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Return of the pen
7th November 2003, lunch time | Comments (0)
I’ve improved the panorama graphics for this site. I added in shadows on all the trees and it’s made everything look a lot more 3D. I also improved the ‘night’ effect while I was at it, so overall the images are looking a bit more realistic.
Changes were made using my shiny new Graphire3 XL Studio graphics tablet (a purchase inspired by the clever man at Exploding Dog.)
I got it for 245 Euros (£168, $280) at Wacom’s online store.
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Blogmarks
A collection of miscellaneous links that don't merit a main blog posting, but which are interesting none-the-less.
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
— George W Bush (9)- What WordPress is doing to combat comment spam. (1)
- Mobile web tools, from Pukupi. (1)
- Pukupi’s top 10 hints for building interoperable mobile Web sites. (3)
- The photography of E.J. Peiker. (4)
Stuff from the intersection of design, culture and technology.
(3)- Some handy tips for advanced Google use. (35)
- Make your own church signs, or view some real ones. (8)
- Michael Heilemann is doing a great job with his new WordPress theme; Kubrick. (1)
- I’m late to the party, but Dan has a book out. (1)
- What a crazy concept for laying out housing estates. (3)
- In San Francisco, I live here. (Try the zoom feature.) (1)
- Spider-Man reviews crayons. [Via] (3)
- Some beautiful images from photographer Greg Downing. (2)
- Lots of links, from the Link Bunnies. (1)
- Nice “when I was a child” sort of post from Stuart. (1)
- How much does SafariSorter cost? (4)
- Some handy maintenance tips for Mac owners running Panther. (2)
- Alex King launches Use Tasks: a hosted service for Tasks and Tasks Pro™. (2)
- Min Jung, Anil Dash, and I get interviewed for HBO’s Real Sex. (10)
Blog-roll
A selection of blogs I read on a regular basis.
- Hmm, the blog-roll seems to be a little bit broken right now (it may be that the blo.gs service is having problems). I’ve sent myself an email about this problem, and will try to fix it ASAP.
Weather conditions
These are the current weather conditions at my parents’ house (in Dorset), and where I live (in San Francisco).
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Current conditions | Night, Haze |
| Local time | 8:19 PM |
| Sunrise and Sunset | 6:20 AM, 6:18 PM |
| Moon phase tonight | Waning crescent |
| Air temperature | 8.9°C (48°F) |
| Feels like | 6.7°C (44°F) |
| Humidity | 93% |
| Dew point | 7.8°C (46°F) |
| Pressure | 30.15 inches and steady |
| Wind | 9 mph from the South |
| Visibility | 2.5 miles |
| Latitude and Longitude | 50.875056 N, -2.529427 W |
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Current conditions | Day, Mostly Cloudy |
| Local time | 1:19 PM |
| Sunrise and Sunset | 7:18 AM, 7:19 PM |
| Moon phase tonight | Waning crescent |
| Air temperature | 16.1°C (61°F) |
| Humidity | 72% |
| Dew point | 11.1°C (52°F) |
| UV index | 4, Moderate danger |
| Pressure | 30.16 inches and ↓ falling |
| Wind | Calm |
| Visibility | 10.0 miles |
| Latitude and Longitude | 37.7600 N, -122.4181 W |