document.write('<ol class="tumblr_posts">\x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Photos from Spring Grove hospital</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/4164366052/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4164366052_823675b3f7.jpg" height="267" width="400"/></a></p>\x0a\x0a<p>I stumbled across <a target="_blank" href="http://www.springgrove.com/">Spring Grove hospital</a> a couple of years ago while driving through Catonsville.  After doing a little research, I discovered that it is one of the country&#8217;s oldest psychiatric facilities still in operation.  I have always wanted to take a peek inside and today I finally got that chance.  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jontyler.com/">Jon</a> and I took a trip over and managed to get into one of the buildings that is no longer in use.  It definitely didn&#8217;t disappoint.</p>\x0a<p>Click the link below to see all of the photos from the site:</p>\x0a<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622949203992/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622949203992/</a></p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Two cool iPhone GPS apps</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p><b>CoPilot Live 8</b> - <a href="http://www.alk.com/copilot/iphone/">http://www.alk.com/copilot/iphone/</a></p>\x0a<p>CoPilot is one of the better GPS apps available on the iPhone right now.  It features a full map of North America (other versions are available for Europe) and voice guided turn-by-turn directions (it even says the name of the streets).  Unlike some of the other GPS apps available, <a target="_blank" href="http://gizmodo.com/5412290/copilot-live-gps-app-is-20-during-thanksgiving-special">CoPilot is only $20</a> with no additional fees for use.</p>\x0a<p><br/><br/></p>\x0a<p><b>Waze</b> - <a href="http://www.waze.com/blog/tag/iphone-waze-free/">http://www.waze.com/blog/tag/iphone-waze-free/</a></p>\x0a<p>Though not as robust as CoPilot, this app makes up for its lack of features with its price&#8230; <i>free.</i> Waze puts an interesting spin on map data by turning unknown areas into a game.  You&#8217;ll actually get points (represented by cherries and other icons) f<a target="_blank" href="http://gizmodo.com/5412800/waze-turn+by+turn-app-makes-your-car-into-a-3000lb-pac+man">or driving through areas where Waze doesn&#8217;t have a lot of information</a> which is both fun and helpful.  Fun, because your boring commute home just turned into a hunt for points&#8230; and helpful because it adds data to the crowd-sourced maps Waze uses.  Very cool idea.</p>\x0a\x0a<blockquote>\x0a<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/11/wazebigger.jpg" height="508" width="340"/></p>\x0a</blockquote>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">New article up on DPS</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p>I wrote an article for Digital Photography School a while back and it went up on the site over the weekend:</p>\x0a<p><a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/7-ways-to-get-your-photos-seen">http://digital-photography-school.com/7-ways-to-get-your-photos-seen</a></p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Photos from an abandoned power plant</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4088283390_a6de0a894b.jpg" height="267" width="400"/></p>\x0a<p>I spent a good part of yesterday exploring an abandoned power facility in Hagerstown, MD.  With the exception of a partially flooded basement, the site is in relatively good condition with many of the original controls and terminals still present.</p>\x0a<p>More photos from the facility are here:</p>\x0a<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622764494574/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622764494574/</a></p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_video_post">\x0a                <div class="tumblr_video">\x0a                    <object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QP-auXUNZ6Y&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QP-auXUNZ6Y&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>\x0a                </div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_caption">\x0a                        <p>Kaylee has discovered the joy of hiding&#8230; in her clothes hamper.</p>\x0a                    </div>\x0a                \x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Nocturne... filmed on the new Canon 1D Mark IV</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p>Canon <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-announced-16-1-megapixels-45-point-autofo/">announced the new 1D Mark IV</a> today and it looks pretty incredible.  The specs are certainly impressive (1080p video, 102400 ISO, 45-point autofocus) but lots of cameras look good on paper but don&#8217;t necessarily perform.</p>\x0a\x0a<p>After seeing <a target="_blank" href="http://gizmodo.com/5385443/canon-1d-mark-iv-1080p-night-vision-videos-are-simply-incredible">this video</a> though, I think it is safe to say that this camera can perform.  