Re: New guy, Introduction

[Christine Aguila]

Thanks, Stan.  He says hi.  Cheers, Christine


- Original Message - 
From: "Stan Halpin" 

To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: New guy, Introduction



Hmm, looks like a used book store...  ;-)
Nice shot of Darrel BTW.

stan

On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Larry:  Welcome to the list!  I'm from the Land of Corrupt Govs,  who 
love to watch westerns, but I'm also from the Land of New  Presidents as 
well. Frankly, I'll drink anything, and, like you,  we're into book porn 
at our house as well. Catch a quickie of a  corner of our living room, 
but all corners in all rooms look pretty  much like this.  That's my 
husband looking for a quickie ;-).


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8549841
Cheers, Christine



- Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" 
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:56 AM
Subject: New guy, Introduction



Howdy folks,

I joined the list this afternoon, after meeting John Francis at a
photo-meetup lunch I instigated. Some of you may know me as  "ellarsee"
on the dpreview pentax forum. Ellarsee is just a funny way of  spelling
LRC, my initials (and part of my destiny to be an Electrical  Engineer,
but I digress, often).

My involvement with photography seems to be a very common profile. In
1973, when I was 12, Dad got a Spotmatic II and taught me some of the
basics. I'd frequently play with the camera, setting up shots,
exposure etc. but rarely actually taking any shots. Someplace,  there's
a print of my first photograph, but I haven't seen it in a while. The
following summer, I took photography in summer school and learned the
basics of darkroom work. My first camera was an Argus C3, which I
still have. That September I got a used Minolta SRT-101. Sometime
around then, Dad and I set up a darkroom which I spent a lot of time
in over the next several years, until my folks got divorced and Mom
rented out the downstairs apartment.

I had intermittent darkroom access in college, but after I lost  access
to a darkroom, photography became something I did, but not
seriously. Lest this post rival a Norse saga in length, I'll skip
forward to November 2007 when I bought my K100D super. I almost got a
Nikon D40 but when I found out about the Pentax, came to the
conclusion that even if Pentax didn't have any offerings at the top
end, what they did offer gave a lot more for the money than Nikon.  I'm
afraid that I've never shot a Canon SLR that "felt good in my
hands". The plan was that the K100 and kitlens should be enough to
last me a couple years until the performance that I wanted was
"affordable". My favorite lens on 35 had been the Vivitar 28-105 and
the kit lens was not too far from the equivalent range.

One of my key reasons for getting a DSLR rather than replacing my
stolen FZ50 was low light performance. The following weekend, I
determined that the kit lens just simply was not fast enough. Cutting
to the chase, the next week I spent more than I had on my camera and
kit lens on an FA 31 limited.

The past year has been a pretty typical one of spending stupid  amounts
of money on toys. A few very nice lenses, and quite a few inexpensive
used ones. My latest gear acquisition is a katzeye focusing screen
which to someone who grew up with manual focus, is like growning an
arm back. When I'm not exhibiting fiscal irresponsibility, I'm  working
on the theory that the best way to learn from your mistakes is to  make
sure that you make a lot of them. So, I've been shooting a lot of
photos, basically whenever I can find a few minutes to play with my
camera, and 40,000 frames later probably have almost a dozen that I
don't need to ashamed of.

I've been posting pictures on my flickr account:
http://flickr.com/ellarsee

Since I do a lot of blues dancing ( http://fridaynightblues.com ) and
nobody else has much luck shooting dancers in the ridiculously low
light environment, I've been working on that, experimenting with both
IR flash with my K100 and an FZ20 I had converted to IR.

I tend to keep my 18-250 on the camera as my "Ready for anything
lens", but when I can I prefer to shoot with a prime. I'm currently
toying with getting a DA40 to see how close to a "carry in a coat
pocket" sized camera I can get. I've also toyed with the idea of the
43 or the 21, but while the 40 is just over my threshold of financial
pain, the other two are quite a bit over.

I was wondering if anyone in the San Jose/Santa Cruz/Bay Area had any
of those lenses and would be interested in getting together so I  could
try them out before spending money on one.

Another Pentax related question is that I have a friend who lives in
Sacramento who is very interested in the K2000, but who would much
rather try one out before buying it.  Does anyone know of any stores
in her area where she could check one out?

  Larry


--
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Larry Cole

Re: New guy, Introduction

[Christine Aguila]

From: "Larry Colen" 




What part of the state? I've got a couple of net.friends in C-U.


about 20 minutes west of Foster Beach, 25 minutes northwest of Wrigley 
Field--the northside of Chicago.




Nice shot.  I could see books and bookshelves as a fun theme for
photos.

#
# http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8549841

I showed that to Zab, my girlfriend, and she made very appreciative
noises.



Thanks--and tell Zab librarians are my heroes :-).  Cheers, Christine 




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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2009 10:14:52 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
sdlovel...@gmail.com writes:
Most recent version was  March 11th, 2005.  It now resides  at
http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=47

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Looks pretty darn good, Scott.  Thanks.

I presume those pages are by you.

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Re: OT: power adapters for Mac laptops

[Joseph McAllister]

This will tell you everything you wish to know about the software.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2191

This will tell you about the power adaptors in general:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1981

This about them specifically:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1565

Discussion about the two adaptors:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1335235

Intel based computer adaptors:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2346

On Jan 28, 2009, at 19:29 , Stan Halpin wrote:


This goes under the heading of "you learn something new every day."

We have a bunch of Mac laptops in our household. My Powerbook G4 550  
MHz I bought used many years ago, a Powerbook G4 1GHz that is for  
when I travel on business, my wife's iBook 667MHz bought used many  
years ago, an iBook G4 1GHz I just bought used on eBay, my wife's  
MacBook we bought last summer to replace the iBook, and a MacBook  
Pro which is my main work machine. (Plus an old Snow iMac CRT and a  
2-year old iMac LCD.)


When I got the new used iBook G4 it had minimal memory and smallish  
hard drive. So I upgraded both. BTW, the iBook is a real project to  
disassemble and reassemble, but after four times I got it right. In  
the process of researching the memory and drive upgrades, I came  
across a note about the power adapter.


The office Powerbook G4 is going back to the office for recycling,  
the older iBook and my Powerbook G4 go to eBay soon. You know the  
nice little box-shaped power adapter with built in "cord  
management"? It turns out that there are at least four different  
models that all look identical. Not counting the newer mag-safe  
versions. I have used them all interchangeably, and dumped unused  
ones in a drawer. So I spent several hours last night trying to  
figure out which model went with which laptop so that I could  
provide the Original adapter with each laptop when I sell them on  
eBay or turn the one into the office. I am not sure it matters. but  
it does seem that there was probably a reason why some came with a  
65W vs. a 45W version. Now that I have that more or less figured  
out, it is on to the question of which system discs came with which  
machine...


If it were warmer I would be out taking pictures instead. Or maybe I  
should get a life?


Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com

http://gallery.me.com/jomac
http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html





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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Scott Loveless]

Cleaned it up a bit and made some minor changes.  Should be
presentable at this point.

On 1/29/09, Scott Loveless  wrote:
> On 1/28/09, Tony  wrote:
>
>  > Anyone checked web.archive.org to see if the original site/link was
>  >  archived? I don't know the original link (someone mentioned the original
>  >  ISP going south).
>
>
> Most recent version was March 11th, 2005.  It now resides at
>  http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=47
>
>
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>  http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/
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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

[John Francis]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:13:08PM -0500, Allison Trueman wrote:
>>
> I really like that the cat is watching the birds. Mine chirps at them,  
> which is just funny.
>
> Allison

Most cats do.  There's a special sort of noise that cats make when
they are watching birds just outside the window - a kind of click
or chirrup.  I don't know why they do that, but it's a noise that
I have come to know well.


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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Larry Colen]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:15:35PM -0600, Christine  Aguila wrote:
# Hi Larry:  Welcome to the list!  I'm from the Land of Corrupt Govs, who 

Isn't that a prerequisite for the job?

# love to watch westerns, but I'm also from the Land of New Presidents as 

What part of the state? I've got a couple of net.friends in C-U.

# well. Frankly, I'll drink anything, and, like you, we're into book porn at 
# our house as well. Catch a quickie of a corner of our living room, but all 
# corners in all rooms look pretty much like this.  That's my husband looking 
# for a quickie ;-).

Nice shot.  I could see books and bookshelves as a fun theme for
photos.

# 
# http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8549841

I showed that to Zab, my girlfriend, and she made very appreciative
noises.



