spoiler: Your MySpace page? Leave it off the bio. (YouTube.com via @miafreedman)

• How to Steal Like An Artist (and 9 Other Things Nobody Ever Told Me) - Terrific blog post with pithy observations and nice explanations. (AustinKleion.com)

• Don't Take It Personally - Seth Godin on how you *should* take it. (sethgodin.typepad.com)

Edumacate Yer'self

• Adobe CS 5.5 Road Show - New York, L.A., San Fran. In June. (CreateASphere.com)

• Avid Media Composer 5.5 Tour - June 2, NYC (Cvent.com)

• Post-NAB 2011: Cameras, Capture, Storage, Post (and Raffle) - June 1, Montreal (postnab.finalcutmtl.org)

• (Mostly) Free Training Course on the Basics of 3D (iabMacAcademy.org via @Quantel)

Outside 'The Box'

• White Paper: Live Cinema Events - What are the major steps that gets a live event out to cinemas world-wide? Downloading this white-paper eventually requires registration. (DigitalCinemaInfo.com)

Telling Stories

• Everything Is A Remix Episode 2:  Kill Bill - Episode 1 was VERY popular among readers. Here's the Remix applied to Kill Bill - in extensive, gory detail. (Vimeo.com via kottke.org)