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Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
a view from delphi
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mr.G and i spent the day at delphi yesterday.
we had ordered our dinner when i saw this outside the window... so i ran out for a quick shot.
this is three exposures tonemapped in photomatix, with two of the exposures layered on top afterward.
this location is geotagged on flickr's map.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
earth, wind and water
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this image is inspired by, and dedicated to, my shooting partner yesterday, +Ioannis Stampoulis .
this is at porto rafti, near athens. you can view the location on flickr's map.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
android dreams
by samuel cockedey
tokyo, ridley scott and vangelis...
android dreams from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.
tokyo, ridley scott and vangelis...
android dreams from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.
Monday, October 24, 2011
where does occupy wall street go from here?
'on the one month anniversary of occupy wall street, i went to liberty plaza to find out where the movement will go next'. - ed david
Sunday, October 23, 2011
caption competition
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i found this bit on a bench on friday. i didn't touch it... that's exactly how i found it.
i was wondering if anyone could come up with a creative title for it...?
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
bouquet
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i spotted this outside a friend's house this afternoon. i love how it can't seem to commit to just one color.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
why richard dawkins refuses to debate william lane craig
on the richard dawkins foundation for reason and science:
"
don't feel embarrassed if you've never heard of william lane craig. he parades himself as a philosopher, but none of the professors of philosophy whom i consulted had heard his name either. perhaps he is a "theologian". for some years now, craig has been increasingly importunate in his efforts to cajole, harass or defame me into a debate with him. i have consistently refused, in the spirit, if not the letter, of a famous retort by the then president of the royal society: "that would look great on your cv, not so good on mine".
craig's latest stalking foray has taken the form of a string of increasingly hectoring challenges to confront him in oxford this october. i took pleasure in refusing again, which threw him and his followers into a frenzy of blogging, tweeting and youtubed accusations of cowardice. to this i would only say i that i turn down hundreds of more worthy invitations every year, i have publicly engaged an archbishop of york, two archbishops of canterbury, many bishops and the chief rabbi, and i'm looking forward to my imminent, doubtless civilised encounter with the present archbishop of canterbury.
in an epitome of bullying presumption, craig now proposes to place an empty chair on a stage in oxford next week to symbolise my absence. the idea of cashing in on another's name by conniving to share a stage with him is hardly new. but what are we to make of this attempt to turn my non-appearance into a self-promotion stunt? in the interests of transparency, i should point out that it isn't only oxford that won't see me on the night craig proposes to debate me in absentia: you can also see me not appear in cambridge, liverpool, birmingham, manchester, edinburgh, glasgow and, if time allows, bristol.
but craig is not just a figure of fun. he has a dark side, and that is putting it kindly. most churchmen these days wisely disown the horrific genocides ordered by the god of the old testament. anyone who criticises the divine bloodlust is loudly accused of unfairly ignoring the historical context, and of naive literalism towards what was never more than metaphor or myth. you would search far to find a modern preacher willing to defend god's commandment, in deuteronomy 20: 13-15, to kill all the men in a conquered city and to seize the women, children and livestock as plunder. and verses 16 and 17 are even worse:
"
read on...
"
don't feel embarrassed if you've never heard of william lane craig. he parades himself as a philosopher, but none of the professors of philosophy whom i consulted had heard his name either. perhaps he is a "theologian". for some years now, craig has been increasingly importunate in his efforts to cajole, harass or defame me into a debate with him. i have consistently refused, in the spirit, if not the letter, of a famous retort by the then president of the royal society: "that would look great on your cv, not so good on mine".
craig's latest stalking foray has taken the form of a string of increasingly hectoring challenges to confront him in oxford this october. i took pleasure in refusing again, which threw him and his followers into a frenzy of blogging, tweeting and youtubed accusations of cowardice. to this i would only say i that i turn down hundreds of more worthy invitations every year, i have publicly engaged an archbishop of york, two archbishops of canterbury, many bishops and the chief rabbi, and i'm looking forward to my imminent, doubtless civilised encounter with the present archbishop of canterbury.
in an epitome of bullying presumption, craig now proposes to place an empty chair on a stage in oxford next week to symbolise my absence. the idea of cashing in on another's name by conniving to share a stage with him is hardly new. but what are we to make of this attempt to turn my non-appearance into a self-promotion stunt? in the interests of transparency, i should point out that it isn't only oxford that won't see me on the night craig proposes to debate me in absentia: you can also see me not appear in cambridge, liverpool, birmingham, manchester, edinburgh, glasgow and, if time allows, bristol.
but craig is not just a figure of fun. he has a dark side, and that is putting it kindly. most churchmen these days wisely disown the horrific genocides ordered by the god of the old testament. anyone who criticises the divine bloodlust is loudly accused of unfairly ignoring the historical context, and of naive literalism towards what was never more than metaphor or myth. you would search far to find a modern preacher willing to defend god's commandment, in deuteronomy 20: 13-15, to kill all the men in a conquered city and to seize the women, children and livestock as plunder. and verses 16 and 17 are even worse:
"but of the cities of these people, which the lord thy god doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: but thou shalt utterly destroy them."you might say that such a call to genocide could never have come from a good and loving god. any decent bishop, priest, vicar or rabbi would agree. but listen to craig. he begins by arguing that the canaanites were debauched and sinful and therefore deserved to be slaughtered. he then notices the plight of the canaanite children.
