Comments on: Spotted on the Live Cam…

By: AkaXakA Watson

AkaXakA Watson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That looks really good!

Just one nitpick: Could you also have the temprature in Celsius (also called centigrade), as fahrenheit has been decapricated everywhere except the US I believe.

70-90 just doesn’t mean anything to the rest of us.

By: Food for Thought

Food for Thought — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Weblog Webcam = Creative Idea

It’s the first time I’ve seen a weblog make use of a frequently updated webcam (every 2 minutes…

By: Iceman

Iceman — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

yo tha new heada lookz kewl. tha temp. iz iight

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I don't know if you ever see comments on old posts like this, but I saw probably the best sunset I've seen on the header today... decided to capture the screenshot. Here it is: Live Cam sunset

By: Naomi

Naomi — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Way to do your part for Port Security! Reminds me of one of the articles in last year’s NY Times “Year in Ideas” issue, about that new homeland security plan, involving ordinary citizens at their computers. People get to gaze at various webcams all day (at some anonymous nuclear reactor, for instance) to see if any foreign objects enter the picture. (Omigod, a paraglider!) Basically, the person just has to answer periodic YES/NO dialog boxes for hours. There are plenty of fake yesses, to alleviate boredom. And in the event that a person gets up for a moment and leaves the job to a woodpecker doll (like Homer Simpson), there are plenty of other viewers to take up the slack.

As a side note, the horizontal banner really is perfect for displaying those container ships. Great idea!

By: Calvin

Calvin — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yo Papy, I like the new site, but I think it would be more interesting if you swiveled the webcam 180 degrees (i.e. point it into your living room). That way we can all see what you’re up to ‘live’ while we surf your site. I’m sure you’d get a lot more hits that way.

signed,

Friend #2

By: compuwhiz7

compuwhiz7 — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ah… I didn’t have Flash installed before. Thanks!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Nice trick with the live header image… similar to what Dunstan does over at 1976design.

I just got back from my first visit to your fine city. Had a great time and can’t wait to get back to roaming around Capitol Hill again soon. But what’s with all this rain Seattle’s known for? It was hot and sunny, not a cloud in the sky, during my entire stay… like I had never left Virginia. I got a kick out of hearing that the entire city was sold out of fans.

By: Christian Watson

Christian Watson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Graham – you actually went swimming in Greenlake?! You’d best get yourself to a doctor and get some shots ASAP my man…

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I'll work on getting the celsius temperature in there for you international jerkies. For more information on how the web cam was set up, see this write-up.

By: Graham Kaplan

Graham Kaplan — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thank god it cooled down today to a more reasonable 75 degrees. The 95 yesterday was just insane, and it made everyone really grumpy. Ah well. Plenty of swimming in Greenlake fixed that!

By: Sean Voisen

Sean Voisen — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Mike, out of curiosity, where is this camera set up? Is this the view from your office window? If so, that’s a pretty nice view you have there …

By: Christian Watson

Christian Watson — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

…70 to 90 degrees…

I wish! How about the mid-90s it’s been for the last two days?! Up here in Edmonds (about 10 miles north of Seattle) it has been sweltering. It wouldn’t be so bad if we had A/C, but because this sort of weather only lasts for a couple of weeks at most (fingers crossed), we’ve been making do with an electric fan…

By: Wired

Wired — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I must say, the Live header is impressive! Someone finally found out a good use for a webcam eheh. Couple of questions: What type of webcam do you have, and how far away is the scene captured?

FYI, you’ve got a mini fan base in the URL linked to this comment :)

By: Mike P.

Mike P. — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think you should get out there in a rowing boat and wave at us.

I agree! You could use what appears to be a bouy (see 1st image) as a tether and a point of reference for us viewers :-P (or start parasailing!)