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Links for August 1-14
8/16/2010 2:20:00 PM
Below are links to a few of the things that caught my attention over the past two weeks.
- Dan shared How [Not] to Take a Self Timer Portrait from Digital Photography School on Sunday, August 1, 2010.
- Dan shared Mila's Daydreams Explores What a Baby Might Be Dreaming from PetaPixel on Monday, August 2, 2010.
- Dan saved the link Premailer: pre-flight for HTML email on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
- Dan posted the photo With a slinky. to Flickr on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
- Dan shared William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy from kottke.org on Friday, August 6, 2010.
- Dan saved Dolphin Bubbles: An Amazing Behavior as a favorite video on Saturday, August 7, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link 5 Real Historical Death Stars (Complete With Baffling Flaws) on Monday, August 9, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Sharpie Reinvents Pen with Liquid Pencil on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
- Dan saved the link All Marked Up / Projects / jQuery Quick Paginate on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
- Dan saved the link Form To Email PHP Form Mail Script on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Rethinking the Star Wars Timeline because of the Prequels on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Man grows pea plant inside lung on Thursday, August 12, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link OkTrends: Don't Be Ugly By Accident! on Thursday, August 12, 2010.
- Dan posted the photo Perfecting fine motor skills, or Patrick eats Cheerios. to Flickr on Thursday, August 12, 2010.
- Dan shared How to Photograph Darth Vader Riding a Chipmunk from PetaPixel on Friday, August 13, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses on Friday, August 13, 2010.
- Dan saved Batman Icon's Mutation 2.0 as a favorite video on Saturday, August 14, 2010.
Ashmere Lake in Hinsdale, MA
8/11/2010 9:35:00 PM
We were recently on vacation in western Massachusetts, and I took the kayak along. The cottage we rented was only one street away from Ashmere Lake, so I was able to go out and explore the lake a few times. Lake Ashmere is mostly lined with houses, two summer camps, and a few motorboats. It's not an ideal paddling destination, but it was worth checking out.
The northern half of Ashmere Lake (where our cottage was) has much more shore to explore, though it is packed with houses. Camp Taconic had lots of kids on the water in a variety of boats, obviously having fun. It took me about two hours to leisurely paddle this portion of the lake.
The southern portion of Ashmere Lake has a few less houses, especially at the southernmost side. This portion of the lake is labeled as a state park, and there is a boat launch available. There's also a tunnel connecting the north and south halves of the lake, and it was fun to paddle through that.
Ashmere Lake is a fine place to paddle if you live on the shore or are away on vacation, but I wouldn't make it a priority to visit there. I suppose it may be worth noting that these photos are from a Pentax Optio W90 waterproof digital camera
; this is the first time I took it kayaking with me.
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Links for July 11-31
8/1/2010 6:35:00 PM
Below are links to some of the things that caught my attention over the past several weeks. (Well, the past week we were away on vacation and so I didn't read anything at all. But still, this is what I found.)
- Dan saved the link Email design guidelines - Articles & Tips - Campaign Monitor on Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
- Dan saved Star Wars Subway Car as a favorite video on Friday, July 16, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Our Beaker Is Starting to Boil on Monday, July 19, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Flipboard Launches as the iPad's Social Media Magazine on Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Apple's Sales Charts!! on Thursday, July 22, 2010.
- Dan posted the photo Poker. to Flickr on Thursday, July 22, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link The 10 Biggest Brand Disasters of 2010 - DailyFinance on Friday, July 23, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Friday, July 23, 2010).
- Dan saved Darth Vader Calls About His iPhone 4 as a favorite video on Saturday, July 24, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Firefox Just Perfected Tabbed Browsing on Saturday, July 24, 2010.
Links for June 13-July 10
7/11/2010 6:40:00 PM
Ok, so it's been nearly a month since I posted one of these, but these are a few of the things caught my attention over the past several weeks.
- Dan covets Glee: Season One, Vol. 1 - Road to Sectionals on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
- Dan shared The shortest possible game of Monopoly from kottke.org on Thursday, June 17, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Thursday, June 17, 2010).
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Friday, June 18, 2010).
- Dan shared Vortex cannon! from kottke.org on Saturday, June 19, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Saturday, June 19, 2010).
- Dan dugg the link iOS 4 walkthrough | TiPb on Sunday, June 20, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Sunday, June 20, 2010).
- Dan posted the photo I've learned to tie a lot of knots in Boy Scouts, but never one like this. to Flickr on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link The 20 most anticipated sci-fi movies of 2011 on Friday, June 25, 2010.
- Dan posted the photo Patrick, blanket, elephant. to Flickr on Friday, June 25, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Sunday, June 27, 2010).
- Dan dugg the link I'm Comic Sans, Asshole. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Food Consumption By Families In Different Countries [PIC] on Thursday, July 8, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Wedding Photographer Fail on Thursday, July 8, 2010.
- Dan shared Breathtaking Images from the International Space Station Taken With Nikon Gear from PetaPixel on Friday, July 9, 2010.
Links for May 23-June 12
6/16/2010 10:55:00 AM
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Sunday, May 23, 2010).
- Dan saved Yarnell Reunion - Back to the Farm as a favorite video on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
- Dan shared rayners pushed to master at rayners/mt-plugin-asset-poller from Private Feed for danwolfgang on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
- Dan shared You know this one was coming (Nikon lens coffee mug) from Nikon Rumors on Friday, June 4, 2010.
- Dan posted a few photos to Flickr (the first on Sunday, June 6, 2010).
- Dan shared Lightroom 3.0 Now Available from Lightroom Journal on Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
- Dan shared The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 book from LightroomNews on Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Improv Everywhere: The Tourist Lane (video) on Thursday, June 10, 2010.
- Dan dugg the link Resolving the iPhone resolution | Bad Astronomy | Discover M on Thursday, June 10, 2010.
- Dan posted the photo Patrick and I at the R/C track. to Flickr on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
