66 down 299 To Go -- My 365 Photos Project!

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=61927 < p>I’ve been taking a photograph a day to post on Flickr for 66 days now, and to celebrate I thought I’d post the slide show. Rugby, Rain and the views on the way to and from Work are the recurring theme so far. I wonder what’s to come! There are a number of these 365 photo a day groups on Flickr, but if you want to join the group I’m in, head over to Project 365....

October 24, 2008 · 1 min

Hidden Corners 3

Today’s 365 Photos Project choice came down to this abstract view of the new student accomodation and an autumnal view of fallen leaves taken in Singleton park. The leaves won out today, but I liked this too and thought it was also worth sharing. [![Posted by Picasa](http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif)](http://picasa.google.com/blogger/)

October 22, 2008 · 1 min

The Day the Rains Came

The Indian Summer ended today when high winds and torrential rain arrived. Within minutes, there was minor flooding on my path home across Singleton Park to Brynmill. It was also nearly dark at 5.00 pm so winter’s almost with us. [![Posted by Picasa](http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif)](http://picasa.google.com/blogger/)

October 20, 2008 · 1 min

Teaching in Real Semesters (or we don't know we're born)

Since I discovered them a month or so ago, I have been tuning in to the webcasts of Brian Harvey’s course “61A Introduction to Computer Science” from the University of California Berkeley. A couple of things struck me. First, the breadth of this introductory *course which seems to take in the whole of computer science from functional programming through to logic programming and seemingly all types of programming in between. Second, the length of the semester in the US: from August 27 through to December 10 (about 5 weeks longer than the *Michaelmas term in Swansea)....

October 17, 2008 · 2 min

Another Hidden Corner

There are all kinds of interesting nooks and crannies on campus. Here’s a mock gothic window in Singleton Abbey. I like the heads had the bas of the arches. [![Posted by Picasa](http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif)](http://picasa.google.com/blogger/)

October 8, 2008 · 1 min