The dangers of taking a break
I work. A lot. And I associate with people who work a lot. One of my friends, a pretty high powered engineer, just got back from vacation, and he’s having trouble getting his head back in the game. “I’m still like — wow, it’s sunny today … let’s go out with the dog and make [...]
How to see all of Gimp’s filters in action
Just a tiny tidbit today. I was working on some images for another site using the free graphics program Gimp, and got frustrated trying to run through all of Gimp’s filters to see how they would affect my image. Finally I found that in the Gimp Documentation, you can run through the Filters section and [...]
Modern patronage — support independant musicians and get cool prizes
Used to be, artists survived using patronage, where one rich person would support them just “because”, or for the prestige of being the one who enabled this talented person to create their art. Long ago that system gave way to big companies basically enslaving their artists, but now that the internet has begun changing the [...]
The little dancing girl is just too cute
OK, so I’m not into viral things, but the last couple have been pretty funny. I’m just really enjoying this little girl. I can’t figure out whether it’s done with special effects, or it’s just not as spontaneous as it looks. Either way, it’s just too damned cute. It’s a commercial, but it’s damned cute [...]
Why Ianto had to die, and other Torchwood mysteries
I really intended today’s post to be about something other than the Doctor Who universe, but sometimes life just hands you things you can’t ignore. Airlock Alpha posted an article about an interview with John Fay, who’s writing for Torchwood: The New World, the fourth season of Torchwood. The basic contention is that Ianto had [...]
Back after four years
OK, so I’ve dropped the ball on updating Chaos Magnet. Yes, it has actually been four years since I last posted. Even I couldn’t believe it! I won’t bore you with what the last four years have been like. Suffice to say I’ve moved three times (or is it four) and I’m happy to say [...]