Photography Course

After years of taking photographs, the basics had all become second-hand to me so much that I didn't really think about them much anymore. Starting to consciously consider composition, lighting, shutter speeds and apertures and put more thought into all of those details again really brought me back to those early days when I got my first manual camera and it was all new to me. I remember clicking the shutter and - whammo! - an instant masterpiece! Well, that might be exaggerating a little, but I was shooting exclusively film at that point in my life and I could never wait to get my slides developed and back from the lab to see what I'd captured - the potential for a masterpiece always lingered about in the back of my brain somewhere. I assume that many people taking this course are at that same point, and I'm looking forward to sharing that enthusiasm and excitement with you.

http://www.morguefile.com/archive/classroom.php?lesson=1

How to punctuate a sentence

Nothing that follows is meant to substitute for the nuanced explanations of what’s usually called a writing handbook, the sort of book that college students purchase in a first-semester writing course. These five rules though have the virtue of being manageable, which is difficult to say of a 1,000-page book. In each paragraph that follows, the sentences illustrate the punctuation rule involved. Note that I’m avoiding almost all grammatical terminology. Instead, I’m emphasizing a small number of sentence patterns.

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/how-to-punctuate-a-sentence.html

Stephen Hawking Says Universe Created from Nothing

Last night, nearly 3,000 people received a mini lesson on the origin of the universe from perhaps the world’s most famous cosmologist, Stephen Hawking.

http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=23829

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/14/172226&from=rss

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Vista? No thanks, school says, converts Windows boxes to Linux

Despite the hype around Microsoft Vista, some schools are not convinced it's the best thing going. One northern California school has made sweeping changes to the school's IT system, converting 5,000 Windows PCS to run Linux, either as full-powered desktops or thin clients.

http://education.zdnet.com/?p=902

http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS4958455863.html

Three ways to improve your writing

Read these three texts. Each is short, but the benefits will last a long time. Heeding their advice will improve your life. It will improve mine too, if I ever read what you write.

http://wadler.blogspot.com/2007/03/three-ways-to-improve-your-writing.html

Your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Lady Fortune the Absurd of Greater Internetshire presents your opportunity to receive your very own eccentric British aristocratic title.

http://www.masquerademaskarts.com/memes/peculiartitle.php

Being a Mii isn't so easy

Seriously, what else could be easier than have someone else determine how you look and set up residence for you? Sleeping? Well, regardless, it seems our little Mii Bill is having an existential meltdown.

http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/03/22/being-a-mii-isnt-so-easy/