Here is a series of photographs of the playscape at the Wooten Elementary playground in Austin, TX. These were taken in January of 2009 mostly as an experiment to see what my phone was capable of. There was a bit of post processing done on them to amplify the intensity a bit, again as an experiment. … [Read more...]
The Road (Not Quite a Review)
I’m currently reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. I’m about half-way through. I have to say that so far this novel (which come on, you have to admit) qualifies as science fiction, regardless of the fact that Michael Chabon doesn’t want to admit the truth. That it’s science fiction is a compliment, of course, as science fiction is that last literature of ideas whereas … [Read more...]
Distraction
I'm supposed to either be doing some coding or creating and applying certificates to a couple of servers but frankly I don't have the motivation right now. My mind is elsewhere for one thing. In other words I think I've been here long enough today and done enough today to call it quits. At least I have a decent selection of music here. Headphones. Can't hear my co-workers … [Read more...]
The Sublime Nature of Friendship
I've been missing many of my friends whom I haven't seen or heard from in a many year. I'm very happy to have gotten in a touch with some of them over the past couple years. And more recently through the power of the internet I have come back into contact with even more friends. I'm not talking about high-school chums but some of the most interesting people I have known. And … [Read more...]
Origin of the name Jagwire
Really. I should post more items on this thing. There’s tons of interesting stuff out there but how much time do I really want to spend doing this. Let’s travel back in time… It’s 1988 (or so) and I’m trying to think of a good name to use on the BBSs. BBS stands for Bulletin Board System. For those of you who weren’t there BBSs were the World Wide Web of their day. I want … [Read more...]