About Gemsling
Hi! I'm Nathan, and I'm currently using my LiveJournal as a home page, because I lack the content and inclination to make a dedicated site.
Aside from this journal, my main online presence is a Flickr photostream: http://flickr.com/photos/gemsling/
Aside from this journal, my main online presence is a Flickr photostream: http://flickr.com/photos/gemsling/
Jesara's a lateral thinker. Must come from Theresa.
Today's reader is "Bricks, Wood and Stones", about how these materials can be used to make houses. Afterwards, I asked what else can be used to make houses and we talked about things like paint, glass (windows) and wool (carpet).
"What else can you use to make houses, Jess?"
"Dot-to-dot".
Today's reader is "Bricks, Wood and Stones", about how these materials can be used to make houses. Afterwards, I asked what else can be used to make houses and we talked about things like paint, glass (windows) and wool (carpet).
"What else can you use to make houses, Jess?"
"Dot-to-dot".
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willow_blossom]
You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.
Not as easy as you might think. Remember: one word answers.
1. Where is your mobile phone? pocket
2. Your significant other? significant
3. Your hair? eh
4. Your mother? dead
5. Your father? diabetic
6. Your favorite thing? food
7. Your dream last night? slept
8. Your favorite drink? Shiraz
9. Your dream/goal? regretlessness
10. The room you're in? kitchen
11. Your ex? Russian
12. Your fear? loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
14. Where were you last night? bed
15. What you're not? productive
16. Muffins? yes
17. One of your wish list items? DVD
18. Where you grew up? roving
19. The last thing you did? procrastinated
20. What are you wearing? clothes
21. Your TV? dusty
22. Your pets? ageing
23. Your computer? cool
24. Your life? mid
25. Your mood? restless
26. Missing someone? yes
27. Your car? worn
28. Something you're not wearing? vest
29. Favorite Store? bakery
30. Your summer? memory
31. Like someone? yes
32. Your favorite colour? green
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? recently
willow_blossom]You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.
Not as easy as you might think. Remember: one word answers.
1. Where is your mobile phone? pocket
2. Your significant other? significant
3. Your hair? eh
4. Your mother? dead
5. Your father? diabetic
6. Your favorite thing? food
7. Your dream last night? slept
8. Your favorite drink? Shiraz
9. Your dream/goal? regretlessness
10. The room you're in? kitchen
11. Your ex? Russian
12. Your fear? loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
14. Where were you last night? bed
15. What you're not? productive
16. Muffins? yes
17. One of your wish list items? DVD
18. Where you grew up? roving
19. The last thing you did? procrastinated
20. What are you wearing? clothes
21. Your TV? dusty
22. Your pets? ageing
23. Your computer? cool
24. Your life? mid
25. Your mood? restless
26. Missing someone? yes
27. Your car? worn
28. Something you're not wearing? vest
29. Favorite Store? bakery
30. Your summer? memory
31. Like someone? yes
32. Your favorite colour? green
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? recently
"His lust is so sincere."
When you make your photos available online, they can end up in the strangest places...
See also: original photo.
See also: original photo.
"I'll keep on going I've got nothing to lose;
I gave up morals when I took up you.
And it's boring to hear of another young truth,
And what a typically shit thing to do..."
- Typical by Laura Marling
I gave up morals when I took up you.
And it's boring to hear of another young truth,
And what a typically shit thing to do..."
- Typical by Laura Marling
I need to start posting again. Stuff of substance. In the meantime, my thoughts on the new MacBook Pro that replaced my MacBook.
It's excellent. I like it a lot. Leopard is a worthy upgrade. But you can read all about the good stuff elsewhere; I'll just list my complaints...
An unknon percentage of MBPs have been affected by a squeaky spacebar... inluding mine. Right on the spot where my right thumb hits the key. The keyboard is otherwise nice to use and key presses have a good feel.
The screen doesn't tilt back far enough. The screen is better than the glossy screen of the MacBook, but colours still change a little when looking down from above. Noticeably, the drop shadow on the active window turns from grey to white. I find myself wishing I was shorter, as I'm not always looking at the screen from the best angle.
The Wi-Fi/networking implementation is screwy. It thinks the wireless LAN at work is encrypted with WEP or WPA (it's not), and it either won't connect automatically, or it will connect and choose its own IP address, instead of authenticating like it had been told. Grrr.
Fetchmail wants to deliver email to localhost:25, but there is no longer a mail server running, and with Leopard being comparitively new, I've not yet found good information on enabling one. Interestingly, when I was playing with this the other day, localhost resolved to some uknown SMTP server's IP address and fetchmail was trying to give my mail away...
