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Mark H

Mark H

.NET and PHP developer (B2B/B2C); amateur (often very) photographer; liker of pretty things. Portsmouth, England.
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WWII allied posters from Russia. - http://babs71.livejournal.com/556188...
WWII allied posters from Russia.
WWII allied posters from Russia.
WWII allied posters from Russia.
The end justifies the means? - ؛ patrick
Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell - http://www.openculture.com/2012...
Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell
For our writers here on FF: "Here’s one way to become a better writer. Listen to the advice of writers who earn their daily bread with their pens. During the past week, lists of writing commandments by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard (above) and William Safire have buzzed around Twitter. So we decided to collect them and add tips from a few other veterans — namely, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, and Neil Gaiman." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
"A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?" - George Orwell, Politics and the English Language, 1946 - WarLord
There's a bit of bullshit in there. I agree with most of what's there but a bit of it is essentially biased and style-based. - Akiva
Also, some of the suggestions aren't fully formed sentences. Suspect. - Akiva
Here comes a Huge Viking (not Eivind) - http://hjak.se/2012...
Here comes a Huge Viking (not Eivind)
Here comes a Huge Viking (not Eivind)
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For reasons of prestige in the 70s SAS ordered modified 747s, 747Bs, with seating for 353 people (100+ under the plane's capacity) and a separate lounge for first class passengers. The small, Scandinavian market, however, couldn't sustain the luxury and the last 747 was sold in 1987. - Mark H from Bookmarklet
And the 741 and 742 had different engines that were way too inefficient.....everyone moved to 744s. - Toby
Jimmy Choo
Window Cake
Greens
Dining Over Waterstone's
Cheetah Feet
Strider
Disney Call
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your last photo is wonderful, and that blue flower if bugging me, can't work out what it is, but it's very pretty - Halil
Thank you. My wife said it's probably an iris. - Mark H
You know, she may be right, I was thinking along the lines of a trumpeted flower head, but I can now see the 3-way split! :-) - Halil
The Geek Zodiac.com - What’s Your Sign? - http://thegeekzodiac.com/whats-y...
The Geek Zodiac.com - What’s Your Sign?
The Geek Zodiac.com - What’s Your Sign?
Me - Treasure Hunter: "Merits: Adventurous, Cultured, Quick thinker; Demerits: Greedy, Loner, Cavalier with laws/rules." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
Shut up. - Akiva
I'm really offended. This is upsetting me, Mark H. UPSETTING ME. You get the blame. - Akiva
It's because I'm a cavalier with the laws and rules, isn't it? - Mark H
it tells me I am a Ninja/Samurai - Imabug
I can't deal with yoiu!!!!!!!!11elevenetcetera - Akiva
I have a friend who's presenting a lecture on storytelling in music soon; he's interested in any albums that work well when listened to as sequenced. Any suggestions gratefully accepted and passed on.
Not necessarily concept albums. - Mark H
Pink Floyd. C'mon now. Are you asleep at the wheel? Also Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. - Akiva
Radiohead's OK Computer. Although the last two tracks should have been left off. - Akiva
The Crane Wife by The Decemberists. - Kelli H.
Current 93's All the Pretty Little Horsies. - Akiva
I knew you wouldn't let me down; I can only think of concept albums and I'm struggling to think of really non-obvious ones. - Mark H
Although it's a bit of a concept album, Jethro Tull's Aqualung is served well by its sequencing. Also Shellac's 1000 Hurts. - Akiva
Oh man, anything by Godspeed You Black Emperor. And also Slint's Spiderland. And June of 44's Anahata. - Akiva
Prince Paul "Prince Among Thieves." Not so much a concept album, It's a hip hopera. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Adrian
That's a good one. I'd also suggest Paul's Boutique. - Akiva
Yes definitely PB. It's a sonic masterpiece, especially the closer, "B-Boy Bouillabaisse". May I also suggest Sham 69 "That's Life". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Adrian
And if you really want to get out there, Philip Glass's Glassworks and Gavin Bryers' The Sinking of the Titanic. The second side of The Beatles' Alley Road is essential, too. - Akiva
Millie Jackson's Caught Up/Still Caught Up and yes, Prince Among Thieves. Both weave awesome stories. - Anika
Speaking of sonic masterpieces: Miles Davis "Sketches of Spain." - Adrian
Now that's unfair, Adrian. How dare you bring that up before I did. I'm miffed. MIFFED, I SAY. - Akiva
Hehe, sorry! The sequencing is particularly spectacular on SOP. Even though it's only 5 tracks, it's pretty much a perfect album. And it tells an epic, heartwrenching story without a single word. Oh Solea... - Adrian
It's not a concept album but Black Sea by XTC works very well in sequence, I feel. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is a pretty obvious one. Aladdin Sane less obvious but so. - Spidra Webster
Abbey Road is one for me. - Spidra Webster
Ooh Aladdin Sane! - Adrian
It says something about me when I'm more concerned about that dreadful sentence than the information it's trying to share.
