Monthly Archives: May 2009

Back A Thousand Shots Photo Project for a chance at a Nikon D70

Posted on 5/18/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Here’s the short and sweet on how this project will work if it is fully funded: 1. I will take and release 1000 photographs into the Creative Commons via my Flickr account. 2. I will dedicate a shot for each … Continue reading →

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Fun with Wolfram Alpha

Posted on 5/16/2009 by C.K. Sample III

Wolfram Alpha, a new computational search engine, launched last night. Instead of merely searching a corpus of information to present possible answers based on keywords (what Google does), Wolfram Alpha actually uses computers to attempt to answer your questions by … Continue reading →

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(Mis)reading other (ancient) cultures within our own

Posted on 5/16/2009 by C.K. Sample III

I‘ve written an essay of sorts below. It’s the type of thing that I think about quite a bit but have rarely posted about on this blog. As you may or may not know, I was, for quite a long … Continue reading →

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My Kindle 2 suggestions email to Amazon

Posted on 5/14/2009 by C.K. Sample III

After seeing the screensaver image pictured above on my Kindle’s screen, I just emailed the message below to Amazon with the following suggestions for ways I think they could improve the Kindle 2: Dear Amazon, I love my Kindle 2. … Continue reading →

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Read this blog on your Kindle

Posted on 5/14/2009 by C.K. Sample III

If you have a Kindle, you can now subscribe to this blog via the Kindle for $1.99 a month. Even if you don’t want to pay to read this blog (understandable), there is a free 14-day trial available. I also … Continue reading →

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