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Sips from the Firehose

 

A blog that attempts to distill the internet into one easy-to-gulp mental beverage.

Ahhh! Tasty.

Stalin’s Uniform

Stalin's Uniform, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Man, this was tempting. A true WWII relic; this jolly guy spoke pretty good English and kept trying to get me to buy the Medal of Meritorious Motherhood, given to a sturdy Georgian woman who had produced 18 (eighteen)...

Flip Cameras

Flip Cameras, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. My students from the small towns sprinkled around Georgia were initially a little reticent and puzzled at the prospect of adding video to their skillsets. These little Flip cameras are about the simplest possible devices...

Tbilisi at Sunset: Panorama

This image is meant to be seen large; the storm that rolled in last night was spectacular, and made the sunset look gorgeous. The building on the right with the star on top looks like an imitation of the "Seven Sisters," giant edifices on the banks of the river...

Abandoned Lab

Abandoned Lab, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. The Resonance Newspaper here in Tbilisi once had its door nailed/welded shut by the government to try to put them out of business. Apparently, they just crawled thru the windows. Now they're located in this building -...

Narikala Fortress

Citadel on the Hill, originally uploaded by Wordyeti. It was 105 degrees today, a reminder that I am in the quote-unquote Middle East (a little north of it, actually), where this time of year, the sun is beating down like a hammer. So I didn't get out to take my...

Why Sip?

Because surfing the Internet is like drinking from a firehose, David LaFontaine braves the torrent to tell you what trends and technologies to gulp down, swirl in your mouth, or spit out.

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