Friday, April 29, 2011

The Lineup

Whisky Tasting @Punavuoren Ahven, 28. 4.

Single malt friends gathered again after a bit of a break. The menu of the evening:

-Bunnahabhain 31 yo, Signatory Vintage
-Laphroaig 18 yo OMC Douglas Laing
-Bruichladdich Port Charlotte, An Turas Mor
-Ardbeg Supernova 2010
-Bruichladdich Octomore Orpheus 5 yo

Of these the Bunnahabhain and Orpheus were my favourites. The first due to maturity and depth of taste, the latter due to sheer strangeness and promise of great future bottlings if they can keep this course.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Disrespecting Authority


Disrespecting Authority, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Kids in our neighbourhood showing a healthy rebellious streak.

Generations


Generations, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Will the one on the left last as long as the right one has? They show the same direction, at least. The 1940's model wasn't even that heavy to carry, after all.

Warm


Warm, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Almost too warm for our gear. Spring turned into summer in Nuuksio today.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

PDP Product Design Gala 2011


PDP Product Design Gala 2011, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Annual display of multidisciplinary student creativity at Design Factory. Inspiring stuff as always, and some very good prototypes as well this year. Especially the teams behind the Aether and I See had done a great job, I think.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

More Wreck


More Wreck, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Someone's boating season start just got that more challenging.

Like a Glove @On the Rocks


Like a Glove @On the Rocks, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Last night got rocked by Like a Glove

Saturday, April 16, 2011

High Rider


High Rider, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Finpro Foresight Event @Bank


Finpro Foresight Event @Bank, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Last wednesday Finpro's foresight team presented their bi-annual trends. Link to summary.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Moisture Measurer's Toolbox


Moisture Measurer's Toolbox, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Seems the last few winters of heavy snow have made water to seep into the attic, and from there into our outer wall. No serious amounts detected, but it won't go away by itself so needs to be taken care of eventually. Bugger.

Xperia X10i


Xperia X10i, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Lisa got herself a new phone yesterday. I like the design, and SE's take on Android is pretty good, but the Android Market was a letdown. We tried to buy a dictionary app, but ended up having to download the trial version and then purchasing the software key from the publisher's website. First time in the Market for either of us, and the impression was not very good. Even Nokia's much ridiculed Ovi store has worked flawlessly for me until now.

Tape Machine, and Paper Puffer


Tape Machine, and Paper Puffer, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Field of View Issue


Field of View Issue, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Today at Pasila station we found a usability issue with the platform screens: For about 3-4 meters underneath the viewing angle makes the screen go blank, and no other screens close enough to see upcoming train info. Even the TV at home is clear when viewing from the side, why not public screens?

Sunday, April 03, 2011

Spring


Spring, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Seen a few glimpses of it so far. This one was on some evening last week.