BlogHide Resteemsbalmainhk (34)in words • 7 years agoMy Origin of Words: Jumbo, it’s a big storyThe origin of the word Jumbo is a bit of a myth mixed in with conjecture and splashed with some showmanship. In essence a good story. It is thought the original word could have been of African…balmainhk (34)in photography • 7 years agoMy South African Photography: Savage InsectsOn holiday in the Drakensberg I decided to get my macro photography on! Hiking around I came across a tree with quite cup shaped leaves. The insects in these leaves were quite a macro photography…balmainhk (34)in technology • 7 years agoMy Jarvis: The ESP8266Background This is a series of submissions on my attempt to create my own JARVIS and all the home automation bits that go with it. This series of articles starts here . Overview The basic…balmainhk (34)in words • 7 years agoMy Origin of Words: In the LimelightThe phrase "In the Limelight" refers to someone who is the centre of attention. It is a fairly innocuous phrase but it has an interesting etymology (well I think). Limelight - the process whereby…balmainhk (34)in photography • 7 years agoMy South African Photography: Hout Bay, Cape TownMany people have heard of Cape Town in South Africa. It's in the Western Cape province. We were there a few years ago and while on a drive along Chapman's peak I took this picture. It's a…balmainhk (34)in technology • 7 years agoMy Jarvis: IntroductionOverview Like any self-respecting geek my goal is to create JARVIS . Luckily I have been endowed with a skill set geared to this so I started to create the beginnings on this. In this series of…balmainhk (34)in photography • 7 years agoMy South African Photography: Three RondavelsIn the province of Mpumalanga ( Place of the Rising Sun in the isiZulu language) the Northern Drakensberg mountain range ends in an escarpment. At this point, the natural formation is called…balmainhk (34)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoIntroductionsHi, I am a South African guy living in Johannesburg. I was introduced to this platform through my general interest in blockchain technology but I have liked what I have seen so far. I have not…balmainhk (34)in words • 7 years agoMy Origin of Words: Aaaah....the BikiniIn the 1940s, two men, Louis Réard and Jacques Heim, began competing to create something for which men around the world have not thanked them nearly enough. No endeavour has more exemplified the…