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Nice, attempy burglary - Nils Sandin
More 80s Punk Bands You've Never Heard Of - http://my-retrospace.blogspot.com/2012...
More 80s Punk Bands You've Never Heard Of
More 80s Punk Bands You've Never Heard Of
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"Time for another round of punk musicians that fell way below the Retrospace radar. We here at Retrospace pride ourselves in obscure 70s acts, whether it be disco or yacht rock; however, our knowledge in the ways of punk begin and end with The Ramones. Beyond that, we are like Olivia Newton-John at a Hawkwind concert - lost, confused, and a little bit afraid." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
Although Akiva's probably got all their back catalogues. - Mark H
No but I do remember Alien Sex Fiend and Look Back in Anger. :( - Akiva
I own an Alien Sex Fiend album - Gabrielle
The artist is by necessity a collector - http://butdoesitfloat.com/2711186...
The artist is by necessity a collector
The artist is by necessity a collector
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"Vintage book cover graphics from the collection of Julian Montague" - Mark H from Bookmarklet
Romantic Break for Three - http://wish.co.uk/romanti...
Romantic Break for Three
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"That’s right, with this unique offer we'll send you and two others of your liking to the wonderful, romantic Windermere Suites. ‘So what’, we hear you say in your delightful cadence, ‘me and two mates went to Magaluf once, no biggie’. Au contraire. What we are saying is your fine self and two other companions would be sharing one room. The three of you. At once. Do I have to draw you a diagram? I think you know where we are coming from." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
"We know this sort of thing happens constantly on the continent. And so in a show of solidarity with our smutty European neighbours, we thought we’d give it a bit of a go. You’ll be breaking all sorts of taboos in style. The Windermere is pure class; you’ll receive Champagne and chocolates on arrival at your room, which will be beautifully decorated with rose petals and fairy lights." - Mark H
"Will we be given privacy at the hotel? Almost certainly. Instances of hotel staff bursting into rooms with large old fashioned cameras featuring enormous flashbulbs and taking explicit photos while shouting 'what a scoop!' have almost entirely been stamped out." - Mark H
*European Film Star Postcards*: Margarete Schön - http://filmstarpostcards.blogspot.com/2012...
*European Film Star Postcards*: Margarete Schön
*European Film Star Postcards*: Margarete Schön
*European Film Star Postcards*: Margarete Schön
"Margarete Schön (1895 – 1985) is best known for her role as Kriemhild, the beautiful but revengeful princess of Burgundy in Fritz Lang’s silent epic Die Nibelungen (1924). The career of this German stage and film actress spanned nearly fifty years." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
"During the Second World War she appeared in approximately ten films, but she generally avoided roles in Nazi propaganda films and stayed decidedly apolitical. One exception was an uncredited bit part in Veit Harlan's nationalistic film Kolberg (1945, Veit Harlan) starring Heinrich George. One of her most popular roles of the era was the character Frau Knauer opposite Heinz Rühmann in the classic comedy Die Feuerzangenbowle/The Punch Bowl (1944, Helmut Weiss) for Terra-Filmkunst studios." - Mark H
I wish they made Tarot cards of them - esther
Crocheted Viking Dwarf Hat with Beard Made to Order - http://www.regretsy.com/2012...
Crocheted Viking Dwarf Hat with Beard Made to Order
Crocheted Viking Dwarf Hat with Beard Made to Order
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My wife wants one with horns. - Mark H from Bookmarklet
127% LOL. - Derrick
Hee hee. See, now I want to make anyone playing a dwarf in our D&D games wear one of these. - Jennifer Dittrich
Wow those are awesome - Rodfather
Oh dear. - holly #ravingfangirl from iPhone
But, why? - Anika
That orange one looks more like a hoplite than a viking. - Eivind
hahaha! handcraft gone out of hand! - grizabella
"Who can find a virtuous woman?" by Lior Nordman - http://trendland.net/finding...
"Who can find a virtuous woman?" by Lior Nordman
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"The Israeli fashion magazine Belle Mode published this provocative/controversial editorial as a way to protest against the infringement on the rights of women on religious grounds." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
I wish more people would point out that modesty clothing rules for women are predicated on the idea that men cannot control themselves. If they see a glimpse of flesh, they'll assault, rape and/or commit adultery and it's the fault of the woman who exposed her shoulder, neck, etc. So women must bundle themselves up lest they "tempt" men. It's an idea that's insulting to men and to... more... - Spidra Webster
Why Sharpness is a Bourgeoise Concept in Street Photography - http://erickimphotography.com/blog...
