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Category Archives: People
Stargazing with the San Luis Obispo Astronomical Society
I was standing on a hilltop called Star Hill late last night, advancing my panoramic camera mount and pushing the remote shutter button. My camera was aimed into the night sky, with the foreground in each shot. Every frame was … Continue reading
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Sitting for a Ken Christiansen portrait
Los Osos, California artist Ken Christiansen is a wonderful impressionist landscape painter. His works are prized by locals, and praised by art collectors worldwide. I have always wanted one, but have not yet made the decision to purchase a painting … Continue reading
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My father’s Golden Gate Bridge photos – 75 years later
My father, Russell Lawler, was born in San Francisco on November 18, 1905. It’s easy for me to remember this because it was six months to the day before the devastating earthquake and fire that struck the city. This is … Continue reading
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Cal Poly students win the annual Phoenix Challenge
At a conference in San Antonio, Texas, two weeks ago, the student team from Cal Poly took top honors for their redesign and printing of packaging materials for Cal Poly’s student-made chocolates. These are the redesigned chocolate products produced by … Continue reading
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TAGA presents two Bruno Awards to Adobe Systems pioneers
John Warnock and Jim King, both of Adobe Systems Incorporated, are recipients of the Michael H. Bruno Award for 2012. Jim King of Adobe Systems accepts the Michael H. Bruno Award at the 64th Technical Conference of the Technical Association … Continue reading
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Steve Simske keynote – TAGA 2012
The first afternoon sessions of the 2012 TAGA Conference were excellent. Among them was an excellent presentation by Steve Simske, an HP Labs Fellow, who addressed the audience on the topic of security printing, counterfeit prevention, and the effects on … Continue reading
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A new lightbulb produced on a printing press
Reported from TAGA 2012, Jacksonville, Florida Bill Ray has been talking about, and demonstrating printed electronics for a long, long time. I am one of the legions of people who have been impressed by his clever, scientific presentations that fall … Continue reading
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Get a Grip!
Wherein the Blognosticator acts as Key Grip for his son in a beautiful redwood forest My Son Patrick is a cinematographer in Los Angeles. You have probably seen his work if you watch music videos, or have looked through the … Continue reading
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Attention all alumni
While chatting with a fellow last night, I learned that he was “an alumni of Cal Poly.” The problem is that he’s not an alumni. He’s an alumnus. This is a problem word, one used almost universally incorrectly in our … Continue reading
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Steve Jobs – visionary and genius
We learned today of the death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, Inc. Mr. Jobs stepped down as President of Apple on August 25, and was to stay on as Chief Executive Officer. But his death today at age 56 … Continue reading
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