A Duck Speaks

Wondering

2009-02-14T11:05:00.001Z

Rilly what is the point of this blog. I am thinking perhaps this would be a good place to say let's stop feeling obliged to post and just give it up nowwwz.

Cars In Snow

2009-02-06T16:17:00.001Z

Cars In Snow
Originally uploaded by KCanard.

An Image From the Recent Period of Snow Here. All capitalised, see!

Taken Yesterday Morning.

Police Roxanne interpreted by Microsoft SongSmith

2009-02-05T17:59:00.004Z

(OK, i see video a little too wide for width of column, oh well.)
I have been resisting putting up memmey stuff, cos that's elsewhere, but this"mashup" is stuck in my head, has been on and off for a few days.

It's the Mario Kart-ness of it that appeals to me, I imagine drumming turtles on a beach.

Another couple of interesting ones.

Intergalactic, (Beastie Boys)

White Wedding (Billy Idol)

I would like to hear these played by bands in the siilar style. What I find interesting about the Microsoft Songnmith software is the way it takes the vocals and pairs them together with melodies that are totally unrelated from the original context of the song. Especially in the White Wedding Hillbilly mashup. Does it in a way that a human wouldn't once they had head the original and were being influenced by it.

Reminds me of the idea behind Nouvelle Vague's reimaginings of new wave songs. (e.g. Their Love Will tear us Apart)

Edison Bar

2009-02-01T03:56:00.001Z

Edison Bar
Originally uploaded by eecue.

This amazing steampunkesque bar allows me dream of other possible spaces.

More shotos in the set here

Olympus Cameras Pixel Remapping

2009-01-25T00:52:00.002Z

I recently noticed that a few pixels on my Olympus E-510 were "stuck" (I'm not sure if these are the "hot" pixels, that I keep hearing about), they were red all the time, showing up most obviously in dark, nighttime photos. I thought "Oh noes, what am I to do" and that I'd have to take it in for repair and all that hassle. Then I discovered a utility on the camera software called Pixel Remapping hidden way down in the depths of the menu. I have no idea how it works, but after running the remapping option all the stuck red pixels are gone, photos are as they should be. I am relieved. Huzzah, Huzzah.

That's all.

Marcia Cross on Murder She Wrote

2009-01-12T02:39:00.002Z

While getting my weekdaily fix of Jessica Fletcher I noticed a pre Desperate Housewives appearance by Marcia Cross.
According to idmb this was 1992.

Aaanyway...

BBC's (Beta) Multiplatform iPlayer Downloader

2008-12-27T21:17:00.006Z

I've tried the Beta BBC iPlayer AIR app (which you can find out about here). It allows UK people (or those with proxy servers) to download those iPlayer files via an Adobe air app.

This the Mac OS is are being drawn into the BBC fold. Platform agnostic is the way to go. Web apps, Adobe AIR and Microsoft Silverlight (is Silverlight available on Linux?.

A nice idea as I was sometimes having problems streaming. Alas not much good to me as my poor G5 PowerPC can't really keep up and the video is laggy (their specs suggest Intel Macs only). I hear there is some programme found here that can download files which you can play in quicktime - so don't have to use the air app to play the files, haven't tried it yet.

I guess it works for Linux too? I don't know, hope so.

A dull post. Doh.

scarecrow_02

2008-12-19T01:46:00.001Z

scarecrow_02
Originally uploaded by Luís Vieira.

gamla stan shopping

2008-12-19T01:41:00.001Z

gamla stan shopping
Originally uploaded by imageneer.

Winter Photos at the Guardian

2008-12-10T17:25:00.003Z

Mainly snowy, winter pictures from a competition at the Guardian. Reader submitted photos.

Here's one of them - "Martin Meteyard: "A winter evening in Prague"

Amazon.co.uk sells mp3 Downloads

2008-12-05T16:48:00.002Z

At last, yay!

If you look at the Amazon homepage under Music then MP3 Downloads (Not going to link directly to the page as Amazon has those strange links that go on forever and I don't know if they expire or whatever), there it is.

I am having a look around. They have some Mixel Pixel, I am thinking of dl'ing something.

Expensive Broccoli at ASDA

2008-12-01T20:36:00.003Z

Whilst browsing ASDA (UK supermarket)'s online shopping thang, I happened upon this -

Regarde the price per kg. there.
Not the best image capture, but all I can say is "? "

(and maybe "WTF?")

And no it isn't photoshopped.

