Entries from October 2006

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Salty Old Ape

113848626_8702da489d Originally uploaded by crasch. A photograph by TrueBavarian, of a salty, old ape. Found at Ugly Overload

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

October 23 PhotoBooth portrait

October 23 Originally uploaded by crasch. So, my company saw fit to buy me a new 24″ Intel iMac. I must say, it's a lovely machine–probably the best value out there. The screen alone, if bought separately, would cost $650 bucks. This photo was taken with the built in iSight camera.

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Halloween link round-up

has some great carved pumpkin photos. Flutterby linked to some creepy Victorian post-mortem photography. This one is my favorite.

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Watchismo

I've never had much interest in collectable watches, but some of the watches on display at Watchismo are kind of neat. Such as this skull-shaped Memento Mori watch. Or this 1953 deep sea diver Rolex.

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Firefox Flickr plugin?

Anyone know of a good Firefox plugin for uploading pictures directly from the browser to Flickr? What I'm looking for is something that will allow me to right click on a picture, type in some notes, change the name, etc., then post to my Flickr account. I've found uploaders that will do it from files [...]

Friday, October 27th, 2006

The Killer Rat Cake

The Killer Rat Cake. Via Flutterby.

Friday, October 27th, 2006

The Narrow Path

http://naamah-darling.livejournal.com/219531.html?style=mine ….trying to lose weight has to deal with these issues to some extent. These things are the toll you have to pay, and though any given individual may have an easy time with one part of the road, other parts are going to be really rough. It costs. It costs money. It costs time. [...]

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Homeshoring: Beyond Call Centers

http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/may2006/tc20060502_237154.htm MAY 2, 2006 News Analysis By Sarah Lacy Homeshoring: Beyond Call Centers Silicon Valley startup oDesk helps companies find — and monitor — at-home labor for a growing roster of jobs Susanne Bullo is a capable software programmer who until recently had few job options. She is a stay-at-home mom who has three young [...]

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Ugly Overload

Ugly Overload – faces only a mother could love. Via Flutterby.

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Keith Olbermann on habeus corpus