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I write like…

I was happy with this analysis, from the text of a TAMOz related post, as the first one I tried said "Dan Brown"! I write like Isaac Asimov I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! I wish I did write like Isaac. I’ve certainly read many of his books, fiction and non-fiction, and the hefty autobiographical volumes: “In Memory” & “In Joy”. It was quite a while back as had to order at the local Library and remember struggling to fit them in my school bag. I doubt this analysis is reliable as Isaac was a... Read more →

Walt Disney Imagineering art

I picked up the “Walt Disney Imagineering” book in the Disney Art store at EPCOT and was captivated by the artwork. It’s a peek at the work done by the Disney “Imagineers” to create the various parks and rides from the original until 1998 (Tokyo/Euro) when it was published. If you’ve been to a park seeing the design development is interesting but everyone that has seen this book since I got home comments on the stunning artwork. There is everything from concept sketches, detail pencil/pen line illustrations, oil paintings, architectural and graphic design. It covers the complete process with detail... Read more →

Measure of measures

We use measurement everyday but have you given much thought how these definitions originated? I’m currently reading The Measure of All Things about Delambre and Mechain's meridian expedition of 1792-1799 to calculate the length of the metre. It’s a great read as combines scientific discovery, history, politics and adventure as they were travelling in France measuring landmarks along the meridian during the French Revolution! A story today from The Register details how the Kilogram is the only metric measure that still refers to a single reference object, a lump of platinum-iridium alloy in Paris, rather than a reproducible physical constant.... Read more →