Tarzan in the Jungle

15 square kilometer of rain forest disappears every minute.

The Age of the Consumer

Text: It's pretty amazing that our society has reached a point where the effort necessary to extract oil from the ground, ship it to a refinery, turn it into plastic, shape it appropriately, truck it to a store, buy it, and bring it home, is considered to be less effort than what it takes to just wash the spoon when you're done with it. Unfortunaltey, no one likes to wash dishes ... and it's so damn cheap to buy a plastic spoon.

1 GB, 20 Years

There was a time, when 1 gigabyte actually meant something. When having 1GB of something, actually, well, it meant something. It gave you bragging rights. It screamed 1 billion! These days, for the "gimme right now generation," it's just something else from their older sibling's generation for them to sneeze at. Me, I appreciate that 1GB from 20 years ago. No, you couldn't carry it around in your pocket -- but boy could you hurt somebody with it!

Barn

Yes, this is a barn.

The Milky Way

As seen from Death Valley.

Living in Three Centuries: The Face of Age

Mark Story has captured 72 faces, of individuals who have lived through three centuries. The faces of age is remarkable -- each capturing more than the normal lifetime of stories. Check them out, and read their stories.

The thumbnail on the right is of the oldest living man in the USA. At 112 years old, he saw combat in WWI, where he earned the Victory Medal, the Occupational Medal, and the French Legion of Honor. He has seven children, and worked as a superintendent of a Sunday School class for 75 years. He never smoke, drank or took any kind of medicine. He drove his car until he was 106 years old, and only stopped after his kids hid his car keys.

Arts, Design Blog

Check out some really cool images from teh Arts, Design Blog.

Stop Victimizing With Reason

I found this amusing. Go on ... click the thumbnail. It won't hurt, unless you don't like reason.

The World, According to the Europeans

Click on the thumbnail image to see a map of Europe, in the Year 1000. This was the world ... albeit, a very Eurocentric view of the world.

Avatars

Avatars and the people who make and use them. For the details of the images above, check out the New York Times.

Space Shuttle from ISS

Here's a very cool shot of a space shuttle launch, as see from the International Space Station.

G. Ross Lord Park

I took some photos yesterday at the G. Ross Lord Park, at Dufferin & Finch. Some of the shots came out pretty good.

Doors Open Toronto

I visited a couple of places that participated in the Doors Open Toronto festival last weekend. Took a few photographs, which are now uploaded to an online gallery: 2007 Summer Festivals

Mammatus Clouds

This photo of Mammatus Clouds was taken by Jorn Olsen, over Hastings, Nebraska. Weirdly, wondrous looking clouds.

From Wikipedia: Mammatus (also known as mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "breast-cloud") is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name "mammatus" is derived from mammary, due to some persons believing that the clouds bear a significant resemblance to human female breasts.

A Hole in Mars

Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist. The unusual hole pictured above was found on the slopes of the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons. The above image was captured three weeks ago by the HiRISE instrument onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter currently circling Mars. The holes were originally identified on lower resolution images from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, The above hole is about the size of a football field and is so deep that it is completely unilluminated by the Sun. Such holes and underground caves might be prime targets for future spacecraft, robots, and even the next generation of human interplanetary explorers. [Source: NASA]

Evolution

Click on the thumbnail to see evolution on the streets.

Spring Walk

My wife and I went out last weekend for a walk in a neighbourhood park. I took some photos. Go figure!