John Tokash » Random http://blog.tokash.org Gadgets, Games, Hacks Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Photography Hacks (HDR and Content-Aware-Resizing) http://blog.tokash.org/2007/11/25/photography-hacks-hdr-and-content-aware-resizing/ http://blog.tokash.org/2007/11/25/photography-hacks-hdr-and-content-aware-resizing/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:03:48 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2007/11/25/photography-hacks-hdr-and-content-aware-resizing/ Gordon posted a new HDR photo and it looks great. Meanwhile, he also found an app that utilizes the content aware image resizing concept that was demonstrated a few months ago.

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]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2007/05/23/884/feed/ Thomas Hawk’s Ladybug Photos http://blog.tokash.org/2007/01/01/thomas-hawks-ladybug-photos/ http://blog.tokash.org/2007/01/01/thomas-hawks-ladybug-photos/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:14:09 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2007/01/01/thomas-hawks-ladybug-photos/ Don’t miss these. via Scoble.

Thomas Hawk's Ladybug Photos on Zooomr

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2007/01/01/thomas-hawks-ladybug-photos/feed/ Catching up after a busy October! http://blog.tokash.org/2006/11/03/catching-up-after-a-busy-october/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/11/03/catching-up-after-a-busy-october/#comments Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:07:43 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/11/03/catching-up-after-a-busy-october/ October has been busy. I’ve kept a list of things to write about, but there hasn’t been much time to do so. Rather than keep the list to myself, here’s a quick preview of each topic.

  • At Homestead, we suffered a major outage. Websites were still available, but customers couldn’t edit for many hours. It was by far the worst outage we’ve had. And we’re really sorry! Justin has several informative posts on the topic, including this one. Thanks to all of our customers for understanding and thanks to everyone I work with for the incredible teamwork involved in getting things back in order (especially you, Sangeeta!).
  • My new computer is still performing well. Battlefield 2142 is great!
  • The Logitech MX Revolution mouse I bought this month is great, but I’m unhappy that the thumbwheel isn’t in any way an analog mechanism.
  • A few of us were on a business trip this weekend. I like my LG CU320 phone in general, but I’m getting really annoyed with it’s limited email capabilities.
  • My sister and brother in law just adopted a child named Zander from Korea. I can’t wait to meet him!
  • My son loves the Coldplay episode of Austin City Limits.
]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/11/03/catching-up-after-a-busy-october/feed/ Zazzle: impressions after two custom t-shirt purchases http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/11/zazzle-impressions-after-two-custom-t-shirt-purchases/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/11/zazzle-impressions-after-two-custom-t-shirt-purchases/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:43:13 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/11/zazzle-impressions-after-two-custom-t-shirt-purchases/ Zazzle is:

At Zazzle, you can share and celebrate your interests and passions with unique one-of-a-kind products from apparel to greeting cards! Whether those interests are pets, family, collecting, art, cars, or sports, you’ve found the place to express your creativity and share what is uniquely you! It’s easy, fun, and affordable. And thanks to our start-of-the-art reproduction techniques and unparalleled customer support, you’re sure to be delighted by the results. Now…prepare to be Zazzled!

I ordered two shirts from Zazzle. The first was a tribute to Avenue Q. It said “Say NO to SchadenfreudE” on the front and “Avenue Q” on the back. The t-shirt was men’s large black, with orange text. The font I chose (from a wide selection) was very Battlestar Gallactica.

That shirt turned out great and I like to wear it, but it was only a very basic test of what Zazzle can do.

The second shirt I bought was a green medium kids t-shirt with the ID symbol for Dalek Sec of the Cult of Skaro from Doctor Who: Doomsday. I ordered the shirt on Sunday and it was delivered on Tuesday. The graphic I used was a 100×50 png image I drew based on the show.

I guess the outer edge on my original had some translucency which created an excellent effect on the final product. The lines on the inside of the symbol are very clean against the green of the shirt, but the outside sort of fades nicely into the green. If I wanted clean edges, I could have edited the image to remove that translucency, but I took a risk leaving it in and it really payed off.

Anyway, great job Zazzle!!!

Update: Glen F sent me corrected spellings for the Daleks from the Cult of Skaro: “The cult is made up of Dalek CAAN, Dalek RABE, Dalek SEC & Dalek THAY”. Thanks Glen!

