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Goodbye and good riddance to the 16:9 aspect ratio

The Verge

After enduring years of cramped, “widescreen” laptop displays, it looks like we’re finally starting to say goodbye to the 16:9 aspect ratio. An aspect ratio is the ratio of a display’s width to a display’s height (in that order). For example, a screen with a resolution of 500 x 500 would have an aspect ratio of 1:1.

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The year is 2025, and Instagram is reportedly 'working on' an iPad app

Engadget

Most businesses realized a decade ago that repurposing a phone app isn't a great user experience since the aspect ratio is so different on a tablet. As of now, the only way to use Instagram on an iPad is a zoomed-in version of the company's iPhone app.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

sgEngage

Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

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How to watch The Simpsons in its original aspect ratio on Disney Plus

The Verge

As promised, Disney now gives subscribers of Disney Plus the option to watch over 19 seasons of The Simpsons in the show’s original 4:3 aspect ratio. You should see a new toggle for “Remastered Aspect Ratio.” So for all episodes after that point, the toggle won’t make any difference: you’ll only see HD episodes in 16:9.

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8 Random But Useful Social Media Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A period is the difference between a public mention and a reply on Twitter. The optimal aspect ratio for Twitter photos is 2:1. For your followers to see a full preview of the photos you upload to Twitter, photos should be sized with a 2:1 aspect ratio. For example, 1024 x 512 pixels. Know the science of Twitter retweets.

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Study: Religiously Affiliated Are More Likely To Trust Charities

The NonProfit Times

More than 2,200 adults in the United States (and a separate section with more than 1,000 adults in Canada), were surveyed for insight on how people with self-reported religious affiliation – from different U.S. Third-party evaluations and financial ratios are relatively more important among agnostics, atheists, Jewish, and Protestants.

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Ratio bags $411M in equity, credit for flexible subscription payment models

TechCrunch

Fintech startup Ratio secured $411 million in equity and debt funding to continue developing what it calls “a new flavor” of buy now, pay later that combines payments, predictive pricing, financing and a quote-to-cash process. That’s where the credit facility comes in: Ratio makes the discounts unnecessary by giving the SaaS company the $1.2

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