Monthly Archives: October 2004
LOMO Effect in Photoshop
The Lomo is a cheap Russian camera that takes lovely pictures. My friend Giles bought one and it broke, like he thought it might. So the way to get Lomographs is to fake them not make them. I do it … Continue reading
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.
If you don’t subscribe to Prospect you won’t be able to read Timothy Snyder’s brilliant article about the similarities between America under Bush and Oceanea, the country depicted in George Orwell’s 1984. You will be able to see the article … Continue reading
Listen to the radio on your iPod
This is exactly what I want my iPod to do. Get the latest news from the BBC, say, and download it so that I can listen to it on the train. I wonder if the BBC is supporting this yet?
Nobody likes a bossy boots
A few weeks ago the Guardian newspaper in Britain mounted an exercise in which they invited their readers to try and influence the outcome of the US presidential election by writing letters to voters in an important swing state. The … Continue reading
How does it feel to be Father of a hundred thousand dead?
It’s not surprising to read that 100,000 civilians have been killed since the ‘coalition’ invaded Iraq, nor that most of those people killed violently were women or children. Iraq simply isn’t a safer place since the invasion, nor is the … Continue reading
Multiple Downloads Error Message
People sometimes carry on as if software piracy were just a question of clicking a few buttons. OK, sometimes it is, but it’s often really hard work. I wanted to watch some mpeg-2 coded video on my Mac today and … Continue reading
iTunes iSbogus
While we’re talking about the great things that the US is capable of, how about Apple? They are a cool company in several ways. I remember when a county in Texas refused to give tax breaks to them because their … Continue reading
Stay Free
I think I’ll subscribe to Stay Free Magazine, despite trying to not buy American things if I can help it. This magazine is a real example of the great things that the US is capable of. They sponsored a showing … Continue reading
Small Publishers Fair
The Small Publishers Fair was as terrific as I expected, although I nearly didn’t make it through the door. In the entrance hall to the Conway Hall there was a sign showing all Saturday’s events: Main Hall – Small Publishers … Continue reading
=smell sick-sweet. like old roses on a passing breeze=
I love this blog, called “My NoT So DaiLY CraPS”. She randomly CapItAlisEs heR wordZ lIke An old skool HacKEr, but se describes herself as a “TyPiCaL FuLL timE MusLim GiRL.” KooL. And what is Unique about her? “I haV … Continue reading