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Tools are always justified costs

13
Dec
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Tools are always justified costs
Video production has always been an interest of mine. When I was a teenager my father brought home a VHS editing suite which had been used at his work. It was a proper one, and it was kept in the room next to mine. Before long, I was an expert at using all of the equipment. I was always keen ...more»
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Sinterklaasje, kom maar binnen

7
Dec
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Sinterklaasje, kom maar binnen
The Dutch have a different set of December celebrations to us Aussies. They seperate the religious celebration of Christmas from the 'Santa Claus' celebration. Of course, they don't have Santa Claus. They have Sinterklaas, on whom Santa Claus was based. Every December, Sinterklaas comes to the Netherlands from Spain, by steamboat. He mounts his trusty schimmel horse, brings his Moorish ...more»
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Google pwnage

2
Dec
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Google pwnage
From time to time I check out my logs and am often surprised to see the things for which Google perceives me as an authority. Some of the latest:How to make a nuclear reactor (google) #1The Blue Power Core is critical (google) #1BitchKrieg (google) #1Flaming Logo Writing (google) #1dottext skin (google) #1If I suddenly disappear, it is because echelon ...more»
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GDI+ is pissing me off

25
Nov
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GDI+ is pissing me off
I thought GDI+ was supposed to be good. I am sure that it is better than whatever came before, but as far as I can tell its JPEG encoding is poor. Consider the following code, which creates a BMP format file from a System.Drawing.Image:System.Drawing.Image myImage = thumbnail( afileName ); //makes the imageImageCodecInfo myImageCodecInfo;myImageCodecInfo = GetEncoderInfo( "image/bmp" );//bmp so uncompressedEncoderParameters eps ...more»
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How I got started

20
Nov
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How I got started
The first computer I ever used was a Vector Graphics Vector 3 which ran CP/M. My Dad brought it home when I was six years old and I became immediately enamoured of this device for two reasons: it had a space game; and to load the game you had to enter "boot floppy" at the console. I thought that boot ...more»
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One step closer

6
Nov
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One step closer
This afternoon I took and passed the CompTIA exam 220-302 A+ Operating Systems Technologies. With this result I have completed the requirements for the A+ 2003 certification. Something to put on the resumé, and a part of my uni course.Once again the exam was a doddle and required no study. I finished it in 23 minutes and was away from ...more»
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The lawn – it matters

5
Nov
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The lawn – it matters
You can tell that Summer is almost here when the grass starts to grow. Last mown in April, the lawn lay dormant throughout Winter and sprung* to life in September, requiring a thorough mowing by mid-October. Not even four weeks later and the grass is overgrown and badly needs a mow. Weather permitting this will have to be done on ...more»
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3
Nov
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Kip and I watched The Passion of the Christ last night. I am not a Christian, although I went to a Christian school and so knew the story. Despite my lack of faith, the film moved me. I hear people say that some disturbing thing 'sickens' them, and always thought it was a figure of speech. Well, sometimes it isn't. ...more»
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Things happened this weekend

31
Oct
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Things happened this weekend
Let me fill you in on what happened over the weekend, in order.I got up early on Saturday morning for my first kickboxing class for a while (actually the second, but I had to work last week). I enjoy kickboxing and it is a great workout. When I first started it was a shock to my un-exercised system and I ...more»
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Mango bonanza

23
Oct
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Mango bonanza
We have seven mango trees in our yard, and last summer one of them produced about 40 mangoes, none of the other trees produced fruit. The mangoes were delicious, and as they were ripened on the tree they were sweeter than store-bought mangoes. The bats certainly seemed to like them :)It is Spring again and the trees have finished flowering, ...more»
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