I’ve become a medium-level Flickr user since last year. In that time I’ve uploaded about 2,000 images and perused hundreds more. I did not know that Flickr was going to be used by high-end computer scientists to make photography obsolete. Well, partially obsolete. It won’t be necessary to compose your shot perfectly anymore, once you …
Monthly Archives: July 2007
New Sidebar Option
Observant readers may note that I removed the “What am I reading” part of the sidebar. I hadn’t updated that since March, and didn’t have any desire to keep it, so it’s gone. In its place I’ve incorporated a Recent Comments and Trackbacks plugin that should add some useful information to the blog. Occasionally I’ve …
This Week in Traffic: 11 July 2007
Rollator I agree with Thats Fit. This is a weird product. A treadmill that moves? What’s the point? The advertisement at the manufacturer site says, “With this vehicle you’ll move fast forward when walking slow, thanks to its 3 gears.” I guess they’ve never heard of the principle of conservation of momentum. Just because you …
Favorite Photo of the Week
Pesky Harry Potter Peeves
This article talks about Amazon.com preorders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (11.5 Days!). It pissed me off for two reasons. One: At the top of the article is a picture of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Now, I realize that he is HP of the movies, but he is most decidedly not Harry …
This Week in Traffic: 9 July 2007
Neighborhood Traffic Calming This demonstration shows what a little ingenuity can get you, with very small expense. Pig: It’s Not Just for Eatin’ Anymore The very-rarely used upgrade on the Spy Hunter arcade game: Pig Parts! Rent-a-Car By the hour car rentals in foreign cities. Some observations. Continuous Traffic Monitoring As the linked article states, …
Favorite Photo of Two Weeks Ago
I was on vacation, then there was the 4th of July, then I was lazy. Suffice, I am bit behind.
Braves vs. Red Sox
I have been an Atlanta Braves fan since childhood. My family lived in Florida for nine years, before there were any Florida teams, so we were Braves fans. We then moved to New Hampshire and started rooting for the Red Sox. Then I went to college, bounced around various places, and now am in Atlanta. …
"That's the last one of them we're doing…"
I can’t say that I’ve ever had something of this magnitude happen to me (no blood, don’t worry), but I’ve been in the position of saying, “we’re going to stop doing this now.” Let it never be said that I can’t learn a lesson when it hits me in the ear protection. Are these enough …
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This Independence day in Traffic: 4 July 2007
Mating Manatees Snarl Traffic “Do Not Touch the Mating Manatees!” Software Development Metaphor Are you a tailgater? A Gawker? A Weaver? Find out. Marketing An example of making a problem work for you. Bridges as Musical Instruments Whack on things and see how they sound. Disappointment with the Reason Foundation Lloydletta does not like the …
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