naked proftpd # grep “no such user ‘Administrator'” proftpd.system.log | wc -l 155526 I sooooo hate spambot infested Windows piece of crap machines ran by incompetent operators, and I hate spambot infested linux piece of crap machines ran by incompetent operators. For those of you who don’t read geek, the above says that 155,526 login […]
A week or so ago we went out to the Vancouver Aquarium and met up with some friends, and had a nice day wandering around and looking at fishes. Below are some of the results photographically. Clicky-clicky for higher res versions. Snake from the tropical section. More after you click….
A Trip to the Aquarium Read Post »
Great set of text on How to shoot a wedding which covers pretty much everything from choosing if you really really want to do it or not, to final presentation. Very good for amateurs who are getting good enough to be asked as a favor from family and friends.
Wedding Photography Lessons Read Post »
When a geek’s mind sees the solution to an interesting problem is through a twisty maze of corridors, identifies the path, and leaps into a blur action involving cables, spare hardware, and possibly a screwdriver. Such as seeing the solution to “how do I download this 150G torrent of ‘Dr. Who’ episodes in a sane
“Geek Tizzy” Defined Read Post »
I was a bit bored today so I checked out Transformers, The Game. I played a grand total of about 3 minutes of it before I threw my hands up and uninstalled. If you’re going to buy this game, don’t. If you’re going to warez this game, don’t. Things that were wrong: An obvious conversion
Transformers Game Quicky Review Read Post »
Yea, got married last Saturday to my love of 8 years now. Go me! The last two or three months before the wedding were busy, the last two weeks were insanely busy. I am at work most days most of the day, so my huge thanks and appreciation to Firefly, my family and her family
So I’m Married Now… Read Post »
Cool, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 is up and available. More information here and Inside Lightroom has info too. Mostly expected, and desired, updates. New cameras supported (don’t care) Adobe Camera Raw 4 (whoohooo!), better noise reduction and sharpening controls (double whohooo), and other misc tweaks (yay). More news: Martin Evening (whose excellent book I just
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How do do Grid Lighting on the cheap (with black straws) Part 1 and Part 2. Via Strobist.
Dang nabbit! Just when I thought I could get away with not spending money on lenses, especially “silly” lenses like the 10-17mm fisheye, I found this post showing the fisheye is great for closeup shots. sigh See…. now I have no choice but to get one!
Yet Another Justification for A New Lens Read Post »
Who knew there was a whole genre of photography called trash the dress, which involves (as far as I can tell) pictures that when done are a pretty much assurance that your wedding dress isn’t going to be used a second time. Scenes involving water appear to be a favorite. Is this common? Being someone