http://www.timalmond.com Tame Software Architect Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:08:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Has anyone else noticed that while global temperatures have gone down a little recently that there's also been a rise in piracy? Wasn't that what these guys were suggesting? http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/18/rise-in-piracy/ At the recent Microsoft Remix 08 UK Conference, I was part of a group Photosynth trial. If you've not tried Photosynth, it's a technology that takes flat 2d photographs and joins them to create a 3d animation. I decided to try it for myself in the Old Town area of Swindon, ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/09/photosynth-test/ From Reuters:- The U.S. election has triggered a new generation of mini Barack Obamas with parents in Kenya and the United States naming their newborns after the new president-elect. Whilst it's no doubt an amazing achievement for Barack Obama to be elected president of the United States, wouldn't you actually want to ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/06/obama-baby-craze/ via Sky News:- British Airways and airport operator BAA have been accused of "serious failings" over the chaotic opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5, which was branded "a national embarrassment" by a committee of MPs. OK, Terminal 5 was a bit of a testing cockup. BA and BAA have admitted as much. But, ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/06/terminal-stupidity/ There's an interesting article in The Times about Google producing ads for groups that wanted support for Proposition 8, a vote in California to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, with a site owner complaining that the ads could be offensive to some of their readers. The ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/05/google-ads-and-proposition-8/ Before I visited Comment is Free today, I decided to ponder on what Steve Bell's cartoon would be. I figured that it would be a chimp caricature of George Bush being handed a P45. I was wrong. They came up with a slightly arty photo of people queueing up to vote ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/04/steve-bell/ Boris Johnson: Obama deserves to win because he seems talented, compassionate, and because he offers the hope of rejuvenating the greatest country on earth in the eyes of the rest of us. All those are sufficient reasons for desiring his victory. Iain Dale: And I say this as an Obama supporter. I ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/11/04/arent-you-supposed-to-be-conservatives/ I currently have an old Creative Music Player which I use in my car, but there's a couple of problems with it:- It's not easy to control. The controls for track selection are on the side, so I get in the car, switch it to random and go. Which sometimes might ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/10/30/what-i-want-for-my-next-music-player/ One of my favourite bands in recent years are a rock/psychedelic band called The Secret Machines. They're got a new album out in November (called The Secret Machines). Co-incided with the release is a free MP3 download of a track called Dreaming of Dreaming which I think is terrific. It's interesting ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/10/29/new-secret-machines-album/ From The PA The idea of withdrawing was first suggested 12 months ago by Peter Greenhalgh, councillor for highways in Swindon. This came after a change to the way fixed-point cameras were funded. Mr Greenhalgh objected to central Government receiving the cash from fines while Swindon Council had to ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/10/27/swindon-removes-speed-cameras/