Major milestone for me
Originally uploaded by schickr.
We were out celebrating in town and ended up having some snacks at Panimo, the brewery on Suomenlinna. By sheer coincidence, the bartender gave us this call number. Very funny.
Yeah, I think you can figure out the milestone.
Oh, and they were serving they Pils on the balcony. It was hoppy but good. We had more than a few.
Amanda’s tiny bubbles
Originally uploaded by schickr.
15:56 Saturday, 15 July, 2006 Image124 It was an amazingly gorgeous day and we went into town. Havis Amanda, a famous fountain near the market square had her usual May-day bubbles. Ha ha. It was fun, with billows of bubbles floating away, down wind. We quickly found the source (bottles of Fairy dish detergent), but the funny prankster was nowhere to be seen.
Amanda’s tiny bubbles
Originally uploaded by schickr.
15:56 Saturday, 15 July, 2006 Image123 It was an amazingly gorgeous day and we went into town. Havis Amanda, a famous fountain near the market square had her usual May-day bubbles. Ha ha. It was fun, with billows of bubbles floating away, down wind. We quickly found the source (bottles of Fairy dish detergent), but the funny prankster was nowhere to be seen.
Aromas of Pringles?
Originally uploaded by schickr.
With a hint of coconut oil? I think the product manager got carried away. I mean, these are chemistries gift to snacks.
Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.
21:05 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image114 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.
Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.
21:04 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image113 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.
Trees dying under the silk
Originally uploaded by schickr.
21:04 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image112 Earlier this summer I noticed some very white trees with no leaves. A closer walk-by revealed that they were covered with catapillar nests. The other day, I actually wandered into a stand of trees, victims of these catapillars, and found out that the reason the trees are so white is not because the catapillars ate the bark, but because the whole tree was covered with the catapilar gossamer web of silk. Wow. And these trees looked spooky, encased in silk, dead-looking, no life, not even catapillars.
Far, a field
Originally uploaded by schickr.
21:20 Wednesday, 12 July, 2006 Image118
Licorice doughnuts
Originally uploaded by schickr.
Only in Finland
I mentioned earlier, that I heard two talks from d.Construct 2005. The second one was from Tom Hume.
Tom delivers a great overview of the state of the mobile industry (see the a quote from his slides, below). It’s a great sumary and commentary and he makes a good link to the Web world. He also has a bunch of common sense advice, especially on how to get into the mobile world.
I will recommend this talk to anyone wanting to get an idea of what the mobile industry is all about and what it means. It’s a good first lesson.
Listen to it. And tell Tom you loved it. 🙂
Here’s a quote from his first slide. It came out with a bang and set the stage for the rest of his talk. It should be part of our Mobile Lifestyle Manifesto:
There are twice as many mobile phones, than there are internet users of any kind. There are three times as many mobile phones than there are personal computers. There are more mobile phones than credit cards, more mobile phones than automobiles, more mobile phones than TV sets, and more mobile phones than fixed/wireline phones… 30% of the global population carries a mobile phone… Over 30 countries have achieved over 100% cellphone penetration rates… In markets such as Finland, Italy and Hong Kong the typical first-time cellphone customer is under the age of 10. It is the only digital gadget carried by every economically viable person on the planet. Younger people have stopped using wristwatches and rely only upon the mobile phone for time. It is the only universal device, and the device of the Century…