Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Nov 19, 2009, 11:42 am
Part of Portland’s “Keep Portland Weird” slogan seems to be the “Art Car.” These are normal, every day vehicles that have been modified, painted, glued, glittered, and we...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Nov 19, 2009, 10:49 am
Here is an awesome little script by Scott Russell of the University of Notre Dame. Using the “send Unix command” in Apple Remote Desktop, it can pull the system’s serial number, send...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Nov 15, 2009, 9:07 am
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Nov 14, 2009, 10:48 pm
This statue is called “Allow Me” and was created by J. Seward Johnson. It sits in Pioneer Square near the Max station. Locals simply call it the “Umbrella Man.” As in, “M...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Nov 10, 2009, 1:54 pm
From the same trailer park. People just up and left. Trailers were left full of trash and personal belongings. The bulldozers came along and plowed it all down before it was loaded up and carted away ...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Nov 10, 2009, 1:48 pm
Part of a tour of a trailer park that had been abandoned and torn down to make way for condos. Unfortunately, the Condos never got built and the land is completely vacant. Share on Facebook var b...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Nov 9, 2009, 5:07 pm
For those eagerly awaiting the latest security patches from Apple on Snow Leopard, they’re here! Client version can be downloaded here. Server version can be downloaded here. From Apple’s ...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Nov 8, 2009, 10:47 am
Macheist is running another contest, but this time it is totally free. Yes, no money down, nothing to buy, ever (if you don’t want too.) The apps that they have are ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitter...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Nov 4, 2009, 7:07 pm
In the latest round of issues with Facebook, users of the popular OS X chat program Adium are now having issues connecting to their Facebook chat. Apparently Facebook made some changes to their chat i...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 30, 2009, 3:46 pm
Located just off the NW Jackson School Road exit from Highway 26/Sunset Highway is the final resting place of one of the most important people in Oregon’s history. The marker says: “This...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 25, 2009, 7:26 pm
The Oregon Zoo recently finished up their new “Predators of the Serengeti” exhibit. So, being currently unemployed, but with a Zoo Membership in hand, I decided to do a nice early morning ...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Oct 25, 2009, 2:35 pm
Today’s issue of Business Standard talks about a new patent from Apple which seems to put ads directly into a operating system. The part that is galling is where it could interrupt operations su...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 17, 2009, 9:56 am
I have not been to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville Oregon in at least six years. I’ve driven by many times, but never had the time to pay another visit so this one was lon...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 13, 2009, 12:05 pm
The Agustus Fanno Farmhouse sits near Fanno Creek in Beaverton. The creek neatly bisects the cities of Beaveton, Tigard and Tualatin before it flows into the Tualatin River. The Farmhouse is on the o...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 12, 2009, 9:27 pm
The city of Cottage Grove in the gorgeous Willamette Valley of Oregon is typical of the middle of Oregon. It’s a small, quiet, yet extremely historic town. As such despite it’s rather sm...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Oct 10, 2009, 2:48 pm
An IP address is a number that identifies devices connected to a network. In short every single computer, mobile phone, printer, server, etc, connected to the Internet is assigned a unique address. No...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Oct 10, 2009, 9:38 am
Facebook has been down for myself and an undetermined number of other people since October 4th, six whole days so far for myself. But I see possible reports going back to October 3rd, 2009. As of the ...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Oct 4, 2009, 2:53 pm
The unique geography of Portland the waterfront lends itself to some very nice sunset photos at times. This one is taken from the deck at OMSI at the southern foot of the Eastbank Esplanade. Share on...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Sep 30, 2009, 9:00 pm
Just about everyone has a blog now. I myself have three main ones and several smaller ones for various reasons. I’ve used Blogger, Wordpress and even LiveJournal to create various blogs. But Wor...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Sep 10, 2009, 3:45 pm
A cast iron gorilla statue on top of a building in NW Portland that says “Castiron Industries.” Note that it’s chained down due to the number of metal thefts in the past several year...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Sep 10, 2009, 1:11 pm
I love this one. The scammer is telling us to NOT deal with other scammers and to contact a Mr. Copper Brown who will help you get your money. Subject: STOP CONTACTING THOSE IMPOSTERS. From: “M...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Sep 1, 2009, 4:17 pm
Playing with my Macro lens, the Macro expansion tube, a light box and a broken laptop hard drive, and a cleaning cloth. Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_l...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 31, 2009, 2:49 pm
Each volcano on this list is on the US Geological Service’s list of ten most likely to erupt volcanos. Working from North to roughly south, each of these is less then a days drive from Portland....
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 26, 2009, 3:04 pm
I’m amazed at how much more you see when you walk or bike around. I like to call this Micro Tourism, you get to see so much in your neighborhood that you never notice from within a car. This sig...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 24, 2009, 9:15 pm
Shute Park is located near the downtown Hillsboro area. It was purchased by the City of Hillsboro in 1906. Over the years since then it’s seen a lot of changes. The City of Hillsboro has grown t...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Aug 24, 2009, 9:58 am
Every once in a while a Mac gets so messed up that it won’t even boot. It’ll sit at the Apple screen, turning away. Or it’ll kernal panic just as it hits the blue login screen. From ...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 14, 2009, 6:00 pm
This is the old Olympia Brewery Building in Olympia Washington taken with a Lens baby Tilt Shift Lens then processed in Photoshop to black and white. Share on Facebook var button = document.getEle...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 13, 2009, 9:43 am
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 10, 2009, 6:59 pm
At the Tillamook Air Museum was the B-17 Bomber, Sentimental Journey. I have no clue why, but this is literally my favorite aircraft ever, so getting to see one in person and be able to touch it and s...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Aug 7, 2009, 8:59 am
I’m up in the air about Health Care Reform. It’s clear that the way we’re going right now isn’t working for everyone. What’s worse is that it’s not clear Obama and ...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Aug 6, 2009, 3:18 pm
Both Twitter and Facebook are facing Denial of Service (or Dos) attacks today. Twitter ended up going completely down, Facebook was able to weather the storm, although it was still a bit pokey at time...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 6, 2009, 12:05 pm

