Lovely panoramic image…

On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain visible in southern skies with binoculars through the end of this month.

Thanks to James Miller for the link.

Computers are all very well but when there’s some serious thinking to be done, A3 paper and a pen are the things I reach for first. The only computing tools that help at this stage are outliners (like OmniOutliner and Dave Winer’s incomparable More 3.0 of blessed memory), Mind-mapping software (like Novamind), the Stickies (virtual post-it notes) program that comes with OS X and a very nice journal program called Journler.

Photographed in my university office during a particularly baffling day recently.