Archive for October, 2007

Thought of the Day 028

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

I’m not a huge sports fan, but I find it interesting that we have so many slang words and phrases that come from baseball. I could list some here, but instead just try to think of a few and then take a peek here.

A Comparison

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Here is a little comparison of me (left) and my kid (right), both at five days old. I think he looks a bit like me.

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Computer Art

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Jared Tarbell of Complexification.net makes abstract designs with code.

I love this one:

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The coolest part is that you can watch as each design is generated by a little applet on each page of the site.

This Hits My Funny Bone

Monday, October 15th, 2007

This guy irks me. He’s a 17-year old successful commercial shooter… what more is there to say. Also see the interview on Strobist.

A Cleaner Owen

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Here he is without the gunk.

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Here’s the Baby

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Meet Owen Nathaniel Twedten.
Born 2:27pm Thursday October 11, 2007 (8lb 9oz, 21 in).

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New Toy

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

I’ve had a Wacom Graphire3 4×5 pad for a while, but since I’m retouching on a daily basis now, I decided it was time to get a more professional model. This is the Intuos3 6×8:

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It has a larger surface, greater sensitivity, and is more customizable than my old one. Mostly I like it because it saves my wrists.