Monthly Archives: April 2006

Flag smarts.

Posted on 4/11/2006 by Dylan Tweney

Much as I lean to the left, I have to admit that lefties often make really stupid choices when choosing how to stage their protests. Too often these protests happen out of some vague sense of anger and outrage, with … Continue reading →

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Forget wi-fi hackers–the really scary coffee-shop criminals stab you in the chest and then take your computer. Laptop thieves descend upon wireless cafes / Grab-and-run robbers find pricey computers easy to resell

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Headshot branding.

Posted on 4/10/2006 by Dylan Tweney

Xeni has her spiky platinum hair. Cory has his chunky black glasses. Malcolm has his, um, hair. Seth has his ears. I feel like I’m missing a branding opportunity here. What to do: Shave my head? Bleach my hair and … Continue reading →

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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Cleaner air may actually be accelerating global warming. BBC NEWS | Air trends ‘amplifying’ warming

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PersonalDNA.

Posted on 4/10/2006 by Dylan Tweney

I’m an “Advocating Leader” according to the website PersonalDNA. This multicolored square represents the different elements of my personality–mouse over the colors to see what each one means. Thank god I’m only very slightly totalitarian. Take your own test here … Continue reading →

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Ripple.

Posted on 4/7/2006 by Dylan Tweney

Putting a waterproof camera in a bathtub and then taking self-portraits with the camera submerged is a great way to make yourself look really FREAKY.

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Wm. S. Burroughs: “We intend to destroy all dogmatic verbal systems.” My Mother and I Would Like to Know

Posted on 4/3/2006 by Dylan Tweney | Comments Off

Big Shot

Posted on 4/1/2006 by Dylan Tweney

Most digital cameras, regardless of resolution, have puny image sensors. Who cares? You should. Bigger sensors, like the DSC-R1′s, take clearer pictures, because there’s less interference between pixels. This cam takes 10.3-megapixel images that are remarkably rich and free of … Continue reading →

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