Here are my obligatory New Year's Resolutions. These are my personal ones, what I'm doing for myself. I'll also have a set of professional resolutions, what we at IBM call "Personal Business Commitments" or PBC's. I still need to develop those for … [Continue reading] about Ten Resolutions for 2009
Through two lenses
Last year at this time, I took a look at the US postage stamp commemorative issues of 1957. Now is time to look at the issues of 1958. Since these issues are themselves retrospective in nature — looking back at events at their 50, 100, 150 or 200 … [Continue reading] about Through two lenses
China Impressions
While in Beijing for the OpenOffice.org Conference (concerning which I owe you all a report), I was able to spend a little time playing the tourist. I thought I'd share some of the picture I "took". Each of these images is an HDR image, based on 3-5 … [Continue reading] about China Impressions
ODF Update
Nothing of interplanetary significance to report, I'm glad to report steady progress on all fronts.As many of you already know, standards maintenance consists of two main activities:Defect removal through the issuance of corrections to published … [Continue reading] about ODF Update
Don’t shoot until you see their eyes
September 18th, 2008Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Pentax K10D with 100mm macro, 1/350 at f/5.6When I was a child, I did as children do, and chased butterflies in the fields. Forty years later the fascination, if not the boundless … [Continue reading] about Don’t shoot until you see their eyes