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Archive for ‘August, 2006

Forcing Creativity

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I enjoy photography, and I think I’ve been slowly getting better at it. However, I have felt like I’ve just been a rut for the longest time. I do think that part of it is simply laziness brought on by the fact that I don’t have much motivation to get out of the air conditioning when it’s [...] Read more »

Night Factory

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Not sure exactly what this building is. It looks like some kind of quarry elevator thing.
I’ve had my eye on it for a while, the lighting works quite well when it’s dark out, but it was hard to find a good position to get in for the shot. It’s gated pretty much all the way [...] Read more »

Who’s the big winner?

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The World Series of Poker is finally over. I was just quickly going through winners list and saw something catch my eye:
#702 Scott Williams - $17,730
I’ll expect the check in the mail any day now. It is especially nice when you don’t have to get up off the couch!

Word Play

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I love how “procrastinate” has the word “pro” in it; makes it sound positive.

Desert Sunset

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Still no super duper monsoons, but this was sort of close. I was originally planning on driving up to the Pinnacle Peak area for a few sunset pictures, but found a little dirt road on my way that overwhelmed my curiousity.
There was a bunch of garbage littered around, allowing for some cool things, but as [...] Read more »

Functional Programming

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In the interest of furthering my knowledge of Ye Olde Computer Science, I’ve taken a slight interest in Functional Programming. For the neophyte, this is a different paradigm than what is generally standard programming, mostly relegated to boring university papers and phd students. However, it can have some benefit in the real world, and I’m [...] Read more »

Repent Ye Sinners!

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And install Christian Linux! Comes with a free pack of Testamints!