# Cheers, Christine
# 
# 
# 
# - Original Message - 
# From: "Larry Colen" 
# To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
# Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:56 AM
# Subject: New guy, Introduction
# 
# 
# >Howdy folks,
# >
# >I joined the list this afternoon, after meeting John Francis at a
# >photo-meetup lunch I instigated. Some of you may know me as "ellarsee"
# >on the dpreview pentax forum. Ellarsee is just a funny way of spelling
# >LRC, my initials (and part of my destiny to be an Electrical Engineer,
# >but I digress, often).
# >
# >My involvement with photography seems to be a very common profile. In
# >1973, when I was 12, Dad got a Spotmatic II and taught me some of the
# >basics. I'd frequently play with the camera, setting up shots,
# >exposure etc. but rarely actually taking any shots. Someplace, there's
# >a print of my first photograph, but I haven't seen it in a while. The
# >following summer, I took photography in summer school and learned the
# >basics of darkroom work. My first camera was an Argus C3, which I
# >still have. That September I got a used Minolta SRT-101. Sometime
# >around then, Dad and I set up a darkroom which I spent a lot of time
# >in over the next several years, until my folks got divorced and Mom
# >rented out the downstairs apartment.
# >
# >I had intermittent darkroom access in college, but after I lost access
# >to a darkroom, photography became something I did, but not
# >seriously. Lest this post rival a Norse saga in length, I'll skip
# >forward to November 2007 when I bought my K100D super. I almost got a
# >Nikon D40 but when I found out about the Pentax, came to the
# >conclusion that even if Pentax didn't have any offerings at the top
# >end, what they did offer gave a lot more for the money than Nikon. I'm
# >afraid that I've never shot a Canon SLR that "felt good in my
# >hands". The plan was that the K100 and kitlens should be enough to
# >last me a couple years until the performance that I wanted was
# >"affordable". My favorite lens on 35 had been the Vivitar 28-105 and
# >the kit lens was not too far from the equivalent range.
# >
# >One of my key reasons for getting a DSLR rather than replacing my
# >stolen FZ50 was low light performance. The following weekend, I
# >determined that the kit lens just simply was not fast enough. Cutting
# >to the chase, the next week I spent more than I had on my camera and
# >kit lens on an FA 31 limited.
# >
# >The past year has been a pretty typical one of spending stupid amounts
# >of money on toys. A few very nice lenses, and quite a few inexpensive
# >used ones. My latest gear acquisition is a katzeye focusing screen
# >which to someone who grew up with manual focus, is like growning an
# >arm back. When I'm not exhibiting fiscal irresponsibility, I'm working
# >on the theory that the best way to learn from your mistakes is to make
# >sure that you make a lot of them. So, I've been shooting a lot of
# >photos, basically whenever I can find a few minutes to play with my
# >camera, and 40,000 frames later probably have almost a dozen that I
# >don't need to ashamed of.
# >
# >I've been posting pictures on my flickr account:
# >http://flickr.com/ellarsee
# >
# >Since I do a lot of blues dancing ( http://fridaynightblues.com ) and
# >nobody else has much luck shooting dancers in the ridiculously low
# >light environment, I've been working on that, experimenting with both
# >IR flash with my K100 and an FZ20 I had converted to IR.
# >
# >I tend to keep my 18-250 on the camera as my "Ready for anything
# >lens", but when I can I prefer to shoot with a prime. I'm currently
# >toying with getting a DA40 to see how close to a "carry in a coat
# >pocket" sized camera I can get. I've also toyed with the idea of the
# >43 or the 21, but while the 40 is just over my threshold of financial
# >pain, the other two are quite a bit over.
# >
# >I was wondering if anyone in the San Jose/Santa Cruz/Bay Area had any
# >of those lenses and would be interested in getting together so I could
# >try them out before spending money on one.
# >
# >Another Pentax related question is that I have a friend who lives in
# >Sacramento who is very interested in the K2000, b

Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Scott Loveless]

On 1/28/09, Tony  wrote:

> Anyone checked web.archive.org to see if the original site/link was
>  archived? I don't know the original link (someone mentioned the original
>  ISP going south).

Most recent version was March 11th, 2005.  It now resides at
http://pdmlpug.org/?page_id=47

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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Stan Halpin]

Hmm, looks like a used book store...  ;-)
Nice shot of Darrel BTW.

stan

On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Hi Larry:  Welcome to the list!  I'm from the Land of Corrupt Govs,  
who love to watch westerns, but I'm also from the Land of New  
Presidents as well. Frankly, I'll drink anything, and, like you,  
we're into book porn at our house as well. Catch a quickie of a  
corner of our living room, but all corners in all rooms look pretty  
much like this.  That's my husband looking for a quickie ;-).


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8549841
Cheers, Christine



- Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" 
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:56 AM
Subject: New guy, Introduction



Howdy folks,

I joined the list this afternoon, after meeting John Francis at a
photo-meetup lunch I instigated. Some of you may know me as  
"ellarsee"
on the dpreview pentax forum. Ellarsee is just a funny way of  
spelling
LRC, my initials (and part of my destiny to be an Electrical  
Engineer,

but I digress, often).

My involvement with photography seems to be a very common profile. In
1973, when I was 12, Dad got a Spotmatic II and taught me some of the
basics. I'd frequently play with the camera, setting up shots,
exposure etc. but rarely actually taking any shots. Someplace,  
there's

a print of my first photograph, but I haven't seen it in a while. The
following summer, I took photography in summer school and learned the
basics of darkroom work. My first camera was an Argus C3, which I
still have. That September I got a used Minolta SRT-101. Sometime
around then, Dad and I set up a darkroom which I spent a lot of time
in over the next several years, until my folks got divorced and Mom
rented out the downstairs apartment.

I had intermittent darkroom access in college, but after I lost  
access

to a darkroom, photography became something I did, but not
seriously. Lest this post rival a Norse saga in length, I'll skip
forward to November 2007 when I bought my K100D super. I almost got a
Nikon D40 but when I found out about the Pentax, came to the
conclusion that even if Pentax didn't have any offerings at the top
end, what they did offer gave a lot more for the money than Nikon.  
I'm

afraid that I've never shot a Canon SLR that "felt good in my
hands". The plan was that the K100 and kitlens should be enough to
last me a couple years until the performance that I wanted was
"affordable". My favorite lens on 35 had been the Vivitar 28-105 and
the kit lens was not too far from the equivalent range.

One of my key reasons for getting a DSLR rather than replacing my
stolen FZ50 was low light performance. The following weekend, I
determined that the kit lens just simply was not fast enough. Cutting
to the chase, the next week I spent more than I had on my camera and
kit lens on an FA 31 limited.

The past year has been a pretty typical one of spending stupid  
amounts

of money on toys. A few very nice lenses, and quite a few inexpensive
used ones. My latest gear acquisition is a katzeye focusing screen
which to someone who grew up with manual focus, is like growning an
arm back. When I'm not exhibiting fiscal irresponsibility, I'm  
working
on the theory that the best way to learn from your mistakes is to  
make

sure that you make a lot of them. So, I've been shooting a lot of
photos, basically whenever I can find a few minutes to play with my
camera, and 40,000 frames later probably have almost a dozen that I
don't need to ashamed of.

I've been posting pictures on my flickr account:
http://flickr.com/ellarsee

Since I do a lot of blues dancing ( http://fridaynightblues.com ) and
nobody else has much luck shooting dancers in the ridiculously low
light environment, I've been working on that, experimenting with both
IR flash with my K100 and an FZ20 I had converted to IR.

I tend to keep my 18-250 on the camera as my "Ready for anything
lens", but when I can I prefer to shoot with a prime. I'm currently
toying with getting a DA40 to see how close to a "carry in a coat
pocket" sized camera I can get. I've also toyed with the idea of the
43 or the 21, but while the 40 is just over my threshold of financial
pain, the other two are quite a bit over.

I was wondering if anyone in the San Jose/Santa Cruz/Bay Area had any
of those lenses and would be interested in getting together so I  
could

try them out before spending money on one.

Another Pentax related question is that I have a friend who lives in
Sacramento who is very interested in the K2000, but who would much
rather try one out before buying it.  Does anyone know of any stores
in her area where she could check one out?

  Larry


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RE: OT - website video test

[Anthony Farr]

> 
> Thanks Marnie. In the non-editorial world, what the client wants, the
> client gets!!!
> The script went through 3 drafts.
> 

A rhyme from the world of advertising goes:

If the client moans and sighs
Make his logo twice the size.
If he still should prove refractory
Show a picture of the factory.
Only in the direst cases
Should you show the clients' faces.

If we count the caryard as his factory, and equate frequent repetition of
his name with increasing his logo's size, then I reckon this video ticks all
the boxes.  Typical of local businesses, really.

The video is good with me, Cotty (WinXP and Google Chrome).  I thought the
stuttering was at my end, but a frame that small should stream smoothly on
my standard ADSL connection so I guess its your server as others have
pointed out.  When I let it download ahead of playing it was faultless.

Regards, Anthony

> -Original Message-
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Cotty
> Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2009 11:00 AM
> To: pentax list
> Subject: Re: OT - website video test
> 
> On 28/1/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
> >
> >Re video  production:  think it could be a bit shorter, think the name
James
> >French  dot com was repeated a few too many times in script (how many?
> just a
> >bit too  many -- I got annoyed enough hearing it over and over that I
> >ended up
> >not  wanting to listen to the end -- if it hadn't been you I wouldn't
have
> >--- 6  times would be enough, more than 8 or 10 is too much), and he
looks
> >really  uncomfortable on screen in person. :-)
> 
> Thanks Marnie. In the non-editorial world, what the client wants, the
> client gets!!!
> The script went through 3 drafts.
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty
> 


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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[ann sanfedele]

I wrote him - will advise :-)

ann

eactiv...@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 1/28/2009 7:26:00 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
allarou...@earthlink.net writes:

He was as of the 14th  - according to his blog.

http://graywolfphoto.com/journal/

He's  gone back to school and is taking a Professional Writing  class.

-p

===
Aha. And he still has links to lots of  PDMLer sites, Ann, Cotty, etc.

I just figured he was gone because he got  fed up with us. :-) Or lost his 
Internet connection (obviously not). Probably  just busy with other things.


Wonder if someone else could take over the  mini-FAQ? Graywolf didn't update 
it all that often, just posted the link to the  list about monthly.


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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Christine Aguila]

Hi Larry:  Welcome to the list!  I'm from the Land of Corrupt Govs, who love 
to watch westerns, but I'm also from the Land of New Presidents as well. 
Frankly, I'll drink anything, and, like you, we're into book porn at our 
house as well. Catch a quickie of a corner of our living room, but all 
corners in all rooms look pretty much like this.  That's my husband looking 
for a quickie ;-).


http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8549841
Cheers, Christine



- Original Message - 
From: "Larry Colen" 

To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:56 AM
Subject: New guy, Introduction



Howdy folks,

I joined the list this afternoon, after meeting John Francis at a
photo-meetup lunch I instigated. Some of you may know me as "ellarsee"
on the dpreview pentax forum. Ellarsee is just a funny way of spelling
LRC, my initials (and part of my destiny to be an Electrical Engineer,
but I digress, often).

