Retiring "Lena", the Playboy nude used to calibrate imaging tech

Losing Lena is a 2-minute film about a nude photograph from a 1972 issue of Playboy, an image often used by software and hardware developers as a test card. It's long past time to retire it: it's a poor-quality photograph no good for its supposed purpose, and its covert function of sneaking a nude into the workflow highlights what a sexist sausage party tech is. — Read the rest