CGlatest http://chrisglick.us The latest changes to ChrisGlick.us Feeder 2.1.2(1338); Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 (Build 9L31a) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Christopher Glick ©2008–Present he_is@chrisglick.us Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:11:01 +0900 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:11:01 +0900 Kunitachi Station Platform Shot on 25 June 2010, I have finally completed this panorama shot on the platform of Kunitachi Station. It is available as QuickTime VR and Flash.

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If you look carefully, you can see I slacked off on the seesaw canopy. I blocked in most of the outdoor portion and adjusted the exposure in Photoshop. However, doing each little "tooth" would have take a massive amount of time, and I wasn't up for it.

Honestly, would you have noticed had I done it more carefully? If yes, tell me! I'll be impressed.

]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:10:52 +0900 new panorama kunitachi-station-platform Christopher Glick UkeTuner 1.1 I corrected a small GUI flaw in UkeTuner, written for HotPaw for PalmOS. UkeTuner plays the perfect frequency for each string of a soprano ukulele in the three main keys.

The zipped file includes applet and the source code as well as the compiler code to make the applet yourself. If you choose the latter, use your own four-digit creator code. I doubt Palm Developer still gives them out for old PalmOS applications, but I could be wrong.

]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:39:45 +0900 new feature uketuner-11 Christopher Glick WWP: Forgotten Places Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:09:15 +0900 new panorama wwp-forgotten-places Christopher Glick Bullet Train Museum Bullet Train Museum, my latest WorldWide Panorama contribution. The Hikari bullet train is parked outside. It set the 1972 world land speed record at 286kph.]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:40:20 +0900 new panorama bullet-train-museum Christopher Glick People and Student kimono. She lives a few stations away from me and I enjoy playing with her two daughters.]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:32:02 +0900 new picture people-and-student Christopher Glick Scads of Stuff Mon, 31 May 2010 00:35:22 +0900 scads-of-stuff Christopher Glick The Proverbs of Scotland The Proverbs of Scotland is available in iSilo format. While there are a few choice ones, unless you're a proverb maniac who knows Scots English well, I suggest giving this one a pass.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 01:44:11 +0900 new ebook the-proverbs-of-scotland Christopher Glick Kunitachi Cherry Trees

This should be the last panorama I take of cherry blossoms in Kunitachi. The first was taken on an overcast day, but this one is bright without the sky being so washed out that the blossoms are hard to see. The old gent bent over was trying to get out of the way, but the fisheye landed him anyway.

Sayonara, Kunitachi no sakura!

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:20:38 +0900 new panorama kunitachi-cherry-trees Christopher Glick Munetada Shrine Muntada Shrine, Kyoto
I took the subway to its terminus then walked up to Kyoto University, the #2 university in Japan. Walked through its grounds to Yoshida Park then strolled down a long row of torii to reach Muntada Shrine quite by accident. I was impressed and made this my last shot of the day.

One misfortune is I was slow in getting things set up, because the master of the shrine came out in full regalia to pray and returned before I had everything ready. I missed snapping him by minutes!

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:33:19 +0900 new panorama munetada-shrine Christopher Glick Taishougun Shrine Small image of Taishogun ShrineTaishougun Shrine is actually a network of shrines with the same name. There is at least one for each cardinal direction in Kyoto. This particular one is about 800 years old, near the Sanjou Keihan station, and dedicated to someone who killed a mythical beast.

I had the good luck to meet with an ujiko, a supporter of the shrine, who gave me extra information about it; however, I didn't write it down and consequently forgot much of it.

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:59:34 +0900 new panorama taishougun-shrine Christopher Glick Kamogawa, Kyoto ]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:33:00 +0900 new panorama kamogawa-kyoto Christopher Glick Takasegawa Canal, Kyoto Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:37:14 +0900 new panorama takasegawa-canal-kyoto Christopher Glick 1928 Building A couple of new panoramas will be going up over the next couple of days, but the first is now ready: the 1928 Building in Kyoto. 1928 Building, Kyoto It's an interesting Art Deco structure with Middle Eastern influences; moreover, it was once the home of the Kyoto branch of the Mainichi Newspaper.

While the 1928 Building itself is unique (and marked on many tourist maps), much of the rest of the area looks rather typical of urban Japan. An apparent lack of zoning laws--thank God--mean there are all kinds of odd buildings and businesses as well as an old-style house that is probably now an inn of some sort.