My involvement with photography seems to be a very common profile. In
1973, when I was 12, Dad got a Spotmatic II and taught me some of the
basics. I'd frequently play with the camera, setting up shots,
exposure etc. but rarely actually taking any shots. Someplace, there's
a print of my first photograph, but I haven't seen it in a while. The
following summer, I took photography in summer school and learned the
basics of darkroom work. My first camera was an Argus C3, which I
still have. That September I got a used Minolta SRT-101. Sometime
around then, Dad and I set up a darkroom which I spent a lot of time
in over the next several years, until my folks got divorced and Mom
rented out the downstairs apartment.

I had intermittent darkroom access in college, but after I lost access
to a darkroom, photography became something I did, but not
seriously. Lest this post rival a Norse saga in length, I'll skip
forward to November 2007 when I bought my K100D super. I almost got a
Nikon D40 but when I found out about the Pentax, came to the
conclusion that even if Pentax didn't have any offerings at the top
end, what they did offer gave a lot more for the money than Nikon. I'm
afraid that I've never shot a Canon SLR that "felt good in my
hands". The plan was that the K100 and kitlens should be enough to
last me a couple years until the performance that I wanted was
"affordable". My favorite lens on 35 had been the Vivitar 28-105 and
the kit lens was not too far from the equivalent range.

One of my key reasons for getting a DSLR rather than replacing my
stolen FZ50 was low light performance. The following weekend, I
determined that the kit lens just simply was not fast enough. Cutting
to the chase, the next week I spent more than I had on my camera and
kit lens on an FA 31 limited.

The past year has been a pretty typical one of spending stupid amounts
of money on toys. A few very nice lenses, and quite a few inexpensive
used ones. My latest gear acquisition is a katzeye focusing screen
which to someone who grew up with manual focus, is like growning an
arm back. When I'm not exhibiting fiscal irresponsibility, I'm working
on the theory that the best way to learn from your mistakes is to make
sure that you make a lot of them. So, I've been shooting a lot of
photos, basically whenever I can find a few minutes to play with my
camera, and 40,000 frames later probably have almost a dozen that I
don't need to ashamed of.

I've been posting pictures on my flickr account:
http://flickr.com/ellarsee

Since I do a lot of blues dancing ( http://fridaynightblues.com ) and
nobody else has much luck shooting dancers in the ridiculously low
light environment, I've been working on that, experimenting with both
IR flash with my K100 and an FZ20 I had converted to IR.

I tend to keep my 18-250 on the camera as my "Ready for anything
lens", but when I can I prefer to shoot with a prime. I'm currently
toying with getting a DA40 to see how close to a "carry in a coat
pocket" sized camera I can get. I've also toyed with the idea of the
43 or the 21, but while the 40 is just over my threshold of financial
pain, the other two are quite a bit over.

I was wondering if anyone in the San Jose/Santa Cruz/Bay Area had any
of those lenses and would be interested in getting together so I could
try them out before spending money on one.

Another Pentax related question is that I have a friend who lives in
Sacramento who is very interested in the K2000, but who would much
rather try one out before buying it.  Does anyone know of any stores
in her area where she could check one out?

  Larry


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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Tony]

On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 22:30 -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/28/2009 7:26:00 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
> allarou...@earthlink.net writes:
> He was as of the 14th  - according to his blog.
> 
> http://graywolfphoto.com/journal/
> 
> He's  gone back to school and is taking a Professional Writing  class.
> 
> -p
> 
> ===
> Aha. And he still has links to lots of  PDMLer sites, Ann, Cotty, etc.
> 
> I just figured he was gone because he got  fed up with us. :-) Or lost his 
> Internet connection (obviously not). Probably  just busy with other things.
> 
> Wonder if someone else could take over the  mini-FAQ? Graywolf didn't update 
> it all that often, just posted the link to the  list about monthly.
> 
> Marnie aka Doe  :-)
> 

Anyone checked web.archive.org to see if the original site/link was
archived? I don't know the original link (someone mentioned the original
ISP going south).


Tony


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Re: OT: power adapters for Mac laptops

[Paul Stenquist]

Some of the power adapters are not interchangeable. I had several as  
well and found that while one would run an i-book of different  
vintage, it wouldn't charge the battery. So some caution is a good  
thing.

Paul
On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:29 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:


This goes under the heading of "you learn something new every day."

We have a bunch of Mac laptops in our household. My Powerbook G4 550  
MHz I bought used many years ago, a Powerbook G4 1GHz that is for  
when I travel on business, my wife's iBook 667MHz bought used many  
years ago, an iBook G4 1GHz I just bought used on eBay, my wife's  
MacBook we bought last summer to replace the iBook, and a MacBook  
Pro which is my main work machine. (Plus an old Snow iMac CRT and a  
2-year old iMac LCD.)


When I got the new used iBook G4 it had minimal memory and smallish  
hard drive. So I upgraded both. BTW, the iBook is a real project to  
disassemble and reassemble, but after four times I got it right. In  
the process of researching the memory and drive upgrades, I came  
across a note about the power adapter.


The office Powerbook G4 is going back to the office for recycling,  
the older iBook and my Powerbook G4 go to eBay soon. You know the  
nice little box-shaped power adapter with built in "cord  
management"? It turns out that there are at least four different  
models that all look identical. Not counting the newer mag-safe  
versions. I have used them all interchangeably, and dumped unused  
ones in a drawer. So I spent several hours last night trying to  
figure out which model went with which laptop so that I could  
provide the Original adapter with each laptop when I sell them on  
eBay or turn the one into the office. I am not sure it matters. but  
it does seem that there was probably a reason why some came with a  
65W vs. a 45W version. Now that I have that more or less figured  
out, it is on to the question of which system discs came with which  
machine...


If it were warmer I would be out taking pictures instead. Or maybe I  
should get a life?


stan

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Re: OT - website video test

[Christine Aguila]

- Original Message - 
From: "Cotty" 

To: "pentax list" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: OT - website video test




- With both browsers, playback starts before sufficient data is
downloaded to provide smooth play ... the playback catches up with the
data transmission within about 8 to 10 seconds, then it stutters along
stopping and starting as enough data comes in. I adjusted the
Quicktime cache up to 1000Mbyte, no difference. I also tested whether
the SafariBlock 'ad blocker' software was influencing the playback by
disabling it and re-starting with a fresh connection ... no difference.



Hi Cotty:  The above happened to me too only with Explorer 7, but I just 
want to say that my IP does act up sometimes, so it could be that.  Good 
luck with the branching out!  Piece looks great.  No doubt you'll do well! 
Big cheers, Christine 




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Re: Toby

[Christine Aguila]

Hi Derby:  Big congrats to the family--which is clearly a growing & handsome 
family.  Cheers, Christine



- Original Message - 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:30 AM
Subject: GESO: Toby




I have a shiny new nephew today. Likes his slumber, he does.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_01/09_01_toby/index.htm

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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2009 7:26:00 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
allarou...@earthlink.net writes:
He was as of the 14th  - according to his blog.

http://graywolfphoto.com/journal/

He's  gone back to school and is taking a Professional Writing  class.

-p

===
Aha. And he still has links to lots of  PDMLer sites, Ann, Cotty, etc.

I just figured he was gone because he got  fed up with us. :-) Or lost his 
Internet connection (obviously not). Probably  just busy with other things.

Wonder if someone else could take over the  mini-FAQ? Graywolf didn't update 
it all that often, just posted the link to the  list about monthly.

Marnie aka Doe  :-)

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OT: power adapters for Mac laptops

[Stan Halpin]

This goes under the heading of "you learn something new every day."

We have a bunch of Mac laptops in our household. My Powerbook G4 550  
MHz I bought used many years ago, a Powerbook G4 1GHz that is for  
when I travel on business, my wife's iBook 667MHz bought used many  
years ago, an iBook G4 1GHz I just bought used on eBay, my wife's  
MacBook we bought last summer to replace the iBook, and a MacBook Pro  
which is my main work machine. (Plus an old Snow iMac CRT and a 2- 
year old iMac LCD.)


When I got the new used iBook G4 it had minimal memory and smallish  
hard drive. So I upgraded both. BTW, the iBook is a real project to  
disassemble and reassemble, but after four times I got it right. In  
the process of researching the memory and drive upgrades, I came  
across a note about the power adapter.


The office Powerbook G4 is going back to the office for recycling,  
the older iBook and my Powerbook G4 go to eBay soon. You know the  
nice little box-shaped power adapter with built in "cord management"?  
It turns out that there are at least four different models that all  
look identical. Not counting the newer mag-safe versions. I have used  
them all interchangeably, and dumped unused ones in a drawer. So I  
spent several hours last night trying to figure out which model went  
with which laptop so that I could provide the Original adapter with  
each laptop when I sell them on eBay or turn the one into the office.  
I am not sure it matters. but it does seem that there was probably a  
reason why some came with a 65W vs. a 45W version. Now that I have  
that more or less figured out, it is on to the question of which  
system discs came with which machine...


If it were warmer I would be out taking pictures instead. Or maybe I  
should get a life?


stan

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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Paul Sorenson]

He was as of the 14th - according to his blog.

http://graywolfphoto.com/journal/

He's gone back to school and is taking a Professional Writing class.

-p

eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 1/28/2009 5:11:24 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
l...@red4est.com writes:

Doug sent me a link  to:
http://pdmlpug.org/

which has a link to the  mini-faq
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html

which is  404

==
Yes.

Where is Graywolf? Is he, cough, still  alive?

