Archive for December, 2004

Tuesday, December 7th, 2004

A chance of what?

So, I’m going to Ottawa very soon, and have been looking up the weather forecasts. That’s a link to the live forecast, so it changes every day, but as I write this, the current forecast calls for “ice pellets” this evening. Ice pellets? They even have a graphic for it! Hm. Actually, let’s just abuse […]

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Monday, December 6th, 2004

A night shot, taken after dark with a long exposure. The illumination from below is coming from street lights. The trees are across the street from my house.Posted using scary magic-like technologies

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Sunday, December 5th, 2004

The Sublime and the Ridiculous 3

Another week gone by. More sublime and ridiculous happenings to report to you. Interestingly, there have been an inordinate number of sublime moments this week. And, I have felt the lack of ridiculousness quite acutely. However, I shall not disappoint you. Yes, Virginia, there is a ridiculous posting this week. Contrary to form, though, I […]

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Friday, December 3rd, 2004

The Joy of Digital Photography

[Er, this essay is sort of stomping all over The Lovely One’s latest post, so go down and read that first. Then you can come back and check out my rant on digital photography. I didn’t plan it that way; I’ve been working on this essay for several days, and just finished it. -RjC] Apologies […]

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Friday, December 3rd, 2004

A most curious jar which sits on my co-worker’s desk. A faunaless aquarium, apparently.Posted using scary magic-like technologies

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Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Interesting ornamental berries (peppers?) on a bouquet at work.Posted using scary magic-like technologies

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Thursday, December 2nd, 2004

This is the computer at my work that runs our big light-board sign. I have personally resurrected it twice. The latest, less severe revival involved replacing the power supply. But we didn’t have the correct one for this machine. The one on the table is able to run the computer, but the cable is too […]

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Night shot of the stained glass at a downtown cathedral; St. Andrew’s Wesley (United), I think. A digital camera makes such shots almost ludicrously easy: you shoot the long exposure (in my case, using the Nikon Coolpix 2500’s special night-shot mode), check it on the screen, and can manually adjust the EV adjustment and reshoot […]

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Such a wheel is used exclusively for stylish, high-spoke-count wheels on lowrider bicycles like this one. Not as cool as the shop down the street that had a single-cylinder Harley-Davidson in the window.Posted using scary magic-like technologies

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Here’s a close-up of the hub in question. I think this is about a 96-spoke hub; it may be more.Posted using scary magic-like technologies

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