Monthly Archives: November 2009

A wrench on a bridge

Last weekend on a family bike ride, we crossed over a recently-constructed bridge.  Somebody broke a spanner; somebody (else?) posed it like this.
I’m guessing that somebody used something stronger than elbow grease on this guy.
I didn’t stop to look for bolts nearby that this would have fit.  F and G were on (in) the cargobike [...]

GIMP: Combining selections

In case Part II (Filters -> Decor -> Round Corners) wasn’t enough, in case Part I (Select -> Rounded Rectangle) wasn’t enough, in case even Part III (layer masks) wasn’t enough to satisfy the demand for demonstrations by me of photographs with round corners…I feel compelled to ask:
What happens if you only want some of [...]

Animal crackers

Are animal crackers crackers, or cookies? The manufacturer of these ones isn’t much help: the package describes them as “butter biscuits for children.”  That’s funny, because I ate them all.
They’re German.  I would have linked to Bahlsen’s site but it’s got a horrible flash intro page.
Anyway. For me, it’s pretty simple. They [...]

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