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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[Tony]

On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 22:07 -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
> I'm wondering about those AcerOne minis - one of best mini screens I've 
> seen so far.
> 
> Spent years with a 486 Compaq Contura Aero, that had a space into ny 
> camera bag. No problem with large screens, if they're not going 
> everywhere with me.
> 
> LF
> 
> Adam Maas escreveu:
> > My main carry machine is a 5.6" (Fujitsu Lifebook U810 mini-tablet.
> > Killer little machine for light use)
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Luiz Felipe  
> > wrote:
> >   
> >> ...and I'm looking for a 10" or under model as my 12" is too heavy at the
> >> end of the day...
> >>
> >> LF - and no comments about age! ;-)
> >>
> >> 

Yep - at 17" and roughly 10lbs with battery, svelte it ain't!

I've been eyeballing one of those used Fujitsu P1120's on fleaBay.
Usually available for WELL under $200, with a touchscreen and a 40GB
drive, they look nice for a netbook-type small lappie for surfing and
carrying with you ultra-portable.

Mebbe one day...

HP has that TX2500z series notebook/tablet - gonna get one later this
year for my wife for school. It's the style that the notebook LCD panel
lifts up, rotates 180 degrees, then flips back down for use as a tablet,
but can still be used as a notebook.

There's going to be a whole new generation of CPU's coming out from
Intel and AMD by Q2 and Q3, including even quad-core mobile CPU's.
Should be an interesting year in the mobile computing sector.

Tony


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Re: PESO: Colorful

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In a message dated 1/27/2009 6:56:01 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
hamlerwal...@gmail.com  writes:
http://walthamler.smugmug.com/gallery/7175892_fhzk3#463141200_SS8XJ-L-LB

The  Childrens building of our church. The colors were thought to be
horrible at  first but now they have grown on us!

Walt


Whoa. I  doubt that would ever grow on me.

(And if it did, I'd be trying to get it  off.)

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Re: Looking for the FAQ

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Doug sent me a link  to:
http://pdmlpug.org/

which has a link to the  mini-faq
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html

which is  404

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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

[Allison Trueman]

I really like that the cat is watching the birds. Mine chirps at them,  
which is just funny.


Allison




Message: 3
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:44:01 -0500
From: David J Brooks 
Subject: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow
To: Pentax Discuss , Barbara Brooks
, Harry Bolton , Yvette Huber
,  Sarah Bedford-James 
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Like Frank has mentioned, we are getting a day of snow here. City
seems to be getting less than us, but I blame that on their mayor.:-)

Any way, put the Sigma 300 F4 APO on the K10D (sr on)and shot these at
lunch time.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548431
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548437
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548440

We normally have 8-10 feeders out in the back during summer, but move
3-4 out front in the winter, and store the rest.
Have to have the cat look forward to something.:-)

The garlic pot is just that, a pot with garlic.
I have a dozen or so in the garden, but had a few bulbs left over and
put them in a few of those maple syrup buckets is have, as a just in
case.
These are around 24" high.

Comments welcome.

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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[Paul Sorenson]

I can vouch for the AcerOne as a nice carry around.  Comes with 1 gig 
ram, 120 or 160 mb HDD, set up for 10/100 ethernet and wireless b/g and 
XP Home...three USB ports and two SD card slots.  The down side is the 
battery is only good for about 2 hours, but it does come with an AC 
adapter/charger.  A nice little machine for 350USD.


-p

Luiz Felipe wrote:
I'm wondering about those AcerOne minis - one of best mini screens I've 
seen so far.


Spent years with a 486 Compaq Contura Aero, that had a space into ny 
camera bag. No problem with large screens, if they're not going 
everywhere with me.


LF

Adam Maas escreveu:

My main carry machine is a 5.6" (Fujitsu Lifebook U810 mini-tablet.
Killer little machine for light use)

-Adam

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Luiz Felipe 
 wrote:
 
...and I'm looking for a 10" or under model as my 12" is too heavy at 
the

end of the day...

LF - and no comments about age! ;-)

tonym escreveu:
   

I just saw these became available again, and I can recommend it, as I
purchased one in September.


http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4090488&CatId=17 



These are the 17" Gateway P-FX series, as long as you can handle a
17"-sized notebook, it is a pretty good deal. Comes with a T5550 
1.86gHz
cpu, 4Gb RAM, 320GB hard disk, bluetooth, eSata, SD/MMC/MS/xD slot, 
802.11g

WiFi, HDMI output, 1440x900 LCD, and to top it all off, has an Nvidia
GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB video card, which is OUTSTANDING speed and 
power in

a lappie. CPU can (and has been) upgraded by other up the the Extreme
X7800/X7900/X9000 which are about the most powerful Core2Duo-class 
CPU's

around.

When Best Buy sold these new, they were $1599 or so in the store, and
these are nearly half-price as refurbs. Mine has been going strong for
almost 5 months, no issues. you can get an extended warranty at
squaretrade.com if refurbs make you nervous, for around $100-150 for 1
additional year, or Tiger/CompUSA might even offer one.

It also has the capability to hold a SECOND hard disk internally, 
which I

added to mine.

Just a suggestion, as I have no connection with Tiger Direct, 
CompUSA, nor
Gateway, other than having bought one of these, and loving the heck 
out of

it. If you have a Microsoft live.com cashback account, navigate through
search.live.com/cashback to the laptop at tigerdriect.com and that 
gets you

another 5% off - I purchased mine with 10% cashback back in September.

There's more info available at notebookreviews.com forums, which is 
how I
originally foudn out. Search there for "P-6860FX" and you'll find 
out info
on the lappie, and what upgrades folks have done, even up to 
swapping out

the LCD panel for 1920x1200 panels.

If anyone is interested and wants more info, or detailed pictures of 
mine,
feel free to let me know. The neat thing, is that most of the 
components
(RAM, WiFi, CPU, HDD's) are EASILY swappable via compartments on the 
bottom
- laptop disassembly is NOT required - simple screw-in trap doors, 
including

the CPU!

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Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 4:20:24 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
supera1...@fastmail.fm writes:
G'day  all

Another one from Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour.  This is  about a
two-thirds crop to eliminate an untidy wire fence in the  background.


http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/118084/Pistons_and_Gears.html


Comments  appreciated.


Cheers

Brian



Interesting.  Would have been better with softer light (overcast). Post 
processing I'd  probably darken hightlights and play with contrast a bit.

But well  seen.

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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 2:31:11 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
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Marnie,
Yes, I do  like it.  Nice design and execution.  Special, creative  view...
Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: Lightstation...

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 4:55:12 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
webste...@mindspring.com  writes:


I'm  not sure this works at web size, but why the heck not.

Equipment: Pentax  *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.

As usual comments are  welcome but may be totally ignored.

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I'd like it better, Peter, if  the focus was in the front, rather than in the 
back by the bushes on the  horizon.

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Re: OT - website video test

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 4:00:51 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
cotty...@mac.com writes:
Thanks Marnie. In the  non-editorial world, what the client wants, the
client gets!!!
The script  went through 3 drafts.

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Not surprised. Sort of thought so. A real advertising  person would have 
advised against it. 

Marnie aka Doe ;-)  (Even  when visiting a site interested in buying, 
people's attention span is only so  long.)

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Re: OT - website video test

[Stan Halpin]

Works fine and looks good, sounds good on iMac with Safari 3.2.1 (but  
I imagine you knew that already!)

On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Cotty wrote:


Hi gang,

I'm testing some video on my website - if you'd like to try it on your
computer and connection, please feel free.

it's a 3 minute test and is currently too small, and judders a bit  
(have
to republish with de-interlaced video and a bit bigger but it's  
getting

there) - I would be interested to see if both PC and Mac users can see
and hear it. If you can, please let me know your platform and browser,
and if you can't same thing. Thanks v much.



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Re: Lightstation...

[Luiz Felipe]

Guess it was clear as a light in the dark... :-)

It's *not* the age!!!

LF

Peter Alling escreveu:

The object is an automated light house, the odd texture is Ice...

-Original Message-
  

From: Luiz Felipe 
Sent: Jan 28, 2009 8:11 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
Subject: Re: Lightstation...

Ok, I give up - what's that strange object beyond the path?

Interesting indeed, I just find the texture into the path a little 
disruptive.


LF

Peter Alling escreveu:




I'm not sure this works at web size, but why the heck not.

Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.

  
  

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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Luiz Felipe]

I watched a cousin of mine exchanging harsh words with another driver 
about parking spots, in german... looks a nice language for that kind of 
situation. Now telling her of your love is far from my idea of romantic 
speech... EEERCKLLEEBBEDEEERCK! One may get injured in the process... ;-)


Ok, this is not meant to offend anyone. We can't help but notice the 
strange sounds of some languages - I had such hard time with some sounds 
in french I simply gave up the language in school, sticking to english. 
Wich BTW is completely different from portuguese, while french and 
spanish share with portuguese a closer relationship. As a child I 
watched my parents learning german, and quite simply couldn't articulate 
the sounds. Guess that's just my fault, as german children speak german 
quite easily, even from young ages...


LF

Larry Colen escreveu:

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:47:39AM -, Bob W wrote:

# Some languages are just naturally difficult. We have some German clients and
# have been searching for advice about the correct way to pronounce the name
# of one of them: Herman Jungkunz.

I see great potential for a hyphenated name: Focker-Jungkunz

  


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Re: Lightstation...

[Larry Colen]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:11:44PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
# Ok, I give up - what's that strange object beyond the path?

My guess is that it's a lighthouse.


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RE: PESO: Tropical Ice

[Anthony Farr]

> -Original Message-
> From: Joseph McAllister
> 
> Given the different color of the sand in those items, I'd guess they
> were constructed on the ground, and sprayed with some sort of bonding
> agent, then pinned into place.
> 
> Just a guess.
> 
> 

That's very possible.  I thought the colour change was a "tide line" from
the dampness falling down to ground level, but some pinning would be
prudent.  You'll notice that this work, as well as other tall intricate
works, is under a canopy.  They were being occasionally sprayed with a mist
of water.  Sculptures with lower relief were outside beneath the sun and
sky.

