http://alistair.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The mindless waffling of someone not in the know.... en Vox Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:53:48 +0000 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/odd-baubles-1.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/odd-baubles-1.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/odd-baubles-1.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:53:48 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a01240b87b908860e" at:format="large" at:align="left" class="enclosure enclosure-left enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: left;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b87b908860e.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b87b908860e-320pi" alt="Pud Bauble" title="Pud Bauble" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b87b908860e.html" title="Pud Bauble">Pud Bauble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf50807860d" at:format="large" at:align="right" class="enclosure enclosure-right enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center; float: right;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf50807860d.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf50807860d-320pi" alt="Penguin Bauble" title="Penguin Bauble" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf50807860d.html" title="Penguin Bauble">Penguin Bauble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div><div><div><br /></div><div><div>These are a couple of fun baubles on a friend&#39;s tree. :-)</div><div><br /></div></div></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/odd-baubles-1.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf508b0860d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/what-are-those-cats-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/what-are-those-cats-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/what-are-those-cats-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:37:14 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b203f860f" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b203f860f.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b203f860f-320pi" alt="Troublesum cats" title="Troublesum cats" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b203f860f.html" title="Troublesum cats">Troublesum cats</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>These two live in a friends&#160;cupboard. We are certain they are you to&#160;something that should not be. :-)</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/what-are-those-cats-up-to.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddf506cd860d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/happy-cactus-chap.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/happy-cactus-chap.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/happy-cactus-chap.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:31:31 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddcc67dc860b" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddcc67dc860b.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddcc67dc860b-320pi" alt="Cactus chap" title="Cactus chap" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddcc67dc860b.html" title="Cactus chap">Cactus chap</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>A cactus in a friend kitchen. A perfect mix of plant and pot of you ask me. :-)</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/happy-cactus-chap.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b87b713860e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/another-duff-sign.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/another-duff-sign.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/another-duff-sign.html?_c=feed-rss-full Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:29:05 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b1ffc860f" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b1ffc860f.html"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b1ffc860f-320pi" alt="Metro Centre Sign" title="Metro Centre Sign" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f18b1ffc860f.html" title="Metro Centre Sign">Metro Centre Sign</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>Yes, it&#39;s another sign waiting from someone to click &quot;OK&quot;. It appears to affect all the signs I noticed that day.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/another-duff-sign.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123dde1540d860c?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/ibm-excel.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/ibm-excel.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/ibm-excel.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:32:20 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef4a42860d" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef4a42860d.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef4a42860d-320pi" alt="IBM Excel" title="IBM Excel" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef4a42860d.html" title="IBM Excel">IBM Excel</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>An old book that is about to go for recycling. I thought it was Microsoft Excel, but&#160;apparently&#160;not.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/ibm-excel.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b81fced860e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/being-a-rebel.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/being-a-rebel.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/being-a-rebel.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:30:32 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123f1856828860f" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f1856828860f.html"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f1856828860f-320pi" alt="Being a rebel" title="Being a rebel" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123f1856828860f.html" title="Being a rebel">Being a rebel</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>I noticed these ate the Baltic and decided to&#160;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">be a rebel. :-)</span></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/being-a-rebel.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b81fcc2860e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/picture-16000.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/picture-16000.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/picture-16000.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:31 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef49d3860d" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef49d3860d.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef49d3860d-320pi" alt="Picture 16,000" title="Picture 16,000" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddef49d3860d.html" title="Picture 16,000">Picture 16,000</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>This is the 16,000th photograph I have taken with my Lumix. It was another day when I was looking for&#160;something&#160;interesting to photograph and I picked up an old record. For&#160;reference&#160;is it a BBC&#160;sound&#160;affect of a tanker running.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/picture-16000.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123dddb9c4d860c?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/temporary-power.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/temporary-power.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/temporary-power.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:43:38 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddc2e695860b" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddc2e695860b.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddc2e695860b-320pi" alt="Portable power station" title="Portable power station" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddc2e695860b.html" title="Portable power station">Portable power station</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>Have you ever wondered what they do if your sub station fails? This week I found out. They bring along a portable&#160;power station&#160;to your street and plug it in. The generator on the back is just the small one, the big one is inside the container with all the other gubbins that bring us the power. The power is fed to the houses&#160;through&#160;cables that look more like fire hoses.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/temporary-power.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddd7d706860c?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:38:41 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddeb819b860d 6a00c2251d771b604a01240b7e34a4860e" at:format="strip-horizontal" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-strip enclosure-strip-horizontal" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style=" margin: 5px; border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddeb819b860d.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Rudolf socks"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddeb819b860d-120pi" alt="Rudolf socks" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b7e34a4860e.html" class="enclosure-strip-link" title="Phone holder socks"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b7e34a4860e-120pi" alt="Phone holder socks" class="enclosure-strip-image" style="margin: 5px; border: 0;" /></a></div> </div> <!-- end enclosure --> <div>Today I went shopping for some socks. Naturally there were none in the design I wanted in my size. That being said I found a couple of&#160;designs&#160;you might like. One play music when you press the nose on it, and the other has a&#160;pouch&#160;for your phone. For&#160;reference&#160;I do not want these for Christmas.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/socks.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddeb821a860d?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/19-12.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Alistair) http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/19-12.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/19-12.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:48:40 +0000 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddd366bf860c" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddd366bf860c.html"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddd366bf860c-320pi" alt="19 1/2" title="19 1/2" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251d771b604a0123ddd366bf860c.html" title="19 1/2">19 1/2</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>This address is rather fun. Not 19a but 19 1/2. I can see that confusing a few computer systems.</div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alistair.vox.com/library/post/19-12.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251d771b604a01240b79c152860e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p>