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Metro Sign in London, England, United Kingdom
Ocular Feast

The Miracle of Metro

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, United States
Ocular Feast

Wildly Stunning White Sands

Close Encounters of the Succulent Kind: Specimen 21
Ocular Feast

Cact-ay Close-ups

Road in Arizona, United States
Ocular Feast

Arid Arizona

Greenwich Foot Tunnel, London, England, United Kingdom
Ocular Feast

Extraordinary Entrances, Twisting Tunnels

Agate House in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
Ocular Feast

Pretty Fascinating Petrified Forest

Tech Treats

Disabling nVidia GeForce Telemetry

2017-06-09 Piotr Szczepański Leave a comment

Performance optimizations or not, every prior version suffering from multiple security vulnerabilities makes for a compelling case to keep up with nVidia driver updates.

Unfortunately, recent versions of nVidia GeForce drivers now include telemetry spyware, even if the optional GeForce Experience bloatware is not installed. Continue reading →

Scent Cup (聞香杯) and Tea Cup (品茗杯) on a Saucer (茶托); Background: Clay Teapot (紫砂壺) in a Basin (茶盂)
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Chinese Tea Ceremony

2014-04-18 Piotr Szczepański Leave a comment

There are numerous ways to enjoy tea and the Southern Chinese Gongfu Tea is the most sophisticated of them. It’s not only a way of preparing the beverage but a whole ceremony with numerous distinct steps, each of them described by a different and often metaphorical four-character phrase. Continue reading →

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Utensils (茶器): Tea Measure (茶則), Tongs (挾), Tea Spoon (茶匙), Tea Pick (茶針)
Reading Regale

Chinese Teaware Guide

2014-04-18 Piotr Szczepański 2 Comments

Tea has always been a serious business in China. In his Tea Classic dating from the 8th century, Lu Yu describes 28 essential items required to brew a decent tea. If that feels a little excessive, don’t give up just yet! Here’s a guide that will walk you through what’s really necessary and get you started into the world of Chinese tea. Continue reading →

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Tech Treats

Automatically populate image meta-data from Exif

2014-04-17 Piotr Szczepański 7 Comments

Batch-describe your images. Store the descriptions in Exif fields. Then, when you upload the images as WordPress attachments, all the metadata gets populated automatically. No need for any extra edits. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading →

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Cable Car in San Francisco, California, United States
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Suave SF

Gallery 2014-04-11 Piotr Szczepański Leave a comment

47 hills, 37 photos, 2 crookedest streets. Continue reading →

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Chinese Proverb

  1. 破釜沉舟

    Break the cauldrons, and sink the boats.

    To make a firm commitment, burn the bridges, move beyond the point of no return. /pò fǔ chén zhōu/

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Delicious Deserts

  1. Dante's Peak, Death Valley National Park, California, United States
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Colorful California

  1. San Simeon, California, United States
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Wildly Stunning White Sands

  1. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, United States
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Coastal Circle

  1. East Coast of Taiwan (台灣東部海岸)
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The World, Szczepańskified As you can see, I'm staunchly a northern hemisphere guy.

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Szcz#$%… What?

Did you know that of all the 111 letters in the word ‘Szczepański,’ exactly 72.72% are consonants, only 27.27% are vowels, and 0.01% is a rounding error?

The World’s #1 Vowel-Deprived Surname

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