Part of the University of British Columbia Archives' Haweis Family fonds, this small collection of sixty glass plate negatives created by Rosetti Photographic Studios document Vancouver's Stanley Park in 1912. Rosetti Studios appears to have operated in Vancouver between 1910 and 1915 under the direction of long-time UBC Library employee Lionel Haweis.Digital Collections and Services : Rosetti Studios - Stanley Park collection : Home
Monday, June 30
Rosetti Studios, Staney Park Collection
Caught a great link today to some photos of Stanley Park from ~100 years ago. The shots are excellent black and white images that really showcase the trees in the area. (His water shots are nice, but not as good as the forest pictures.) I especially like the lighting that he used, as the sunlight came down through the trees.
Tuesday, June 10
Une petite probleme
My new team found out today that I will be joining them in Paris.
They were all happy, but they took a vote and decided that all team meetings would continue to be conducted en francais.
Mon dieu!!
They were all happy, but they took a vote and decided that all team meetings would continue to be conducted en francais.
Mon dieu!!
Tuesday, June 3
Changing up the blog a bit
I've been keeping a blog since August 2004, when I graduated University.
At the time, I made a couple of design decisions that I've been thinking of changing.
The Title
The title of this blog has always been nink.blogspot.com. Nink == no income, no kids (contrast to our current status as dink's). About two months after starting, the title became irrelevant as we both had jobs. Still no kids though.
I've been thinking about changing it to something more meaningful. Don't know what that would be exactly.
Obviously the temptation for my own domain is there, but I think that's the geek in me speaking. It's very unlikely that I actually need to own http://somedudefromcanada.ca/ (although it appears to be free... hmmm...)
One disadvantage of changing the title is that al of my loyal readers would have to update their bookmarks. Fortunately, studies have shown that I only have about 10 loyal readers, so it's probably not that bad. =]
The Platform
I've been blogging with blogger since the beginning. The main reason I chose it is for ease of use with current services. My thinking was that if my email, blog, photo album, etc. etc. are all located with one vendor (Google) things would be easier. So far it's been true.
That said, this particular vendor is not the best in its space for the blog or photo software. I'd probably be better off going with wordpress and flickr.
Privacy
I've done what I could since the beginning to maintain as much privacy as possible in the blogosphere. I don't post my name, or the names of other people (such as my Brother In Law, BIL, or my wife, The Wife), and I try to avoid talking about where I work or live.
This isn't so much for tin-foil hat reasons as it is for big-brother reasons. I didn't want to post information that might, in some way, restrict my job opportunities in the future.
Facebook has taught me that privacy is over rated.
Also, as I travel more and more, I keep wanting to do things like post pictures of us, and our trips. Or talk in a little more detail about what's going on in our lives. If the blog platform was different, I could probably have both cases. Places like LiveJournal for example, allow posts to be private or public - so I could publicly post some info, and privately post the rest.
That said, the idea of privacy on the internet is a bit of a sham. As soon as something is digital, it's going to be seen by someone. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and (I don't know if I want it to be around) for the rest of my life.
I might come up with some new, pseudo-private, scheme that I can use. Perhaps I'll start with the photos, and then branch into *gasp* first names.
Other friends have struggled with this in the past as well. Maybe I'll see what she has to say about the subject.
The Publicity
Related to privacy, I've keep the publicity of this space to a minimum. Probably too much so. I keep thinking that people I know have this url and come to check stuff out. The reality is, I very rarely talk about this space (probably because publicizing it removes the privacy aspect) and so it's not really as useful as I'd like it to be. What's the point of sharing stories and pictures if no one is around to come look?
The look and feel
I've used the same template for as long as the sites been around.
It could probably use an update.
Frequency of posting
I'd like to use this space to log what happens in my life. On a few occaisions, it's been really nice to have a journal to remind me of what I've been up to. That said, there's a fair bit more going on than what ends up here. I should post more, but I'm lazy. I think I will try to change that.
yeah yeah. every blog out there has a paragraph like the above.
But really.
Right after I start exercising regularly, and flossing daily, I'll begin to blog more.
At the time, I made a couple of design decisions that I've been thinking of changing.
The Title
The title of this blog has always been nink.blogspot.com. Nink == no income, no kids (contrast to our current status as dink's). About two months after starting, the title became irrelevant as we both had jobs. Still no kids though.
I've been thinking about changing it to something more meaningful. Don't know what that would be exactly.
Obviously the temptation for my own domain is there, but I think that's the geek in me speaking. It's very unlikely that I actually need to own http://somedudefromcanada.ca/ (although it appears to be free... hmmm...)
One disadvantage of changing the title is that al of my loyal readers would have to update their bookmarks. Fortunately, studies have shown that I only have about 10 loyal readers, so it's probably not that bad. =]
The Platform
I've been blogging with blogger since the beginning. The main reason I chose it is for ease of use with current services. My thinking was that if my email, blog, photo album, etc. etc. are all located with one vendor (Google) things would be easier. So far it's been true.
That said, this particular vendor is not the best in its space for the blog or photo software. I'd probably be better off going with wordpress and flickr.
Privacy
I've done what I could since the beginning to maintain as much privacy as possible in the blogosphere. I don't post my name, or the names of other people (such as my Brother In Law, BIL, or my wife, The Wife), and I try to avoid talking about where I work or live.
This isn't so much for tin-foil hat reasons as it is for big-brother reasons. I didn't want to post information that might, in some way, restrict my job opportunities in the future.
Facebook has taught me that privacy is over rated.
Also, as I travel more and more, I keep wanting to do things like post pictures of us, and our trips. Or talk in a little more detail about what's going on in our lives. If the blog platform was different, I could probably have both cases. Places like LiveJournal for example, allow posts to be private or public - so I could publicly post some info, and privately post the rest.
That said, the idea of privacy on the internet is a bit of a sham. As soon as something is digital, it's going to be seen by someone. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and (I don't know if I want it to be around) for the rest of my life.
I might come up with some new, pseudo-private, scheme that I can use. Perhaps I'll start with the photos, and then branch into *gasp* first names.
Other friends have struggled with this in the past as well. Maybe I'll see what she has to say about the subject.
The Publicity
Related to privacy, I've keep the publicity of this space to a minimum. Probably too much so. I keep thinking that people I know have this url and come to check stuff out. The reality is, I very rarely talk about this space (probably because publicizing it removes the privacy aspect) and so it's not really as useful as I'd like it to be. What's the point of sharing stories and pictures if no one is around to come look?
The look and feel
I've used the same template for as long as the sites been around.
It could probably use an update.
Frequency of posting
I'd like to use this space to log what happens in my life. On a few occaisions, it's been really nice to have a journal to remind me of what I've been up to. That said, there's a fair bit more going on than what ends up here. I should post more, but I'm lazy. I think I will try to change that.
yeah yeah. every blog out there has a paragraph like the above.
But really.
Right after I start exercising regularly, and flossing daily, I'll begin to blog more.
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