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Re: Looking for the FAQ

[Peter Alling]

Tom hasn't been posting to the list for quite some time, I think he stopped 
supporting and updating his FAQ. His former web hosting service went belly up 
last July, some content seems to have been lost, the FAQ amongst(?) it.

-Original Message-
>From: Larry Colen 
>Sent: Jan 28, 2009 8:11 PM
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>Doug sent me a link to:
>http://pdmlpug.org/
>
>which has a link to the mini-faq
>http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html
>
>which is 404
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Re: Lightstation...

[Peter Alling]

The object is an automated light house, the odd texture is Ice...

-Original Message-
>From: Luiz Felipe 
>Sent: Jan 28, 2009 8:11 PM
>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
>Subject: Re: Lightstation...
>
>Ok, I give up - what's that strange object beyond the path?
>
>Interesting indeed, I just find the texture into the path a little 
>disruptive.
>
>LF
>
>Peter Alling escreveu:
>> 
>>
>> I'm not sure this works at web size, but why the heck not.
>>
>> Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.
>>
>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
>>
>>   
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RE: PESO: Tropical Ice

[Anthony Farr]

> -Original Message-
> From: Bob Sullivan
> 
> 
> Anthony,
> What kind of sand did they use on that vertical trunk and horizontal
tusks?
> The sand up here won't do that!
> Great sculpture!
> Regards,  Bob S.

Sand at Palm Beach is finer and softer than most other Sydney beaches, so
with some damping and packing tight it would set very hard.  To make a
sculpture like the elephants they would probably build up an oversized hard
packed block in advance and carve out the shapes as if from stone, not try
to build it up from ground level like a clay sculpture.  I've seen a
documentary of a commercial sand sculptor in the USA who precast his sand in
highly compressed blocks with a little cement in the mix, so that they'd
last for months.  However these were just sand.

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Re: Lightstation...

[Luiz Felipe]

Ok, I give up - what's that strange object beyond the path?

Interesting indeed, I just find the texture into the path a little 
disruptive.


LF

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I'm not sure this works at web size, but why the heck not.

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Looking for the FAQ

[Larry Colen]

Doug sent me a link to:
http://pdmlpug.org/

which has a link to the mini-faq
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html

which is 404


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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Larry Colen]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:47:39AM -, Bob W wrote:

# Some languages are just naturally difficult. We have some German clients and
# have been searching for advice about the correct way to pronounce the name
# of one of them: Herman Jungkunz.

I see great potential for a hyphenated name: Focker-Jungkunz

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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[Luiz Felipe]

I'm wondering about those AcerOne minis - one of best mini screens I've 
seen so far.


Spent years with a 486 Compaq Contura Aero, that had a space into ny 
camera bag. No problem with large screens, if they're not going 
everywhere with me.


LF

Adam Maas escreveu:

My main carry machine is a 5.6" (Fujitsu Lifebook U810 mini-tablet.
Killer little machine for light use)

-Adam

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Luiz Felipe  wrote:
  

...and I'm looking for a 10" or under model as my 12" is too heavy at the
end of the day...

LF - and no comments about age! ;-)

tonym escreveu:


I just saw these became available again, and I can recommend it, as I
purchased one in September.


http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4090488&CatId=17

These are the 17" Gateway P-FX series, as long as you can handle a
17"-sized notebook, it is a pretty good deal. Comes with a T5550 1.86gHz
cpu, 4Gb RAM, 320GB hard disk, bluetooth, eSata, SD/MMC/MS/xD slot, 802.11g
WiFi, HDMI output, 1440x900 LCD, and to top it all off, has an Nvidia
GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB video card, which is OUTSTANDING speed and power in
a lappie. CPU can (and has been) upgraded by other up the the Extreme
X7800/X7900/X9000 which are about the most powerful Core2Duo-class CPU's
around.

When Best Buy sold these new, they were $1599 or so in the store, and
these are nearly half-price as refurbs. Mine has been going strong for
almost 5 months, no issues. you can get an extended warranty at
squaretrade.com if refurbs make you nervous, for around $100-150 for 1
additional year, or Tiger/CompUSA might even offer one.

It also has the capability to hold a SECOND hard disk internally, which I
added to mine.

Just a suggestion, as I have no connection with Tiger Direct, CompUSA, nor
Gateway, other than having bought one of these, and loving the heck out of
it. If you have a Microsoft live.com cashback account, navigate through
search.live.com/cashback to the laptop at tigerdriect.com and that gets you
another 5% off - I purchased mine with 10% cashback back in September.

There's more info available at notebookreviews.com forums, which is how I
originally foudn out. Search there for "P-6860FX" and you'll find out info
on the lappie, and what upgrades folks have done, even up to swapping out
the LCD panel for 1920x1200 panels.

If anyone is interested and wants more info, or detailed pictures of mine,
feel free to let me know. The neat thing, is that most of the components
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- laptop disassembly is NOT required - simple screw-in trap doors, including
the CPU!

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Re: On topic but apropos of nothing really...

[Peter Alling]

I guess I'll have to give proper attribution eventually...

-Original Message-
>From: Bob Blakely 
>Sent: Jan 28, 2009 6:03 PM
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>Subject: Re: On topic but apropos of nothing really...
>
>"I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling 
>like the passengers in his car.", is attributd to Will Shriner.
>
>He also said, "I almost got a girl pregnant in high school. It's costing me 
>a fortune to keep the rabbit on a life-support system."
>and "Everything is drive-through. In California, they even have a burial 
>service called Jump-In-The-Box."
>
>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795407/
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wil_Shriner
>http://web.mac.com/wilshriner/ws/Welcome.html
>
>Regards
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>
>
>From: "Peter Alling" 
>
>
>> -- 
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>> the passengers in his car...
>>
>> Anon, (AFAIK)
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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Luiz Felipe]

Hehehe... my grandfather worked as telegraphist to the Ford Company... 
and 2 of his grandsons actually used radios a lot - my brother went full 
lenght for a license, and I spent some time abusing citizen-band radios 
and working in an antenna store, BR style... transforming aluminum 
tubing and copper wires in highly priced artwork. ;-)


LF

Larry Colen escreveu:

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 03:16:20PM -0500, John Graves wrote:

# John Graves
# WA1JG

That's the second ham call I've seen on this list. How many are there?

And, no, I'm not one. I had the theory down by the time I was 8 or 10
but could never get my code speed up. I'd visit my grampa, W6HJL, get
it up to about 3wpm, but couldn't get my parents to practice with me
when I went home. I've still got most of grampa's old gear, I should
do a photo set of some of it one of these days. 


Maybe put his "bug" and a laptop on top of the Hammerlund and call it
"old net meets new".

And, yes, I know that you can get "no code" licenses, but my main
point in getting a license would be to honor grampa mac's memory, and
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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Doug Franklin]

Bob W wrote:


Some languages are just naturally difficult. We have some German clients and
have been searching for advice about the correct way to pronounce the name
of one of them: Herman Jungkunz.


Oh, that one's not difficult, the pronunciation just isn't "Safe for 
Work". :-)  In the UK, it might even subject you to the recently 
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Lightstation...

[Peter Alling]

I'm not sure this works at web size, but why the heck not.

Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/vmc Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0.

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RE: New guy, Introduction

[Bob W]

> whatever the Welsh call their language (Welsh? some flavor 
> of Gaelic?)

The English call it Welsh. The Welsh call it Cymraeg.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/

Laphroig: 'Lafree 

Islay: 'Eye luh

Dunlaoghaire: Dunleary

If you drink enough of the stuff you can pronounce anything any way you
like, and everyone will understand you.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s3LRpHNB3l8&feature=related

Some languages are just naturally difficult. We have some German clients and
have been searching for advice about the correct way to pronounce the name
of one of them: Herman Jungkunz.

Bob

> 
> Larry Colen wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 04:24:02PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> > # I'm an Islay guy. Laphroig or Lagavulin for me. Give me peat!
> 
> OK, this is something that's bugged me for a long time.  Is there a 
> resource out there on the Internet, or anywhere else, where I 
> can figure 
> out how to pronounce (a) Scottish names/words and (b) Welsh 
> names/words? 
>   I'm /not/ kidding.  "Islay" looks easy but I bet I don't 
> pronounce it 
> like the natives.  And the other two are just beyond me.  And 
> we won't 
> even get into the "forty-three-consonants-in-a-row" stuff 
> that shows up 
> in whatever the Welsh call their language (Welsh? some flavor 
> of Gaelic?).
> 
> -- 
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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[Adam Maas]

My main carry machine is a 5.6" (Fujitsu Lifebook U810 mini-tablet.
Killer little machine for light use)

