Fotopic.net on Joel & Nicky's Photo ArchiveFotopic.netSun, 23 Nov 2008 12:32:40 +0000Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:32:40 +0000en-gb60http://photos.jml.net/ Power Failure at Angel Court http://photos.jml.net/c1522036.html A bit of a morning of it really, owing to a sequence of power outages at Kingston Comms' facility in Leeds - the car park's usually empty! Then I worked out why my Macbook kept shutting itself down - the ruddy battery is faulty. Tuesday 3 June 2008: A bit of a morning of it really, owing to a sequence of power outages at Kingston Comms' facility in Leeds - the car park's usually empty! Then I worked out why my Macbook kept shutting itself down - the ruddy battery is faulty.

437 cycles later, this is what the battery did Main reason my trackpad button stopped working This is usually empty... This is usually empty...

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]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:09:20 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic.net Office in Wakefield http://photos.jml.net/c1519892.html Some photos of the Fotopic office after the dust had settled. Thursday 29 May 2008: Some photos of the Fotopic office after the dust had settled.

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]]> Sat, 31 May 2008 10:50:36 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Chemicals and Sludge (Minilab Cleaning) http://photos.jml.net/c1495023.html Up to our arms in bleachfix, developer effluent, sludge, and other crap. Not a pleasant smell or a pleasant experience either. Features Nicky in a lab coat with latex gloves, so it's not all bad. Thursday 17 April 2008: Up to our arms in bleachfix, developer effluent, sludge, and other crap. Not a pleasant smell or a pleasant experience either. Features Nicky in a lab coat with latex gloves, so it's not all bad.

"Well come on then, do something!" Mmm, sludgy labwee. Nicky cleans the bleachfix rack Nicky cleans the bleachfix rack Splashback! Porridge Onna Stick Lots cleaner, much better!

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]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:49:57 +0000 Joel & Nicky Rowbottom Servers at Angel Court http://photos.jml.net/c1478548.html While bored and waiting for stuff to copy, I took some pics of servers. Marvel at the servers. Come on, marvel. Oh suit yourself. Friday 21 March 2008: While bored and waiting for stuff to copy, I took some pics of servers. Marvel at the servers. Come on, marvel. Oh suit yourself.

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]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:47:40 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic Office Pics http://photos.jml.net/c1460164.html Some odds and ends playing with the L11. Tuesday 12 February 2008: Some odds and ends playing with the L11.

A productive day then

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]]> Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:17:00 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic Servers at Angel Court, Leeds http://photos.jml.net/c1440528.html A few pics of the server racks powering Fotopic, primarily for our own reference but interesting nontheless. Friday 7 December 2007: A few pics of the server racks powering Fotopic, primarily for our own reference but interesting nontheless.

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]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:54:04 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic Staff Christmas Party 2007, Louie's, Wakefield http://photos.jml.net/c1424640.html The annual staff Christmas party in Wakefield, with Fotopic staff from far and wide! We started at Henry Boon's, went on to Louie's Cajun restaurant and then ended up in Fernandes Bierkeller until about 1ish. Nairn brought out a pile of glowsticks halfway through the dinner, which provided some rather amusing diversions before most of them ended up round Richie's neck. Saturday 15 December 2007: The annual staff Christmas party in Wakefield, with Fotopic staff from far and wide! We started at Henry Boon's, went on to Louie's Cajun restaurant and then ended up in Fernandes Bierkeller until about 1ish. Nairn brought out a pile of glowsticks halfway through the dinner, which provided some rather amusing diversions before most of them ended up round Richie's neck.

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]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:36:59 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Magenta Ink Splatter in the Fotopic Workshop http://photos.jml.net/c1419143.html While refilling one of the bulk ink systems, I managed to fire magenta ink at the ceiling leaving a nice blotch and most of us covered in spots of ink. These photos are from *after* we cleaned - not all the spots on my face are zits... :P Tuesday 4 December 2007: While refilling one of the bulk ink systems, I managed to fire magenta ink at the ceiling leaving a nice blotch and most of us covered in spots of ink. These photos are from *after* we cleaned - not all the spots on my face are zits... :P

The view from Joel's office window The view from Jon's office window

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]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:04:14 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Shrood at O'Donoghue's, Wakefield http://photos.jml.net/c1391989.html Neil's last day at Fotopic, which called for a celebration. Luckily Shrood were playing at O'Donoghue's which gave us a wonderful excuse to go and have some drinks while listening to the lads play some ace music. With the lighting in ODs being a bit cack, I took most of the band pics in B+W again. Friday 19 October 2007: Neil's last day at Fotopic, which called for a celebration. Luckily Shrood were playing at O'Donoghue's which gave us a wonderful excuse to go and have some drinks while listening to the lads play some ace music. With the lighting in ODs being a bit cack, I took most of the band pics in B+W again.

