Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Cock Fighter
Even though it is cruel, cockfighting is popular in the Philippines. Large arenas with cock fighting rings host matches daily with prizes and gambling. Of course the prize for the rooster is that it lives.
Large razor like blades or gaffs are placed on the roosters leg during the fight. Owners make the rooster taunt each other before the fight to get them mad. Fights last anywhere form 20 seconds to several minutes.
In most Filipino homes you will find a cock. They are treated almost as good as humans. They are conditioned and given vitamins.
Cockfighting is a Philippine national sport.
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Large razor like blades or gaffs are placed on the roosters leg during the fight. Owners make the rooster taunt each other before the fight to get them mad. Fights last anywhere form 20 seconds to several minutes.
In most Filipino homes you will find a cock. They are treated almost as good as humans. They are conditioned and given vitamins.
Cockfighting is a Philippine national sport.
Read more...
Thursday, March 20, 2008
MySpace Profiles - Be creative
Do not start flaming me for using MySpace. Yes I have a Facebook account too but I also find MySpace useful as will, juvenile at times, but I have my reasons for using it.
Now...
Why don't people get more creative with MySpace profiles than just "look at me mugshots"? That's great but I the profile can be somewhat a creative outlet and show more personality. I have seen a few but for the most part profiles are just mugshots.
I try to be a little creative when updating old Jager. The image here is a profile I created and of course put the Rocky theme on my page for added effect.
If you want to stop by I am here:
http://www.myspace.com/jagersan
later
Big Lightning Strike - Photo Tip
This image is getting a lot of activity on Flickr. Most of it is because it shows up under "extreme weather" #1 on yahoo images. It's not particularly my favorite but it is dramatic and I can see why people like it.
How it was taken
There is no magic here. Just find a storm and open the shutter for 20-30 seconds. The less the better so that noise doesn't build up if you shoot digital. Also shoot a few shots and adjust your F stop for the surrounding lightning. I wanted the house and euipment to show up in image as well so I adjusted F stop and maybe some shutter to guesstimate on exposure.
The lightning itself though pretty much takes the picture. Think of it as a big flash.
Also you will need a tripod of course. In some cases I've used bench tops, rails etc... when one was not available.
I also check direction of storm/s before going out so I can plan the shot and know where the storm is headed.
Disclaimer: Remember this can be dangerous and you should do this at your own risk.
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How it was taken
There is no magic here. Just find a storm and open the shutter for 20-30 seconds. The less the better so that noise doesn't build up if you shoot digital. Also shoot a few shots and adjust your F stop for the surrounding lightning. I wanted the house and euipment to show up in image as well so I adjusted F stop and maybe some shutter to guesstimate on exposure.
The lightning itself though pretty much takes the picture. Think of it as a big flash.
Also you will need a tripod of course. In some cases I've used bench tops, rails etc... when one was not available.
I also check direction of storm/s before going out so I can plan the shot and know where the storm is headed.
Disclaimer: Remember this can be dangerous and you should do this at your own risk.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Standing While Working
I am embarking on a new venture of standing while working. Now this isn't a big deal if you are a airline stewardess, football referee, etc... but if most of your work is done at a computer then this may be different. 
I will regress in that I try not to make all my work at the computer. But for the times I have to work on the computer I am going to try standing.
After doing a little research it seems many people are doing this. It makes sense. It seems like it would be healthier rather than all slouched down in a cushy chair. They key is to get everything setup properly.
Getting your monitor and keyboard set the right height is a must. I would think and have read if they are not it could lead to problems. Also a stool or high chair for occasional sitting.
I am going to give it a shot. I may post tomorrow that I threw in the towel and back to my cushy chair. For now my cat has taken over my chair and I am standing here conducting the web.
later EB
The Destin Log - Local News Article
Someone writing an article like this needs a little more meat to substantiate their claims. I would love to have a high school in Destin and would like to hear more about why we can't have a "healthy" high school...whatever that means.
The Destin Log - Local News Article
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Girl with Guitar
This girl lives in a village called the Dumpsite. I do not know where she got the guitar but she had one and could play a few songs. I sat down and showed her Hotel California.
