Like many long time flickr users, I was upset yesterday afternoon when I received a mail from flickr saying my old login is gone (though to be fair, the accounts themselves are untouched) , and I now have to use a Yahoo account to login to the site…. I hate having to explain how to access a new site or service to someone, or worse yet, ask them to sign up for an account just to view something I’ve posted.Here are the services that I’ll be evaluating in the coming weeks: flickr (I know it well, and except for the Yahoo meddling, love it)23fotkizoomr (this one seems to have the largest and most supportive user base of the flickr alternatives)smugmugI may very well decide that after all this to just suck it up, the Yahoo login isn’t as painful as I thought it would be, or that the other services just don’t offer what I need in a way that I’m comfortable with. I will certainly be paying for at least one of these services in the coming months to support my photo addiction hobby, I just don’t know which.Of course, I welcome any suggestions based on your experiences with these or other services.

One of my favorite TV shows ever to come out of Great Britain was called the “Peep Show”. It featured a hilariously painful dynamic between two bachelors living together, but leading completely separate lives. It seems that others have paid attention to the brilliant pairing these two make while in character.

This evening I started hearing rumbling from outside the house in North Seattle, but just thought it was a neighbor with is movie turned up too loud or something along those lines. When I got in the car to go pickup some food, I saw what was really going on. Unfortunately for me, thousands of other people all over Seattle saw this display and where equally surprised. For an hour or so, the freeway, and major streets with a view of the Lake Union area where clogged with gawkers staring skyward.

The beer can is in for a technology makeover that will shake-up the beverage industry, and it’s being brought to you by a company called Tempra Technology, which has ambitious plans for their cold can technology.The specially modified cans use proprietary engineering to create a temperature drop that will reduce the I.C…. The average American drinks 22 Gallons of beer annually, and even though this product would demand a large price premium over a traditional can, the convenience factor and bragging rights would make this a must have item. Camping and fishing will drivethe initial sales, and as volumes increase more andmore uses will be found.Expect the first cans to show up on store shelves in mid-2007 under the Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite labels.These are two beers that I wouldn’t ordinarily purchase for a summer afternoon at home where I have one of those new fanged electric iceboxes.

This is one from the what the hell category. After reading this article, I imagine that anyone who has worked in a grocery store, food supplier or restaurant wouldn’t be terribly shocked to learn about this pilfering of animal flesh. To someone like myself though who has not had the privilege of such employment, […]

Photos are credit of fotoduet.ru.
The comes from EnglishRussia.com where you can find many more photos and captions in english.

A guy from fotoduet.ru recently took a trip to a Russian space agency near Moscow.
This is where all of the Russian cosmonauts are trained and prepared for their trips in to space, as well as the former […]

I’ve been telling myself that grey hair isn’t going to bother me even when it’s more pervasive on my head since it will blend with my light red hair so well that it will hardly be noticable…. at least I have no realistic chance of going bald!BTW, I’ve wondered for a while about the disparity in spelling between “gray” and “grey” Here’s the explanation according to wikipedia:British/Canadian: GreyAmerican: GrayGrey became the established British spelling in the 20th century, pace Dr. Johnson and others[49], and is but a minor variant in American English, according to dictionaries…. Some American writers[citation needed] tend to assign wistful, positive connotations to grey, as in “a grey fog hung over the skyline”, whereas gray often carries connotations of drabness, “a gray, gloomy day.”Wistful and positive seems suitable for the topic at hand, so I’m sticking with my roots and going with “grey”It also seems relevant to point out that I just noticed that today is my “half birthday”..

We where treated to some great hockey last night in Seattle when we saw the Seattle Thunderbirds take on the Portland Winterhawks. The quality of play was great, the fans turned out in force, and the t-birds won it for the home fans. I was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience and will definitely be going to more games in the near future.