Archive for July, 2004

Flash Sync Effects

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004 | 13:39

There’s an interesting discussion in this DPReview thread, where an apparent Photoshop hack job — a cut-and-paste of a skater jumping over a fence — turned out to be a … Continue reading »

New Camera

Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 | 11:27

I got the Nikon D70 last week, and have had time to play around with the controls, as well as getting the necessary protective kit, like a UV filter for … Continue reading »

Oishi Judo

Monday, July 19th, 2004 | 13:06

My teachers at Eizan Ryu jujitsu encourage their brown belts to go out into the world and look at different dojos, different arts, under the assumption that no one art … Continue reading »

Fourth of July Weekend on Lake Erie

Sunday, July 18th, 2004 | 22:00

I flew into Cleveland on June 30th, taking an early train from Penn Station to Newark to catch a Northwest flight to Detroit and then to Cleveland. The AirTrain … Continue reading »

Chicken Thigh Recipes

Saturday, July 17th, 2004 | 12:14

This past Wednesday’s NY Times had a Minimalist article on dark meat, in particular chicken legs and thighs. Yes, it’s fattier than white meat from the breast, but not … Continue reading »

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Friday, July 16th, 2004 | 11:45

We moved to Cleveland at the beginning of June. Actually, that’s an exaggeration: Grace and almost all the furniture have moved to Cleveland, and I came back to New … Continue reading »

Mucking around WP1.2

Tuesday, July 13th, 2004 | 11:06

I’m mucking around WP1.2 now. The old image hack (iv.php) has been modified to conform with the way WP does things, so I can still reasonably display all the … Continue reading »

Upgraded to WordPress 1.2

Monday, July 12th, 2004 | 14:36

I’ve relaunched this site after upgrading the old, hacked b2 to WordPress 1.2. Most of my old hacks are no longer valid: either they’ve been superceded by new WordPress functionality, or … Continue reading »