Category Archives: Personal

Reminiscing about red rocks

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Slava

As kids get older we think of times, people, and places to share with them. The first two are difficult, but the latter can be done especially if they are protected by the federal government. Some day we will go … Continue reading →

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HK as seen by iPhone

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Slava

This was the first time I did not have my “normal” DSLR gear with me on a trip, and while I missed my trusty Nikon, it was clear that Apple’s “more photos are taken with iPhone than any other camera” … Continue reading →

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What facebook does not kill – it makes stronger

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Slava

Update: Smugmug.com has just had a major redesign. So Part II might follow. I used to do a lot more photography – purposeful photography intended to leverage technical capabilities of the cameras, film, scanners, computers, and tripods in order to … Continue reading →

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Human Ingenuity on display

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Slava

For a while now I wanted to visit the Smithsonian Air and Space museum outside of Washington DC – The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. It is located right next to the Dulles airport, and is definetely worth the trip. It is … Continue reading →

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self-driving car – can it be so cheap?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Slava

  “Americans are increasingly interested in buying self-driving cars, though some blanch at the price, according to survey results released yesterday by J.D. Powers and Associates. According to a press release (the full study isn’t available to the public), the … Continue reading →

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book covers for home libraries

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Slava

I’ll come back to this, but let me just say, do not do it for me – do it for the children. I like books. I really like physical books. I like having them, I like holding them. I do not … Continue reading →

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Organizer for Gmail | OtherInbox

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Slava

Seems like a nice and useful idea, but I am too weary of letting another company – with very opaque terms of service read through my email and know what I have bought where, and for how much. Organizer for … Continue reading →

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Disney Releases Marvel App – NYTimes.com

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Slava

Can this work as a gift? How do you wrap it? Unveil it? Disney, the largest publisher of children’s books in the world, sells 700 million items a year in 85 countries, said Russell Hampton Jr., the president of Disney … Continue reading →

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Phrase of the day

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Slava

Thought this was a well-captured multi-level pop reference, “[Kim Kardashian]… Sources said a marriage-malfunctioned reality star…” From NY Post page 6.

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Random thought – on relationships

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Slava

The person from my old [old, old] life in Soviet Union I communicate the most with is not someone I was close with before. It is someone who I reconnected with, a little, because of the work I do in … Continue reading →

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