Posts by Rich:
Photobooth
Me
Originally uploaded by rich_bruchal.
We recently got a new iMac at work. In case you didn’t know, they come with built in iSight cameras and a little app called “Photobooth”, which is has a bunch of funhouse style distortion effects.
We set up the screen saver to display its collection of distorted photos
Almost everyone who’s passed by this machine has gotten sucked in by these pictures and has taken a few of their own. The collection currently stands at close to 50 and is still growing.
Here’s one of me.
Law & Order: Wet Behind The Ears
Since I’m a big L&O fan, I’ve been anticipating the premiere of the latest and greatest from Dick Wolf and company – “Conviction“, which chronicles the lives of newbie New York City ADAs premieres March 3rd. But it seems my wait will be shorter than anticipated. The pilot episode is available from iTunes for free […]
Kids, Don’t Text And Drive
Severed arm found near accident still clutching cellphone Not that it’s proof of blame or anything but a woman recently veered her truck into the median, over-corrected, and then flipped her vehicle several times before coming to rest — minus her cellphone which was found still clutched in the hand of her severed arm nearby. […]
Blogging, Blogging Everywhere
Lots of stuff about blogging in the news this past week: Slate has an article called Twilight of the Blogs. New York Magazine’s cover story is about the blogging elite. And the N.Y. Times Sunday Magazine has William Safire’s column on blogging jargon. And the blogosphere is all abuzz, especially about Safire’s alleged misidentification of […]
Biaggios
Biaggios Originally uploaded by rich_bruchal. Great Valentine’s Day Dinner on Friday at Biaggio’s.
Headphone Options
Basics: On the Go With Upgraded Ears: A number of headphone options are available to improve the listening experience on portable music players. They include wireless headsets that can free you from having to deal with wires, sound-isolating earphones that form an acoustically sealed zone inside your ear canals, and noise-canceling headphones that reduce sounds […]
Flickr
I know I’m pretty late to the party with this, but I’ve just recently “discovered’ Flickr. It’s not like I didn’t know it existed, but I haven’t had a chance to really look at what it’s all about. You can find some photos (mostly from my Treo) here.
Look to the cookie, Elaine. Look to the cookie.
Back in December,’James Yu over at Slashfood posted about the Black and White cookie, made famous by the’Seinfeld episode ‘The Dinner Party.’ Readers gave their own opinions on the origin of the cookie.’ Now The Philadelphia Daily News not only has a little history on the cookie, but they also give the recipe for the […]
Snow
It’s the first real storm of the season. Here’s a picture: I don’t think I’ll be doing much outside today.
Creative Commons
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.