30 September 2010
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Yesterday’s presentation went well although I had done a fair amount of rehearsal so, after getting into my stride with the first few slides, I did not need to glance down at my notes much. For today, let me share … Continue reading
29 September 2010
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This afternoon I am giving a talk to the WebLearn user group, which is made up those who run and use the University of Oxford’s virtual learning environment. It is not my first time speaking in that room or too … Continue reading
28 September 2010
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Jane and I went along to a HART (Horspath Area Residents and Tenants) meeting last night, which is the community organisation for the Oxford area we now live in. It is a similar kind of thing to the group I … Continue reading
27 September 2010
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I see that Bloglines is due to close on 1 October. I used that service about five years ago as my way into keeping up to date with an increasing list of blogs and other sites providing subscribable news feeds. … Continue reading
26 September 2010
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Our recently-planted trees and shrubs from Mail Order Trees and PlantsWholesale seem to be doing well. There is something about choosing a particular plant before you buy it but, even though the truth is that they did not actually come … Continue reading
25 September 2010
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Living in the Twenty-First Century is tremendously exciting. Things that were the purview of science fiction have passed into science facts and from thence to the shelves of stores (virtual and otherwise). For example, having just this week got the … Continue reading
24 September 2010
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This shot, concluding my contribution to the current 7 days run, is inspired by Bart Nagel’s a/symmetry project. Can you tell what is going on?
23 September 2010
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Taken with my Lensbaby lens, an elastic band to hold it under partial compression and lots and lots of shots to get one that I liked.
22 September 2010
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I was not expecting this to arrive until today but the delivery service got a move on and it turned up on Monday. So far my Kindle collection mainly consists of (free) classics but I did also get a copy … Continue reading
21 September 2010
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A 5 second, handheld shot to cope with low light conditions then processed a bit with the Gimp (blur, grain extract, curves) to produce a pencil sketch result.