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This is a fairly incredible video to watch. And it’s only a fatal temperature difference of 3 degrees (just watch it!). It’s quite an elaborate plan for a colony of bees to come up with.

As anyone knows who follows me on Twitter or Facebook (where my tweets are re-spewed), I’ve been watching the post-election events unfold in Iran minute-by-minute. The Twitter community quickly latched onto this because of two things: 1) the horrible atrocities being commited on democracy and human life and 2) if there is anything that Twitter [...]

Some random, from-the-hip shots taken while exploring Washington DC on foot from my recent trek there for the inauguration:

One of the best ways to give your dull photos life is to make a few simple tweaks to the contrast levels, saturation, and the color curves. I use the GIMP for all my digital editing/processing on my photos. It’s completely free to use and will run on any platform (Windows/Mac/linux/etc). White balance: This is [...]

I cannot even begin to describe how inspiring it was to be at the inauguration of our new president. I am moved to tears every time I think about it, look at the photos that I took, or share my experience with someone else. More happened that day than just the changing of the guard. [...]

Am I the only one who notices that Greka has had far too many oil spills than any oil company should be allowed to have without severe penalty and steps taken to insure that it never happens again? They have had 19 separate spills by my count over the last year or so, just by [...]