June 2008 Archives

Silicon Graphics Monitor

June 21, 2008 3:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

SGI 20"

Nostalgia for the circa-1993 SGI Indy lab at college prevented me from resisting this $15 bargain at the local recycled computer store. Returning to CRTs after a long time with LCDs makes you appreciate the benefits of not having to worry about horizontal and vertical convergence, as well as drives home just how bright LCD backlight on Glossy screens are.

Sundial Bridge

June 15, 2008 5:24 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Sundial Bridge

Driving from San Francisco to Seattle takes you through Redding, California, where there's an improbable pedestrian and bicycle bridge built by Santiago Calatrava. The Spanish architect came through Seattle a few years ago and gave a talk on his design work. More pictures here.

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Bio

Peter Leonard
Graduate student in Scandinavian Literature at the University of Washington.

2007-08: Fulbright Fellow & Guest Researcher at Uppsala University's Centre for Multiethnic Research.

Spring 2007: Exchange student in Nordic Literature at the University of Copenhagen, Scan|Design Fellow. Intern at Museum Tusculanums Forlag, the University Press.

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