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Update #0: The deal is over. Thank GOD that Vinod cud ask one. :)

Ambigrams offer interesting ways to write a word. I had quite a good time, creating the ones here. To kill boredom & to spark some fun, here I offer to create 8* ambigrams for the words you want.

Hold on, here are the rules:

• Only bloggers can request an ambigram. This privilege isn’t applicable to Adiya, Aparna & Latha (identification mark: B’s teeth).
• Lets limit to 1 request/blogger. Let it be a fair play.
• If you agree that, “I love you” is a sentence. Sentences can’t be ambigramed (atleast, I donno). Even if it is written as, “ILoveYou”. So no ambigram that you may request shall exceed 2 words.
• All requests are to be via comments of this post only. No direct/personal emails shall be entertained.
• Your request would be accepted, after you answer a question, I may pose, via email.
• This offer closes after 8 requests or on 12th Oct. Whichever comes first.
• All ambigrams will be released in Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 India License.
• Although, I’m committed in completing the requests; there is no deadline. :) I wish you know this.

*My fav number.

Q: Hey! What happ with thrattle? The usual Writer’s block?
R: Well, you know? I don’t hav any writer’s block.
Q: Then?
R: I just donno what to write.
Q: Don’t tell me that this isn’t writer’s block! Ok here is Skribit.com. Chk it out.
R: Darn cool. Will give it a shot.

So boys & girls, fellas & foes, send your ideas about things to write at thrattle using the link below:

Anonymous suggestions are allowed. I’m sure you are excited now. ;)

Update #0: Skribit was not good in someway. So using a page at thrattle. Do pour in your suggestions.

WikipediaVision is an inspiration from TwitterVision.

As soon as I saw this, wanted to know what the world is doing at Wikipedia for a few minutes or so. Also, I wanted to stop monitoring as soon as someone from India, edits a page. It happened after 23 edits.

Edit logs at 3:11pm IST on 6th Nov, 2007. Ordered as per time:

1. Validation from UNITED KINGDOM
2. Martini (cocktail), from Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
3. The Story of the Kelly Gang, from AUSTRALIA
4. Heroes (TV series), from ITALY
5. Shaolin-Do, from Canoga Park, CA, UNITED STATES
6. Pagan Wanderer Lu, from Muenchen, GERMANY
7. Sombrero, Anguilla, from AUSTRALIA
8. Tetracycline, from UNITED KINGDOM
9. Method Man, from London, UNITED KINGDOM
10. San Francisco, California, from Vallejo, CA, UNITED STATES
11. Seth Rogen, from CANADA
12. Queer as Folk (North American TV series), from Highland Park, IL, UNITED STATES
13. Richard Z. Kruspe, from El Paso, TX, UNITED STATES
14. Time Crash, from London, UNITED KINGDOM
15. New Rochelle, New York, from New York, NY, UNITED STATES
16. Peter Nicholl, from NEW ZEALAND
17. Biag ni Lam-ang, from Ch’üan-tien, CHINA
18. Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions, from Kajang, MALAYSIA
19. Supreme court, from Manila, PHILIPPINES
20. Failure mode and effects analysis, from UNITED KINGDOM
21. List of National Football League receiving yards leaders, from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM
22. Gordon Freeman, from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES
23. Jacek Tylicki, from Gdansk, POLAND
24. Birgoojur, from New Delhi, INDIA
25. Pune, from INDIA

Makes me wonder, who is editing from USA when the whole of the country is asleep?

Interpret these at your own will. Do let me know, if there is something interesting in here.

ps: 3:11pm doesn’t account the delay at WikipediaVision.

thro’ Hackszine.com.

1two3ty1 is getting closer & I’m really excited about it. Have a few tips to share:

Planning:

• Don’t be smart & keep all the images ready before a week. This isn’t fun.
• Plan atleast 2 days in advance & take shots of atleast 3 upcoming numbers.
• Never miss opportunities to take shots & preserve them, when you come across some odd numbers like 17, 29, etc.
• Take your camera always with you. Kodak Moments won’t recur.

Shots:

• Get close enough to the subjects.
• Let there be only one number that is of importance in the shot.
• In case there are many numbers, make sure the number in importance is at prominence; maybe by positioning it at the center or giving it a correct focus.
• Get un-blurred & non-shaky shots. A tripod would be handy.
• In cases of no tripods, make sure to have the camera rested on a firm support, by tying/placing/hanging from it.
• Shots taken outdoor would be enticing. Specially, when taken during times, the Sun being near the horizon.
• Try to avoid using the “auto” mode of your camera. Experiment with the various options available.
• Take angular shots instead of the regular perpendicularly frontal shots.
• A different orientation of the camera other than the usual straight-horizontal or the straight-vertical would also do some tricks.

Submission:

• Crop the image to trim the unwanted areas
• If required do sharpen, adjust contrast/brightness. Picasa can do such.
• Do not submit, large pictures. Scale it to 320×240 or 640×480. These sizes would be sufficient.
• Write a good description of the photo itself. Try out a diff styles of writing. Start with a quote or a conversation or a puzzle the reader with indirect descriptions of the object. Try your way.

Have a tip/trick to share? Do comment or write at your blog.

Happy 1231ing!

1two3ty1 is to guarantee fun with participation. One shouldn’t feel to be lost just because of the restrictions this challenge poses. Have a couple of feedbacks.

Siva says:

Btw, Why just home? Why not outside also… This opens up a great amount of options…!!!!!!

Very true. This home restriction is for the availability. Going out & taking shots would eatup some time. Taking cues, people might complain about it for their busy schedules & never want to participate. This is just a trap. :) However, this seems to hinder enthusiasm & some extra fun. So we shall change our rules. :)

Sravan came up this morning & said that he could see some 6 numbers in his nail cutter. He wonders whether these patterns which resemble numbers can be submitted? Why not? If one cannot find a number, a proxy entry shall be submitted. :)  Who knows? To someone’s eye, a pencil can represent a 10. This’ll foster creativity &  its all for fun. :)

By the way, my never ending search for number *17* ends here with the change in the guideline. :)

Do you want to change something? Just let me know. :) Happy Clicking!