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So that you can drive while Tannin thinks he is.

I hear you, Tannin. I've spent a fair amount of time on your site looking at the shots and the lenses used; there is no way I'm going to buy and carry all that gear. And I understand what you mean about getting into place, I attempted just that on some deer the other day. Hell, even getting a...

In the page titled: "Let's Get It Out of the Way: Radeon HD 3870 vs. GeForce 8800 GT" The 8800GT holds a lead in just about everything.

On Sept. 11, I went to work. In SF within eyesight of Pier 39. I actually got in an argument with security who were trying to make me leave "for my own safety". Stupid cattle.

Mine might have that problem, but it lives it's life plugged in. My ASUS UMPC might have that problem, as the last time I tried to turn it on, it was dead. But it had been sitting in my bag for over a week.

Hardcore birding, Tannin style, is something too involved for me. Based on the weight issue (good point, BTW), I'll be sticking with the 70-300/4-5.6 IS. I'd be interested to know about how far that lens is good for birds and the like.

When shooting outdoors, I think "all I can get" the correct answer to how much reach I want. When I was out hiking with the 18-55, I saw objects/birds/whatever at all distances. 95% of them were out of reach. If I was walking around with a 70-300, 50% of them might still be out of reach. But...

So I've come to the conclusion that I want more than 200mm of reach. I would LOVE the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS, but $1500 is quite a bit. That leaves me with the 300mm lenses, either one of the 4 70-300 or 2 75-300 or 100-300. And I think IS at these lengths is a must, so that leaves two of the...

Hardly, uda. I used the cruise control at 10+ for the entire drive home last night (11PM). And my 45-50 minute commute took nearly 90 minutes. Madness.

Trying to figure a way to quantify this for myself as well. Here is what I came up with. Calculations are at full-frame, because my math skills suck. 200/300/600mm lens = 12/8.2/4.1 degree diagonal angle of view At 50 yards, the field of view is 10/7.1/3.6 yards diagonal. An object 6' tall...

Trying to figure a way to quantify this for myself as well. Here is what I came up with. Calculations are at full-frame, because my math skills suck. 200/300mm lens = 12/8.2 degree diagonal angle of view At 50 yards, the field of view is 10/7.1 yards diagonal. An object 6' tall fills the...

Driving more than 45mph is "driving like a maniac"? The speed limit on these roads is 55-60mph.

Wow e_dawg, that is a pretty nasty looking image.

I can max both my cores without much trouble. HDR/Photomerge are the easiest ways to do it in my experience.

My Hebrew is very rusty, especially without any vowels.

My Gateway is sitting right here and Hibernate works very well. The one trick is that you can't choose "Hibernate" and then close the lid immediately. But it wakes up fine 95% of the time (occasionally loses resolution settings).

It was called SecondSight. Of course, you will have to put an exception in your AV software.

This is a question that I am interested in as well. My longest lens at present is 55mm, so something must be done.

Alright, I'll see if I can find it somewhere...we stopped using it when we switched to a domain.

What is the motherboard chipset and SATA chipset? You might get a BSOD right out the gate. A repair install is probably the safest way.

Wow Tannin an entire post where I agree with you! But genocide would be much easier than trying to change a "democracy".

What OS? I used to use one that worked well, but not on Vista or on Domain-connected 2000/XP machines.

A friend's husband died a number of years ago, leaving quite a bit of stuff. Everything from woodworking tools to beat-up musical instruments to magazine collections, essentially a 3-car garage full and in no sort of order. I was able to find someone to take it all, in one day. The only rule was...

That would be the problem. No one is willing to think big enough. That's OK, a mass die-off will happen sooner or later anyway.

Central California last time we met. Time to say goodbye to SCSI! The SSDs are calling you!

Isn't it worth what someone will pay for it? The fact that it was purchased for more doesn't really mean anything. In order to reduce the fees on eBay, I'd recommend selling in lots; more items per auction. The same for Craigslist as well; the idea is to get rid of it, no?

Nice post Gilbo.

Spanking? Yes, but only after I made up for getting lost with a steak dinner ;)

We went for a hike yesterday and got lost. Like 9 miles lost, 2 miles of which through knee-high marsh and scrub without trail. I didn't think Olga would survive it, but she didn't complain once until we got out. We went in at 11AM and got out just before sunset. I'll process some pictures at...

So when you get there, you aren't alone :p

What would you prefer to talk about? I've been spending the last 2 days reading up on residential heat pumps and insulation technologies...

I'm here! I'm here!

Very interesting, but not very efficient. I was considering something along those lines for indirect room lighting (compact, high lumens, high CRI). Looks like the added space of an LED array is still worth it for the power savings.

I was told that all the neat software I used to use doesn't work on the newer ones, hopefully they will/have sorted that out. I don't own an iPod at the moment, so I can't say.

Nope, and their website looks like a $10 special. I would say "what have you got to lose?" but the answer is obvious; your printer. ;)

Pet? My condolences.

I go through a lot of music, but some albums keep coming back into my regular circulation. Most prominent of this group is The Dirtchamber Sessions: Volume 1. The link is to the Wikipedia entry on it, as no other site describes it as well.

Not in any formal sense. I graduated high school with a 0.7GPA (lowest technically possible at the time, a point of misguided pride). In 11th and 12th grade I was maintaining a part-time job doing circuit design, analysis and prototyping. I switched my focus to computers when I moved out, and...

Broken for me as well.

Mine weren't quite as understanding. The rule was simple and very black and white. If I did what they wanted me to do then they would do what they could (not much). If I decided to go against their advice, I was on my own. After our "talk" about college, I was out on my own in less than 2 weeks...

A little bit of all of them. If I had gone to college I would have received some support, but not enough to live off. I really didn't want to go to school after what my HS was like.

So what do you use now, Lunar? My concern is that I like large format prints. 12" is about the smallest dimension that I'll want. This means that all the printers are really expensive. I have a great picture printed on canvas in my dining room, about 24"x40".

Unfortunately, this is part of a larger sign that Merc brought up a while ago; they've decided to go the budget route, and compete directly with HP/Compaq, Toshiba, and Gateway on price. Meaning their build quality will be equally poor. I suspect there is room in the market for someone to take...

Interesting review. If I were to buy a photo printer, that would likely be it. However, having easy access to good prints from places online and nearby stores makes it a silly proposition. I ordered some 12"x56" panoramas the other day for $20 each, and I'm excited to see how they turn out...

Crucial > Kingston > * > Wintec But: The Wintec is DDR800. Though I bet the Crucial could easily handle 800 speeds.

(slightly OT): This is a problem I consistently have with every Brother printer. Add them to your crap list (HP, Lexmark, Brother).

This is the most important thing. It's fine that not charing completely or discharging completely aren't optimal, the question is: how tolerant are the batteries to this kind of treatment? Will they die 25% sooner? 50%? Worrying about batteries is not high on my list.

(The Cake is a Lie!)

I noticed that in another thread and was about to dig up the "milestones" thread, although this is a fine place for it. Congrats Bozo!

Dude....awesome. See you in about 18 years ;)