Whoa. Stopped by photoblogs.org, and noticed that the French paper le Monde is running a piece on photoblogs. Called “Un jour dans le monde” — a day in the world — it chronicles a subjective set of photos from photoblogs on March 12, 2005. I was shocked to find that I’m the 4th link from …
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Apple I replica board has arrived
My Replica I board has arrived on thursday. I ordered the “barebones” kit with just the board and the rare integrated circuits (ICs) from Vince Briel — the creator of the replica I. Since then, I’ve been scavenging around the house and garage the parts I need to complete my Apple I. As of last …
One fine day
I’ve always liked Sundays; especially if I can get my butt in gear early and make something of the day. I’ve always thought of sunday morning as the time when the city belongs to native Washingtonians; the legions who are only here because of the Government are no where to be found. Eastern Market is …
New websites blend existing business models
Over the last week, I’ve become aware of several new websites that are testing interesting combinations of popular Internet trends. Yesterday, I reviewed PeerFlix, who are trying to combine Internet movie rentals with a trade brokering service. Today I wanted to at least mention a few other websites out there, and solicit your opinions; I …
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a review of the PeerFlix DVD trading service.
PeerFlix is attempting to take on the movie rental business by providing a peer-to-peer trading service for DVDs. The idea is simple, add a list of the DVDs you no longer want on their site; create a list of the discs you’d like to get, and then PeerFlix matches you up with other members that …
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Blogs updated to WordPress 1.5
I’m pretty much finished with the technical work of upgrading both blogs to WordPress 1.5. There were a few warts in the process, but I think everything is pretty much working now. I still need to find a better theme for this blog, but the photoblog is better then ever. Let me know if you …
Implementing shaded descriptions from my photoblog
I was asked how to implement the shaded description boxes used on the photoblog. Here’s a copy of the directions I sent him with links to the files needed if anyone wants to use it on their site.
The resurgence of homebrew hardware hacking
Over at Wired there is a story on a new book about replicating the Apple I as a hobbyist platform. I’m fully on board with the concept — those who know me well know that I love low-level hardware hacking, although I have no real talent or skill. I’ll be buying a copy of the …
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Color calibrated screen
I finally gave in and bought a hardware color calibrator. With four LCD monitors in the house, it was becoming impossible for me to have any confidence in the colors I was getting for photos. There are some good perceptual calibrators available: Apple ships quite a nice one built-in to MacOS X, some people prefer …
Quest for clam sauce
In the early 1992 Stella’s Trattoria in Seattle’s U-district was a regular, late-night haunt for my particular group of friends. Dave Dawson had a habit of ordering the creamy, clam sauce and resulted in getting several of us addicted to the stuff. It was especially surprising when I became addicted since I generally dislike all …