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Ricochet - washingtonpost.com

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

This story touched me, photos affect us, they can change our lives..
How much, I wondered, did that moment — just 1/250th of a second when three lives intersected on a river bank in Iraq — contribute to the burdens he’d brought home with him? If I’d never taken his picture, would he have ended up [...]

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What is a Game Engine?

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I get asked that question a lot, and I have tried to explain it… a lot…
Over on GameCareerGuide.com Jeff Ward from Orbus Gameworks as taken a stab at answering the question What is a Game Engine?
I find it interesting that he categorizes Gamebryo as a Mostly-ready game engine, its an interesting categorization, definitely food for [...]

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Categories: Brain Farts · Games · Work

SmugMug vs. Flickr

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Mike Cohen has an interesting blog I have just started reading, in a recent post (SmugMug vs. Flickr)he talked about his move to smugmug and that got me thinking about why I use and recommend both smugmug and Flickr..
I have been using Flickr for some years, I was turned on to it after a friends [...]

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If I ever get the balls…

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Love this bike..
If i ever get the balls to purchase one I will paint the tank with a Union Jack! Long live the Empire!

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Delusions of privacy

June 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Do you suffer from the delusion of privacy? Is the American consumer (the king of all consumers) ready to sacrifice anonymity for personalized service?
Over on Seths Blog he has another great post titled The clowd. Seth is correct, what he describes is the future and a not to distant one at that but towards the [...]

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Categories: Brain Farts · Web 2.0

Become wiser, one business trip at a time

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

When we moved from our 3 bedroom house in the UK to our small apartment in LA we boxed up much of our library and other things we did not need day-to-day and they have traveled with us from apartment to apartment for 5 years, mostly living in the “guest room”
Well with the immanent birth [...]

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Categories: Brain Farts · Business Theory

Business books, Speed Reading and Touch Typing

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Seth Godin offers good advice on reading business books over on his blog. As I embark on a week of holiday with a stack of books to read I found it timely and interesting..
Many people now touch type, a skill once reserved for secretaries and it saves them so much time but given the ratio [...]

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Video Game Value Proposition

May 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

So I have this new PS3 and a new HD TV and I am eager to purchase content.. so why am I ok paying $160 for 6 Blu-Ray films I already have on DVD but I cant bring myself to purchase a game?
It comes down to character and value for money. I have watched Alien [...]

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20 worst album covers of 2007

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Over on Pitchfork they have compiled a list of the 20 worst album covers of 2007
When I was a teenager I would draw new album covers for my favorite LP’s. AC/DC, IronMaiden or The Meteors. I wish I could find my album covers but I am very pleased I cant find the photos of me [...]

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The Stunning Camera

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

This made me smile.. its not very highbrow but what you going to do?
The Stunning Camera

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