When I read this I realised that the lens I had with the GF-1 was not what I thought. In reality its “90-400” in 35mm SLR terms. The article says This is the traditional portrait lens focal length. However, with f/4 as the maximum aperture at 45mm, the lens can… Continue reading
All the lenses for my Canon and Minolta have Macro capability. There’s something about zoom lenses, it seems, the lends then to being able to be macro lenses without the need for an extension tube or bellows. In macro mode the zoom function now becomes a sort of focusing mechanism. … Continue reading
Last weekend I paid a visit to my friend Subash Raman. He has returned recently from a trip to California and is staying with friends in King City. Unlike Toronto where there’s a coffee bar at nearly every intersection, you really need a car to drive a few miles to… Continue reading
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/could-you-live-without-your-iphone-facebook-or-coffee/16415 Nearly 15 percent reported they would rather go without sex, and 40 percent would abstain from coffee instead of disconnecting. 18 percent wouldn’t mind forgoing their daily shower. That’s dedication to electronics. Related articles Apple to ditch iPhone YouTube app (seattlepi.com) iPhone more powerful than Curiosity Mars rover,… Continue reading
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/questionable-loyalties-the-cybersecurity-implications-of-buying-system-software-from-foreign-companies/11276 Do you trust commercial programs made in foreign nations, particularly those nations with authoritarian regimes or a history of cyberattack? Like the USA?
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/06/08/amd_palms_pcs_with_livebox_miniature_desktop/ MD is making a splash at Computex this week with its own mini PC setup, the AMD LiveBox. Powered by one of AMD’s X86-based Fusion chips, the LiveBox boasts 1GB of RAM and Radeon HD 6200 graphics. The model on display features 64GB of SSD storage, which can be… Continue reading
There’s an interesting article in this month’s ISSA journal about awareness by Gordie Stewart.. I think it can be generalized to all of education, not just adult education in technology. The mainstream approach of teaching topics regardless of what audiences already know or perceive seems an extraordinarily wasteful approach of… Continue reading
But this one http://lolcats.icanhascheezburger.com/?s=dumbass is rather good: There are days like that. There are weeks like that. I wonder about years sometimes. Related articles Lolcats: Schrödinger(icanhascheezburger.com) Lolcats: Zomkitties(icanhascheezburger.com) UK student produces 98-page dissertation on LOLCats(geek.com) The Earliest LOLCats and Other 19th-Century Animal Photography(mentalfloss.com)
Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of achieving, and where the members of society least likely to succeed are abundantly rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.… Continue reading
Someone in my condo estate doesn’t like cats. The last few newsletters have had short articles complaining that while dogs have to be kept on leashes (and no, they aren’t always) cats are allowed to roam free. The author of the article justifies this in terms dead birds around bird-feeders.… Continue reading
