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SF, 3D graphics & Animation, Photography,Technology, Philosophy, Film, Blueberry Muffins
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Dreamer (don't tell me employer though!)
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Huge Light Light At Crosspool
lucasdigital replied to bazjea's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
My guess is its a location shoot for TV or film. It looks to be in Bolehill park and they may have a green screen up. photo taken from Stannington -
Air ambulance landing in Loxley/Stannington Area
lucasdigital replied to garg's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
I took a photo: http://www.lucas-digital.com/airambulance.jpg I was just searching for news of the incident as I jogged past them about 15 minutes after they landed - by which time a road ambulance was driving away from the landing site, down Greaves lane - very slowly, I might add. I'm really glad they're still flying, it's good to know there's still the possibility of a medical response within minutes - regardless of being off-road. -
Decent Broadband In Stannington??
lucasdigital replied to PATHFINDER's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Ah right. Sorry, I didn't know you'd historically had a faster connection. My mum's on Woodfarm Avenue, during the summer her connection speed was dropped by Plusnet back to about 128kbps. The current version of ADSL automatically adjusts the connection speed to ensure that the connection is stable, occasionally it gets stuck on a slower speed as a result of short lived fault. I disconnected the old router from bedroom extension socket and now run a wireless router from the master socket. The speed quickly retrained to about 1Mbps. You may be right about the bad weather. I'd stick to my guns calling Talk Talk, get them to reset your connection speed back to the speed you were getting and see if that keeps up. Some other points: BT take a hard line regarding 'line faults'. They still have the mindset that - if you can make phone calls and get connected - you don't have a line fault. The speed checkers that ISPs use isn't a 'live' test, it's based on some guesswork based on your distance from the exchange. There's a good chance that moving to another ISP won't improve matters - although it might just by someone resetting your broadband service - something that I think Talk Talk could do if you tell them you're planning to leave because of the drop in speeds. It sounds like you checked your own setup, I'd say that the most critical check you can do is connecting from your master socket - worth doing, even if you have to set your computer up in the hallway, just to check if internal wiring is having an impact. Good luck! -
Decent Broadband In Stannington??
lucasdigital replied to PATHFINDER's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Hi, Until this fibre service is more widely available, we're stuffed. Unless there's a cable service, pretty much the only means of getting broadband is over the available phone network (BT's wires and cabinets). In our case there are two factors that result in Stannington's poor speeds. Firstly our local exchange is way over at Wadsley Bridge. Available broadband speeds drop off, the further away you are from your exchange. Secondly, there was a shortage of copper when much of Stannington's phone cabling was laid out, so a fair amount of aluminum was used, which was acceptable for carrying voice signals, but lousy for broadband. Now, because Stannington doesn't have a cable service, if you get broadband from a company that isn't BT you're effectively still getting the same quality of broadband, in terms of maximum available speed (because Talk Talk, Virgin et al still use BT's infrastructure). Where different Internet providers comes in is when you're getting a maximum available speed, but your actual speed is persistently falling below this. Then the cause of the poor speed is usually congestion on the service. -
Recent studies have shown that Mars may collide with Earth, as might Venus. We're talking about a BILLION years from now, so nobody should get too distressed, even then it's not a done deal.
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My girlfriend and myself were leaving a party in Heeley and saw a collection of fast moving lights, seemingly flying in a loose formation. I saw maybe 5 - 8 lights . We got a taxi to Ecclesall road, and they seemed to over-fly us. Extremely strange. I've had a life long interest in aviation and science and these things have me very excited, and a bit spooked. Very impressive for amusements!
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It was a fantastic set! Photos from Friday night's show -
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The photos on the Flickr site that I posted were taken at about 8:25am during the clear up operation. The injured driver had already been taken away, although a lot of the response team were picking over the cab, and the protective cowl was still in place, so it wasn't possible to be sure what was going in in the bus. A police photographer was busily photographic every little detail, so I didn't I was intruding by taking a few shots behind him. I find the idea of photographing injured people extremely distasteful and would definitely distance myself from those who may have photographed the driver using their phone cameras. I was shocked by the damage to the two buses, and at the had feared that both drivers must have been killed instantly. I posted them to the forum because I didn't think that people who were discussing the accident could have grasped how violent the crash had been. I am very sorry if anyone was upset by the photos, but they only show structural damage to buses, and are no different from those used in the Sheffield Star's article.
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Bus crash infirmary road - 5/2/07am
lucasdigital replied to HotPhil's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
I wouldn't take photos of injured people, I certainly wouldnt "chase" accidents - but these photos have informed people better about what went on. Absolutey no different to any photo or footage you see on the news. Hopefully you'd understand the value of that... -
Bus crash infirmary road - 5/2/07am
lucasdigital replied to HotPhil's topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
I passed the wreckage this morning - it looked it would have taken a miracle for the drivers to survive. Head on -
The absolutely huge 'moan about cyclists' megathread
lucasdigital replied to a topic in Sheffield News & Discussions
Phew what a thread! Enough manure slung in every direction to keep the nation's root vegetables fed for generations. The very silly title of the thread was bound to annoy anyone who rides bicycles, or is slightly uncomfortable with bigoted reactionary nonsense. I ride a bike, I do so with due respect for pedestrians, fellow road users and the highway code (when safety isn't compromised). I see many cyclists act extremely foolishly - in fact they can sometimes make my blood boil. I see a few drivers act equally foolishly - rather than get angry- I'm usually just happy to be still alive. How different life is in the Netherlands, where most motorists are also cyclists. Curious that, you hardly ever read venting spleen from motorists who ARE ALSO cyclists. Or indeed cyclists who drive. I recommend that those who are firmly entrenched in one or the other camp spend some time in the other camp before they share their opinions. --- Mark Remembering that when you give your tupence - you don't expect any change... -
It's only called paranoid schizophrenia when you don't work in the oval office...
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Look at my eighties photos of sheffield!
lucasdigital replied to pete_fcs's topic in Sheffield History & Expats
Fantastic collection Pete - I'm sure lots of forum members like myself get a buzz from seeing those forgotten sights once more. As a keen digital photographer I note how in todays digital age - almost everyone is taking photographs of almost everything. In contrast, there are so few photos online that show Sheffield as it was. I'd implor local photographers to get scanning and take a leaf out of your book and get the archived online! -
Agreed - Sheffield has often been called "Britains biggest village". Maybe the hills have helped maintain a sense of identity amonst all those little places that got swallowed up by the city?