]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:54:17 +0900 new panorama 1928-building Christopher Glick Two Books Two ebooks are now up:

  1. Available in eReader format, Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London is a very good read about life at or below poverty among, mostly, people who adapt and make do. It will not make you hunger for dining in Paris, but it will make you grateful for DDT. As for tramps in the UK, I learned quite a bit about what they are like and why they exist, in large part due to laws against vagabonds and public housing with one-night stay policies.
  2. In iSilo format, a very short 1922 anti-Prohibition collection of verse with period illustrations was written. I found it rather amusing and hope you too will enjoy The Rubaiyat of Ohow Dryyam With Apologies to Omar.
]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:06:07 +0900 new ebook two-books Christopher Glick Eskimo Folk-Tales The translated version of Eskimo Folk-Tales is available in iSilo format. The foreword to the book claims many of the tales are meant to put people to sleep during the long harsh winters and thus are told with a promising opened such as "Nobody has yet to hear the ending to this tale."

Naturally the tales reflect the environment and culture, which makes them feel bleak, although some fascinating bits of culture and mythology come through.

]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:03:31 +0900 new ebook eskimo-folktales Christopher Glick A Voyage to Abyssinia A Voyage to Abyssinia is an excerpted section of the collected works of 17th century Portuguese Jesuit missionary Father Jerome Lobo. This book documents his being sent from Goa at the request of the Emperor of Ethiopia, who had become a Catholic. Father Lobo was to reunite the Ethiopian Church with the Vatican; however, dynastic succession in Ethiopia thwarts these plans. There are some interesting bits on customs and practices that are probably long-since gone.]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:39:24 +0900 new ebook a-voyage-to-abyssinia Christopher Glick The Poetical Works of Edward Young, v. 2 The Poetical Works of Dr. Edward Young, volume 2. The more British history you know, the more you will enjoy this volume.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:24:28 +0900 new ebook the-poetical-works-of-edward-young-v-2 Christopher Glick Martyred Armenia Martyred Armenia makes for short but grim reading. The Turks rely on the Kurds for the bulk of the slaughter; Armenian women who convert to Islam are killed anyway; the author claims Turkey brings in photographers to create beneficial propaganda; and he says that what he has seen is all contrary to Islam. He wrote this from the safety of Baghdad.]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:15:48 +0900 new ebook martyred-armenia Christopher Glick What to Do? What to Do? is available in eReader format. It is a curious work that starts with his attempt to use the Moscow census to identify sections and people in greatest need. It fails and he sees the needy helping themselves. He then goes though plenty of existential anguish that views economics as a zero-sum game, promotes Christian Socialist views, and comes off as quite Luddite. He voices similar concerns to Thomas Jefferson who wanted a nation of farmers, presumably kept virtuous through work and self-sufficiency. While Tolsoty bemoans his own great wealth (and other like him), he never really parts with it. Since employment is, for him, slavery, he will never even give anyone a job.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:04:13 +0900 new ebook what-to-do Christopher Glick The Road to Wigan Pier George Orwell's book The Road to Wigan Pier is available in eReader format. There are some fascinating quotes and narrated accounts. One of the most curious points is that Orwell, a devoted Socialist, repeatedly damns the bulk of Socialists for strangling Socialism in its crib.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:57:45 +0900 new ebook the-road-to-wigan-pier Christopher Glick Saints and Mystics of Islam Saints and Mystics of Islam is available in iSilo format. If you are interested in Sufis, this is for you. Interesting biographical sketches and numerous good quotes and observations. Some were deemed heretics, a few executed for being such. Only one is female, Rabia.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:01:25 +0900 new ebook saints-and-mystics-of-islam Christopher Glick Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is available in eReader format.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:03:48 +0900 new ebook ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary Christopher Glick The Song of Hiawatha The Song of Hiawatha is available in iSilo format. It includes a few additional poems and some illustrations.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:56:54 +0900 new ebook the-song-of-hiawatha Christopher Glick Thoughts on Art and Life Thoughts on Art and Life is available in iSilo format. My opinion is that it is well worth reading, especially if you are interested in his painting and observations. He repeatedly socks it to poets.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:11:59 +0900 new ebook thoughts-on-art-and-life Christopher Glick Little Women Little Women, has been online for a while but I have finally read it. It is rather dull reading for adults (or at least me), but the historical context is rather interesting. Had I daughters, I would like them to read it and emulate Jo.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:50:51 +0900 new ebook little-women Christopher Glick