Interesting links I found recently: Films considered the greatest ever – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Protovis – PolarClock – The PolarClock is an intriguing and aesthetically-pleasing visualization of the current time designed by Gabriel Bucknall. A single wedge encodes each time field (e.g., seconds, minutes) as both angle and fill color The Last Answer [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Books'
My Terry Pratchett Obsession, Reading and TV
April 4th, 2010 5 Comments
Feeling: chipper(Warning: A lot of links in this post. Proceed at the peril of your own time. Or someone else’s if that rocks your boat ) So I finished Jingo, book 21 of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. It’s my 3rd book in from the series in 2 weeks (Pyramids and Unseen Academicals. I am [...]
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Tempus Fugit
June 13th, 2009 8 Comments
Listening to: -Human – MetallicaOh yes it does.. It was just sometime ago that I was going through the whole application process. And now it seems to be that time again. Work had been hectic the past few weeks. Completed a major task at work so things are better now and seem to be slowing down [...]
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Book Review: Javascript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
November 9th, 2008 2 Comments
Feeling: sleepyThe phrase “JavaScriptmaster” and Douglas Crockford are considered synonymous in the web development world. When I heard that Crockford was writing a book on JavaScript, especially a guide to the better features of one of the most maligned (and perhaps abused) but popular languages in the current web development industry, I was sure I wanted [...]
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Book Review – The Art of Black and White Photography By Torsten Andress Hoffman
August 7th, 2008 3 Comments
Feeling: tired Listening to: Megadeth – Black SwanWhen I saw this book up for review, I jumped at the chance immediately. Having a deep interest in Photography, with the new camera, I now have complete control over my photos and their look. I have always considered Black and white photography the real art form of photography. The representation [...]
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Book Review – The Wrekening by Jayel Gibson
July 25th, 2008 2 Comments
Feeling: sleepy (Review of Part one of the Ancient Mirrors Series The Dragon Queen) In the second Ancient Mirrors tale, author Jayel Gibson continues the tale of Ædracmoræ two decades past the reunion of Ædracmoræ by the Dragon Queen, Yávië. (Refer The Dragon Queen – An Ancient Mirrors Tale). The Wrekening tells the story of Cwen, [...]
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