415 Unsupported Media Type

2008-11-24T00:28:00.001Z

415 Unsupported Media Type
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Find more HTTP errors here

Etsy.com

2008-11-16T22:33:00.005Z

After hearing about etsy.com for some time, I actually made a few purchases from sellers on the handmade/craft/small buisiness/artisan stuff website. I liked that I received personal communication from the sellers - both of them sent handwritten notes in with the items I ordered. I am looking out for things, other things, to buy on the site, but I am finding it difficult to find stuff that I like. There are a few ways to search the site for items or sellers or whatever, but I don't find them very helpful. Ah well I'm still looking.

The first items I bought were two beautiful felt (I think) brooches from Kate Broughton after a recommendation somewhere on the web, I think it was notcoture.com

The second lot of things I bought were some of these beautiful plastic animal rings from soop but bought through etsy, I can't recall where I heard about - oh no, I saw these rings on the online shop lastfootwear.com, er I think I did anyway, I can't remember anything anymore. All spidery, webby business.

As I am a duck these things have to be adapted for me to make wear of them, maybe the rings can be adapted into some kind of headwear and I shall find some way of wearing those brooches.

Gorgeous Multicolour Woven Coat

2008-11-02T14:50:00.003Z

Beautiful coat from Matthew Williamson available at net-a-porter for lots of money.

OMG — Size of Blog Homepage

2008-10-17T01:47:00.001+01:00

The Tasty Island

When I visited it was over 27 MB; that's megabytes ppl. I didn't hang around to allow it load fully.

Dave Seoane Table

2008-10-14T20:11:00.003+01:00

Mmmm, I love the idea of accenting wood textures with bright colours and thin line designs. See more of Dave Seoane’s furniture here davidpaulseoane.com

Found via www.designspongeonline.com.

Wormwood returns with "Red Right Hand"

2008-10-13T17:39:00.002+01:00

Wormwood is back after its hiatus of — I dunno it's seemed like a few months but I'm not sure. The drama podcast is return-ed with an episode featuring the demonic possession of a woman called Wendy. Sister George — the priest with a dyed mohican — tries an exorcism...
There are people in town claiming to be from the Roman Catholic Church asking if "the object" is in town and declaring to Sister George that "darkness lurks in Wormwood sister".

There is a long blooper thing at the end of the file.

In the first season each episode touched on many of the people and mysteries of Wormwood, but this second season episodes have focused more on one story per episode. More satisfying if you are interested in that storyline, if you're not then it can be more tedious.

OK. Just wanted to post about something. And am glad to have Wormwood back.

The title of this episode (season 2 episode 09) is called Red Right Hand (google search — should be a link to it there somewhere) which is a song that has been following me around for about a week now.

A Beautiful Space

2008-10-06T23:37:00.004+01:00

I'm not sure what this place is, but my god it is a beautiful space. Click through to design sponge for more lovely photos.
The designer's site is www.allthebellsandwhistles.com where there is more of their work.

Wormwood Season 2

2008-08-25T16:27:00.000+01:00

I really wonder these days about the point of me writing anything at all.

I had been listening the the second season of the excellent Wormwood horror/mystery drama podcast, but now it is on hiatus. I love the rich world of the series, it feels a little like Twin Peaks. A dark and brooding small American town where everyone has a hidden past and is enmeshed in Something. Oh, and with a wisecracking protagonist (Dr. Xander Crow(e?)) who has an equally wisecracking assistant (Sparrow) - who's pasts are slowly revealing themselves.

Fail Whale

2008-07-30T00:28:00.002+01:00

Fail Whale
Originally uploaded by emdot.

An embroidery Fail Whale. For some reason I find the fail whale fascinating.
fail whale image here

Drink Flickr

2008-07-26T16:11:00.001+01:00

Drink Flickr
Originally uploaded by Talal²Qatar - I'm in UK.

Cool refreshing Flickr

Krisatomic's photographs and illustrations

2008-07-09T15:18:00.003+01:00

Photos of Moscow from Kris, an illustrator/photographer.

Tastespotting Returns

2008-06-30T09:12:00.000+01:00

"* no longer part of notcot, tastespotting is back! *"

Hurrah, huzzah. Fantastic food blog Tastespotting, after a hiatus, is back. Food photos to inspire, and enhugry. It's an easy way to discover food blogs and food resources on the web.

"Label-gazing"

2008-06-16T16:17:00.000+01:00

Labels from around the world
More info here.