Oct 07 2006
I’ve read around the subject before, but this is the first time I’ve come away less confused, more informed!
Although Google’s patents are in the public domain, it takes some skill to analyse them, and explain the processes without overusing acronyms and buzz terms.
She also has a lot of other useful and well written entries, so next time you’ve finished reading here, check out her site
Sep 07 2006
As some may have noticed, yesterday’s post on Dasha’s kittens has 6 photos, not the 7 I mentioned.
One appears to have vanished over-night. Whilst writing the post, I had to cut down to 7 from 8, as I was having similar problems. When I get more time, I’ll try to find out what the problem is and/or find a way round the issue.
Guess you’ll just have to struggle on until then…. ;>
Aug 18 2006
OK, as promised, here is some more info, from Mum & John’s perspective.
This is basically a cut’n’paste job from an e-mail they sent to family and friends (with permission I hasten to add ;>)
“”For those of you ancient enough to Radio 4 be familiar with Alistair Cooke’s “Letter from America” this is likely to seem a pale comparison. Certainly less erudite and not as well crafted – but hopefully it will inform and maybe even amuse, though the political comment will be markedly absent!
This is Carol’s second visit to this amazing country and my first. As we flew in at night the lack of any settlements for hundreds of miles prior to landing in Astana was perplexing. It was hard to comprehend such vast tracts of land without population. Then Astana appears on the Kazakh Steppes resembling a modern Emirate city. Disney could not have bettered it! When Carol was here last she arrived through the back door, via the old capital of Almaty, then a twenty three hour train journey across a hot and dusty terrain. She made the trip for her son (Chris) & daughter in law’s (Irina) marriage. Jokingly she had said as she left to Irina’s father that he was to have a new airport built on her return. He did – and a pretty impressive airport to boot! It is so refreshing to see architecture which is not afraid to be adventurous, particularly in the teeth of such extreme weather conditions. Thankfully on this trip it has been kind to Carol & me, between 21°C & 30°C. The temperature can famously vary between -30°C in the winter to +40°C during the short summer months.
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