friedpi

My Annual Blog Post

2010-06-30T21:38:00.004-05:00

I got tired of hearing, "Get rid of that crap or do something with it." First off, it's not crap, it's a Whites Gold Master metal detector from way back in the day. Now it's my bedside lamp. I ain't getting rid of this old detector.....I may be in serious trouble. See you again next year...Joe

My Semiannual blog post

2009-07-05T23:09:00.005-05:00

Maybe I should post a picture of a cobweb....check back in a few months....I'll see if I can find one.

TWiTs by Candle Light

2008-09-13T23:38:00.006-05:00

Hurricane Ike had lost most of it's punch by the time it reached us 200 miles north of Houston.
We received a lot of wind and rain but little damage. Our only inconvenience was no electricity. The boredom of "hunkering down" to wait out the storm led me to dig out a box of old magazines to read by candle light. I'm glad I did, in issue #67 of Linuxuser & Developer was an article about Leo and crew, it made me smile.

The new email stamp required after August 1

2008-08-01T21:34:00.007-05:00

One stamp is required for each attachment you add to an email. All proceeds will go to repair Dick DeBartolo's house boat.

Let common sense prevail

2008-07-29T20:11:00.004-05:00

OMG! Am I on the internet?

2008-07-03T20:57:00.004-05:00

One last, poorly exposed shot, before he took off up the tree. Sometimes you grab what you can get.

Wasp at 12 o'clock, man your battle stations!

2008-07-01T05:11:00.004-05:00

I'm glad this wasp decided to go after the bug and not me. I was kneeling down with my face to the camera trying to ID this bug when the wasp appeared in the frame.

There was not much of a struggle, I didn't hang around to see how the story ended.

Down on the Farm with the Canon a590

2008-06-22T07:49:00.003-05:00

The trip to the farm with the canon a590 was interesting, the little camera has potential. I like the option of manual control or full auto point and shoot, and it fits in my pocket. It sure beats lugging around the old Ftb and a sack of glass. For 150 bucks it's a bargain even if it doesn't shoot in RAW out of the box. A sample of the experiments are posted at flickr, I'll post more later.....jwilliam

New Camera.. A590 canon Power Shot

2008-06-14T17:43:00.009-05:00

This was the second day of playing around with the camera. The first day I spent playing with the menu and settings. Mostly took a lot of pictures of my shoes.

This has been tacked to my bulletin board for a couple of years.....do pass it on.

This little guy was on the path to the mail box today. Google says he's a Crablike Spiny Orb-Weaver (Gasteracantha elipsoides) and he's supposed to be friendly.

Hand held macro with flash...not bad for a $150.00 pocket camera. I have a trip to the old farm planed this week. I'll put this cam in my right pocket and fill my left pocket with batteries. ........jwilliam...

I have a funny feeling about this UI

2008-06-10T23:38:00.005-05:00

Is it just me or does this Plurk timeline remind you of HEE HAW. Remember, heads popping out of a cornfield saying weird shit.

Some things are best left to the imagination.

2008-05-25T17:27:00.006-05:00

Twitter withdrawal pains

2008-05-15T17:56:00.000-05:00

Twitter is almost like the old BBS, but with extra down time.

Prickly legal issue

2008-05-13T04:02:00.000-05:00

No microsoft crap allowed

2008-05-10T18:13:00.002-05:00

Microsoft has pissed in my lunch box for the last time.
If it's not the latest update hosing the system it's MS calling me a thief.
Windows problem is not the software, it's the damn parent
company....and they say I should get vista..
I say they can kiss my ass goodbye.
Now, where did I put that latest Debian disk?

......Joe

Current Events 101

2008-05-07T19:45:00.000-05:00

pi in square pan

2008-05-06T20:36:00.000-05:00

For the 20% of you that are clueless, if you cook this...
..... don't eat it.
Really, it's a joke.

Potato generated content

2008-05-06T16:34:00.000-05:00

I'm not trying to make a statement............
I'm just lazy.

The largest demographic.

2008-01-07T21:23:00.000-06:00

Big Bang Bootstrap 0.0.1

2008-01-07T04:23:00.000-06:00

Daddy, what's a VCR?

2007-12-31T02:53:00.000-06:00

It was this or the abacus.

2007-12-31T02:49:00.000-06:00

I can see right through that.

2007-12-31T02:45:00.000-06:00

Keep playing Woody, wherever you are.

2007-12-17T20:20:00.001-06:00

Bastards

2007-12-17T20:12:00.002-06:00

Geek Shampoo

2007-12-17T11:49:00.000-06:00

DRM Police

2007-12-16T22:39:00.002-06:00