Time Machine seems to be just what the doctor ordered, but not exactly what I want. Since I already do a full disk backup with SuperDuper, what I really want is to select a few folders for backup by Time Machine, instead of backing up everything and choosing folders to exclude.
Unrelated to Apple, some third party developers need to think harder about their application icons. SuperDuper and YummyFTP, for example, have icons that are harder to pick out, since they are mostly grey and have fine detail that is not clear unless you're looking at a big version. Some of the best icons on my Dock: Opera, Safari, Firefox (vivid colours make it easy to pick out a particular browser); Coda and Transmit (Panic are known for design); iView, CaptureOne, Miro (yes, it looks like an M&M), Adium, TaskPaper and WriteRoom. Hmm, most apps have good icons, actually.
Australian English: grey or gray?
It's excellent. I like it a lot. Leopard is a worthy upgrade. But you can read all about the good stuff elsewhere; I'll just list my complaints...
An unknon percentage of MBPs have been affected by a squeaky spacebar... inluding mine. Right on the spot where my right thumb hits the key. The keyboard is otherwise nice to use and key presses have a good feel.
The screen doesn't tilt back far enough. The screen is better than the glossy screen of the MacBook, but colours still change a little when looking down from above. Noticeably, the drop shadow on the active window turns from grey to white. I find myself wishing I was shorter, as I'm not always looking at the screen from the best angle.
The Wi-Fi/networking implementation is screwy. It thinks the wireless LAN at work is encrypted with WEP or WPA (it's not), and it either won't connect automatically, or it will connect and choose its own IP address, instead of authenticating like it had been told. Grrr.
Fetchmail wants to deliver email to localhost:25, but there is no longer a mail server running, and with Leopard being comparitively new, I've not yet found good information on enabling one. Interestingly, when I was playing with this the other day, localhost resolved to some uknown SMTP server's IP address and fetchmail was trying to give my mail away...
Time Machine seems to be just what the doctor ordered, but not exactly what I want. Since I already do a full disk backup with SuperDuper, what I really want is to select a few folders for backup by Time Machine, instead of backing up everything and choosing folders to exclude.
Unrelated to Apple, some third party developers need to think harder about their application icons. SuperDuper and YummyFTP, for example, have icons that are harder to pick out, since they are mostly grey and have fine detail that is not clear unless you're looking at a big version. Some of the best icons on my Dock: Opera, Safari, Firefox (vivid colours make it easy to pick out a particular browser); Coda and Transmit (Panic are known for design); iView, CaptureOne, Miro (yes, it looks like an M&M), Adium, TaskPaper and WriteRoom. Hmm, most apps have good icons, actually.
Australian English: grey or gray?
Sometimes I get an urge to post a lyric that appeals to me, and now I'm finally acting on the urge...
"Though I never really needed to explain this is true;
I see a lot of your dear father when I'm looking at you.
He worked hard and enjoyed inebriation,
And really that's a trait that doesn't skip a generation."
"Though I never really needed to explain this is true;
I see a lot of your dear father when I'm looking at you.
He worked hard and enjoyed inebriation,
And really that's a trait that doesn't skip a generation."
"Australia considers email snoop powers for bosses: minister". SYDNEY (AFP) — Bosses will be able to spy on workers' emails without consent under new anti-terror laws being considered in Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday.
For fuck's sake, Julia - this is a tired argument and not one that justifies further erosion of privacy and freedoms.
1. Untrained network and systems administrators do not guard against terrorism: authorities do.
2. Authorities who need access to data for a national security investigation are going to get it, regardless of employee consent.
3. Many workplaces make surveillance a condition of employment. There's little benefit in changing legislation just to make it easier for companies that have not yet informed staff of the intention to monitor usage.
4. The EFA is right: the powers will be used to serve the corporate agenda more than they will be used to protect national security. Are any safeguards going to be introduced with these changes?
For fuck's sake, Julia - this is a tired argument and not one that justifies further erosion of privacy and freedoms.
1. Untrained network and systems administrators do not guard against terrorism: authorities do.
2. Authorities who need access to data for a national security investigation are going to get it, regardless of employee consent.
3. Many workplaces make surveillance a condition of employment. There's little benefit in changing legislation just to make it easier for companies that have not yet informed staff of the intention to monitor usage.
4. The EFA is right: the powers will be used to serve the corporate agenda more than they will be used to protect national security. Are any safeguards going to be introduced with these changes?
