March 2009
8 posts
yvr
of course, i’m posting this from vancouver international’s completely free internet. that’s pretty far up there as far as i’m concerned. verdict still out.
yyz: best airport in the world?
two things about toronto pearson international airport:
you know those stupid little carts that go burning around most airports? toronto had slow carts, no flashing strobe, no beeping alarm, no loud whine, and no one honking the horn at people for no reason. the driver actually waited for a crowd to move. can you think of anything worse than someone sitting completely still in a golf cart...
london ontario business analysis
london ontario has more pizza places per capita than any place i’ve ever been and i’ve been to a few towns over the years. maybe i’m missing out on some delicious local pizza recipe by eating a can of black beans in my room each night.
driving in london, on
two things to note about driving in london, on:
Speed limits through residential areas are 60-70 km/h and no one has “slow down” signs in front of their houses
It looks like salt or sand has worn down the dashed white line between lanes, making me second guess whether or not I’m even in a lane. Luckily, if there’s room for a lane, there probably is one there; no...
recorded for posterity
i peeled a sticker and accidentally dropped it, and it landed sticky side up.
The truth about HDR
High-dynamic range photography is great. More resolution, be it in vertical, horizontal or colour depth allows a more accurate representation of the original image. Sensors with more bits per sample or bracketed exposures combined in post processing can create these images.
Compressing that dynamic range back down using a process called tone mapping to allow it to be saved in a JPEG or...
urbex
university mall in pensacola, florida
the mall consists of three large traditional department stores, a jcpenny, a belks and a sears, connected together by a regular sized mall. except for these department stores and a single shop selling swimwear, it is completely vacant. the food court has benches and tables set out and a scruffy looking man was sitting at one. the old food kiosks are...