SilverspriteVirtual worlds and northern landscapesOceans (real, not virtual)- September 17, 2008 A few hours in the afternoon today were taken up dropping buoys into precise locations in the sea. The art of this is quickly learnt. Wait until the shout of &8220;NOW!&8221; comes from the captain, throw the heavy bit out to sea, and step back quickly to avoid (a) the splash and (b) getting entangled ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=591 Ones office- September 16, 2008 In much the same way as the mortgage-ignoring song line &8220;Wherever I lay my hat, that&8217;s my home&8221; goes, so the modern work version is &8220;Wherever my laptop has a wireless broadband connection, that&8217;s my office.&8221; One&8217;s latest acquisition is the Asus EEE laptop. I&8217;ve been sceptical of the emerging range of small, cheap, light laptops, ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=590 Items of interest- September 15, 2008 This I haven&8217;t seen or tasted for, not years, but decades: This is how coal used to be delivered to Berneray, in huge lumps: Time and wine and fireplace:http://www.silversprite.com/?p=589 Informing the public of the pursuit of knowledge- September 10, 2008 IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LUDDITES: If the post below is too long or hard for you to read, then simply visit this website instead: http:hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com Now, on with the post: The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is switched on (officially; technically it&8217;s been in test mode for a while), and the news coverage is &8230; varied. To put it ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=587 From venison to snake- September 7, 2008 The Very Good Taste Blog have a recent &8220;100&8243; listing. What you do is: 1) Copy the list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items youve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. Some interesting and tempting stuff on there, though the very inaccurately named sweetbreads (you don&8217;t want ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=586 Afternoon sun- September 6, 2008 A sheep on the side of Borve Hill, Berneray, just staring towards North Uist, motionless for several minutes:http://www.silversprite.com/?p=585 Is it time for Saor-stit neo-eisimeil Uibhist- September 4, 2008 That&8217;s Gaelic for &8220;Uist Independent Free State&8221;. And, perhaps, that time has come. The Stornoway Gazette has just reported on today&8217;s meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee of the Comhairle (the local council) in Stornoway. The decision of the meeting, by 8 votes to 3, was that sports centres in Lewis and Harris should stay closed ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=583 White fluffy clouds over Tiree- September 4, 2008 Scotprooftook the Glasgow to Barra plane back to the Outer Hebrides last monday. This is a tiny plane which bobs and weaves its way westward, never going really high. For most of the journey, it&8217;s easy to spot individual sheep and people down below, as well as islands, rocks and isolated beaches. Two shots of Tiree: The ...http://www.silversprite.com/?p=580 |