June 2009
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What the iPhone 3GS and 3.0 OS Means for Geo Devs →
Brady Forrest on the iPhone’s new features for GIS developers.
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Photowalking
I started this other Tumblr to catalog my mission to learn photographic technique. I’ve been posting some examples on there. Framing and composition are my real goals at first (things I can do with any camera), then I’ll move on to more advanced techniques that require manual control. I’ve been taking shots and looking at the EXIF data to see what adjustments the camera is...
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She looked as if she were telling the truth, though with women, especially...
– The Continental Op, Red Harvest.
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Weekend ATL Trip, June 2009
We’re heading to Atlanta to visit with a whole bunch of family that are in town there. There will be babies all over the place and a general bevy of screaming children. Can’t wait!
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Palm Pre review →
The epic, detailed review from Josh Topolsky at Engadget.
Looks a lot better than I was expecting. A fair competitor to the iPhone.
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artofcinema:
Following.
A series of “follow cam” shots edited together from various films, by Matt Zoller Seitz.
Notable ones I recognize and love from 2001, Hard Boiled, Children of Men, and Heat.
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North Korea Uncovered →
“North Korea Uncovered” is a project by a Ph.D. student from George Mason University named Curtis Melvin. The objective is to map as many “unknown” points of interest in the super-secretive DPRK as possible, from data gathered on his trips to the country as well as information from other “local spies.” All sorts of infrastructure and military data is mapped,...
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Interview with George Pelecanos →
George Pelecanos interviewed by the WSJ on their new culture blog, Speakeasy. He talks about his new novel The Way Home and his job as a writer on David Simon’s new post-Katrina series, Treme.
I read his novels The Night Gardener and Hard Revolution. Most of his work, or maybe all, is set in DC. He’s definitely got a knack for capturing the inner city experience, and I can see...
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Easter Egg's in Pixar's Up →
The Slashfilm bloggers and readers compiled a pretty comprehensive list of the hidden easter eggs and nods in Up. (Contains some spoilers for the film, but not many)
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I watched Terminator 3: Rise of the Metallic Fox
– Zac McCormick
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