Canon SD800
A nice overview of the Canon SD800, the knock-about camera I’m looking at getting: Canon SD800.
I’ve been enjoying the Sony 4.1 MP DSC-S85 for almost five years now (!). It has done really, really well, but it’s not an easy grab-and-go camera. I’m looking for something small we can tuck into whatever we’re doing. And maybe something that can be ready to take that next shot a whole lot faster…
Further down the line, I might look at a Pentax body. I’ve got several Pentax lenses for my old Pentax 35mm SLR and it would be great to re-use them on a new digital body for all those far more artistic shots.
The Maxx from Wikipedia
Wowza, the things you forget about over time. Like The Maxx. I saw the TV show in MTV long before ever seeing the graphic novel. It almost made me forgive MTV for not showing videos anymore. Very nicely done. It would be nice to see The Maxx attempted again and more of the series and (rather dark) story line.
I’m #854 on the online petition to bring it to DVD.
The Tillamook Treasure – Movie
I stumbled across this movie while looking up the actor Max Gail (why? Welllll, Brom and I met him when we were kids on Schofield Barracks and he was filming Pearl on the base – I was wondering how close that made me to Kevin Bacon [answer: 2]. Why Kevin Bacon? Oh, you know, the degrees between people and Kevin Bacon can come up at unexpected moments. Why Max Gail? I don’t know. I’ve always liked him. And he was the first guy I ever saw wearing an earring. And he was kind enough to sign an autograph for two kids on base.).
Anyway, back to the movie: The Tillamook Treasure. I love the description of it. It looks like it is racking up the awards though I’m much more interested in seeing it. Not only does it sound like an interesting story, Tillamook has a special place in my heart thanks to trips there when I lived in Oregon. And cheese.
I look forward to seeing the movie one day.
Fuji-Leo and Demon Doodles
First of all is Fuji-Leo Monster:
The Fuji-Leo monster comes from a time at Intel when it seemed as though our main server would freeze quite often. They even put in an LED reader board so that we’d know what was going on with the Fuji / Leo servers.
As folks who work in cubicles know, when something bad happens that prevents everyone from doing their work, you descend into groundhog spy-hopping mode: everyone starts standing up and looking around to see if anyone else is standing up looking around. Soon you have half of the people standing up and looking around since they can’t get anything done…
After I popped up my head one day, I sat down and doodled for a bit, letting my C++’d little mind unwind.
Next:
I like this demon portrait. Eh, I could have done a better job on the muscles, but I love the head and mouth and especially the little round marble-like thing being pinched between two nails. What is it? A little soul…
(Edit: putting an ampersand in a file name is asking for trouble in this web world. Renamed. Naughty demon.)
Twisted and Skele-Knees
Two more old doodles, off to the grim side of things.
The Doodles – Opus and Bill Debug a Supercomputer
I’ve decided to start uploading some of the various doodles I’ve done over the years, starting with some that are from back in the 90s while I was working at Intel.
The first one is of Opus and Bill debugging a supercomputer. An Intel mesh-designed supercomputer in this case. I was responsible for XIPD, the graphical front-end to our debugging technology (IPD was the command-line debugger). Anyway, in between all the graycode and TAMs and GTAMs, it helped to think of things being a bit more fanciful than they were…
I’m also starting iwth this one because it’s pretty light-hearted compared to my other doodles. Deep apologies to Berkeley Breathed.
(BTW, I’m suspicious that some of these scans might have a transparency bit helpfully set when the shouldn’t – if you’re so inclined, click on the link to see the raw image.)
"Heroes" web site on NBC
My cousin Neil dropped a reference to the new Heroes TV and noted that on the TV show’s website, there’s a weekly comic version (PDF). Most appropriate!
I’ve enjoyed the first four episodes and actually like the slow pace of revealing just what the heck is going on. What’s going to be the challenge is “What happens after they are self-aware and able to use their powers?” A small comparison: when I was in school, the TV show “The Greatest American Hero” was on. The real charm in that show was the main character learning his new powers (like being told by a kid that to talk off to fly you had to do three big running steps and leap – sure enough, that worked!). Right now in Heroes, it’s wonderful to see their powers and journey begin.
What next?
Hopefully not super-hero angst.
Woodinville Village – Things To Do
Woodinville Village is a few streets away from our house. It’s currently under construction and on track for a 2008 opening. Their website has grown up and I really like the looks over it, especially their Things To Do page. The website has the potential to become a living, breathing community website!
I hope they add an RSS feed so that people can subscribe to updates and happenings, both at the village and in the local area.
Dot-It Lights: Stick 'Em Up – Gizmodo
I don’t think these fit the bill, but I’m in the process of looking for battery powered LED lighting for sconce decorating in places where it’s super unlikely we’ll ever run wire without actually taking the wall down. Stick ‘Em Ups might be reusable for that… I’ll have to give them a try.
Dark Indulgence – PostSecret
One of my indulgences is the darker sibling to Cute Overload: PostSecret.
People send in postcards with their secrets. Sometimes it’s just the presentation of the secret that’s delightful (like the sales clerk who managed to print up a sales receipt with the items being listed one after the other resulting in “I can’t wait to quit my job.”). Sometimes the secrets are dark and disturbing… and make me realize that I’m either extremely well adjusted or extremely boring. Or both.
What would your secret be to send in?