2014 Retrospective
It’s the end of our second full year in our new home. Here are some random retrospective snaps from the year that’s just shot past us.
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Escape to Hong Kong II – a bite of dum sung
A very enjoyable meal with my pal’s Chinese girlfriend’s folks.
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More infrared photography
Well today is Boxing day, and the sun just managed to struggle its way out of the clouds around 14:00. As luck would have it, my variable infrared filter actually arrived from Shenzen late Christmas eve. So, following on from my early IR adventures on Christmas Eve, I thought I’d pop out to our backyard…
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What is a WebP image file, and how do I open one?
Seems there is quite a lot of buzz about a “new” image format called “WebP” that is seeing increasing use on-line recently. Although it is attributed to Google, WebP was not strictly a Google invention. It was originally developed by On2 of New York as part of its VP* series “Truemotion” video codecs. Google acquired…
St Cross, WInchester
Decided to stop by St Cross, just outside Winchester, and take a few snaps.
Go Trabi Go!
I found myself at the 50th Anniversary Trabifest in Zwickau in the former East Germany. Not sure I fully understand the enthusiasm for these funny little cars – though I did find myself becoming bitten by the bug. I guess there is a large cultural element to this phenomenon. It seems the humble Trabi has…
Upgrade to 64 bit Goosebuntu (9.04 & 9.10)(Jaunty & Karmic)
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