weblog/photolog by Milo Vermeulen milov.nl

I'm a 33-year-old freelance webdeveloper and photographer living near The Hague, The Netherlands. This is my personal weblog, where I often post selections of my favourite photos. Sometimes I make art with code. Mail me at milovermeulen at gmail dot com.

This site is hosted by Webkracht.
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2003.05.31 - add a comment  
2003.05.31 - 1 comment by Olwe  

1. posted by Olwe at 15:19 on May 31, 2003

There's not a day go by that I don't spend most of it sighing and cursing. There's a bright, shiny darkness here in the United States of Mordor. So many orcs, so few elves....

But whither the elves? The earth is now round and covered by the Shadow.
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roof
The opposite view of 2511.
2003.05.29 - add a comment  

IE-users, try Alt-clicking this photo.
2003.05.27 - 5 comments by Eduardo Marquetti, paulmatthijs, Calm_Pear, 23JUL and red  

1. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 13:01 on May 28, 2003

Green... Jut it! :)

2. posted by paulmatthijs at 13:34 on May 28, 2003

2174 is way cooler inverted :)

3. posted by Calm_Pear at 14:10 on May 28, 2003

jaj! that 'rozenbottel' up left turns into an alien snake!

4. posted by 23JUL at 17:27 on May 28, 2003

Beevision?

5. posted by red at 02:19 on May 30, 2003

wow
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In case you hadn't noticed already: I expanded the left column with a chronological listing of scripts, graphics and various other 'things of interest', dubbed Output. If it grows too large I might overflow:scroll it, similar to the referrers list.

Yet another attempt at combatting the inevitability of interesting things disappearing all too quickly off the bottom of the page...
2003.05.27 - add a comment  
duck
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GORKI - De Olifant Is Grijs (Quicktime) - video by FonzTeeVee. [via Anil Dash]
2003.05.25 - 1 comment by Serge  

1. posted by Serge at 00:07 on September 10, 2004

w
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lamb
2003.05.25 - 2 comments by red and milov  

1. posted by red at 06:22 on May 26, 2003

cooool! nice pattern.

2. posted by milov at 21:47 on May 26, 2003

Here's a crop from the original jpeg:
http://milov.nl/view/0305/lamb_big
I just love its woolly texture...
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!top (drag to Links-bar)

A bookmarklet simulating how I would like the Home key to behave in browsers: press once to jump to top of page, then press again to jump back to where you were.

I've already found this to come in quite handy while reading various Metafilter threads, deciding halfway down the page I'd better check out the link people are talking about... :)
2003.05.25 - 6 comments by paulmatthijs, Doug, HerbieHerb, John, ACiDbaby and therube  

1. posted by paulmatthijs at 18:52 on May 25, 2003

too bad it won't work in opera7...

2. posted by Doug at 23:53 on June 24, 2003

That is so simple and useful. Thank you!

3. posted by HerbieHerb at 15:34 on December 04, 2003

It works great in Mozilla Firebird 0.6 & XP !! Thanx ...

4. posted by John at 20:49 on December 27, 2003

Thanks for the tool

5. posted by ACiDbaby at 00:32 on August 27, 2004

This bookmarklet is great and works in IE6 (WinXP SP1). Too bad it doesn't jump to previous in Maxthon (formerly MyIE2); a tabbed browser based on IE.

6. posted by therube at 04:56 on August 29, 2007

For whatever reason, I couldn't get it to work? It would go Home, but not back? Tried in SeaMonkey, Firefox, & IE7.

Anyhow, suggestion to add Bottom also.

So Top, Bottom, & [i]back[/i] in round-robin fashion.
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I love green, the greenest of all colours.
2003.05.23 - 2 comments by Kethinov and paulmatthijs  

1. posted by Kethinov at 20:18 on May 23, 2003

(perhaps minus the shadow) that pic would make an excellent desktop image.

2. posted by paulmatthijs at 21:05 on May 23, 2003

indeed... do you have a 1280x1024 version of it? ;)
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fun with subdomains 

For a while now, my site has supported custom subdomains... meaning people could type whatever.milov.nl and end up here. Never did anything with it other than redirect all subdomains to the main site - until this morning that is, when I came up with these two uses:

Quick-jump to iambald-number:
Typing 1, 2, ... 112 as a subdomain opens the matching iambald-page. Example: 24.milov.nl, 100.milov.nl, 112.milov.nl.

Colour view:
Want to quickly test what a particular hex or rgb colour value looks like? Try ffcc99.milov.nl, 990000.milov.nl, rgb(51,153,153).milov.nl or any other colour value as subdomain. Providing a handy way to link to or even bookmark one's favourite colours.