-Adam

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Luiz Felipe  wrote:
> ...and I'm looking for a 10" or under model as my 12" is too heavy at the
> end of the day...
>
> LF - and no comments about age! ;-)
>
> tonym escreveu:
>>
>> I just saw these became available again, and I can recommend it, as I
>> purchased one in September.
>>
>>
>> http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4090488&CatId=17
>>
>> These are the 17" Gateway P-FX series, as long as you can handle a
>> 17"-sized notebook, it is a pretty good deal. Comes with a T5550 1.86gHz
>> cpu, 4Gb RAM, 320GB hard disk, bluetooth, eSata, SD/MMC/MS/xD slot, 802.11g
>> WiFi, HDMI output, 1440x900 LCD, and to top it all off, has an Nvidia
>> GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB video card, which is OUTSTANDING speed and power in
>> a lappie. CPU can (and has been) upgraded by other up the the Extreme
>> X7800/X7900/X9000 which are about the most powerful Core2Duo-class CPU's
>> around.
>>
>> When Best Buy sold these new, they were $1599 or so in the store, and
>> these are nearly half-price as refurbs. Mine has been going strong for
>> almost 5 months, no issues. you can get an extended warranty at
>> squaretrade.com if refurbs make you nervous, for around $100-150 for 1
>> additional year, or Tiger/CompUSA might even offer one.
>>
>> It also has the capability to hold a SECOND hard disk internally, which I
>> added to mine.
>>
>> Just a suggestion, as I have no connection with Tiger Direct, CompUSA, nor
>> Gateway, other than having bought one of these, and loving the heck out of
>> it. If you have a Microsoft live.com cashback account, navigate through
>> search.live.com/cashback to the laptop at tigerdriect.com and that gets you
>> another 5% off - I purchased mine with 10% cashback back in September.
>>
>> There's more info available at notebookreviews.com forums, which is how I
>> originally foudn out. Search there for "P-6860FX" and you'll find out info
>> on the lappie, and what upgrades folks have done, even up to swapping out
>> the LCD panel for 1920x1200 panels.
>>
>> If anyone is interested and wants more info, or detailed pictures of mine,
>> feel free to let me know. The neat thing, is that most of the components
>> (RAM, WiFi, CPU, HDD's) are EASILY swappable via compartments on the bottom
>> - laptop disassembly is NOT required - simple screw-in trap doors, including
>> the CPU!
>>
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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

[Luiz Felipe]

I bet the neighbors like it too - no last minute supermarket runs to buy 
garlic for that fancy french dinner...


LF

frank theriault escreveu:

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
  

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Luiz Felipe  wrote:


Good ones, like the garlic pot more than the birds.

Still about the garlic, do you have vampires around??
  

Not any more.



Then it must be working!

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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[Luiz Felipe]

...and I'm looking for a 10" or under model as my 12" is too heavy at 
the end of the day...


LF - and no comments about age! ;-)

tonym escreveu:

I just saw these became available again, and I can recommend it, as I purchased 
one in September.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4090488&CatId=17

These are the 17" Gateway P-FX series, as long as you can handle a 17"-sized 
notebook, it is a pretty good deal. Comes with a T5550 1.86gHz cpu, 4Gb RAM, 320GB hard 
disk, bluetooth, eSata, SD/MMC/MS/xD slot, 802.11g WiFi, HDMI output, 1440x900 LCD, and 
to top it all off, has an Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS 512MB video card, which is OUTSTANDING 
speed and power in a lappie. CPU can (and has been) upgraded by other up the the Extreme 
X7800/X7900/X9000 which are about the most powerful Core2Duo-class CPU's around.

When Best Buy sold these new, they were $1599 or so in the store, and these are 
nearly half-price as refurbs. Mine has been going strong for almost 5 months, 
no issues. you can get an extended warranty at squaretrade.com if refurbs make 
you nervous, for around $100-150 for 1 additional year, or Tiger/CompUSA might 
even offer one.

It also has the capability to hold a SECOND hard disk internally, which I added 
to mine.

Just a suggestion, as I have no connection with Tiger Direct, CompUSA, nor 
Gateway, other than having bought one of these, and loving the heck out of it. 
If you have a Microsoft live.com cashback account, navigate through 
search.live.com/cashback to the laptop at tigerdriect.com and that gets you 
another 5% off - I purchased mine with 10% cashback back in September.

There's more info available at notebookreviews.com forums, which is how I originally 
foudn out. Search there for "P-6860FX" and you'll find out info on the lappie, 
and what upgrades folks have done, even up to swapping out the LCD panel for 1920x1200 
panels.

If anyone is interested and wants more info, or detailed pictures of mine, feel 
free to let me know. The neat thing, is that most of the components (RAM, WiFi, 
CPU, HDD's) are EASILY swappable via compartments on the bottom - laptop 
disassembly is NOT required - simple screw-in trap doors, including the CPU!

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Re: PESO: Colo(u)rful Drain

[Luiz Felipe]

Rick, I wouldn't mind the red. Would probably charge for the pics, "to 
help keeping them shinning red".


Good shot!

LF

Rick Womer escreveu:

If houses in the northern US had outdoor drainpipes, they would freeze.  If my 
house had one, it wouldn't be painted like this.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543259

(K10D, DA 50-200)

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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Doug Franklin]

Larry Colen wrote:

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 04:24:02PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
# I'm an Islay guy. Laphroig or Lagavulin for me. Give me peat!


OK, this is something that's bugged me for a long time.  Is there a 
resource out there on the Internet, or anywhere else, where I can figure 
out how to pronounce (a) Scottish names/words and (b) Welsh names/words? 
 I'm /not/ kidding.  "Islay" looks easy but I bet I don't pronounce it 
like the natives.  And the other two are just beyond me.  And we won't 
even get into the "forty-three-consonants-in-a-row" stuff that shows up 
in whatever the Welsh call their language (Welsh? some flavor of Gaelic?).


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Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

[Luiz Felipe]

John, I can't say they're original - in Brasil you may drive racing cars 
as long as they conform to legislation, and probably in Uruguai the same 
happens. So assuming this was a racing car originally some add-ons were 
probably necessary.


These guys pay such attention to details I wouldn't believe any changes 
would be made unless really necessary, and even then would be as close 
to the original plan as possible. That particular car attracted a lot of 
attention.


Other cars presented had less interesting colors, or were parked in 
partial shade, or had abusive backgrounds. This and the Lotus were just 
too good.


Sadly I was using the Hasselblad with the 645 back, and had less film to 
use... still, I can't complain. Those 645 slides strained some necks 
around here... ;-)


LF

John Francis escreveu:

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 05:45:03PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
  
Christian, Frank and Godfrey - I tought it to be a Bugatti, but a friend  
told me later this would be a Maserati.



That sounds about right to me.

It's an interesting-looking car, though - the body lines are
pure race car, but then it has headlights and fenders.  Do you
know if those are original equipment or after-market add-ons?


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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Doug Franklin]

Larry Colen wrote:


That's the second ham call I've seen on this list. How many are there?


At least three, Graves, me, and someone else I can't remember.  There 
are probably more among the lurkers.



Maybe put his "bug" and a laptop on top of the Hammerlund and call it
"old net meets new".


There /is/ packet radio and some interesting GPS integration for 
real-time tracking stuff being done.  I think something around 9600 bps 
is the limit on most ham bands with amateur gear.  High bandwidth 
wireless often uses complex signaling schemes (many bits per baud) that 
aren't easy to deal with using amateur electronics.



And, yes, I know that you can get "no code" licenses, but my main
point in getting a license would be to honor grampa mac's memory, and
getting the code up to speed would be a critical part of that. 


They're /all/ no-code licenses now.  Search around on the internet with 
your favorite search engine and you'll find quite a few programs out 
there to help you practice for the code tests.  Some will even let you 
hook up your actual key to the computer via the serial port so you can 
practice on it.


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Re: New guy, Introduction

[Doug Franklin]

Larry Colen wrote:


Then you may appreciate that a friend suggest a nomme du net that I've
used off and on: "Henry O. Farad".


Well, if you used "O. Henry Farad" you could get some literature mileage 
out of it, too! :-)



I find so much of the pleasure of photography to be the experience of
shooting. One of the things I like about my limiteds so much is the
way that they feel.


For me, it's more the sight picture through the viewfinder when the 
shutter trips and knowing I got the shot I was looking for (most of my 
shooting is auto racing).



It's cheaper than the hobby that I'm taking a financial hiatus from:
http://red4est.com/miata
http://red4est.com/jasmine


Um, yeah. http://NutDriver.org ... I'm "Lefty", my brother is "Righty". 
 We're renting a Miata for a February event at Road Atlanta (I'll run 
in ITA, he'll run in SM) so I don't have to get off my lazy ass so soon 
and get the IT7 RX-7 running.



If I look at it realistically a weekend of racing costs about $600 by
the time the smoke clears. For that, I could buy a pretty nice lens
every month and still come out ahead. Problem is that's the sort of
logic that gets me saving way more money that I can afford.


Add photography, women, computers, and guns, to the racing and I'd need 
Bill Gates' income to really stay up to date on all of them at the same 
time. :-)



Someone recently threw out references to peso and paw, my guess is
that they're acronyms.


There's a link at the bottom of each message that'll take you to a page 
with FAQ and related information for the PDML.  IIRC, it contains at 
least the more common of the PDML-specific acronyms, like PAW, PESO, and 
GESO.  It also has information on the for sale and ebay customs of the list.


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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

[tonym]

yeah - I thought so too - but it really is a wicked laptop. I have no 
connection with ANY of the mentioned places - just recommending something that 
I actually purchased, and am happy with.

About the time I got mine, they would have a couple hundred available, about 
once a month-or-two, and they would sell out QUICK. 6 months later, most that 
wanted them, have already gotten them, but it is a nasty-wicked-fast laptop, if 
you're willing to overlook the 17" size.

I wanted a 15.4" system, and ordered one from Costco.com which was lost (then 
found later) and when they refunded that one, and this 17" became available (I 
paid $699 - 10% cashback) I would've been dumb not to order it. It was a heck 
of alot of computing power in a portable package for $630 or so. My other 
choice was a Gateway M-6864FX from best Buy, which is a 15.4" with same T5550, 
same 4GB, no bluetooth, 250GB HDD, and was $750. I actually bought one, and put 
it aside to make sure no better deals came along within the 14-day return 
period (I left it sealed) and then the 17" refurb showed up at tigerdirect.com, 
and in discussions on notebookreview.com with other owners of it, I was 
convinced to buy it, and return the 15.4" unit.

It's sheer size is unwieldy if you need extreme portability, like a 14.1" or 
15.4" lappie, but bang-for-the-buck, it's nearly unbeatable! Unless you can 
find the later P-7811FX on clearance (since replaced) at a best Buy, but that 
later model, some S/N sequences had overheating issues, which none of the 
earlier models had.