"
read on...
the roddenberry foundation donates $5 million to stem cell research
on SFgate:
'for nearly three decades, the gladstone institutes has played a largely behind-the-scenes role in studying some of the world's most pressing health crises: alzheimer's, heart disease and aids, just for starters.
but stem cells, increasingly part of the institute's studies, are putting gladstone in the spotlight. today, it is announcing a new stem cell center, funded with a $5 million donation from the roddenberry foundation.
creating the new roddenberry center for stem cell biology and medicine - named after the man who created "star trek" - underscores gladstone's new emphasis on shepherding potential treatments beyond the labs and into patient hands, researchers there say.'
read on....
the roddenberry foundation
via larry nemecek at trekland
'for nearly three decades, the gladstone institutes has played a largely behind-the-scenes role in studying some of the world's most pressing health crises: alzheimer's, heart disease and aids, just for starters.
but stem cells, increasingly part of the institute's studies, are putting gladstone in the spotlight. today, it is announcing a new stem cell center, funded with a $5 million donation from the roddenberry foundation.
creating the new roddenberry center for stem cell biology and medicine - named after the man who created "star trek" - underscores gladstone's new emphasis on shepherding potential treatments beyond the labs and into patient hands, researchers there say.'
read on....
the roddenberry foundation
via larry nemecek at trekland
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
haunt
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inside the tourelle plaisance at pendeli.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
christopher hitchens receives the richard dawkins freethinker of the year award
at the texas freethought convention in houston. the award was presented by richard dawkins.
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hitchens and dawkins spent a good hour answering questions.
there's a report about the event at chron.com, along with an interesting part about an 8-year old girl (mason crumpacker) who asked him for a reading list... and how hitchens responded by spending time with her and her mother with suggestions.
spectacular -- i once said about hitchens that the best is yet to come... and he's never disappointed.
i'm looking forward to the forthcoming video upload of this event.
click image to source
hitchens and dawkins spent a good hour answering questions.
there's a report about the event at chron.com, along with an interesting part about an 8-year old girl (mason crumpacker) who asked him for a reading list... and how hitchens responded by spending time with her and her mother with suggestions.
spectacular -- i once said about hitchens that the best is yet to come... and he's never disappointed.
i'm looking forward to the forthcoming video upload of this event.
waiting for poseidon
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it was crazy, windy, rainy weather this evening. we drove over to cape sounion and the waves on the beach under poseidon's temple were crashing all the way up to the umbrellas. i spotted a chair in front of the fish tavern, which looked interesting...
... but i could barely see what i was doing, let alone have a clear lens to shoot with.
edit: i forgot to say i got my shoes wet.-
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Saturday, October 08, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
Thursday, October 06, 2011
la lumière
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a forgotten sunset at pei's pyramid, at the louvre in paris.
©2011 helen sotiriadis
IQ2 debate: atheists are wrong, defeated
on ABC australia:
speakers for:
peter jensen
tracey rowland
scott stephens
speakers against:
tamas pataki
jane caro
russel blackford
poll results:
prior to the debate:
for: 28.5%
undecided: 15.5%
against: 56%
after the debate:
for: 28%
undecided: 6%
against: 66%
if you don't have much time and want to listen to the best bit, here's jane caro, FTW:
her punchline:
'why hasn't the dalai lama ever been reincarnated as a girl?'
speakers for:
peter jensen
tracey rowland
scott stephens
speakers against:
tamas pataki
jane caro
russel blackford
poll results:
prior to the debate:
for: 28.5%
undecided: 15.5%
against: 56%
after the debate:
for: 28%
undecided: 6%
against: 66%
if you don't have much time and want to listen to the best bit, here's jane caro, FTW:
her punchline:
'why hasn't the dalai lama ever been reincarnated as a girl?'
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
photohangouts, episode 1
with me on the panel! . the subject: similarities and differences between landscape and architectural photography.
(but i can't bear to watch a nervous me.)
www.photohangouts.com
(but i can't bear to watch a nervous me.)
www.photohangouts.com
michael lewis on the daily show
financial crisis tourism -- why greece ("a society in total moral collapse") is fucked and why the u.s. is the tallest midget.
funny interview but lacking in class consciousness.
part 1:
part 2:
btw, i paid my extra-save-greece-from-drowning tax installment yesterday and multiple people told me i was an idiot for doing so.
funny interview but lacking in class consciousness.
part 1:
part 2:
btw, i paid my extra-save-greece-from-drowning tax installment yesterday and multiple people told me i was an idiot for doing so.
common people
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don't mind me. i just get these urges to shoot next to nothing.
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infinitely, carlin
i added this to my social networks, but somehow i feel i need to add it to the blog.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
twinkle little moon
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a view of athens between three mountains: ymittos to parnitha, shot from pendeli, under the observatory.
©2011 helen sotiriadis
Monday, October 03, 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011
the bolshoi simulation
at bolshoi cosmological simulations:
'the bolshoi simulation is the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe yet made (“bolshoi” is the russian word for “great” or “grand”). the first two of a series of research papers describing bolshoi and its implications have been accepted for publication in the astrophysical journal. the first data release of bolshoi outputs, including output from bolshoi and also the bigbolshoi or multidark simulation of a volume 64 times bigger than bolshoi, has just been made publicly available to the world’s astronomers and astrophysicists.'
on vimeo
via boingboing
'the bolshoi simulation is the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe yet made (“bolshoi” is the russian word for “great” or “grand”). the first two of a series of research papers describing bolshoi and its implications have been accepted for publication in the astrophysical journal. the first data release of bolshoi outputs, including output from bolshoi and also the bigbolshoi or multidark simulation of a volume 64 times bigger than bolshoi, has just been made publicly available to the world’s astronomers and astrophysicists.'
on vimeo
via boingboing
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