Update: even shorter rgb syntax: 250,100,50.milov.nl
2003.05.22 - 10 comments by Maarten, Calm_Pear, Tuuur, P01, milov, sep, huphtur and Kid A  

1. posted by Maarten at 18:33 on May 22, 2003

Kan je van die laatste ook een RSS feed opzetten? Dan kan ik zien wanneer m'n favouriete kleur is veranderd...

2. posted by Calm_Pear at 19:41 on May 22, 2003

That's cool!

3. posted by Tuuur at 01:54 on May 23, 2003

http://24.milov.nl is bookmarked here... great job!

4. posted by P01 at 02:07 on May 23, 2003

The idea of using subdomain to provide short urls or webtools is great.

I don't see the point of the colour view tool :\ ( except of being a toy that suits perfectly the format allowed by subdomains ) compared to any paint program which have HSB,RGB,CMYK with some visual panels.

The iambald quick-jump is great.
Hope you'll find some other use soon. Why not using subdomains to customize an iambald entry ?

5. posted by milov at 08:13 on May 23, 2003

> I don't see the point of the colour view tool
Having this now, I can't imagine a quicker way to test a colour value. I might not always have a paint program open, but I always have an address bar at the bottom of my screen, which I found myself using often not only for quick calculations (javascript:12*12, javascript:'howlongisthis'.length) but also for testing colours by typing about:<body bgcolor=#336699> -- which was a lot trickier to type than 336699.milov.nl :)

> Why not using subdomains to customize an iambald entry ?
Interesting suggestion! Perhaps a custom subdomain syntax as a way of defining a set of starting parameters for some generated pattern, animation or message. But then again, that could also be done by simply appending a ?param=whatever to the url.

6. posted by sep at 09:10 on May 23, 2003

Very nice! I'm still (and always will be) amazed by your javascript skills. And 24 is so usefull to chose a nice color *bookmarked*

7. posted by P01 at 10:09 on May 23, 2003

I'm not using the javascript: protocol that much, 'coz I always have a text editor or a paint pogramm open :p And have the calculator in my quikLaunch.

> But then again, that could also be done by simply appending a ?param=whatever to the url.

Definitly right, but sub-domains are less cryptic than a bunch of ?u=v&x=y.... can be used in a "funny" way, ( and bring a lot of traffic )
For those who don't already know http://milo.youaremyfriend.com/ ^__^

8. posted by milov at 11:47 on May 23, 2003

LOL P01! That's a nice example of easy-to-grok subdomain syntax.
http://whoeveris.readingthis.youaremyfriend.com/

Anyway, I'm open to any suggestions for more subdomain tricks, so keep 'em coming.

9. posted by huphtur at 17:39 on May 23, 2003

also very handy: http://html-color-codes.com/

10. posted by Kid A at 19:51 on December 27, 2003

Nice Javascript skills
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DOSV1.2 Fotolog - op de Haagse Hogeschool houden ze tegenwoordig zelfs fotologs bij van projecten... cool. [via marov.nl [via referrers]]
2003.05.22 - 4 comments by Morg, milov, Marijn and Reinier  

1. posted by Morg at 14:58 on May 22, 2003

SW-25... dat waren nog eens tijden!

2. posted by milov at 15:03 on May 22, 2003

was dat niet met PowerrrBuilderrr...?

3. posted by Marijn at 16:56 on May 22, 2003

PowerBuilder was het vorige project, nu mogen we eindelijk eens iets met het Internet doen, hoera voor VIA ;)

4. posted by Reinier at 19:23 on May 22, 2003

PowerBuilder wie kent dat nu niet he :p

Maar geniet van de leuke foto's :)
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Simon Willison has been posting a couple of interesting CSS tutorials lately. [via web-graphics.com]
2003.05.21 - add a comment  
leaf
near 2135.
2003.05.21 - 1 comment by Eduardo Marquetti  

1. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 13:38 on May 21, 2003

Don´t know this tree, but the leaf seems like leaf of vine arbor of grapes. The light on this leaf is nice also... great photo.
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2003.05.20 - 3 comments by P01, Eduardo Marquetti and milov  

1. posted by P01 at 14:31 on May 20, 2003

Be careful, those pink buildings gonna fall on you head. >__<

2. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 13:36 on May 21, 2003

Nice angle.. It´s made by camera or you used some other resource?

3. posted by milov at 13:47 on May 21, 2003

Yes, the other resource being the roof of our red car :)
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2003.05.19 - 1 comment by Ivan  

1. posted by Ivan at 13:20 on May 23, 2003

I prefer kitty photos over bird photos. Duzz...
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2003.05.17 - 12 comments by Jan!, Kethinov, huphtur, quynh, dred, Tyrant_X, Russian, Martijn, Jeroen and maikerl  

1. posted by Jan! at 14:28 on May 17, 2003

Did you sneak a camera into the theatre?

