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photos by owen, published 2013-Dec-05, comment
I took this picture in Barbados. I am not a flower expert so I don't know what it is.
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Technology » The Age of So-So Hardware
written by owen, published 2013-Dec-02, comment
I think shuffle one of the most useful piece of technology that apple has built since the Iphone. Not only is it clean, simple and compact - it does one job very well which is what is missing from most technology that is being released today. Often hardware released in this day and age is a "Jack of all trades". You can buy a TV that has a web browser but the web browser is 2 years old and never gets updates unless you buy a whole new television.
The smart phone market is just as bad with thousands of Android phones which need specific software updates from each manufacturer even though they all have the same base features; touchscreen, camera, bluetooth. We are just making more plastic for the landfills of the world. Apple and Windows has a marriage of hardware and software which encourages developers and consumers to buy several apple products regularly simply to stay in the loop.
Software abstraction and APIs are getting so bloated that one often never knows what is going on under the hood. While at the same time writing more and more code that does less and less. With enough funding and a early jump on the SDKs one could weather the storm but in a flooded market place its really the companies with the most loyal fans that rule.
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Nick commented: I agree. The iPod Shuffle was way before the iPhone, though. ... read more
And the Sign Says.. » Soapberry Sewage Treatment
written by owen, published 2013-Dec-02, comment
This is behind the Dyke Road in St. Catherine. You would never believe how big the place is. You can see it on gmaps. How it works is transfer the sewage from pond to pond over serveral weeks until its more/less deluted and biodegraded by the bacteria which is growing in it. At the end it is released into the sea.
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And the Sign Says.. » Sewage Pond Keep Out
written by owen, published 2013-Dec-02, comment
Its a messy job of trying to grow bacteria in 4 pools until it breaks down the sewage.
Food and Eats » On the fifth day...
written by owen, published 2013-Nov-28, comment
I made a sandwich and it was good. Vegetarian sausages are much better than meat sausages.
Tami commented: You are coverting slowly. You do know what that means uhh? ... read 1 more