Monday, November 15, 2004

Grand Ave. Phoenix Local playwright focuses his camera on downtown Phoenix. I was doing some research (read: bellying up) down at Fat Cat's on W. Grand not too long ago, a place I have mentioned in the blog previously when club owner Jim Seagrave hipped me to something that was happening... [AZNightBuzz] 6:36:11 PM

Nebula in Orion Nebula in Orion D100 with 180mm f/2.8 lens @ f/2.8, 4 second exposure, iso 3200 [101-365] 7:18:55 AM

Shanghai Booming City, Slow Net. I've stayed in two Shanghai hotels on this trip. Both promised broadband Internet connections. Neither has come close to consistently living up to the promise. The economy here is growing like topsy, but even China's most up-to-date city continues to lag in this area. There is a saving grace, however. China offers dial-up access that is basically free. For the cost of a local call I can log onto a major telecom ISP and tunnel out with my VPN software. It's slow but at least it works. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 7:16:17 AM