Location: Dumpsite Antipolo, Philippines
Nikon D-70
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Location: Dumpsite Antipolo, Philippines
Nikon D-70
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Old Man in Philippines - short essay
I met this guy in a small farming village in the Philippines. He was making a three rock fire outside his small bamboo house for cooking rice.
This was his first portrait.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
We've been caught 'Squirrels detained'!
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the squirrels that were recently captured by Iran. The work they were performing was some of the most dangerous and courageous in the history of our country.
Hopefully we can arrange a peaceful swap and have them released. All small rodents in the country are at threat level 'red' and are ceasing operations.
Many countries have condemned the arrest of the squirrels and demand them released. Iran's head of rodent counter-espionage response was "Your nuts".
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Monday, March 26, 2007
The Mobile Web - Part I
The mobile web. The term sounds cool but what exactly is it?
Really it could be different things to different people. I'll throw out what I use it for.
First my tool - A T-Mobile MDA phone. It's a PDA style phone with a hidden keyboard. It also has a stylus and touchscreen. The phone is nice and runs on Windows Mobile platform. My main complaints are boot up time and not having a manual keypad. The keypad really can't be changed and the boot up problem is solved by leaving the phone on.
I've had several people tell me "I hate that phone." I can see that. It's almost a love or hate item. The more I use it the more I like it.
Email-
First I use it to check email. The phone will go out and grab the first bits of your email so you can check your email from anywhere. This is nice and saves time in finding a computer to check email and lets you get back quickly to urgent messages.
Text Messaging
I also use text messaging. At first this seemed like a teeny-bopper application. But text messaging has it's place. Think about it. If you call someone to ask a quick question the call usually turns into various chit-chat. A quick text message can get you an answer without all the baggage. Also out of the country I've used it to stay in touch where it was to costly to call.
Picture Messaging
This also has a teen fell to it but I try to use it in a more "mature" manner. Some may disagree. I can update one of my blogs with an image and text. I've had to purchase something and sent an image to make sure I was getting the right thing. You can also use them for fun such as keeping friends and family updated with a quick picture.
Stayed tuned for next article where we dig deeper into the Mobile Web.
EB
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Laptops - the smaller the better
Laptops are nice and for some a necessity. They actually have enough power these days to do some actual work.
One thing gets me though. Why would anyone buy a big laptop? If I have a laptop I want it to be light and portable. I do not want to tote a semi-desktop computer around. Yea, I know you are a power user and you need that big screen.
I use Photoshop daily, create videos, and do my Internet junk on a small Dell laptop. That's not to say it doesn't have some power. I threw 2 gigs of RAM in it and the processor is decent. For extra storage I'll use the USB powered Western Digital Passport USB drives.
Yes those are all extra little gadgets to tote but I would have them no matter the size of the laptop. I like backing up my stuff to a separate drive.
Get a big screen and cool looking desktop for home but for travel go light. Correctly configured the small ones are less money and have enough horsepower to do just about anything you need.
Plus you'll spare your back.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Blogging about Blogging
Blogs are everywhere. They aren't a bad thing. In fact many are quiet useful.
Back in the day I owned an ISP. This was before blogs and even when a 28.8 modem was considered fast. Even though the term hadn't evolved, Blogs were in use. Essentially a Blog is some form of web editor that lets you update a web page easily. It probably has some form of backend database, a bit of coding to connect to the database, and voila, Blog.
People, this was happening way before Wolf Blitzer thought about saying "So let's see what the blogs are saying.." on the CNN Situation Room.
Many of the pages I created for our Intranet and main Website could be updated via a web browser and had a database for the backend. I am not going into the technical details but my point is: Blogging is great but it's been around.
That's how most technology is anyway. Someone or a small company will invent a widget and it's useful and cool and the nerds may play around with it, but when corporate gets a hold of it and gives it "a name" then it's the latest and greatest.
So create a Blog, read a Blog (mine please), but just remember Google, or typepad, didn't invent the Blog they just made a nice package and threw to the masses. Somewhere the nerds are cooking up the next "new thing".
Later
EB
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