Mar. 24th, 2012 [Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff]

Fri, 13:45: @the_pc_doc So now you can just ask Siri to find him :-)
Fri, 16:38: RT @tomwarren: Rovio CEO states Angry Birds Space IS coming to Windows Phone http://t.co/EtuunuTR
Fri, 17:17: @billcox But Piiiigs Innnn Spaaaace! had Miss Piggy. What more could you want? #wp7 for Muppet lovers! @Microsoft @windowsphone
Fri, 17:25: Walked down the road to the corner shop. Trees budding, liquid songs of blackbirds, the last of the cherry blossom drifting. Must be spring
Fri, 18:17: Trying to understand programming the new automatic cat feeder. I think I'll stick to trying to learn new programming languages, like Dash.
Fri, 18:25: BlackBerry 10 Developer Devices arriving at the BlackBerry 10 Jam event in May... http://t.co/Ksv1ZkUZ
Fri, 18:31: RT @asaunders: tip @techmeme Join us at BlackBerry 10 Jam for hands-on time with BlackBerry 10 tools and… http://t.co/WTkV3BY6 via @blac ...
Fri, 18:39: RT @joshacagan: Hoodies get you shot. Short skirts get you raped. No wonder people in the future always wear jumpsuits.
Fri, 21:16: RT @jaggeree: The "Why aren't there more women in tech?" discussion needs a pivot to "Why are there so many misogynists in tech?" then w ...
Fri, 22:31: A delightfully folky selection for tonight's writing soundtrack. Oysterband and The Civil Wars. Barton Hollow is delightfully sparse.

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Spring has finally arrived in Putney, and while I'm spending most of my time working on my sections of our first deliverable for The Book, I popped out yesterday afternoon for a stroll up our street to the leafy bit with the expensive houses, to catch the last of the blossoms.

It was a lovely afternoon, sunny and warm, with leaves just starting to appear and the liquid song of the blackbirds dancing from tree to tree. Even the fierce terracotta dragon was relaxing, basking in the sun, on its perch atop the William Morris house. I had my camera with me, and started playing with depth of field...

Some of the results were really quite pleasing.