I took this shot on Jacob’s Ladder just before sunrise today. The interplay between the changing angles of the stairs and handrails, and the shadows cast by the security light, creates a stark industrial look that’s harsh yet intriguing.[tweetmeme] These two were taken just after sunrise but the early light was muted by the low [...]
Since the launch of the new Facebook pages spammers are running riot. Their latest trick is to use Facebook as a page then post spam links and comments on the walls of other pages. Their goal is usually to entice people to click through and Like a Facebook page. But it’s an amateurish tactic and does [...]
I just installed the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin that’s set to give me some extra peace of mind. The plugin allows me to schedule regular backups (I was doing this already through another plugin) but it also allows me to send the backup file to an FTP location or to a secure storage facility. And that’s [...]
I’m writing this on a brand new MacBook Pro. It’s nice to have a new toy, but it wasn’t my choice. The old one blew up, stopped working, died! The high priest of Apple repairs read the old machine its last rites. Of course it was out of warranty. Of course I didn’t have Apple [...]
I ripped out 10 laps of The Ladder in 28:48:48 today. This was done after I’d done 10 laps to warm up. I had the engine well and truly at operating temperature. There was only light traffic and I was able to maintain my downhill speed. I set up a fast lap with a fast [...]
As of Sunday my tally for the year is 920 laps of Jacob’s. I’ll crack 1000 on Thursday if everything goes to plan. On Wednesday I produced a personal best for 20 laps. I’m still pretty stoked with the effort. There are a few Ladder regulars expecting me to do 20 in under an hour. [...]
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