Jun 11, 2008
Photography
Kyoto Pictures
I’ve finally caught up with my backlog of photos from Japan, and posted the last of my pictures from Kyoto. They’re primarily from Rokuon-ji, which you can see in part below.
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Jun 10, 2008
Photography
Bainbridge Island and Downtown Seattle at Sunset
Friday evening found me on the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island and back. I took some pictures with my new Canon 40D, and came out with nine that I was particularly happy with. The full set is up on Flickr, but you can see my two favorites ...
Jun 09, 2008
Miscellaneous
Jokes That Write Themselves: Peter Thiel to Build an Objectivist Underwater Utopia
Wired reports that Peter Thiel, well-known VC, along with a host of others, are planning a watery utopia through their brand new Seasteading Institute: Tired of the United States and the other 190-odd nations on Earth? If a small team of Silico...
Jun 09, 2008
Zoon Politikon
Shark-Jumping
E.D. Hill, host of America’s Pulse on Fox News, further demonstrated that her network has completely lost its marbles, jumped the shark, and should not be considered to be news by anyone. On June 6th, she mused about the Obamas’ fist-bump in St. ...
Jun 07, 2008
Travel
Take Me Out to the Concession Stand
The New York Times has an interactive map up today detailing the best and worst food from ballparks across the country. My personal favorite description is for the ever-unloved Chisox and their tepidly named U.S. Cellular Field: “What to order: ...
Jun 06, 2008
Photography
Great Demonstration of Off-Camera Flash
Bert Stephani has a fantastic blog post up on how different constraints in off-camera flash can change a photo. Pay close attention to the last shots of Mieke outside at 1/250s, 1/125s and 1/50s. Subscribed!
Jun 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon
Last Night's Speeches
Obama was inspiring, Clinton was delusional, McCain seemed to be saying “hey you kids, get off my lawn!”
Jun 04, 2008
Aaron
Photography
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
At the end of April, I drove up to Mount Vernon in Skagit Valley, up in northern Washington, for the 2008 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. I’ve been a bit slow in posting pictures, but I finally got around to it tonight. Nine photos from Skagit Valle...
Jun 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon
That's Not Change We Can Believe In
I’m eating lunch and watching TPMTV’s recap of the McCain trainwreck from last night, and I was struck by how much McCain blinked and stumbled over his words. A cursory glance at the current information on the psychology of lying suggests that lia...
Jun 03, 2008
Aaron
Dear TSAâ¦
Dear TSA, Thank you for so carefully checking the toiletries contained inside my single quart-sized ziploc bag at the Denver International Airport on Sunday. I feel significantly safer flying the friendly skies knowing that you are so vigilant a...