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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for Thursday, October 12, 2006
➠ October 12, 2006
Jobless man asks judge for jail time - CNN.com
Too old to get a job, but not old enough for social security? “Rob” a bank, and get the state to provide your food and shelter.
It’s Great When You’re Straight, Yeah! Photomosaic
The cover art for Black Grape's It's Great When You're Straight, Yeah!, made up from untouched cover art from 900 other albums. View in full size for the full effect.
Made with AndreaMosaic
Screamadelica Photomosaic
The cover art for Primal Scream's iconic Screamadelica, made up from untouched cover art from 400 other albums. View in full size for the full effect. Add notes if you recognise anything!
Made with AndreaMosaic
AndreaMosaic Home Page
Really frickin’ good Photomosaic-making software. I’ve been having lots of fun with this, using around 15,000 album covers as the “tiles”, and it does an bang-up job, without “cheating” by tinting or repeating images (like some other software does).
Geotagging with Zonetag and Bluetooth GPS... (plasticbag.org)
Good overview from Tom Coates on how to get your cellphone geotagging and uploading photos automagically. This is the process I use, and I recommend the Nokia 6682 highly. It’s a decent-ish camera, and a great phone.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.