a slightly different focus

…died yesterday. Here’s the NYT obit.
I don’t usually comment on folks’ passing, but John Leonard was someone I’ve enjoyed listening to — and learning from — for a long time. He will be missed, dearly.

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…but have been otherwise occupied. Thus, there are a few stacked up.
Next time you have a moment, pull up to the computer with your favorite beverage and enjoy:

Metallophile, my favorite font in a while — nice.
This has been around for a while, but it’s still a great storm photograph. Just wow.
Also from the NYT, When [...]

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About bloody time.
…And, unfortunately a bit of a hoop to get working, according to Rob Galbriath. He doesn’t mention the required registration with Mozilla, either — but does include step-by-step instructions and a handy screenshot.
For viewing the gileshoover.com site and galleries, highly recommended. (Or use Safari, which comes with it already.)
Thank you.
Update: FF3 also supports [...]

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Long weekends are always supposed to be about catching up. Shame it usually doesn’t work that way.
Meanwhile:

Some amazing time-lapse photography from Alexey Titarenko, via Kottke.
Also from Kottke, something potentially relevant here in Macon: Time-lapse cherry trees. Yeah.
Maps of all the streets in the lower 48 states — no, not topography, not satellite shots, just the [...]

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