The silence in this space has been a direct result of the other blog I’m writing for. It started as coursework but will continue. And it’s all in Finnish.
But I will continue writing about all matters geeky, doggy, and whatnot in this space as well.
And we spent some time on vacation, away from computers, near Alice.
Anna noticed this old meme at Naamioiden takana. I decided to take up the challenge and fill in the questions using Dream Theater’s song titles.
OK. Dream Theater’s music and song titles are a bit dark. I guess Nightwish wouldn’t be much better. Maybe I should try it with The 69 Eyes. Hmm, now I do have to get back to work — despite the heat.
A day for joy! Rationality won and the EU rejected software patents. However, EFFI has already stated in an interview that some sort of patent legislation should be in place EU-wide to prevent the problems with different patent laws currently in place in EU countries. Count one victory for the small businesses and people.
We’ve been able to enjoy a couple of squirrels playing around in the trees behind our apartment during the last few years and we’re glad to see them back now that spring is coming along. Two of them spent most of their time in a tree frolicking and grooming themselves. 
The two have been joined by a third squirrel. It could be found pretending to be a hood ornament on an old Lada. While they’re just changing coats from the wintery grey to their summery red, they are definitely Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris).
The pictures were taken with our Canon EOS 300D with a 70-300mm lens. This resulted in a 35mm equivalent focal length of 480mm in these shots. Both have been cropped, colors have been fixed (levels and saturation), and sharpened. The first image has been resized to half its original size and the second one is at its original size. Just goes to show how far the little things were.