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/11/zazzle-impressions-after-two-custom-t-shirt-purchases/feed/ Business Card Best Practices from Scoble http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/05/business-card-best-practices-from-scoble/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/05/business-card-best-practices-from-scoble/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:03:09 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/07/05/business-card-best-practices-from-scoble/ I don’t revisit business cards often, but I carry a few with me. 2 of them are Robert’s - his Braille version and the one that seems to be made of an alien black rubber material. So, when he gives advice about business cards, I listen.

By the way, here’s my latest card. The quote is from a customer of ours. SiteBuilder had a nasty bug when run on his computer and noone else’s. Took us a while to find the problem, but Greg Campbell found the solution and made the customer happy!

Update: Garret Dimon’s business card is awesome.

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]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/06/20/physics-for-organizing-your-desktop/feed/ VW Fast http://blog.tokash.org/2006/03/02/vw-fast/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/03/02/vw-fast/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:24:58 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/03/02/vw-fast/ I love the VW Fast commercials.

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/03/02/vw-fast/feed/ brrreeeport http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/13/brrreeeport/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/13/brrreeeport/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:17:59 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/13/brrreeeport/ brrreeeport

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/13/brrreeeport/feed/ Wasps Who Pilot Roaches http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/04/wasps-who-pilot-roaches/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/04/wasps-who-pilot-roaches/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2006 06:19:19 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/04/wasps-who-pilot-roaches/ JWZ discusses a kind of wasp that can subvert the will of roaches and drive them into its nest.  Holy cow.

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/02/04/wasps-who-pilot-roaches/feed/ I can’t stop laughing! http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/29/i-cant-stop-laughing/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/29/i-cant-stop-laughing/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 07:59:17 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/29/i-cant-stop-laughing/ Scoble has the best blonde joke ever!

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/29/i-cant-stop-laughing/feed/ 10 Rules for Dating my Daughter http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/01/10-rules-for-dating-my-daughter/ http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/01/10-rules-for-dating-my-daughter/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:45:06 +0000 John Tokash http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/01/10-rules-for-dating-my-daughter/ By Jack Yoest:

Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of the date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2006/01/01/10-rules-for-dating-my-daughter/feed/ The Thing in the Jar http://blog.tokash.org/2005/08/18/the-thing-in-the-jar/ http://blog.tokash.org/2005/08/18/the-thing-in-the-jar/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:51:55 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=209 The Thing in the Jar

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2005/08/18/the-thing-in-the-jar/feed/ http://blog.tokash.org/2005/02/10/ http://blog.tokash.org/2005/02/10/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2005 01:49:05 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=141 Mapfolding.

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2005/02/10/feed/ Death sucks. http://blog.tokash.org/2005/01/19/death-sucks/ http://blog.tokash.org/2005/01/19/death-sucks/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:39:21 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=121

Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey is convinced that he has formulated the theoretical means by which human beings might live thousands of years…

De Grey has mapped out his proposed course in such detail that he believes it may be possible for his objective to be achieved within as short a period as 25 years…

Whew! That’s a relief!
(via slashdot)

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2005/01/19/death-sucks/feed/ Better county by county map http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/05/better-county-by-county-map/ http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/05/better-county-by-county-map/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:34:33 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=71 Travis pointed me to this one:
purple_america_2004_small.gif

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/05/better-county-by-county-map/feed/ USA Map, Red and Blue coded counties http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/04/usa-map-red-and-blue-coded-counties/ http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/04/usa-map-red-and-blue-coded-counties/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2004 21:00:30 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=69 Dave linked to this awesome map today:

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/04/usa-map-red-and-blue-coded-counties/feed/ Frustrated Kerry supporter on Craigslist http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/04/frustrated-kerry-supporter-on-craigslist/ http://blog.tokash.org/2004/11/04/frustrated-kerry-supporter-on-craigslist/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:53:18 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=67 Ron forwarded this to me. It’s really funny.

I would like to fight a Bush supporter to vent my anger. The poster is looking for a consensual fight.

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3 60mm case fans with gaskets
On/Off mechanism for the fans
Y power cables for the fans

]]> http://blog.tokash.org/2004/10/18/shopping-list/feed/ Rest in Peace, Christoper Reeve http://blog.tokash.org/2004/10/11/rest-in-peace-christoper-reeve/ http://blog.tokash.org/2004/10/11/rest-in-peace-christoper-reeve/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:16:23 +0000 John Tokash http://www.tokash.org/blog/?p=6
Christopher Reeve Ribbon

We can. We must. We will.

Image by Fleo_DP on the City of Heroes message boards.

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