tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085952009-10-18T03:19:28.815ZHis blogSam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-62845526982389159502008-12-08T21:13:00.003Z2008-12-08T21:15:29.336ZI now have a (more technical) blog at <a href="http://samdutton.wordpress.com">samdutton.wordpress.com</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-6284552698238915950?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-77220541178711752062007-10-17T14:03:00.000Z2007-10-17T16:25:15.043ZOne of the most likeable genres of art and illustration: pictures of animals by people who have never seen them.<br /><br />The three lithographs below are from illustrations by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesueur">Charles Alexander Lesueur</a>, naturalist and artist on Baudin's expedition to Australia in 1801. <br /><br />Lesueur collected thousands of specimens and no doubt saw plenty of Australian animals in the flesh -- but evidently the maker of these prints had something else in mind.<br /><br />The kangaroo is magnificent and the wombats are cute, but neither is quite like the real thing. I don't think the long-tailed rabbit-mouse exists at all.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaRSBMfhI/AAAAAAAAABI/pEydz9m_tMQ/s1600-h/kangaroo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaRSBMfhI/AAAAAAAAABI/pEydz9m_tMQ/s400/kangaroo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122310510377467410" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaRyBMfiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/dmiDo1NUji0/s1600-h/wombats.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaRyBMfiI/AAAAAAAAABQ/dmiDo1NUji0/s400/wombats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122310518967402018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaSCBMfjI/AAAAAAAAABY/yjyLR1eT_c4/s1600-h/rabbit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYaSCBMfjI/AAAAAAAAABY/yjyLR1eT_c4/s400/rabbit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122310523262369330" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-7722054117871175206?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-88856642002635925572007-10-17T14:00:00.001Z2007-10-17T14:02:47.650Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M6MuPx--IvY/RxYVmyBMfdI/AAAAAAAAAAo/UQ3NBUWU_bk/s400/tfl.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122305382186515922" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-8885664200263592557?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-28203236841754276742007-09-10T12:51:00.000Z2007-09-10T12:56:13.789Z1. Dogs<br />2. Cars<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-2820323684175427674?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-787250172002-07-09T09:44:00.000Z2008-05-24T10:49:45.486Z1. Hebrides hedgehog cull postponed.<br />2. Ronnie Biggs to marry.<br />3. Rod Steiger dies.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-78725017?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-71120942001-11-14T10:07:00.000Z2008-02-08T09:57:23.935ZIn emails in English 'Hi' is now the greeting of choice.<br /><br />How come? What is the equivalent in Italian or Urdu?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-7112094?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-71120912001-11-14T10:06:00.000Z2008-05-24T10:49:45.501ZMy name is Sam Dutton.<br /><br />I work as a computer developer at ITN in London.<br /><br />I used to work as a typesetter, and before that I was a temp.<br /><br />Before that I lived in Australia.<br /><br />Before that I was a Victorian chamber maid.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-7112091?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208595.post-71118912001-11-14T09:44:00.000Z2008-05-24T10:49:45.509Z<span style="font-weight: bold;">Reasons to write a blog<br /><br />Good<br /></span><ol><li>It's not for profit.<br /></li><li>It's better than working.<br /></li></ol><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Bad<br /></span><ol><li>I want people to read what I write.</li></ol><br />Good beats bad, so that's OK.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3208595-7111891?l=samdutton.blogspot.com'/></div>Sam Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120283553565824787noreply@blogger.com0