01.01.06
M.C Escher The Life and Complete Graphic Work
This is a brilliant book if you like the works of M.C Escher it has a lot of his drawings and some background to his life like where he was born ect. And how he came to develop his works.
One of my favorites, (there are many) is ‘Relativity’ and ‘Print Gallery’ so much detail and complexity. He was a genius.
It’s a book that people would like if they like optical illusion and also being confused.
Labyrinths – By Jorge Luis Borges
This is an Excellent book, I must admit this is quite hard to read in places (for myself that it) it has some timeless stories, like ‘The Library of Babel’ it is something not of this earth or time. I must admit I have had to try and read some of his stories a few times and also there are some that I don’t understand or missed the undercurrent plot.
Well it’s worth a read if you want to read something different.
12.31.05
Gangsta & Hustler Movies
Bullit – Great Movie , Slow in parts ,Great car chases , maybe a bit old for toadys standard , but one hell of a car chase.
Easy Rider
Play Misty For Me.
Dirty Harry.
The Godfather
Mean Streets
Taxi Driver
Scarface
Full Metal Jacket
The Dead Pool
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
The Usual Suspects
Grand Theft Auto
Payback
Residental Evil Apocalpce
Casino
Reservoir Dogs
The Huslte
The Grifters
The Sting
The Heist
The Getaway
The Spanish Prisioner
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Confidence.
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Mac Books
Here are some what I have found to be some good books to read if you are a beginner and also a Mac user.
Mac OS X (thats ten not ex as some people say) The Missing manual, Tiger Edition. by David Pogue.
There are some intresting infomation on how to use the Mac and also some (little history) ranges the new features such as spotlight (as I heard the new windows will not include) to the Dashboard. and also covers a little about the terminal (bash- mac chosen shell).
Unix for Mac OS Tiger by Dave Taylor.
I found this book very useful , easy to read and a very good layout and goes thou the basics of UNIX and also mentions some editing programs for UNIX as well. best book I have bourght so for for Mac and UNIX.
UNIX in a Nutshell 3rd Edition by Arnold Robbins.
This book is not really for beginners , sure it goes thou a lot of UNIX commands but it is only for reference only it is not meant to be read from start to finish , suitable for meduim to advanced users. Still a decent book for reference.
Tree Cricket
Here is a Picture of a Tree Cricket that I also took.
This is a Tree Cricket from the Tettigoniidae Family
Quote “Katydids and tree crickets all belong to the family Tettigoniidae. The family is very large, containing approximately 1000 described species in Australia, with many more undescribed. Its members display a variety of habitat and dietary preferences. The family is found throughout Australia. ” –Australian Museum.
Also taken from Ricoh Caplio 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera. RR30, around 2002.
Thanks for the Australian Museum for there Help.
Damselfly
Here is a Picture of a Damselfly , Unknown Species.
This was taken in 2003 , using Ricoh Caplio 3.2 Mega Pixel compact.
Some web sites related http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/images/anatomy3.jpg
I can not Identify this species of the Damselfly.
Leaf Hopper, Order Hemiptera, Superfamily Cicadelloidea, Family Dictyopharidae
These series of Pictures are Insects from Western Australia.
Leaf Hopper, Order Hemiptera, Superfamily Cicadelloidea, Family Dictyopharidae.
(Image quailty changed due to image size original 1.2MB as this may take time to load on some internet connections).
Taken in my backyard using a 3.2 Mega Pixel Ricoh Capilo RR30 on 12th December 2005.
Thanks to the Australian Museum for the Identification.
Discworld , here are the Discworld Books in Order
The Colour Of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards ! Guards!
Eric
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man
Witches Abroad
Small Gods
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Intresting Times
Maskerade
Feet of Clay
Hogfather
Jingo
The Last Continent
Carpe Jugulum
The Fifth Elephant
The Truth
Theif Of Time
Night Watch
Monstrous Regiment
Going Postal
Thud!