Why Sharpness is a Bourgeoise Concept in Street Photography
Why Sharpness is a Bourgeoise Concept in Street Photography
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"When is the last time you looked at a great photograph and said, “Wow that is one sharp image” or, “Wow that photo has great bokeh”. I doubt if you look at any of work of any of the great street photographers (including Henri Cartier-Bresson) you will make that statement. Most of their work has been done with relatively deep depth-of-field and very few (if any) of them are shot wide-open." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
"One of the things I love most about street photography is that you don’t need a fancy or expensive camera. Any camera out there can shoot great street photographs (including iPhones). If you want some great examples that the camera you use doesn’t matter (in terms of image quality), check out the iPhone street photography of AikBengChia or the mobile street photographer group." - Mark H
Wait For Signal
Lashes
Wraps
Couple
Bell
Thing
Blink
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what was that thing? and have you eaten in that cafe? - Halil
Illustrations by Wishcandy - http://www.peanutsoupdeluxe.com/2012...
Illustrations by Wishcandy
Illustrations by Wishcandy
Illustrations by Wishcandy
کلیستن کشته مرده لایک زدناتم :* - Foska
چاکریم فوسکا :) - کلیـستن
Artwork by Martynchuk Vasily - http://recogedor.blogspot.com/2012...
Artwork by Martynchuk Vasily
Artwork by Martynchuk Vasily
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Sci-fi artwork by Frank Kelly Freas 1922-2005 - http://retro-futurism.livejournal.com/524563...
Sci-fi artwork by Frank Kelly Freas 1922-2005
Sci-fi artwork by Frank Kelly Freas 1922-2005
Sci-fi artwork by Frank Kelly Freas 1922-2005
18 Jaw Dropping Photos Of Europe's Deadly Winter - http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad...
18 Jaw Dropping Photos Of Europe's Deadly Winter
18 Jaw Dropping Photos Of Europe's Deadly Winter
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"While the U.S. continues to bask in the warmth of an unusually mild winter, Mother Nature has claimed almost 300 lives from Switzerland to Rome as temperatures plumet up to -22 Fahrenheit across Europe." - Mark H from Bookmarklet
the ones near lake geneva are beautiful! - grizabella
the world is changing ... - serkan
i also love the photo taken in a park in burgos! - grizabella
It's usually milder in the UK because we've got the gulf stream protecting us but just down the coast from me a few days ago the shoreline froze over; I've never seen that before. - Mark H
this is called ice storm --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... and it is not related to the climate change. - tugrul akin
You'd think at some point he might grow up but it looks like it'll never happen. I don't have time to waste on people who delete threads you've participated in and remove comments elsewhere. Blocked, here and elsewhere.
Exciting end for a neutral, disappointing for me; could be worse, could be a bandwagon-jumping, Pats-hating, supporter of a team that did stuff all again. Pats need a deep threat and a decent pass D from the draft and we'll be back.
...see you on FF next season MarkH, assuming FF is still around by then (who knows what happens after the FB IPO)... you've been one of the great contributors to NFL threads here all season. As a huge football fan, I really appreciated it! - .LAG liked that
Thanks. Same to you LAG; it's been fun again this year. - Mark H
Sundays are going to be a bit dull for the next few months.
...the NFL Draft is in about 58 days... - .LAG liked that
You know what this game's missing? A few Giants going down injured.
The throwback hoodie is on.
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good luck! GO GIANTS! - .LAG liked that
Thanks. I'm not confident of a Pats win; Giants are better-balanced, everybody likes to club together and hate the Pats, and the media would love to see a Manning winning in Indianapolis so there's probably a fix already in place (yeah, I'm making excuses early). - Mark H
...but the Patriots are the "model" franchise, there's no fix... unless you're talking about the fix that started this entire run: the "tuck rule" play, where the Raiders actually won that game. is that the fix you're talking about? .LOLz! - .LAG liked that
Los Angeles street photography by Greg Bojorquez - http://z3000.livejournal.com/722230...
Los Angeles street photography by Greg Bojorquez
Los Angeles street photography by Greg Bojorquez
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interesting collection - Halil
Does east LA mean 'low level' culture? You can find same in every part of LA, even in OC. - Oğuz Demirkapı ☮
The Dartboard
Krispy Kreme
I must pop round one day for some doughnuts, lol, put the kettle on Mark! :-P - Halil
Macro photography by Pei Ling - http://www.etoday.ru/2012...
Macro photography by Pei Ling
Macro photography by Pei Ling
Macro photography by Pei Ling
Charles Cushman - Haight Street Hippies, San Francisco, 1967 - http://z3000.livejournal.com/725570...
Charles Cushman - Haight Street Hippies, San Francisco, 1967
Charles Cushman - Haight Street Hippies, San Francisco, 1967
Charles Cushman - Haight Street Hippies, San Francisco, 1967
If it weren't for the cars, I'd day nothing much has changed. - Anika from FFHound!
Aw, the year I graduated from college... - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
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