When is Good
When is Good is an online tool that helps you plan a meeting or an event with friends (or enemies). It’s free, no account-creation is required, and no passwords are needed.
That’s a handy-dandy tool for trying to get a bunch of software jockeys to meet up for lunch here and there. I wish I knew about this earlier.
Prisons Reaching Critical Mass
Many states are considering “releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals” in order to offset “huge budget gaps brought on by the slumping economy.” Anybody else worried about this besides me?
From Yahoo News:
Police officer Tori-Lynn Heaton (pictured above) is seen at her home in West Greenwich, R.I., March 31, 2008. Lawmakers across the country are debating plans to grant early release to criminals as a way for cash-strapped states to try to close budget gaps. Heaton, whose ex-husband previously spent time in prison for beating her but who would have been eligible for early release under Rhode Island’s current proposal, opposes early release programs in order to protect the safety of crime victims.
Favorite Instant Messaging Clients
Lifehacker has a roundup of the five most popular IM clients in use today. Personally, I use Adium on my laptop and Meebo on my iPhone.
What do you use?
Before-and-After-Death Photos
A hauntingly poignant photographic art show in London depicted “before-and-after-death photos” of a variety of people. Though hard to look at, I see this as photographic proof of that undefinable quality of life. It’s hard to put a finger on it, but you know it when it’s not there.
From Boing Boing.
The front runner to win this years Darwin Award
Not sure if this is real or some joke.
I’m voting for “Real”
Olympic Torch Relay rerouted
from MSNBC
“The last-minute changes were made amid security concerns following chaotic protests over the torch in Paris and London.
In San Francisco, as the heavily-guarded torchbearers made their way through the city’s streets on a chaotic journey, there was scuffling between police and protesters, but order was restored quickly.
Mayor Gavin Newsom told The Associated Press that the well choreographed fake-out was prompted by the size and behavior of the crowds amassing outside AT&T Park, site of the relay’s opening ceremony.
There was “a disproportionate concentration of people in and around the start of the relay,” he said in a phone interview, while traveling in a caravan that accompanied the torch.
Less than an hour before the relay began, officials cut the original six-mile route nearly in half.”
Fun with Leopard’s Terminal
I’m a NOOB so stop me if you’ve seen this before.
Found this little Terminal Line while Youtube-ing today.
It puts a “Recent Whatever Stack” in your dock.
Now isn’t that COOL!!!
Macbook Running a little hot? Try smcFanControl
While running HandBrake the other day, I noticed that the keyboard on my MacBook was getting a little hot. Especially around the Function Keys. My previous Dell, which I dubbed “The Frying Pan”, always ran hot but it never felt this hot.
So I did some Google-ing and found this Menu Bar App called smcFanControl
Yet another step towards voiding the warranty on my MacBook Pro.
Taking GIMP and Running with it
Here are my first few of photos post processed with GIMP
(Click on the image to view the original capture)
All I did was Crop, adjusted Levels, Sharpened and bumped up the color saturation. So far I’m very impressed by the functionality of this FREE app. I guess I can hold off on buying Photoshop CS3 for a while
Next stop, Portraits.
If you want to see more GIMP images, there is a GIMP Users group on Flickr. And while you’re there check out the discussions, an excellent resource for GIMP Tips.
Olympic Torch Relay comes to the SF Bay Area
The Olympic Torch makes its only stop in North America and with it comes 1000 protesters.
Judging by recent events in Turkey, this could get ugly real quick.
Update:
This does not bode well for the Olympic Torch in San Francisco
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