May 03

Link: The longest set of directions on Google Maps

Ever wonder what the longest set of driving directions Google Maps will give you? Wonder no longer.

Note: Nope, no marsh to be found

Sometimes you don’t find what you expect, but that doesn’t mean you should stop looking.

Link: 21 Ways to Shoot Better Photographs

A list of things to keep in mind when shooting photographs to ensure you’ll get the best result.

Note: Photoshop my friend Andrew

A fun little contest of sorts to see what you can do with my friend Andrew in Photoshop.

May 02

Mobile photo: Canon Digital Rebel XTi

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Going through the manual, thoroughly.

Note: Andrew Nelson, recording artist

My friend Andrew asked that I design the album art for his debut album; gonna scccrrrape you sucka.

Note: Please use the suggestion and money boxes

Please suggest interesting things to me and, if you’d like to use my photos commercially, all I ask is that you pay to do so.

Note: Embracing your limitations

Focus on doing the things you are good at and you’ll be much happier. At least I think so.

Mobile photo: Danny in Hollywood

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Daniel Nicolas in front of the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, California.

May 01

Note: Public night at the Astronomical Observatory

An Astronomical Observatory in our area had a free, public night and so we took advantage of it.

Link: Apple’s iPhone takes Flickr top spot among camera phones!

The Apple iPhone has taken the lead over the Nokia N95 in usage among Flickr users.

Apr 30

Note: All I know about Moscow, I learned from a book

A few things I picked up while reading a book about Moscow for no other reason than to learn something I didn’t already know.

Link: The Mended Spiderweb series

An inspirational project wherein Nina decides she’ll repair spider webs with red sewing thread.

Link: Galaxies Gone Wild!

NASA celebrates 18-years of Hubble with 59 extraordinary images of galaxies merging together.

Link: Jeffrey Zeldman: The vanishing personal site

Jeffery Zeldman and Jeremy Keith chime in on “bringing it all together”. Sort of.

Apr 29

Link: Review: “Times” a new feed reader

The Apple Blog reviews a new feed reader for the Macintosh.

Apr 28

Note: Eight new header images!

I have updated this site with eight new random header images. Refresh to see them all and let me know what you think!

Photo: Sake!

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Dinner at Mirakuya.

Link: “Internet Asshattery, Armchair Scaling Experts Edition”

Leonard Lin on scaling for both Twitter and Wordpress and the response both subjects have gotten recently.

Apr 27

Mobile photo: The Eliza drink

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Since it has no name, that is what I’m going to call it. Either way, it is darned good. Simple. Refreshing. And contains vodka.

Mobile photo: Newton rec

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Where I sometimes shoot the rock. It doesn’t look like much, but it is always available, free, and never crowded.