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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 5, 2009, 1:11 pm
Artistically this is one of my favorite statues. For those not in the know, this is Vladimir Illych Lenin, Communist Hero of the former Soviet Union. It was first erected in Poprad Czechoslovakia in 1...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Aug 4, 2009, 1:03 pm
This was forwarded to my email. Apparently people STILL don’t believe that Obama’s Hawaiian Birth Certificate is real. —————————̵...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Aug 3, 2009, 7:17 pm
May 26th, 1961, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy predicted in a broadcast of Voice of America, that equal rights for African-Americans was advancing so quickly, that he was confident that one would ...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Aug 3, 2009, 12:57 pm
Abert Rim is one of most unique geological features within Oregon. First discovered by Lieutenant John Fremont (he of Fremont Forest fame,) on December 20th, 1843, he named it and the nearby lake afte...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Aug 3, 2009, 11:15 am

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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Jul 28, 2009, 4:49 pm
And that is: Sarah Palin’s resignation speech. Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live could have some REAL fun with this one. Some of the quotes are just awesome in an unintentionally freakin’ hi...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Jul 28, 2009, 10:51 am
Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino says “I … have seen the original vital records maintained on file by the Hawaii State Department of Health verifying Barack Hussein Obama was born in Haw...
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Jul 27, 2009, 6:12 pm

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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Jul 27, 2009, 2:25 pm
May 18th, 1980, Mount St. Helens finally came through on it’s threats and erupted spectacularly, throwing ash 16,000 feet into the air. 23 square miles of material were moved, most of it in the ...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Jul 24, 2009, 11:43 am
They’re arresting bloggers.
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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Jul 23, 2009, 11:35 am

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Rick H. posted an article on Rick Tech - Jul 18, 2009, 6:26 pm
I love this picture, are there any more? Or any information about where this one came from? Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link') || document.getEleme...
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Rick H. posted an article on PNW Photoblog - Jul 15, 2009, 5:23 pm
Here is version 1.0 of my “Historic Oregon” Google Earth file. Included in this file are Ghost Towns, Locations of Historic Events, Locations of Forts and Camps, lighthouses, Missions, Ind...
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Rick H. posted an article on How To Fix America - Jul 13, 2009, 6:35 pm
This is why humans are going to die off, and why I’ll eat organic and grow my own veggies as much as possible. Originally posted: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F0...
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