I had a family member offer to buy it, $100 more than I paid, and my kids 
almost wanted to lynch me! They use it to play on steam, as it's video is 
faster than anything else in the house by a long shot!  :)

It has Vista Home Premium 64-bit installed, and with the external HDMI, I use 
my 42" plasma as a second screen, and use dual-screen in Lightroom to have the 
actual photos show up on the plasma, and the LR controls on the laptop LCD. 
Works pretty good, although I'd love to be able to buy a 2nd LCD to use with 
it! 

Wife hasn't approved of THAT yet, as I'm still paying off the K20D on the 
credit card :)
And now my LBA isn't helping any, either!

As an aside, on my Tuesday night photography class, I am the ONLY Pentax owner!
There's like 15 Nikon owners (from D40 to 2 D300 owners) and about 10 Canon 
owners. No Sony or Olympus owners present.

Feels lonely out in left field :)
But I know what I have, and am plenty happy with my K20D.

Tony
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Subject: Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

In a message dated 1/28/2009 3:55:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
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Tony 


Yeah, but it really does feel like an advertisement.

Marnie aka Doe :-)

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Re: OT - website video test

[Cotty]

On 28/1/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

>
>Re video  production:  think it could be a bit shorter, think the name James
>French  dot com was repeated a few too many times in script (how many?
just a
>bit too  many -- I got annoyed enough hearing it over and over that I
>ended up
>not  wanting to listen to the end -- if it hadn't been you I wouldn't have
>--- 6  times would be enough, more than 8 or 10 is too much), and he looks
>really  uncomfortable on screen in person. :-)

Thanks Marnie. In the non-editorial world, what the client wants, the
client gets!!!
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Re: OT:Laptop Recommendation

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Re: peso: once upon a time: 3 years later

[Luiz Felipe]

Right here - Fortaleza, Northeast Brasil. That photo was taken from my 
office's window, thanks to a "knee" or a slight deviation on the street. 
That church is Fortaleza's Cathedral, a rather ordinary building in 
plain light. I had the idea of using some building or tree as foreground 
to a sunset photo. After some search, I noticed the alignment of the 
towers and started the wait. From my office - or any point in that line 
that would show the tower openings - the sun passes behind the church at 
full speed, almost at the central point of its arch.


Thanks!

LF

Rick Womer escreveu:

Excellent, Luiz.  Where?

Rick

http://photo.net/photos/RickW


--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Luiz Felipe  wrote:


  

...far away, across the fields
the tolling of the iron bell
calls the faithfull to their knees...

Took me 3 years to get this particular view - that
alignment happens 6 days each year, 3 of those usually with
heavy overcast and the other 3 with plain, cloudless skyes.
Just as the new building was rising - that shot is no longer
possible from that angle - I get this.

http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/cathe2.jpg

LF

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OT:Laptop Recommendation

[tonym]

I just saw these became available again, and I can recommend it, as I purchased 
one in September.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4090488&CatId=17

These are the 17" Gateway P-FX series, as long as you can handle a 17"-sized 
notebook, it is a pretty good deal. Comes with a T5550 1.86gHz cpu, 4Gb RAM, 
320GB hard disk, bluetooth, eSata, SD/MMC/MS/xD slot, 802.11g WiFi, HDMI 
output, 1440x900 LCD, and to top it all off, has an Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS 
512MB video card, which is OUTSTANDING speed and power in a lappie. CPU can 
(and has been) upgraded by other up the the Extreme X7800/X7900/X9000 which are 
about the most powerful Core2Duo-class CPU's around.

When Best Buy sold these new, they were $1599 or so in the store, and these are 
nearly half-price as refurbs. Mine has been going strong for almost 5 months, 
no issues. you can get an extended warranty at squaretrade.com if refurbs make 
you nervous, for around $100-150 for 1 additional year, or Tiger/CompUSA might 
even offer one.

It also has the capability to hold a SECOND hard disk internally, which I added 
to mine.

Just a suggestion, as I have no connection with Tiger Direct, CompUSA, nor 
Gateway, other than having bought one of these, and loving the heck out of it. 
If you have a Microsoft live.com cashback account, navigate through 
search.live.com/cashback to the laptop at tigerdriect.com and that gets you 
another 5% off - I purchased mine with 10% cashback back in September.

There's more info available at notebookreviews.com forums, which is how I 
originally foudn out. Search there for "P-6860FX" and you'll find out info on 
the lappie, and what upgrades folks have done, even up to swapping out the LCD 
panel for 1920x1200 panels.

If anyone is interested and wants more info, or detailed pictures of mine, feel 
free to let me know. The neat thing, is that most of the components (RAM, WiFi, 
CPU, HDD's) are EASILY swappable via compartments on the bottom - laptop 
disassembly is NOT required - simple screw-in trap doors, including the CPU!

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Re: PESO - Still Life in the Snow

[Adam Maas]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:16 PM,   wrote:
> In a message dated 1/28/2009 8:59:50 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time,
> knarftheria...@gmail.com writes:
> Since it continues to  snow (it's been going all morning) I can't
> resist this  one:
>
> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/01/shopping-in-snow.html
>
> Comments  always welcome.
>
> cheers,
> frank
>
>
> =
> I like it.  Poor old bike (actually, it may be a new bike, but I am bike
> clueless.) At least  it's somewhat covered.
>
> Marnie aka Doe  ;-)
>

Bloody ancient bike in good condition, those old Bull Moose bars
haven't been made in 20 years.



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Re: PESO: Tropical Ice

[Joseph McAllister]

Given the different color of the sand in those items, I'd guess they  
were constructed on the ground, and sprayed with some sort of bonding  
agent, then pinned into place.


Just a guess.


On Jan 28, 2009, at 13:59 , Bob Sullivan wrote:


Anthony,
What kind of sand did they use on that vertical trunk and horizontal  
tusks?

The sand up here won't do that!
Great sculpture!
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 6:16 AM, Anthony Farr  
 wrote:

I cocked up by sending a link to a private folder, which may or may
not be accessible (I can see it of course but can't check if anyone
else can).

Use this if the last won't work:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iT2SDZuTUPoRP1LUZ9VWwA?feat=directlink

or TinyURL:
http://tinyurl.com/ddkocz


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Re: On topic but apropos of nothing really...

[Bob Blakely]

"I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling 
like the passengers in his car.", is attributd to Will Shriner.


He also said, "I almost got a girl pregnant in high school. It's costing me 
a fortune to keep the rabbit on a life-support system."
and "Everything is drive-through. In California, they even have a burial 
service called Jump-In-The-Box."


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795407/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wil_Shriner
http://web.mac.com/wilshriner/ws/Welcome.html

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I grieve over them long winter evenings."
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Re: OT - website video test

[Mark Roberts]

David J Brooks wrote:

Cotty.

Tested it out on the ibook with latest Tiger OS, and latest version of
Firefox, 3.01

Ran fine except I had 11 very short lasting studder's. One seemed to
last about 1/2 a second, the rest less than the shutter lag in most
Dslr's.


That's probably your local download speed, Dave.

Either that or Cotty's server can't handle two dozen PDML'ers all 
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Re: OT - website video test

[Eactivist]

Oh, sorry, should have said, tried it in AOL's  built-in IE browser. Works 
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Re: OT - website video test

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/28/2009 11:04:38 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
cotty...@mac.com writes:
Invaluable, thanks. I will  investigate further.

Yah, I'm pleased with it - hopefully the start of  something new for me.

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Works fine re XP professional. However,  resolution is pretty low when going 
to full screen.

Re video  production:  think it could be a bit shorter, think the name James 
French  dot com was repeated a few too many times in script (how many? just a 
bit too  many -- I got annoyed enough hearing it over and over that I ended up 
not  wanting to listen to the end -- if it hadn't been you I wouldn't have 
--- 6  times would be enough, more than 8 or 10 is too much), and he looks 
really  uncomfortable on screen in person. :-) 

Other than that, not bad. Not bad  at all.

Good luck with that.

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Re: PESO: Tropical Ice by Night

[Rick Womer]

Beautiful; I like these better than the daytime ones.

Rick

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> Subject: PESO: Tropical Ice by Night
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 
> Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 11:13 PM
> I went back and took a few shots in the 1-degree-F weather..
> 
> Nice colors.  The ice looks better by night.
> 
> Saw a lot of people taking flash photos - those can't
> have turned out too great.
> 
> One example of what I saw is here:
> 
> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2009/winter-carnival/content/IMGP8395_large.html
> 
> More follow, if you are curious!
> 
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Re: peso: once upon a time: 3 years later

[Rick Womer]

Excellent, Luiz.  Where?

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--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Luiz Felipe  wrote:


> ...far away, across the fields
> the tolling of the iron bell
> calls the faithfull to their knees...
> 
> Took me 3 years to get this particular view - that
> alignment happens 6 days each year, 3 of those usually with
> heavy overcast and the other 3 with plain, cloudless skyes.
> Just as the new building was rising - that shot is no longer
> possible from that angle - I get this.
> 
> http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/cathe2.jpg
> 
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RE: PESO - Still Life in the Snow

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That's a really nice shot - quiet, beautifully composed and a lovely
atmosphere. 

> 
> Since it continues to snow (it's been going all morning) I can't
> resist this one:
> 
> http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/01/shopping-in-snow.html
> 
> Comments always welcome.
> 
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Re: PESO: Colo(u)rful Drain

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Nicely framed, and I agree on the colour

Dave

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> If houses in the northern US had outdoor drainpipes, they would freeze.  If 
> my house had one, it wouldn't be painted like this.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543259
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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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Marnie,
Yes, I do like it.  Nice design and execution.  Special, creative view...
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:22 AM,   wrote:
> Going through archives looking for one last  photo for calendar, came across
> this. (It's not in the running for calendar.)  Taken in 2006.
>
> I sort of like it, wonder if anyone else  will.
>
> http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/peek.htm
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Re: OT - website video test

[David J Brooks]

Cotty.

