Poladroid – Click it so see the gritty details Originally uploaded by Tymcode In the lower left is my original picture. I dragged it into a little Mac application called Poladroid a couple of times, and this is what I got. What this app does is crop your picture to square, frame it in a [...]

Are you one of my friends or family members who has been taken aback by my sudden and uncharacteristic political activism?  You aren’t alone.  A friend asked why, and here was my answer, political incorrectitudes and all.  (Well, I censored one name in order not to shame the guilty.) Dear J—: It shouldn’t surprise you [...]

I’ve been hearing a lot of “The words ‘Separation of Church and State’ do not appear anywhere in the Constitution” lately. Those words are just an abbreviation for an idea embodied in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This invalidates many [...]

This vote is really close and protectmarriage.com is throwing around a lot of silly lies about what will happen if it doesn’t pass, esp with regard to education.  It’s all untrue — California law prohibits any health or family teachings from being taught against a parent’s will.  Similarly, the stuff about churches losing their tax-exempt [...]

I just got back from the Steampunk convention happening this weekend in Silicon Valley.  Last night I attended the Abney Park concert, where costumes were virtually required for all attendees. I had long known I was aligned with the steampunk aesthetic since before I’d heard there was a word for it.  I also knew there [...]

Der Tod Ist Ein Dandy Originally uploaded by Tymcode Guess who cadged access to a photo lab at work with softboxes and stuff? And guess whose passion for Photoshop and Lightroom has been inflamed, of late?