5 things you didn't know about me

Jean tagged me, so here we go:

1. I programmed my DVD/HDD recorder to tape more than 40 programs before I went to Australia in September. Now I'll have to watch my recorded shows in fast forward in order to have time to watch it all.

2. I used to be overweight as a kid. By today's standards I was probably just chubby, but I was the only one around.

3. I bought my first CD in 1988 when I turned 13: Def Leppard's Hysteria. I still have it, but unlike other early music-memories I haven't imported it to my mp3-player.

4. I easily cry - because of fictional and factual evilness.

5. I (want to) believe in some kind of God. People tend to be surprised to learn that I do.

I tag Hege and Luca.

So long and thanks for all

Darlinghurst, Sydney: Haven't been online for the last 12 days, and I won't spend a lot of time updating on our trip just yet (Lasse impatient by my side...). Tomorrow afternoon we'll be on our way home, and I'm kind of looking forward to it, Christmas and all...

I've had such a wonderful time in Australia! Thank you, and remember you're very welcome to come and visit us in Oslo!

cairns, alice springs, melbourne and sydney next

Time's almost up: we're leaving tomorrow, how sad and yet exciting. Tomorrow at 6.30 pm we'll be on our way to Cairns. We're travelling with the tilt-train. Which is supposed to be really fast, yet the 1600 km take 24 hours to travel (67 km/h). We plan to go snorkling (I love) of course and horseback-riding (I hope). As we couldn't decide where not to go, we decided to go everywhere. From Cairns we fly to Alice Springs - the compulsory day-trip to Uluru. And from Alice Springs we fly to Melboure - three days of shopping (christmas-gifts mostly...), and then finally the train from Melbourne to Sydney where we'll spend our last two days in Australia.

I've kind of finished a first-draft of an article where I analyse user-perceptions of creative practices. Now I'm confused and a little bewildered. I must be excited because I can't seem to concentrate on my work.

can I take and publish your photo, please?

For early in the history of photography, there was a series of judicial decisions that could well have changed the course of photography substantially. Courts were asked whether the photographer, amateur or professional, required permission before he could capture and print whatever image he wanted. Their answer was no (Lawrence Lessig: Free Culture: 33).

Pretty interesting, right? Especially considering how digital network technology changes what we do with our photographs. I might not have to ask for permission to take somebody's photograph, yet in principle I have to ask for permission before I publish it online. According to the Norwegian Data Inspectorate I don't have to ask for permission for publishing "situation photographs", that is, photographs where the actual situation or activity is the primary content of the photo (such as concerts, sports events). However, if I take a photo of somebody particular, I need to ask if it's ok before I upload it to the web.

Usually I don't. I do take care not to publish compromising photos of course.