Martat (The Marthas)

Martat

Good Widget

Starry Night

This is a false-colored satellite image of algae blooms in the Baltic.

The other image is by some painter ;)
(Blogspot converted my animated GIF to JPG so you need to click the image to see the animation.)

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us (by the Digital Ethnography Lab at KSU)

 
Avanto (ice-swimming) at Kuusijarvi

Snowkiting

Snowkiting in Otaniemi

Parapenting in Peru

I finally got around to converting an old GPS waypoint file to KML for viewing in Google Earth. (the image above links to the KML). This is the 1 second log of a "parapenting" trip that my brother and I did in Peru.


Me and brother Dave at the launch area.


Dave in flight. I should be able to grab the Lat/Lon where this was taken using the GPS track (someday soon).


This image needs some atmospheric correction!

Tapiola Swimming Hall

Last week, my friend Meelis introduced me to Tapiola swimming hall. I'm totally hooked; I've been three times since. They have a 2 saunas, a steam sauna, 2 "bubble tubs" (luke-warm jacuzzis), a lap-pool, outdoor pool, and my favorite: multi-purpose pool with massage jets.

Seasons

Thesis Defense

Planning the Post-Welfare City

HSS Class Picture
Originally uploaded by dandye.

This is a class picture of my summer course.

GeoServer and Architectures of Participation for Geospatial Information

Google TechTalks August 23, 2006 Chris Holmes ABSTRACT This talk will introduce GeoServer, an open source server to publish and edit geospatial data using open standards with Google Earth, Google Maps, and more. The talk will highlight the recent the work done to interoperate with Earth and Maps, and how GeoServer fits in to the stack of software to share and collaborate around geospatial information. Also discussed will be the relevant open standards used by GeoServer, including WMS, WFS, SLD and GML, and how they were leveraged to create KML network links with the existing GeoServer core. The close of the talk will look towards the future, with more speculative questions such as what a true geospatial web might look at, and how we might apply the principles of open source to collaboratively build and maintain geospatial data (including what tools and social architectures would support a movement for collaborative geodata). Hopefully this will lead to an open discussion on turning the possibilities in to reality.

Fulbright Orientation Aug 2006

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Originally uploaded by dandye.

Last week, I attended the orientation for incoming US Fulbrighters. Here is a group photo.

Vohlisaari (Goat Island)

I visited the Niemiseten kesamokki (summer cottage) on Vohlisaari this weekend.

Here is Ursula's son and his Pappa on the way out:


Eating smoked Kuha (Pike-Perch):


Ookie taught me how to make a vihta (sauna whisk):

Snack in Shannon airport

Tuesday, August 01, 2006, 4:04:35 PM

Serena water park

Serena water park
Originally uploaded by dandye.

Quinn and I visited Serena water park in the nearby city of Espoo. It was a little cold but the majority of the park is inside. It was a blast!

Unicafé

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Originally uploaded by dandye.

Now that I have my student credentials I can eat at the student cafe. Today I had reindeer and mashed potatoes + unlimited salad and bread for only 2.20€!

pix of Liana and Quinn's visit

I've posted some pix of Liana and Quinn's visit on Flickr:

Heureka Hands-on Science Museum

Suomenlinna (Finland's sea fortress)

Day-trip to Tallinn

Helsinki Tourist Sites

Helsinki in the summer w/ classical street music

Travel to Helsinki