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About me

For the last decade and more, my fascination with taking things apart and putting them back together again has manifested itself in my habitual making, using and working with Internet stuff.

In addition to providing me with a soapbox, this site tracks what I’m up to online using feeds from Flickr, del.icio.us and others.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

Late dash

Late dash
Chased me up Kingsland Road, they did, gave me loads of warning with their siren so I could get the camera out, they did
Blue glow

Blue glow
A classic pincer movement, outside Tesco, Kingsland Road, London

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Netcat - a couple of useful examples

Easy piping in and out of sockets
Blow me away

Blow me away
Ash Takyar’s comment:
Simple pleasures and sunlight. Feeling light and carefree. Escape to the mountains. Refuge in nature. Spring.

Mt Macedon, Victoria .

Australia.
Street guardian

Street guardian
Rui Palha’s comment:
Full frame

View large on black at darckr

www.darckr.com/photo?photoid=2070507837

or

Street guardian 'On Black

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

A Dim Beacon

People are shocked - shocked! - that Facebook is engaging in aggressive, creepy advertising. The complaints around the web community surprised me, honestly. I thought it was clear what we were all getting into with Facebook.Here's how it seems to me: Facebook doesn't exist to be good in the sense that Google wants (wanted?) to be. They don't exist to connect you with your friends, or to build things that help people, or generally to provide social utility as their primary goal…
Simple People #17

Simple People #17
Rui Palha’s comment:
Excuse me my latest absence, but I've been too busy during the last days.
I will try to reply some mails you sent me...but I can't reply to all of them so soon...1218 flickrmails...in this moment.

Full frame

View large on black at darckr

www.darckr.com/photo?photoid=2068621606

or

Simple People #17 'On Black

The repost of this photo was completely accidental. Who alerted me for that was the


FGC


who I thank a lot.
The age and the agitated life that I have been having lately should be the responsible of this nonsense.
I will try this situation doesn't happen again

Monday, November 26, 2007

iBATIS

iBATIS couples objects with stored procedures or SQL statements using a XML descriptor. Simplicity is the biggest advantage of the iBATIS Data Mapper over object relational mapping tools
Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM Digital Lens For Canon Mount

Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM Digital Lens For Canon Mount
Product Description:
This large aperture 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM lens is designed to match the APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras. Two SLD glass elements are especially effective in the compensation of magnification chromatic aberration. Glass mold aspherical lens at rear group of lens reduces color aberration and provides high-quality image results. From 40cm (15.7») minimum focusing distance to infinity, this lens creates very sharp images with high contrast. The HSM models provide quiet high-speed auto-focus shooting, as well as full-time manual focus. Large Maximum Aperture of F1.4 can perform superbly in a great range of applications, including snapshots, portraiture, indoor shooting and landscape photography.
Apple - Support - Discussions - Leopard Major Internet Problem? ...

So I installed Leopard on my Powermac G5 PPC. Sweeeet. So the Airport doesn't work. Sourrrr.