Monthly Archives: June 2006

Small glass, big glass

An interesting thread came up in Flickr TechTalk on digiscoping.

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Time spent

PoisonedMinds has a breakdown of time spent on modern web design.

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Why I switched back to Gizmodo

A while back I decided to choose between subscribing to Gizmodo and Engadget, because they’re very similar and I’m not that gadget-obsessed.
First I removed both hoping friends would forward me the interesting stuff. That didn’t happen because I guess I’m … Continue reading 

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Cutting memories from suburbia

Listening to NPR on the way to work, the program was about job prospects for high school graduates.
The first person interviewed was a kid who was selling Cutco knives for Vector Marketing. I’m sure Mark will get a kick out … Continue reading 

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PHP coders

I get e-mails often of companies looking to hire me or find a hot-shot front-end Ajax-style PHP coder. It’s very difficult to help and I don’t know who to recommend.
My policy is to cast a wide net and then grill … Continue reading 

Posted in business and economics, PHP | 22 Comments

Customizing Aperture Books

Canon enthusiast, Ben Long, posted a nice little article on how to customize Aperture’s book printing features.
That’s pretty cool because I haven’t really had a chance to mess with the book layout capabilities yet (except to note that it puts … Continue reading 

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Nikkor enthusiast

During a discussion of the intermittent CPU contacts problem you get in F-mount lenses, Ryan pointed out something I didn’t notice: Nikon makes special-order “light grey” lenses:

My comment: “That grey body is wrong in so many ways.”

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My outdoor mecca

Out of nowhere a Bed, Bath and Beyond and a Best Buy sprung up within spitting distance of the Costco. To give you an idea how close that is to me, I gauge my trips to Costco by how much … Continue reading 

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Golden Gate

Mike Fletcher asked me about shooting the Golden Gate Bridge because he is coming up here soon.
I was shocked to find I haven’t processed any photos of it, even though I drive over it on my way to hikes in … Continue reading 

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Halfway mark

I was born 35 years ago. My dad was 35 years old at the time.
Our time on earth is fleeting. To all of you, I wish you the best day on my birthday today.

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