This was shot on the new 1D Mark IV with natural ambient light&#8230; the results are just astounding:</p>\x0a<p>\x0a<object height="281" width="500" data="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">\x0a<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">\x0a<param name="flashVars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9Njg2MzQ1ODIwJms9RWVEQ2EmYT0xMDAyNDEyMl9zcWh3RSZ1PXZpbmNlbnRsYWZvcmV0">\x0a<param name="src" value="http://cdn.smugmug.com/ria/ShizVidz-2009090604.swf">\x0a<param name="flashvars" value="s=ZT0xJmk9Njg2MzQ1ODIwJms9RWVEQ2EmYT0xMDAyNDEyMl9zcWh3RSZ1PXZpbmNlbnRsYWZvcmV0">\x0a<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></object>\x0a</p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Flickr Galleries</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p>Flickr added the abilities to create &#8220;Galleries&#8221; a while ago&#8230; basically, a collection of photos you like from other Flickr users.  I just put together two galleries for my two favorite genres of photography:</p>\x0a\x0a<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/galleries/72157622493802929/">Urban Decay photography gallery</a></p>\x0a\x0a<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/galleries/72157622493806183/">Infrared photography gallery</a></p>\x0a\x0a<p>These photos were collected after browsing through some groups I belong to and looking through the photos of some of my Flickr contacts.  I&#8217;m sure more will be added to the galleries during the normal daily routine of browsing through Flickr photos.</p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Photos from an abandoned prison</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/4014410294/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4014410294_667b6ed1fd.jpg" height="267.2" width="400"/></a></p>\x0a\x0a<p>Recently, I was given the opportunity to see part of a prison complex in Virginia that is no longer in use.  Really interesting place&#8230; I can&#8217;t even imagine how horrible it must have been to spend any lengthy amount of time there though.</p>\x0a\x0a<p>More photos are here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622590832176/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero101/sets/72157622590832176/</a></p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post">\x0a                <img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr9akp6uqK1qzzbrco1_400.jpg" alt="" class="tumblr_photo"/>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            <li class="tumblr_post tumblr_text_post">\x0a                \x0a                    <div class="tumblr_title">Playa playa!</div>\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                <div class="tumblr_body">\x0a                    <p>While a hefty chunk of my youth was dedicated to videogames, I have kind of fallen out of the hobby over the last few years.  Between the kid and photography, I just haven&#8217;t had the time or interest to play anything.</p>\x0a\x0a<p>Two games have managed to draw me back into gaming though&#8230; and both are on the DS:</p>\x0a\x0a<p><br/><br/></p>\x0a<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002AU0HZQ?tag=hoishth-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B002AU0HZQ&amp;adid=15JCWSSETGM6GETSG57G&amp;">Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box</a></p>\x0a<p><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B002AU0HZQ.03.sm.jpg" height="150" width="200"/><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B002AU0HZQ.02.sm.jpg" height="150" width="200"/></p>\x0a<p>I loved the first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U5W3IW?tag=hoishth-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B000U5W3IW&amp;adid=0HP59TRE03NN7CA5SNXE&amp;">Professor Layton game</a> and this one is just more of a good thing.  Basically, it is just a series of puzzles and brain teasers wrapped in a European mystery.  It has great cutscenes and voice acting&#8230; just a really nicely presented story mixed with incredibly tricky puzzles to solve.  Very fun and incredibly addictive.</p>\x0a\x0a<p><br/><br/></p>\x0a<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002B1TDV8?tag=hoishth-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B002B1TDV8&amp;adid=1SZQQFSN8M274EV3GKPV&amp;">Scribblenauts</a></p>\x0a<p><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B002B1TDV8.05.sm.jpg" height="150" width="200"/><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B002B1TDV8.02.sm.jpg" height="150" width="200"/></p>\x0a<p>Imagine a game where you can write any word and it instantly becomes an object that you can interact with in the virtual environment.  At its heart, Scribblenauts is a puzzle game, but the fun really comes from seeing how different objects will interact with each other.  Want to see a fight between God and <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu">Cthulhu</a>?  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3HXgvl8lp0">Yeah, you can do that</a>.  Really incredible stuff that is only limited by your imagination.</p>\x0a                </div>\x0a            </li>\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a</ol>');