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What's left from farm life gone by.
PBS had a good show about life on the farm. Of course we all romanticize it, but there does seem to be something sad about the end of that era.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Remnants
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What's left from farm life gone by.
PBS had a good show about life on the farm. Of course we all romanticize it, but there does seem to be something sad about the end of that era.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Returning from the honeymoon
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This is what happens when you have mischevious coworkers. They were going to close off the entry to my cube and fill it entirely, but thankfully they weren't able to do that. This was all fun and games until they started tossing thumb tacks into the mix...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Lots of other things
Three days and counting until the knot is tied. It's been good, but busy lately, which has meant very little of interest happening regarding riding. I think we're also getting into the dog days here, so although I'm still making it out to ride, the noteworthy things that happen on each ride seems to be at an all-time low.
There will be more coming, I assure you, trusted 3 readers of this site. Hopefully it'll be more interesting too, and with photos!
There will be more coming, I assure you, trusted 3 readers of this site. Hopefully it'll be more interesting too, and with photos!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
The Bridge
Not to jump on the bandwagon that is local 35W bridge coverage, but some thoughts.
Our hearts go out to all the families and friends that were and are affected by the collapse. That of course trumps all the politics and B.S. that is inevitable as a result of something like this happening.
I was looking at pictures of the collapse, and kept thinking it was amazing that cars were (and are) sitting on the deck of the bridge, even a day later as it sits in the river. I started wondering at what speed everything actually hit the water. A video clip froma traffic cam of the incident makes it seem like it's in slow motion.
After digging up some numbers I'd long since blocked out from physics class, I did some quick calculations. Not sure if these are accurate (although I believe they are), but if one drops at 32 feet/second squared, and the bridge deck was 64 feet above the river, then it would take 2 seconds to drop all the way down. Converted to feet, that's 3,840 feet per second, which is roughly equal to 39.5 miles per hour. Not slow, but certainly not as fast as I would have initially guessed.
Thank goodness the bridge wasn't any higher, and that the death toll has dropped by 3 since last night. Here's to more good news than bad news in the upcoming days.
Our hearts go out to all the families and friends that were and are affected by the collapse. That of course trumps all the politics and B.S. that is inevitable as a result of something like this happening.
I was looking at pictures of the collapse, and kept thinking it was amazing that cars were (and are) sitting on the deck of the bridge, even a day later as it sits in the river. I started wondering at what speed everything actually hit the water. A video clip froma traffic cam of the incident makes it seem like it's in slow motion.
After digging up some numbers I'd long since blocked out from physics class, I did some quick calculations. Not sure if these are accurate (although I believe they are), but if one drops at 32 feet/second squared, and the bridge deck was 64 feet above the river, then it would take 2 seconds to drop all the way down. Converted to feet, that's 3,840 feet per second, which is roughly equal to 39.5 miles per hour. Not slow, but certainly not as fast as I would have initially guessed.
Thank goodness the bridge wasn't any higher, and that the death toll has dropped by 3 since last night. Here's to more good news than bad news in the upcoming days.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Mapping
An interesting article about mapping on the New York Times.
When a technology or discipline is democratized like this, and much the same way desktop publishing and design was in the mid 80s, I always wonder if the art in the discipline is somewhat tainted. A wealth of information or technology doesn't mean a wealth of insight or craft. Who knows though, once these technologies are opened up to the world there really isn't any going back.
When a technology or discipline is democratized like this, and much the same way desktop publishing and design was in the mid 80s, I always wonder if the art in the discipline is somewhat tainted. A wealth of information or technology doesn't mean a wealth of insight or craft. Who knows though, once these technologies are opened up to the world there really isn't any going back.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Moonlight
Blatant self reference here, but I posted up a new couple pictures on the other site.
Looking at moonlight got me thinking. There's something almost magical about the way it renders the landscape. I don't think I'm the only one that thinks this. It's like daylight, but softer. More dim. And it changes colors with the air. Blue in the winter, and warm and yellow in the fading summer haze.
If gentle light like this is generally perceived as pleasant, why do we try and drown out the night with lights that turn night into day? A little less light wouldn't hurt, and if it were consistently dimmer, would actually make it easier to see at night because of less contrast and glare.
Looking at moonlight got me thinking. There's something almost magical about the way it renders the landscape. I don't think I'm the only one that thinks this. It's like daylight, but softer. More dim. And it changes colors with the air. Blue in the winter, and warm and yellow in the fading summer haze.
If gentle light like this is generally perceived as pleasant, why do we try and drown out the night with lights that turn night into day? A little less light wouldn't hurt, and if it were consistently dimmer, would actually make it easier to see at night because of less contrast and glare.
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