Archive for April, 2005
links for 2005-04-25
Matt comments on starry-eyed utopianism surrounding weblogs vis-รก-vis “mainstream media.” This is what my digital art instructor referred to as the “utopian moment.” Add to that anyone who still uses the word “Blogosphere.” (tags: blogs) Canadian-American differences in conversation. (tags: language culture) Capital Hiking Club. DC hiking community, with urban and moonlight hikes. (tags: dc [...]
Recent Reading: In The Presence of My Enemies
In the Presence of My Enemies, by Gracia Burnham. Remember the Burnhams? Missionaries on furlough, they were kidnapped from their beach resort by Abu Sayyaf thugs in 2001, and were held hostage for more than a year before a tragic rescue attempt, in which Martin was killed and Gracia wounded by “friendly” fire. Gracia’s account [...]
Let Sleeping Ducks Lie
Sleeping well past the quack of dawn outside Union Station.
links for 2005-04-24
The Darmok Dictionary. For Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra situations. (tags: startrek language) Make fire from a Coke can and a chocolate bar. Abrasive polish cloth and some tinder also needed. (tags: science) Netdiver: new media design portal and digital culture magazine. (tags: design net)
The End of Cherry Blossom Season
Fallen, withered cherry blossom stems litter the walk around the Tidal Basin. The cherry trees are simple green-leafed trees like any other now, and will be so till next Spring. High tide and pre-storm river surge have swollen the Potomac so that the Tidal Basin has flooded its lower-lying banks near Jefferson Memorial. The poles [...]
Oregon Scientific DS6628
I just impulse-bought a new camera at the Discovery Store: a blue Oregon Scientific Thincam DS6628. It’s about the length and width of a credit card, but a few millimeters thicker. Image quality is just barely okay — a bit fragmented and faded, which I expected — but it’s comparable to my old Pencam SD, [...]
links for 2005-04-23
Your Daily Art. A short art history lesson everyday. (tags: art blogs) USGS Earth Science Photo Archive. (tags: science photos government) PostSecret – collecting anonymous secrets on postcards. (tags: art blogs) I find your lack of faith disturbing. (tags: pope photoshop) White House Spring Garden Tour. (tags: government dc) Five simple steps to better typography. [...]
Proactive Utilization of Synergistic Vocabulary
[stynxno] what’s a good definition for “buzzwords?” [brownpau] Buzzwords are proactive utilizations of synergistic vocabulary seeking to produce paradigmatic value within a semantic ecosystem of business architecture. (shamelessly reposted from my LJ.)
links for 2005-04-22
The Staring Cat (Flickr photoset). (tags: animals) “Competitive Waking.” Hard-hitting corporate go-getters are cutting back on sleep to get more done. Who cares about rest and health when there are Blackberry messages to be sent?? (tags: business health) Daring Fireball: Translation From PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Adobe’s ‘FAQ’ Regarding Their Acquisition of [...]
Spring Around Dupont Circle
Little green maple flowers budding from a tree on 21st St NW. Anchorage Building at Conn Ave and Q St NW. Higher-resolution counterpoint to this older photolog entry. Escalator descending into the cavernous maw of the Dupont Circle Metro south exit.