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]]> Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:56:03 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Around Wakefield & Back At Fotopic http://photos.jml.net/c1366022.html The Tut'n'Shive pub has closed (a former haunt in my youth) and will be demolished; the 1960s market hall will be closed early next year; the site of the new market hall is now flat and ready to be built on. I pottered in to take a few archive photos before things went up and got knocked down any more. Friday 7 September 2007: The Tut'n'Shive pub has closed (a former haunt in my youth) and will be demolished; the 1960s market hall will be closed early next year; the site of the new market hall is now flat and ready to be built on. I pottered in to take a few archive photos before things went up and got knocked down any more.

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]]> Sun, 09 Sep 2007 09:01:27 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Minilab Training At Fotopic.net http://photos.jml.net/c1338000.html Learning to use the new d-Lab.2. Thursday 5 July 2007: Learning to use the new d-Lab.2.

Patiently waiting for the first prints

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]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:07:11 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Back At The Office, Printing Clarence Pics http://photos.jml.net/c1331701.html Sunday morning was taken up with running some promo shots from the minilab, and showing Nairn how it all worked - well, once the bugger had got up to temperature, anyway. Sunday 22 July 2007: Sunday morning was taken up with running some promo shots from the minilab, and showing Nairn how it all worked - well, once the bugger had got up to temperature, anyway.

Waiting for the d-Lab to get to temperature

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]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:51:21 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Test Printing at Fotopic http://photos.jml.net/c1322715.html Sometimes you print the silliest things given the opportunity... Tuesday 10 July 2007: Sometimes you print the silliest things given the opportunity...

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]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:00:55 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic's New Agfa d.Lab 2 http://photos.jml.net/c1317724.html It's only taken us 7 years but we've finally brought printing in-house with our new Agfa d.Lab 2. Mmm, lab goodness. Tuesday 3 July 2007: It's only taken us 7 years but we've finally brought printing in-house with our new Agfa d.Lab 2. Mmm, lab goodness.

Eagerly awaiting the lab Getting their heads around Ikea furniture One Girl And Her Lab

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]]> Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:09:58 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Reorganising The Workshop http://photos.jml.net/c1295154.html Big things are afoot, and we need a big space to put a new toy. Thus, the workshop's getting a reorganisation and some stuff's going onto Freecycle. Woohoo! Monday 4 June 2007: Big things are afoot, and we need a big space to put a new toy. Thus, the workshop's getting a reorganisation and some stuff's going onto Freecycle. Woohoo!

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]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:09:05 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Moving Fotopic's Servers To Leeds http://photos.jml.net/c1256467.html Shifting almost 40 servers from London Docklands up to Leeds - not many photos (we were concentrating on working) but you get an idea of the work involved! Saturday 14 April 2007: Shifting almost 40 servers from London Docklands up to Leeds - not many photos (we were concentrating on working) but you get an idea of the work involved!

Trolley 3, with all the cabling and last bits Removing cage nuts Not quite, but almost entirely unlike tea This is... disgusting... Arriving at Leeds Flexiserv boxes reracked in Leeds Application servers and fileservers Fileservers and databases Gary carting unused stuff away No more pulling out the wrong cable The Veg in its new home

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]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:27:21 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic Office Things http://photos.jml.net/c1201760.html Doing a photo shoot for a new product, I had an excuse to wield the 10D for a bit while we were working. Monday 5 February 2007: Doing a photo shoot for a new product, I had an excuse to wield the 10D for a bit while we were working.

Three monitors - who's the designer now? Checking the cutting edge of the vinyl The first Valentine t-shirt off the press The goat watches over us.

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]]> Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:26:47 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Fotopic Staff Christmas Party 2006, Cowshed, Wakefield http://photos.jml.net/c1157841.html The annual excuse to get ratarsed, this time at Cowshed in Wakefield. We had a good showing of Fotopic staff and moderators, including Sam who came up from Tenby, and some of the London folks; finally got to bed at 3:30am full of beer and dreading the following day's hangover. Saturday 9 December 2006: The annual excuse to get ratarsed, this time at Cowshed in Wakefield. We had a good showing of Fotopic staff and moderators, including Sam who came up from Tenby, and some of the London folks; finally got to bed at 3:30am full of beer and dreading the following day's hangover.

Numnumnumnumnumnum! Joel shows off his freshly gayed hair Nicky and Stacey in hot lesbian action Fotopic Staff Do at the Cowshed Itchy nose!

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]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:18:01 +0000 Joel Rowbottom Working in the Fotopic Workshop http://photos.jml.net/c1127503.html Christmas is almost upon us - and the rush has begun! Friday 3 November 2006: Christmas is almost upon us - and the rush has begun!

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]]> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:56:39 +0000 Joel Fotopic Servers in Docklands http://photos.jml.net/c1027650.html Another server upgrade, Nicky working on the my.fotopic.net server, and an up-to-date pic of the racks. Wednesday 19 July 2006: Another server upgrade, Nicky working on the my.fotopic.net server, and an up-to-date pic of the racks.

Well, it's compiling a kernel pretty bloody quickly! I changed my first hard disk!

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