Rediscovery
When I first started posting pictures to flickr, I thought I had to post photographic art or pictures taken with the purpose of display such as:
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But recently, as I’ve seen the work of other famous and important photographers, I’ve come to realize that some of the other shots I’ve been taking can also be great photographs. So I’ve been trawling through my archives to look for photos I could share with my fans and friends on flickr. Some of these pictures are even 5 years old already! In fact, searching for these new gems has taken me down memory lane and allowed me to relive some of my favorite memories. These are the reasons why we photograph. It’s not just a process for creating art, but it’s also a process for documenting the world around us and our own lives. Especially precious to me has been the rediscovery of some of my photos of my grandmother Aida who has almost been gone two years. That’s why you’ve seen a lot of my older work on here recently as well as on flickr. Here are some more of my newly rediscovered favorites.
Blogroll Adapted!
I have now adapted my blogroll code for YOU! That’s right! Now YOU can put in the URLs of blogs you want to keep track of and my program will put it all on one page for you! No more wandering from site to site! Just visit the link on the right or this one right here!
http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/YourBlogRoll.html
I will soon be adding in a cookie feature so that you can save your favorite sites instead of entering them each time!
Stick Figures in Peril?
Just before going to NY for my father-in-law’s surgery, I heard about a group on flickr called “Stick Figures in Peril”. I looked at the group and thought it was a pretty interesting concept - take pictures of warning lables where it looks as though the stick figures are in trouble. When I saw this picture at the hospital as part of a larger sign of what to do in the case of a fire, I snapped a picture on my cell phone. Just by itself there isn’t anything particularly funny about the picture. But if you click on it (above) and see what other people have interpreted the picture to mean, be prepared to laugh, or at least ti chuckle.
10 Reasons to use Linux instead of Windows....
Borys Musielak, has published an article on polishlinux.org on his top ten reasons why Linux should be used instead of Windows. I have just finished part one, which is what the previous link goes to. Although he claims that he is purposely being biased against Windows, he’s actually quite fair towards Windows. For example:
What’s the difference between the security policy of Microsoft compared to GNU/Linux and even better, BSD systems? It’s the defaults, idiot! Technologically, both systems can provide a similar level of security, actually. The difference is that most GNU/Linux distros make it much easier to have a secure OS by providing reasonable default settings, usually secure enough for home computer users.
It's Coming.....
Fedora Core 6 will be out on 11 Oct 2006 (if they keep to schedule this time). Expect some screenshots once I get the AIGLX special fx working. They’re a little behind SuSe on this one, but still pretty ahead of the game.