2. posted by Kethinov at 04:15 on May 18, 2003

I hated the ending :(

3. posted by huphtur at 04:53 on May 18, 2003

i forgot to stay after the credits, they showed a preview of matrix revolutions. i guess i hafta go see it again.

4. posted by Kethinov at 02:51 on May 19, 2003

or download a theatre rip :p

5. posted by hotmail.com,quynh7,quynh at 03:29 on May 28, 2003

hey. does anyone have a screenshot of the zion landing operating room where everything's white including the actor's clothes and they're using a touch screen interface? i need to see it again! please help!

6. posted by dred at 12:27 on May 28, 2003

who's the fit gurl in the pink dress??? ... the actresses name ???

7. posted by Tyrant_X at 07:13 on May 29, 2003

dred - monica bellucci

8. posted by Russian at 04:25 on May 31, 2003

monica belluci is persephoni, he's talking about the chick with the orgasm

9. posted by Martijn at 15:36 on May 31, 2003

Tory Mussett is the orgasm-chick...

10. posted by hotmail.com,dred666,dred at 16:51 on June 29, 2003

thanks ppl :D

11. posted by Jeroen at 16:01 on June 30, 2003

Matrix : Reloaded was crap. Dissapointing in every concievable way.

12. posted by maikerl at 15:58 on December 23, 2003

i want jor
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Listening to: B.S.T. [download at st-00 - classic .MODs]
Also: classic PC game MIDIs at Game Music Home Page (scroll down).
2003.05.15 - 2 comments by Tuuur and absolut  

1. posted by Tuuur at 16:24 on May 15, 2003

Do I hear some Wheel Spinning flutes in this song?

2. posted by absolut at 14:51 on April 09, 2004

Yeah. This is cool mod. I also like all mods from Skaven. He wrote a lot of really nice musical compositions, most for games. The last was for Max Payne 2. :)
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2003.05.15 - add a comment  
moon
2003.05.14 - 4 comments by Eduardo Marquetti, milov and Maarten  

1. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 17:20 on May 15, 2003

Great shot! I love moon pictures.

2. posted by milov at 17:44 on May 15, 2003

They provide a nice means of testing your camera's resolution.

3. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 19:23 on May 15, 2003

Aiptek? Hmmmm.. u will see just a write point on the sky :(

4. posted by Maarten at 11:41 on May 16, 2003

Two days too early!
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2003.05.14 - 2 comments by palla and sepi  

1. posted by palla at 16:37 on May 15, 2003

I wish I could show that for you...

2. posted by sepi at 22:59 on May 15, 2003

This one is awesome: http://www.pallalink.net/index.php?itemid=315
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2003.05.13 - 3 comments by red, palla and elena  

1. posted by red at 00:42 on May 14, 2003

nice

2. posted by palla at 03:06 on May 14, 2003

Wow! I like this. Perspective!

3. posted by yahoo.com,babyglovesyou2000,elena at 20:03 on October 07, 2004

send me pictueres at this e-mail
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At Virulent Memes, an interesting suggestion for reducing one's own Google Blog Noise: make sure all monthly archive pages contain <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> (assuming you have single entry archive pages as well--you don't want people to not find your archives at all).
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2003.05.12 - 4 comments by P01, milov, JQN and Eduardo Marquetti  

1. posted by P01 at 00:38 on May 13, 2003

Nice angle and sunset colors.

I didn't knew digital camera were subject to hexagonal light artifact. I must come from the optical part of your camera.

Is there a place that references or explain the different artifacts in photography or optic in general ?

2. posted by milov at 11:21 on May 13, 2003

I often get a pattern of 9 circular flares: http://milov.nl/entry/2022

The hexagonal shape is less common, but it happens: http://milov.nl/entry/2029

3. posted by JQN at 16:15 on May 13, 2003

Beautiful!

4. posted by Eduardo Marquetti at 16:38 on May 13, 2003

This light sounds that "cold" sun on the dusk, here in south Brazil at winner... with the same color.
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2003.05.11 - 1 comment by Dal Jean  

1. posted by Dal Jean at 13:03 on June 08, 2008

Wow, I've never seen such a UFO in my life! Hahah...
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wolf gibbon monkeys

A selection of photos from a recent trip to Blijdorp zoo. More to follow...
2003.05.10 - 7 comments by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com, Ruben, milov, names, Jos, Jasmine and rob  

1. posted by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com at 11:07 on May 11, 2003

Nice pictures but I find visiting zoos very disturbing. Like a prison.

2. posted by Ruben at 21:12 on May 12, 2003

Blijdorp is een leuke zoo, hè Milo. Klein jaartje geleden geweest. Vond je het Oceanium ook zo geweldig?

