I know that I rarely post, but I have an issue that I'm seeking advice on from all you techies. I am attempting to create a 360º x 180º panoramic image (think Google Street View). A vendor has Google's API. I have all the images (300+). I've attempted to stitch together the images using Photoshop, Gigastitch and Hugin. I'm still getting a seam ( Read more... )

Subleasing the old Uptown apartment saga continues...if you know anyone interested in a clean, but small studio in Uptown, let me know. I've included the two advertisement URLs below ( Read more... )

As expressed by many, thoughts and concern go out to the NOLA peeps.

Both of these quotes came from Douglas Coupland's "All Familes Are Psychotic" . . . and both made me smile ( Read more... )

Another Thursday shot to hell by working 12+ hours. Must end day on a good note . . . must have a nightcap at Neo.

I have an ongoing theory that my caffeine consumption is not directly linked to my insomnia. After consuming 10 shots of espresso yesterday in order to stay functional during an 11-hour workday - 8 of which were spent on the mind numbing HR task of administering end-of-year performance appraisals, the insomnia monster failed spawn within my brain ( Read more... )

The event at work is over, thus the insane hours are behind me - at least for this month. The boss is off on vacation for a week, with the wooo and the whooo. The morning wake-up four shots of espresso have been consumed. Dead Can Dance tickets have been purchased, as has the Father's Day gift. Now I must prepare for all things tiki.

The home system for all practical purposes, except as a paperweight, died over the weekend. Communication to become even more periodic until it can be replaced or another old system resuscitated.

Premature laugh-ejaculation - under-humored, serious people who laugh at stupid jokes

Is it too much to ask for potable water, caffeine, facilities, and AC while slaving away for 12-hours a day? I don’t think so. A water main break in the office building caused the city’s water department - yes, they actually have workers who clock-in AND perform their duties - to shut the building down last Thursday afternoon through Sunday. ( Read more... )