Archive for August, 2004

Broadway

Sunday, August 29th, 2004 | 18:31

While half the city has apparently fled the circus around the convention or is joining in the protests, I took a long walk up Broadway in a sort of farewell … Continue reading »

Cleveland Boat Cruise

Tuesday, August 24th, 2004 | 16:19

On Sunday, the Cleveland Clinic alumni’s association sponsored its annual boat cruise for residents and fellows. This was aboard the Goodtime III, a dining/cruise boat that goes around the … Continue reading »

D70 Trap Focus Trick

Thursday, August 19th, 2004 | 11:02

From this DPReview.com post, you can set up trap focus as follows: Camera should be in autofocus single-area “Pencil” menu items should be set so that 03 AF-AREA is “Single” and 15 … Continue reading »

More Judo

Monday, August 16th, 2004 | 16:49

This past Saturday was my fifth or sixth judo class at Oishi’s, but I got to play with a yellow belt on the ground (instead of the usual situation of … Continue reading »

Company Mail Server Upgrade

Saturday, August 14th, 2004 | 11:58

Last night was the company mail server upgrade. This was basically to get Cyrus IMAPd 2.2 running on a box before I stop being a full-time employee. We … Continue reading »

Castles of Steel

Thursday, August 12th, 2004 | 16:26

A couple of weeks ago, I finished Castles of Steel, Robert Massie’s history of the Great War at sea, and a follow-up to his earlier Dreadnought, which chronicled the naval arms … Continue reading »

Stereomicroscopes

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 | 23:27

This past Tuesday’s New York Times has an essay on the educational benefits of stereomicroscopes. These instruments are typically used for dissection, and don’t require advanced preparation of slides. … Continue reading »

Tracking Bicyclists

Wednesday, August 4th, 2004 | 23:10

I took a walk through Central Park in the evening and watched the bicyclists zoom through the stream of pedestrians converging on the Delacorte Theater. These shots are with the D70 … Continue reading »