Random Connections – Page 156 – A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.

How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)

January 21, 2009 Tom No Comments

Internet

One of the things I love about Twitter and Facebook is that you can update one from the other through various third party services. Unfortunately this opens up some potential security problems for these services. I’m sure someone has already thought about this, and I’m sure these services have safeguards in place, but what if… … Read More “How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)” »

Bahamas – Day 3

January 21, 2009 Tom No Comments

Travel

As previously noted, most of the day was spent watching inauguration festivities. However, we did get out an do other things. I woke up early to watch the sunrise. As I was standing out on the balcony with my camera I looked out over the other balconies to see others out with their cameras. The … Read More “Bahamas – Day 3” »

A New Day Dawns

January 20, 2009 Tom 2 Comments

Miscellaneous

What can I say? I have lived to see many presidential inaugurations, and none have inspired as much hope as this one. I am very proud that Barack Obama is now President of the United States.

Lazy Day at Lucaya

January 19, 2009 Tom No Comments

Travel

What did we do today? Not much. And that was just perfect. After a nice breakfast we headed across the street to the Port Lucaya Market. This shopping area has a split personality. The middle section has restaurants and high-end shops with duty-free jewelry, etc. On either side of the shopping area is the straw … Read More “Lazy Day at Lucaya” »

Google Earth Censorship for DC

January 19, 2009 Tom 1 Comment

Geocaching and Maps

Frank Taylor’s Google Earth Blog had an interesting post this morning about updated imagery for Washington D. C., what with the inauguration upon us and all. Frank’s focus was on the realistic 3D imagery now available for the Capitol Building and other locations. I was more interested in what he had discovered about censorship of … Read More “Google Earth Censorship for DC” »

From Greenville to Lucaya

January 18, 2009 Tom 1 Comment

Travel

The fact that we left the United States during Inauguration week should not be taken as a political statement. Quite the contrary. We brought our Obama pins with us and plan to wear them on Tuesday. No, it was an unfortunate bit of scheduling. We had planned this trip to the Bahamas to celebrate our … Read More “From Greenville to Lucaya” »

“What will you miss about newspapers?”

January 17, 2009 Tom 3 Comments

Entertainment, General Technology, Internet

A recent post on BoingBoing.net posed this question by linking to a post from Seth Grodin with a more extensive analysis. Both posts presuppose the demise of printed news. True, newsprint is obselete when compared to online resources, but is it really on its deathbed? There have been some local signs. The Greenville Cageliner has … Read More ““What will you miss about newspapers?”” »

A Flooded Trek through the Congaree Swamp

January 11, 2009 Tom No Comments

Photography, Travel

For the second Saturday in a row I got up very early to head out on a photo trek, this time with the Lowcountry Unfiltered group to the Congaree National Park. Instead of paddling, this would be a hiking trek. I think we would have stayed drier if we had been in kayaks.

I left a foggy Greenville at 6:00 AM, with the plan to meet the rest of the group at the park between 8:00 and 8:30. It was a cold mid-30’s, but I was appropriately dressed. The forecast called for rain later in the day, so even though it was cold, I was glad we were getting an early start.

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