3. posted by milov at 13:11 on May 13, 2003

Oceanium, mwoh... de onderwatertunnel was een beetje te druk om er echt van te genieten.
verder een hele mooie dierentuin; leek erg natuurlijk en ruim, vergeleken met bv. Artis. Erg leuk waren alle kleine eendjes die overal rondliepen (lente hè).

4. posted by names at 00:35 on June 29, 2003

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5. posted by Jos at 20:55 on July 07, 2003

Je zou er maar elke dag mogen werken ;o)

Mooie foto's!

6. posted by Jasmine at 21:55 on November 10, 2003

Don't think for zoos as a prisons. For some animals the zoos are the only habitat.
Photos are great

7. posted by rob at 09:28 on February 20, 2004

wat een kut dierentuin
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And He Built a Crooked House - short story by Robert A. Heinlein. One of the Sci Fiction Archived Classics. [via Metafilter]
2003.05.09 - 4 comments by Kapp, 23JUL and Milo  

1. posted by Kapp at 14:31 on May 10, 2003

An extraordinary story.
In italian:
"Ed egli costruì una casa deforme".

2. posted by 23JUL at 21:59 on May 10, 2003

http://www.cube2themovie.com/

3. posted by 23JUL at 08:56 on October 29, 2004

http://www.uncubed.com/

4. posted by Milo at 10:15 on October 29, 2004

A third Cube movie, eh? I hope it's better than the second one...
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bottle 

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cat
hello!
2003.05.06 - 4 comments by Eduardo, Ruben, Mario and Lacey  

1. posted by Eduardo at 20:37 on May 06, 2003

Spy cat!

2. posted by Ruben at 21:40 on May 06, 2003

Looks like Timmie!

3. posted by Mario at 05:59 on May 07, 2003

Seems like you were chasing him.

4. posted by Lacey at 16:57 on May 07, 2003

cutie
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Crashday - wow, a new game inspired by the classic, awesome Stunts/4D Sports Driving! [via the new games.slashdot.org [via ludology.org]]
2003.05.05 - 3 comments by Sir_Psycho, sep and Calm_Pear  

1. posted by Sir_Psycho at 16:41 on May 05, 2003

Stunts... those were the days :)

2. posted by sep at 19:05 on May 05, 2003

Woohoow! Stunts was an awesome game! Man, I liked building all those cool jumps!

3. posted by Calm_Pear at 23:46 on May 06, 2003

doesn't work on win2000 :(
But jetpack works! weeee!!! jetpack rulez!!!!
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112 - marble
for you; something to stare at...
2003.05.03 - 3 comments by Kapp, Kethinov and milov  

1. posted by Kapp at 21:56 on May 04, 2003

beautiful.

2. posted by Kethinov at 23:53 on May 04, 2003

No doubt inspired by Pov-Ray?

3. posted by milov at 01:11 on May 05, 2003

Sort of. I've had this idea for a long time... My recent reacquainting with POV-Ray provided the opportunity to easily render the required graphic.
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2003.05.03 - 3 comments by Nate, Micah and 1  

1. posted by Nate at 07:12 on May 04, 2003

Of course this is really just the "error" page.. but it's interesting that it's not validating.. adding a uri value to the page being validated brings up a valid validation page.

2. posted by Micah at 10:15 on May 04, 2003

In fact, try a recursive validation; something like:

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://validator.w3.org/

It works.

3. posted by 1 at 15:56 on November 20, 2003

http://<script>alert(blah); </script>.com
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Wow, 12 chars of html that are guaranteed to crash Internet Explorer every time:

<input type>

(save as .html file and open in IE to try it out)
[via Karma Universe / Fuckhedz]
2003.05.03 - 5 comments by Tuuur, Kapp, jm, hi and Falazar  

1. posted by Tuuur at 23:00 on May 03, 2003

It's not fair, harrassing a poor little browser like that...

2. posted by Kapp at 23:46 on May 03, 2003

Perbacco!

3. posted by jm at 20:31 on May 08, 2003

the mozilla equivalent is here
http://www.geeklife.com/files/crashMoz.html
(via /. )

4. posted by hi at 06:33 on October 10, 2003

didn't work for me dude....

it just gave me an input bar for text.

5. posted by Falazar at 00:08 on November 30, 2003

<input type>
Here it is, see if it works.
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2003.05.02 - 4 comments by adjam, Eduardo, red and paulmatthijs  

1. posted by adjam at 14:52 on May 02, 2003

wowza

2. posted by Eduardo at 15:24 on May 02, 2003

Who was smoking? :)

3. posted by red at 15:43 on May 02, 2003

leftovers?

4. posted by paulmatthijs at 17:08 on May 03, 2003

*burp* :)
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