Category: Thoughts
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dawdlr
My first dawdlr postcard has finally been scanned in and published. Seems like absolutely ages ago that I posted it… and THAT’S THE POINT.
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Royal Mail: isn’t it quicker to knock?
A quick search shows I’m not the only one this has happened to: having been in all day long I discover a card from Royal Mail has come through the door saying “Sorry you were out” and telling me to pick up a parcel the next day.
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Chip and PIN
Part of the problem with Chip and PIN is the logo. It subliminally tells you to use one out-stretched finger to type in your PIN, in full view, as clearly as possible to any onlookers. This seems to be the wrong message. There are plenty of things wrong with Chip and PIN, but mostly it…
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Stitching panoramics
Earlier this year I took five side-by-side pictures of Bournemouth Pier and stitched them together using hugin. It’s quite easy: you just click somewhere recognisable on one photo, click on the same feature in another, and repeat several times. I took the entire set of pictures with exposure lock set, although it doesn’t seem to…