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Launching Picture of the Day

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:24pm

Picture of the Day Kickoff"Picture of the Day" has been one of the most popular memes among my photography geek friends for the last year or so. The idea is that you take a picture a day, and then post it for the world to see, usually on Flickr or Facebook. Different people approach the project in different ways -- some take a picture and post it on the same day, some take a series of shots, and then post one a day.

I'm shooting for the former approach. I think it's more creative and challenging, and more likely to get me back into that "camera's eye" mindset. That said, I'm not going to be a slave to the format; if I have a couple of good shots I may run them over successive days.

My goals for this project are twofold. I want to learn more about my camera, the Nikon D60. It's a digital SLR that we bought a few years back, and it can do far, far more than I've done with it. The same goes for my new iPhone 4, which has a decent camera built in, and the advantage of being with me where ever I go.

The Blackrazor Guild Blogosphere Expands

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 4:30am

My gaming group has upped its presence in the blogsphere with two new blogs. Minis Like Dust by my friend Damon is dedicated to collecting and painting miniatures. It's mostly about wargaming (as illustrated by his posts about army building and rule sets, but he'll delve into RPG minis occasionally (as in The Old School Mini Renaissance). It's the companion site to his other blog, Books Like Dust, where he reviews science fiction, fantasy and history books he's reading.  

Meanwhile, Cory (@hardcorhobbs) has relaunched his Fat Cat Inn blog. Last time around, the Fat Cat Inn was a general interest geek blog; this time Cory's focused it computer role-playing games like Last Remnant and Lost Odyssey. 

Friendly Blogging

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 01/04/2008 - 8:00am

My friends (and fellow gamers) are joining the blogosphere in force. Erilar's Day in the Life of a Gamer has returned from hiatus with posts about Mass Effect, holiday gaming goodness, and a test drive of Burnout: Paradise City.

Meanwhile over at Books Like Dust, Damon continues to chronicle his efforts to get through his reading pile, including Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II and Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness.

And finally, Cory's launched The Fat Cat Inn blog to chronicle his geek life and New Year's resolutions. First up is a post outlining his goals for 2008, which includes one objective I think most geeks can relate to: losing weight.

The Troll Whisperer

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 8:24am

Cory Doctorow's posted some thoughts on how to deal with the trolls that inevitably show up in online forums and proceed to sow chaos, poison and discord among a previously happy community. It's partly in response to Tim O'Reilly's suggestion that we have an official "Bloggers Code of Conduct" establishing rules for posting comments to a site (such as no anonymous posting) designed to prevent trolls from getting a foothold.

Blogging with Monkey Feet

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 01/25/2007 - 11:09pm

My sister has a blog, Monkey Foot Designs, which also happens to be the name of her craft business. Lots of crafting goodness to be found, the occasional home improvement post (in this, my sister and I are alike) and periodic photos of my niece Sydney wearing one of Kris's latest designs. There's absolutely no geek content, but it does make me want to pick up an issue of Craft.

My Xbox 360 Has Blog

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 11/16/2006 - 3:00am

It's true. My Xbox 360 really does have its own blog, thanks to the magic of Xbox Live and my publically available stats there on. The 360 Voice throws some meat onto those statistical bones, providing an accounting of what I did the day before in narrative form. Thus, on the first day of my 360's blogging life, it wrote:

Like a king on his throne, NukeHavoc said 'awaken' and for him I did comply. 450 points represents the size of our growing kingdom. Ok, enough of this King Arthur stuff. That is a gain of 10 points over last time! He rallied Gears of War picking up 1 achievement, and after that powered me down without even saying good night. I mean what the heck?

Uncle Bear's 10th Anniversary

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 11/13/2006 - 8:48am

Uncle Bear officially turned 10 years old last week. The venerable ursine is one of the few geek zines/blogs/sites/whatever-we're-calling-ourselves-now to have survived from the year of Nuketown's own genesis. Congratulations to Berin, and here's to another 10 years of geekdom and gaming goodness!

Hit and Run: Does This Justify a 'Told You So' Yet?

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Mon, 11/07/2005 - 2:00am

The PATRIOT Act is being used by the FBI and other government agencies (as well as a few private contacts) to build a huge database about innocent people ... people who never receive any notice that they've been investigated or this data recorded. Read the full story.

Whatever: Suffering the Idiots

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/26/2005 - 2:00am

It saddens and infuriates me that this intelligent design crap is going on in my own state of Pennsylvania. Read the full story.

Green Hornet Rants: The Shadow Knows

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Wed, 10/26/2005 - 2:00am

A discussion of the "undead Constitution" that's given rise to horrors like Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, who's sole asset (at least for Bush) is a non-existant paper trail. Read the full story.