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Kew Gardens

ByGarf created2000-09-03 20:002025-02-06 17:22 updated2025-02-06 17:22 Digital pictures, General, Journal, Nature, Photography, Travelogue

Spent the day at Kew Gardens in London with some friends.

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Nematodes Microscopy
ByGarf 2017-07-282025-11-26

Today I had to spread some nematodes around our recently planted Portuguese laurel trees. But before I put the nematodes in water, I thought it would be fun to look at them under the microscope, and possibly take some photos with my recently acquired 23.3mm eyepiece to µ4/3 camera adaptor. The camera is my little…

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Surely Ubuntu Linux is only for a minority of geeks & programmers?
ByGarf 2009-07-122024-12-06

Minority interest? Yes. Only used by geeks & programmers? Not necessarily… Ubuntu is a minority interest insofar as it only has a fraction of the users that M$ Windows has. Moreover, despite great improvements in recent years, some configuration issues with Ubuntu are still a pain. However I disagree that you need to be a…

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How to upgrade to “Goosebuntu” – a fully loaded (K)ubuntu 8.xx (Hardy) system
ByGarf 2008-05-222024-12-06

Note this primarily applies to (K)Ubuntu 8.xx. For (K)Ubuntu 7.xx please visit earlier (and possibly outdated) article:- http://www.garfnet.org.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=58 This is a quickand very effective way to beef up your (K)Ubuntu installation. Basically the list below contains most of my favouirite (K)Ubuntu applications complete with their code libraries. The name "Goosebuntu" is not entirely serious –…

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Escape to Hong Kong – Kowloon backstreets
ByGarf 2004-01-082025-02-06

Spent the day wandering the backstreets of Kowloon.

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Road trip to Hungary, part 2
ByGarf 2004-08-022025-02-06

Calais > Strasbourg Always had rather a soft spot for Strasbourg, with its strange dialect (Alsatian) and its complicated history. It’s also hope to the Council of Europe and the EU Parliament. It’s also home to a lot of white storks. Other days Part 1 You are here: Part 2 Part 3 Part 4…

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A wander through Shirley, Southampton
ByGarf 2006-07-092025-02-06

Today I took a wander through the Southampton suburb of Shirley, mostly to photograph the graffiti in a little alley called Harrison’s Cut. The artwork is actually quite stunning in places, though I don’t suppose the homeowners are terribly happy about it. I used my new Lumix DMC-LX1 point-and-shoot digital camera. Considering its diminutive size,…

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