Month: September 2006

Paris la Nuit

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More romanticism about Paris from the New York Times. Paris at night has the irrational power to trigger the imaginations of even ordinary folks. There are always Parisians who leave open the window shutters of their living rooms, allowing passersby to peek inside. The often high ceilings and tall windows offer glimpses of crystal chandeliers … Read more

Color spaces and you

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With the D50, I’m trying to figure out the color space settings, and it looks as though I need to do things differently if I’m going to print and if I’m going to the web. Sensible… but a clear explanation (or more precisely, choosing a search query that reveals a clear explanation) has been hard … Read more

FSI Language Courses

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Nice find, this: Language Courses from the U.S. Foreign Service, including text and audio files free for the download; apparently in the public domain, having been produced with American taxpayer dollars.

Spiritual Cinema Circle

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Spiritual Cinema Circle For the Spirituality In Our Daily Lives class, we’re viewing and discussing short films from the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a subscription service that sends a DVD with four movies on it – shorts and features, comedies, dramas, documentaries. I haven’t yet watched more than a few of the shorts, looking for some … Read more

Bandwidth Speed Test

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According to DSL Reports, this is how fast our internet connection is, at least for the moment: dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-09-13 19:50:02 EST: 5706 / 194 Your download speed : 5706 kbps or 713.3 KB/sec. That is 1.3% worse than an average user on your ISP Your upload speed : 194 kbps or … Read more