I just updated the Wikipedia entry for Raleigh with a sweet picture of downtown I took today. Knowing how the Wikipedia anarchy operates I’m under no illusion regarding how long the picture will last in Raleigh’s entry. The weather was just too perfect not to pop out for a quick picture or three. I only spent an hour tooling around taking pictures, though, as there was grass to be cut and neighborhood trash to be picked up.
I could’ve used a polarized filter on the lens to bring out more of the blue sky, but other than that I wouldn’t change a thing. I really like the view from the Western Boulevard overpass - better than the traditional South Saunders view, actually. I wonder why we don’t see more of it.
Just like my previous pictures, this shot is public domain. I look forward to seeing it pop up in various places.
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Indy uses my photo without credit - and I love it!From: markturner.net
Post Date: 2008-09-11 07:47:27
I just discovered that the Independent Weekly used one of my photographs without attribution on their website. In this issue’s interview with Thomas Crowder about Raleigh architecture , Bob Geary used a photograph I took of Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium . . . er, I mean the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
So why am I not hopping mad? Why are my lawyers not calling their lawyers? Because … well, I don’t have any lawyers but more importantly this i...
more First WRT54G, then native Linux?From: markturner.net
Post Date: 2008-09-11 07:11:02
While I can start using IPv6 on my WRT54G , I found this on Earthlink’s IPv6 FAQ :
18. Why do I even need to use a WRT54G for this? It seems to me I could accomplish the same thing using my Linux or FreeBSD box.
You’re right, you could. But it involves some pretty serious Unix System Administration skills. You have to know how to configure IPSEC, how to configure DHCPv6, how to configure route advertisements, how to configure IPv6 routing, and several other things. And it woul...
more My morning in federal courtFrom: markturner.net
Post Date: 2008-09-10 19:51:23
Jury duty: its the obligation of every citizen in our democracy. When I got my summons to appear I knew I could find a way out of it, if that’s what I wanted. How could I consider myself a citizen, though, if I shirked this important responsibility?
After a few days of false starts the day finally came. The 8 AM start didn’t seem as early as I’d expected, though I did walk in a minute or two late. Parking for the jurors is anything but a prime spot. It was a good walk from m...
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