Technology & MSG

In the now-that’s-awkward department, there’s a picture from the White House’s photostream depicting a woman — described as an aide — wearing a Motorola XTS 5000 clipped to the back of her dress. In my experience these radios are neither slim, lightweight, nor subtle. The handset alone weighs 1.35 pounds. It makes me wonder whether [...]

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A mistake originally, I ended up liking this distorted shot. Without effects or post-processing, it appears pixelated and Matrix-like to me.

I’m sure the photo-minded would be quick to point out how it was done or what the original subject matter was. Any takers?

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For over a decade February and March have been busy months for me, mostly due to my involvement with Rock N’ Roll Revival at Severna Park High School. For these two months, a lot of effort is expended by our tech crew — along with numerous alumni and parents — to put forth an excellent [...]

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Staying in the same place for months, it’s easy to forget how beautiful this county is. Driving up 83N through northern Maryland and up 15N through Pennsylvania and New York this time of year is a rich and colorful experience. The leaves are turning and there’s a great mixture of green, red, orange, and yellow [...]

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There’s something undeniably cool about a MacGuffin in a case, like in Ronin or Pulp Fiction. It’s not just about the plot device itself, though. My fascination extends to case-mounted hardware too, including all manner of tactical weapons — HK’s MP5-in-a-suitcase being a choice and rarely found example — and communications gear. Needless to say [...]

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We have a winner of the post card contest! One of the self-proclaimed lurkers from Lothian sent in a nice postcard from Ocean City depicting a few people with their Hobie Cats and windsurfing gear.
Also notable was an “authentically Alaskan” postcard from Alaska. Props to NJR Junky for that.
So the winner will receive a $5 [...]

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I received a Flickr Mail from a NowPublic member asking if they could use a photo of mine in an article about National Chocolate Chip Day. The article itself isn’t really an article at all, just a summary of another article. Geek that I am, a link is a link and the photo doesn’t mean [...]

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