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National Geographic My Shot

Submitted on Feb 10, 2010, 2:33 p.m.
Update: 30 Aug 2019 - My Shot is now called National Geographic Your Shot, however, the terms are the same and can be found here. under section 10. Your Proprietary Rights in and License to Your...

Peter Lamborn Wilson

Submitted on Sep 18, 2009, 3:13 p.m.
Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey) on the intentional community: “the thin edge of the wedge of resistance” to “technopathocracy” ...how to adopt people into the confederation - either as a...

Think Tank Streetwalker Pro Review

Submitted on Aug 24, 2009, 1:21 a.m.
Think Tank Streetwalker ProI’m really impressed with what Think Tank have created in their Streetwalker backpack series. The Streetwalker Pro in particular is the perfect bag for my setup – holding an incredible amount of...

The River

Submitted on Jul 16, 2009, 10:36 p.m.
Guinea pig in the Chao Phraya RiverA few weeks ago I was out taking pictures around the Rama VIII bridge in Bangkok. I was on the Pin Klao side, having walked from the Rama VIII bridge to the Phra Pin Klao pier. It was early Sunday...

Nikon ViewNX – You Suck

Submitted on Jun 12, 2009, 7:57 a.m.
Some applications deserve ‘outing’ and Nikon ViewNX is one of them. I’ve used at least a dozen image editors, viewers, managers over the years – and the one that potentially means the most to me –...

A Day of Contrasts

Submitted on Apr 14, 2009, 1:59 a.m.
Thai Army in Victory Monument, Bangkok, ThailandApril 13th 2009 will be remembered by me as one of the strangest days yet here in Thailand. I think the pictures pretty much tell the story; pictures of the last moments of a running skirmish...

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

Submitted on Mar 20, 2009, 3:57 a.m.
I figured it was about time I blogged about this book (following on from Hans Rosling’s superb TED lecture - below). A few years ago a friend recommend a book by Erich Fromm called ‘The Heart of...

Hans Rosling and Culture

Submitted on Mar 15, 2009, 9:54 a.m.
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Luang Prabang Revisited

Submitted on Mar 10, 2009, 11:48 a.m.
Por and Leh riding a bicycle near their home.Well at least I can’t be accused of lazy journalism. I went back to Luang Prabang on the 5th of March – and took with me many of the pictures I’d taken there on my previous trip. I was able to find...

Export Quality

Submitted on Feb 23, 2009, 2:10 a.m.
Is it just me – or is there something slightly odd about advertising export quality on a food product sold locally (like there should be any difference between domestic and export quality in the...