DIY Identification

Flickr - create an ID, originally uploaded by rob-the-org.

This psuedo ID was created via a web/php page that someone had put together to show support for Yahoo's Flickr photo sharing service.

I just cropped one of my pictures (in this case - from my Warbird ride last March), and selected the template I wanted and the text I wanted added, clicked 'Generate' and this is what I got.

What I find is so funny/ironic/nostagic about this - is that trying to create ID's was one of the first things I remember doing on my buddy's new Mac way back when. It was an old 'Fat' Mac - with a whopping 512kb of RAM (if I remember correctly). The IDs weren't going to fool anyone who actually looked at them - and we soon moved on to making custom game pieces for wargames - but there were only so many things you can do with MacPaint in those days.

Zooming in and changing one pixel at a time - to get the letters small - but still readable.

A much simpler time ;)