One of the issues that comes up a lot in the Pentax Talk forum is the much-lambasted topic of “exposure latitude”…. how much range from dark to light can a digital camera (the *ist-D in particular) grab compared to $other_camera_or_system. Someone posted about this again tonight and one of the responses pointed to Is slide […]
Slide Vs Negative Vs Digital Read Post »
Finally found a use for the Microsoft Security CD I got a few months back. I know that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is kinda out and wanted to give it a bit of testing before I commit my machine to it. Cautious sometimes I am. So I load up a fresh windows XP
On Windows Update, XPSP2, and Microsoft Security CD Read Post »
Because I have no life and I’m a bitter old man I found this amusing. I got some life insurance paper spam today which contained this as the second sentance: Did you know that accidents are the 3rd leading cause of death for people under the age of 65?* The * pointed out to a
Something Else to Make Fun of Read Post »
Coming home today from a fantastic salmon dinner at my parents place I had to pull off the road between Maple Ridge and Mission and snap some shots of the sun tumbling out of the sky. The road I pulled off next to had a cornfield in it which looked neat to my eye, but
Sunset Happy Fun Time Read Post »
Wow, finally…. I finished importing 8 years (1996 to 2002) of blog (journal, diary, news page, whatever…. what I had in 1996 was a blog but “blog” hadn’t been invented yet) into movable type. This has been a long and painfully boring task, as you can imagine 6 years of cutting and pasting would be.
Archives Imported! Read Post »
While working on a project for one of my contract clients I put this in a comment: # NOTE this will only work with three levels deep, no more, if they do want more then # FOR FUCKS SAKE REWRITE THIS PIECE OF SHIT TO DO IT PROPERLY YOU LAZY BASTARD! Surely a sign that
Buddy of mine messaged me this regarding Doom 3: (23:07:40) $someguy: dude (23:07:41) $someguy: doom3 (23:07:43) $someguy: way too fucking scary (23:07:49) $someguy: just playin’ now, lights off, sound up (23:07:54) $someguy: I dunno if mah nerves can take this (23:08:00) $someguy: 2 minute intervals den I gotta break Can’t say I disagree, that says
Doom 3 Is Way Too Scary Read Post »
For myself later, svnX, a subversion frontend for OS/X, thanks Dana. Anyone else know of any Mac Subversion frontends?
Subversion Frontend for OS/X Read Post »
Well, today somehow went from a great day, to a shitty day, and back again. The last couple of days (since getting back from holidays) have been great. Work was productive and flew by, things were workign properly all around. Life was good. Then today around 4pm I get a call from a salesrep saying
Good Day or Bad Day Read Post »