Even if the pairwise comparison method is unfamiliar to most of us because we are more likely to be offered scale-based assessment in everyday life, it is still widely used in practice wherever simple methods are too imprecise. For example, it is the favoured method for tournament sports such as che…

5 months ago / 141 visits / 11 comments / 3 people like

The Ambassador Images group has now been in existence for three years. The original idea was "... to show images by our members that are particularly worth seeing and that represent the spectrum of their work in the greatest possible diversity. It is not a 'best-of' group." It is now time to evaluat…

7 months ago / 166 visits / 5 comments / 9 people like

As the current elected mandate holder, I would like to answer questions regarding the duties of the Vice President of ipernity as follows: Duties of the Vice President as specified in the Statutes, Article VII, Section 1 (B): 1. Compiling, publishing and moderating these periodical Club News 2. Ma…

12 months ago / 411 visits / 2 comments / 5 people like

Seit Wochen ist in den Medien ein ziemlicher Hype um künstliche Intelligenz (KI) im Gange. Die größte Aufmerksamkeit bekommt dabei ChatGPT, eine neuartige Anwendung mit erstaunlichen Fähigkeiten und beeindruckender Eloquenz. Die Formulierungskunst von ChatGPT ist so gut, dass beispielsweise das Hamb…

21 months ago / 339 visits / 9 comments / 8 people like

Version allemande: Was ist ein sehenswertes Foto? Version anglaise :: What is a noteworthy photo ? © German Federal Archive / B145 Picture-F088809-0038 / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE / Photographer Joachim F. Thurn / Painting: Dmitri Wladimirowitsch Wrubel / East Side Gallery, 1990 / Original Photo: Régis Bo…

23 months ago / 238 visits / 2 comments

English version: What is a noteworthy photo? Version française :: Qu'est-ce qu'une photo remarquable ? © German Federal Archive / B145 Picture-F088809-0038 / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE / Photographer Joachim F. Thurn / Painting: Dmitri Wladimirowitsch Wrubel / East Side Gallery, 1990 / Original Photo: Régis…

23 months ago / 1 002 visits / 2 comments / 2 people like

Deutsche Version: Was ist ein sehenswertes Foto? Version française :: Qu'est-ce qu'une photo remarquable ? © German Federal Archive / B145 Picture-F088809-0038 / CC BY-SA 3.0 DE / Photographer Joachim F. Thurn / Painting: Dmitri Wladimirowitsch Wrubel / East Side Gallery, 1990 / Original Photo: Ré…

23 months ago / 1 038 visits / 20 comments / 10 people like

© Bernhard Westrup (Bergfex) (collage with only own pictures) Three months ago, the administration of the ambassador pictures fell to me. This group is one of the flagships of ipernity, because the pictures in this group are shown to curious visitors from the web when they discover our website and…

2 years ago / 701 visits / 61 comments / 18 people like

For other languages: ipernity club members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Dear members and friends of ipernity, For the first time in the history of ipernity, in the last two weeks t…

2 years ago / 410 visits / 1 comment / 9 people like

For other languages: ipernity club members may use the integrated translator at the end of this article. (Visitors: Please use DeepL Translator or install an add-on that suits your browser.) Hi all, For the first time, there is the opportunity to preview and score the pictures for the ipernity home…

2 years ago / 343 visits / 5 comments / 4 people like

Deutschland: Entsprechend dem deutschem Urheberrechtsgesetz in der Fassung vom 31.05.2021 sind Uploads von Ausschnitten aus fremden Werken auf kommerzielle Dienstleistungsplattformen (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) nur noch mit sehr geringem Umfang erlaubt: Filmausschnitte oder Tonspuren dürfen maximal 15…

3 years ago / 441 visits / 4 comments / 5 people like

Dear club members, dear friends, In 2017, when I was asked by William Sutherland and Lutz Petersen to help save ipernity from shipwreck, I had just turned 65. I felt too young and energetic for a tranquil retirement. So I went for it, knowing well that it would be a challenging venture full of uncer…

3 years ago / 946 visits / 43 comments / 19 people like

Yesterday there was a deflagration of ether vapour at the chemical institute in Innsbruck (Austria). Such a deflagration is a fast combustion at the boundary surface between the heavy ether vapour and the lighter air above it after ignition. If the ether vapour had been swirled with the air beforeha…

3 years ago / 549 visits / 6 comments / 11 people like

1. Wo sind sie zu finden? Von neugierigen Besucherinnen und Besuchern oder neuen ipernity-Mitgliedern wird oft die Frage gestellt: „Wo findet man bei euch eigentlich die Kollektion der besten Bilder?“ Eine einfache Frage, aber schwer zu beantworten. Denn die ‚Galerie‘ unserer Webseite ist eher eine…

3 years ago / 820 visits / 27 comments / 11 people like

At first reading everything might seem to be a little bit tedious. But do not worry. With some practice it goes rather fast. 1. Create a new directory on your PC. 2. Place copies of the images you want to show in the best available resolution. ⚠…

4 years ago / 768 visits / 4 comments / 8 people like