The qualifying round of the paleo that I was supposed to see got cancelled due to rain, which is a pity because I wanted to take some awesome photos!
I did manage to stich a panorama of the town square however:
Panorama of Siena Town Square
In other news:
A sieve, or sifter, separates wanted elements from unwanted material using a filter such as a mesh or net. However, in cooking, especially with flour, a sifter is used to aerate the substance, among other things. A strainer is a type of sieve typically used to separate a solid from aliquid. The word “sift” derives from sieve.
Sieves.
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Zebraaaaa Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 06:16 pm GMT +00:00 by richard
This has probably been done before, but I don’t care.
Encyclopaedia Britannica on Zebra:
any of three species of strikingly black-and-white-striped mammals of the horse family Equidae (genus Equus): Burchell’s, or plains, zebra (E. burchellii), which is found in rich grasslands over much of eastern and southern Africa; Grevy’s zebra (E. grevyi), which lives in arid, sparsely wooded areas in Kenya and a few small areas in Ethiopia; and the mountain zebra (E. zebra), which inhabits dry upland plains in Namibia and a few scattered areas in western South Africa.
My typographical study of a zebra
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readme.txt Friday, May 14th, 2010 12:22 am GMT +00:00 by richard
Wikipedia on “README”:
A readme (or read me) file contains information about other files in a directory or archive and is very commonly distributed with computer software. Such a file is usually a text filecalled README.TXT, README.1ST, READ.ME, or simply README, although some Microsoft Windows software may occasionally include a README.WRI, README.RTF, orREADME.DOC. The name is chosen so that users unaware of the existence of this type of files would be drawn to read it. It is traditionally written in upper case so that on case-preserving environments using an ASCIIbetical ordering, the name will appear near the beginning of a directory listing (since upper-case letters sort before lower-case letters in ASCIIbetical ordering).
This is my picture of README.txt:
This is readme.txt
Got the photo from this month’s Computer Arts free CD, I always like to do something with the free stock photos they put on there!
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DIY laptop stand using old monitor stand Friday, May 14th, 2010 12:04 am GMT +00:00 by richard
I recently wall-mounted my monitor. As I removed the assembly for the stand, I thought “this tilting mechanism could come in handy for something”, so I put it to one side and forgot about it until today! As a designer, 2 screens often come in handy for me, but I’ve never bothered to invest in a laptop stand. Both my workmates use one, and I’ve always thought they look kind of useful, but something’s always stopped me from actually paying money for one.
Before.…
…after!
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What Eve said to Adam… Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 04:40 pm GMT +00:00 by richard
The other day my house was visited by 2 Jehovah’s witnesses. They showed me a leaflet with an image on the front page of a devastated city (after a natural disaster or terrorist attack) with a woman and child injured and weeping. Across the page in bold type was the question “HAS GOD LEFT US?”. They then asked me if this was a question I’d thought about, and I said “As an atheist, no!” They were quite nice people, and we had a little laugh before parting company and they left their leaflet with me.
I am an atheist, but attended church when I was younger and am acquainted with much of the bible , and after the Jehovah’s witnesses left I started to think about the fundamentals of the Christian faith and had a chuckle when I remembered about an idea I had for a sketch a while ago about Adam and Eve.
Adam & Eve: The untold story.
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Another Panorama– Ischgl, Austria Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 11:18 am GMT +00:00 by richard
I went skiing a few weeks ago to Ischgl, Austria. Got stranded due to the volcanic ash cloud but that’s another story. I was at this café at the top of a mountain and thought I’d take a panorama, and here it is:
Ischgl, Austria
This is taken from 4 photos, on a Panasonic Lumix of some description, not sure what model, it’s my dad’s. I would have taken my DSLR, but I deemed it too risky in case I fell on it!
All in all, I had a great time in Ischgl, I’d definately recommend it for skiers/snowboarders of all skill levels, there’s something there for everyone. Apré-ski atmosphere is very lively there too!
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