A very nice communications student from Sweden wrote me, asking permission to ‘interview’ me with questions relating to blogging for her Masters thesis. I thought I’d share some of my answers. Please excuse the pretentious sounding answers. What factors determine whether something is worth blogging about for you? It completely depends upon my mood and the events surrounding me. Living in Indonesia, nothing is static for long. The culture, people, and environment are in a constant state of change. BloggingRead more
Posts filed in: Technology
According to Jason Kottke: “Twitter is the first thing on the web that I’ve been excited about in ages. Like years. The last thing was probably Flickr.” That’s some high and intriguing praise (considering how much I got swept up with flickr). I thought I’d give it a try, hence the new sidebar plug-in. If you’d like to connect with me, my address is simply twitter.com/javajive. If you’re on a Mac, try out Twitterific. Obviously it’s too early to haveRead more
Is this site too slow to load?
Indcoup was kind enough to let me know that thejavajive.com is very slow to load via his connection. I realize many of you are on absurdly quick connections in other countries, but here in Indonesia we’re ecstatic with 128kbps for $60/month (since there are no other options in our area other than dial-up). I have a feeling the youtube videos I posted from the floods are slowing this site down for many of you. I can also limit the numberRead more
Jonathan Taylor – Agent Orange, Bangkok's Sex Industry, and Asia's Darker Side
Stillborn babies in glass containers, horrifically disabled children, and teenage drug users aren’t the typical subject for a photographer. Jonathan Taylor, a photographer based in Bangkok has captured these issues with startling clarity. Many of his shots aren’t for the faint-hearted; they will take your breath away. His series on Agent Orange is absolutely heartbreaking. These images raise awareness about important topics that need to be heard. These aren’t the type of photographs that one would say, “oh that’s nice”.Read more
Handphones are destroying memories (handphone cameras vs point and shoot cameras)
What a bold statement to make, right? Having lived in Indonesia for half a decade, I’ve witnessed a revolution in handphone/cellphone technology – a revolution which swept across Asia and throughout the world. Upon my arrival, handphones were something you used to call someone with – and that’s about all. With the arrival of video and photo capturing abilities built into these pocket rockets, there’s little need to carry other gadgets around – or is there? I cringe when IRead more
Off the Grid
I have broken free of the binding chains that are modern technology. Well, for a few days at least. My handphone: a Sony Ericsson S700i – hasn’t been working properly for 9 months, and I finally decided to fix it. In April of 2005 I decided I wanted a handphone with a decent camera, and the nicest screen I could find. I thought that if I were to stumble upon someone interested in seeing my photographs, I could whip outRead more