The Lineup

Whisky Tasting @Punavuoren Ahven, 28. 4., originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Whisky Tasting @Punavuoren Ahven, 28. 4.

Whisky Tasting @Punavuoren Ahven, 28. 4., originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

Spring

Spring, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

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

Vintage Suunto

Vintage Suunto, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

This classic compass design came up in a discussion recently, and prompted me to dig out my grandfathers old wartime model. Dated to 1943 and still working perfectly, as it should with that bullet stopping (allegedly) build. Hadn't really studied it closely before, but there are in fact some nice details, like the pencil groove on the ring for more accurately visualising lines on a map. Maybe I'll take this out on a real hike sometime.

Wreck

Wreck, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

What's up with all these abandoned ice-crushed hulks? There are always some every winter, but this year at least five just within easy walking distance from home.

Walking Crane?

Walking Crane?, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Sure looks like it. Just one of the many odd pieces of equipment at the Subcontractor 2011 fair today.

Recently I've Mostly...

Been on Twitter, reading updates and trying to make sense of the situation in Japan. Western media has not made that an easy task, for sure. They never let a good disaster go to waste, and if there isn't enough drama they sure know how to create it. Luckily there are many dedicated people on the ground all over Japan who keep translating the local news and relaying facts rather than stories. To put it all into perspective I wrote the following over the few nights. Hopefully there's useful information for someone in there:

Japan Earthquake Overview and Future Possibilities

View more presentations from Mikael Leppä

Salvage

Salvage, originally uploaded by Rollofunk.

Real hardcore boat owners don't bother with taking up their vessel during winter, they just brush off the snow and take a chainsaw to the ice once it begins to thaw.

Meanwhile, in Japan the rescue effort is gearing up by the hour. Still ,the scale of the quake (9.0 was the last number) is such that one can't expect much good news. All our friends and family seem to be OK, though. Thank's to all who have been asking.