Archive for June, 2008
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
We broke the rule.
We knew the rule. We knew it very well. It was kind of hard not to know the rule since we wrote it ourselves.
It is a simple rule. A just a few words rule. An easy to understand, easy to implement rule.
It has become ...
Posted in Cultures, Travel | 6 Comments »
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Model is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/docs/oevcriteria.xls
Intended use for the model:
Document the general parameters, priorities and specific requirements for a proposed Overland Expedition Vehicle (OEV).
The model is intended to improve communication between potential OEV owners and their dreams, fabricators, subcontractors and manufacturers.
In practical use it can help potential OEV owners identity ...
Posted in Expedition Vehicles, Gear, Motorcycles | No Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Introduction
When you discuss the purchase of an overland expedition vehicle (OEV), typically the only costs mentioned are the purchase cost and the options cost. Very rarely, ongoing operational costs are mentioned. You will probably never hear anyone discuss the costs of selling of the OEV when they are done using ...
Posted in Econ / Finance, Expedition Vehicles | No Comments »
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Introduction
This pack list is based on unsupported global travel in developing countries.
Developed countries have most of the resources available in the U.S.A. and Europe, so fewer of the spare parts on this list are required.
This pack list is based on full time overland travel for one year (six months ...
Posted in Expedition Vehicles, Travel | No Comments »
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
If I could have participated in only one flood relief effort in Iowa, this is the one I would have chosen:
June 14, 2008
Heroic story of books
By MIKE KILEN
mkilen@dmreg.com
Iowa City, Ia. — In all the statewide stories of heroism, it would be hard to find more passion than in the ...
Posted in Cultures | 2 Comments »
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
I am in a rural area.
It is a flat plain, with rich, dark, loamy soil.
The dirt here is dark, from cocoa to black – from merely laced with fertility to boiling with it.
The people here are friendly, open, rich in spirit and generosity. They are genuine.
The ...
Posted in Cultures, Travel | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
We both wanted to buy real hiking boots before we departed the U.S. for this journey.
The task slipped down the To Do list until we found ourselves at REI a day or two before we flew out, sitting in the shoe department surrounded by towers of shoe boxes.
I've never spent ...
Posted in Gear, Travel | No Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Introduction
Winston Churchill’s immortal description of 1939 Russia as “A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is equally true of the current state of digital photography meta data.
Most casual digital photographers never come face to face with meta data. They take their photos, they upload them to a ...
Posted in Gear, Photography, Sci / Tech, Travel | 1 Comment »
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Problem/Bug: BBP not populating EXIF comment/description from IPTC Description
Scope: Problem/bug affects all BBP users who need to replicate IPTC description to EXIF description for JPG images. (This issue may affect other image types as well, I only tested JPG.) Impact is across all images used with any tool or environment, ...
Posted in Photography | 1 Comment »
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Introduction
Digital photographers are often faced with the challenge of missing, corrupted or disappearing meta data in their workflow.
As a photo moves down the workflow, meta data can disappear or be corrupted. This missing or corrupted meta data may not be detected for weeks, months or years after the fact, often ...
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