Tested it out on the ibook with latest Tiger OS, and latest version of
Firefox, 3.01

Ran fine except I had 11 very short lasting studder's. One seemed to
last about 1/2 a second, the rest less than the shutter lag in most
Dslr's.

Dave


> On Jan 28, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Cotty wrote:
>
>> Hi gang,
>>
>> I'm testing some video on my website - if you'd like to try it on your
>> computer and connection, please feel free.
>>
>> it's a 3 minute test and is currently too small, and judders a bit (have
>> to republish with de-interlaced video and a bit bigger but it's getting
>> there) - I would be interested to see if both PC and Mac users can see
>> and hear it. If you can, please let me know your platform and browser,
>> and if you can't same thing. Thanks v much.
>>
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Re: PESO: Colo(u)rful Drain

[Bran Everseeking]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:06:28 -0800 (PST)
Rick Womer  wrote:

> If houses in the northern US had outdoor drainpipes, they would
> freeze.  If my house had one, it wouldn't be painted like this.
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543259
> 
> (K10D, DA 50-200)

I like

green for you rather than red Rick?

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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Luiz Felipe  
> wrote:
>> Good ones, like the garlic pot more than the birds.
>>
>> Still about the garlic, do you have vampires around??
>
> Not any more.

Then it must be working!

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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Luiz Felipe  wrote:
> Good ones, like the garlic pot more than the birds.
>
> Still about the garlic, do you have vampires around??

Not any more.

Dave
>
> LF
>
> David J Brooks escreveu:
>>
>> Like Frank has mentioned, we are getting a day of snow here. City
>> seems to be getting less than us, but I blame that on their mayor.:-)
>>
>> Any way, put the Sigma 300 F4 APO on the K10D (sr on)and shot these at
>> lunch time.
>>
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548431
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548437
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548440
>>
>> We normally have 8-10 feeders out in the back during summer, but move
>> 3-4 out front in the winter, and store the rest.
>> Have to have the cat look forward to something.:-)
>>
>> The garlic pot is just that, a pot with garlic.
>> I have a dozen or so in the garden, but had a few bulbs left over and
>> put them in a few of those maple syrup buckets is have, as a just in
>> case.
>> These are around 24" high.
>>
>> Comments welcome.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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Re: GESO: Toby

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 3:30:53 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
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I have a shiny new nephew  today. Likes his slumber, he  does.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_01/09_01_toby/index.htm

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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

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Dave,
Obviously in their winter colors...
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:44 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Like Frank has mentioned, we are getting a day of snow here. City
> seems to be getting less than us, but I blame that on their mayor.:-)
>
> Any way, put the Sigma 300 F4 APO on the K10D (sr on)and shot these at
> lunch time.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548431
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548437
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548440
>
> We normally have 8-10 feeders out in the back during summer, but move
> 3-4 out front in the winter, and store the rest.
> Have to have the cat look forward to something.:-)
>
> The garlic pot is just that, a pot with garlic.
> I have a dozen or so in the garden, but had a few bulbs left over and
> put them in a few of those maple syrup buckets is have, as a just in
> case.
> These are around 24" high.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
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Re: GESO: Toby

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Derby,
Wasn't he on the inside in the last picture with mom and his brother
(still memorable!).
Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: PESO - Still Life in the Snow

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 8:59:50 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
knarftheria...@gmail.com writes:
Since it continues to  snow (it's been going all morning) I can't
resist this  one:

http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/01/shopping-in-snow.html

Comments  always welcome.

cheers,
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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 11:47:21 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
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Nice GGB  abstract.

Would be a good calendar shot if there was less moisture in the  air so  
the city was more clear.


==
Always a  problem.


Very nice. Works for me.
Before you  finalize it tho, I'd suggest you straighten up the bridge 
structure on the  RH side, its very slightly out of parallel with the edge.

Kenneth  Waller
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I'll take a look at it, thanks.

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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 9:17:04 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
bkday...@daytonphoto.com writes:
I almost like  it.  The tree sticking into the bridge top right is
what bothers  me.

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==
Couldn't  do much about the tree. :-)

Maybe you'll like this better. (I was also  trying for a different angle 
here.) I know the horizon is crooked, but I threw  this together. (Have about 
six 
of them and haven't played with them much  yet).

http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/bridgealso.htm

Or  this. It was under consideration for my calendar, but I decided it was 
too  ordinary. (I came up instead with one shot from Fort Baker  instead.)

http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/bridgetoo.htm

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Re: PESO: Colo(u)rful Drain

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> If houses in the northern US had outdoor drainpipes, they would freeze.  If 
> my house had one, it wouldn't be painted like this.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543259
>
> (K10D, DA 50-200)

No need for the parentheses around the "u" - "colourful" is certainly correct...

;-)

Nice contrast between pipe and wall and ivey.  Well composed.

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PESO: Colo(u)rful Drain

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If houses in the northern US had outdoor drainpipes, they would freeze.  If my 
house had one, it wouldn't be painted like this.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8543259

(K10D, DA 50-200)

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Re: OT - website video test

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On 28/1/09, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed:

>My download speed here today is 4458 kb/s.

Thanks Bob - it could be my ISP.

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Re: PESO: Tropical Ice

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Anthony,
What kind of sand did they use on that vertical trunk and horizontal tusks?
The sand up here won't do that!
Great sculpture!
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 6:16 AM, Anthony Farr  wrote:
> I cocked up by sending a link to a private folder, which may or may
> not be accessible (I can see it of course but can't check if anyone
> else can).
>
> Use this if the last won't work:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iT2SDZuTUPoRP1LUZ9VWwA?feat=directlink
>
> or TinyURL:
> http://tinyurl.com/ddkocz
>
> regards, Anthony
>
>
> 2009/1/28 Anthony Farr :
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Brian Walters
>>>
>>>
>>>  Yes - actually I was thinking about the similarity to sand sculpture as
>>> I was writing the previous post.
>>>
>>> I must try to find out when sand sculpture events are held in the Sydney
>>> area.
>>>
>>
>> The sand sculpture season is over, I suspect.  This shot from 2006 was taken
>> on 22 January:
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/FarrAnthony/DropBox?authkey=0wJVsHYSjXM&feat=dir
>> ectlink#5296306391510919586
>>
>> or TinyURL:
>> http://tinyurl.com/by4g7t
>>
>> My wife seems to remember reading about this year's event in our local rag.
>>
>> regards, Anthony
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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 7:04:29 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
pentko...@gmail.com writes:
Very nice to look  at.

I like the framing of the  span.

Dave

===
Thanks, Dave. As I recall I gave this  one extra thought.

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from this vantage-point before.  Terrific  composition!

cheers,
frank

Thanks,  frank!

Hard to get something different. Also when I was on the hill,  there were 
more fences than normal (they fence part of the hill I suppose to  keep people 
from falling, you can see it in the photo if you look). Guess some  more had 
eroded away. But it meant it was harder than normal to keep fence out  of 
pictures and I couldn't climb around that much too. So came up with  this.

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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 4:45:16 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
supera1...@fastmail.fm writes:
Well I  do.

Taking photos of icons is always problematic - it's difficult to find  a
view that hasn't been done thousands of times before.

That one looks  pretty original.

The only thing I'd do is remove the white speck (boat?  bird?) in the
water in the lower centre of the  photo.



Cheers

Brian

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Okay, two votes  for removing boat, consider it done. 

Thanks Brian, that's what I was  aiming for -- something different.

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It is such an imposing  view yet so elusive to capture.

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Re: OT - website video test

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Cotty,
Launches fine on my Sony laptop under windows and IE7.0
Is it a bandwidth hog?
It starts to stop/start waiting for downloading after a short time,
and this continues for the remainder of the video.
My download speed here today is 4458 kb/s.
Neat idea, hope the sales work out.
Regards,  Bob S.


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>
> I'm testing some video on my website - if you'd like to try it on your
> computer and connection, please feel free.
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> it's a 3 minute test and is currently too small, and judders a bit (have
> to republish with de-interlaced video and a bit bigger but it's getting
> there) - I would be interested to see if both PC and Mac users can see
> and hear it. If you can, please let me know your platform and browser,
> and if you can't same thing. Thanks v much.
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Re: PESO - Peekaboo

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In a message dated 1/28/2009 2:43:32 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br writes:
Made me smile  (thanks!!), can't say exactly why. Interesting set of 
curves from the bridge  and slope. I'd clone out the white speck 
(sailboat?), or maybe not... it's  nice having something in the sea, but 
the center position would not be my  first choice. Mind you, a really 
minor detail - I like the  photo.

LF

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Thanks! Makes me smile too (big, silly,  old bridge trying to hide :-)). 

Actually that's some kind of boat, but  it could easily be cloned out.

Thanks for  looking/commenting.

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Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 05:45:03PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
> Christian, Frank and Godfrey - I tought it to be a Bugatti, but a friend  
> told me later this would be a Maserati.

That sounds about right to me.

It's an interesting-looking car, though - the body lines are
pure race car, but then it has headlights and fenders.  Do you
know if those are original equipment or after-market add-ons?


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Re: New guy, Introduction

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 04:24:02PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
# I'm an Islay guy. Laphroig or Lagavulin for me. Give me peat!

For some reason, I prefer Bowmore to Laphroaig. One of these days I'd
love to try an Islay beer. It could be pretty bad, but it would
certainly be interesting.

One of my coworkers was asking me about Finlaggan (sp?). I think I've
had it, vaguely remember it as a decent, mid range speyside. 

Anybody know it?


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Re: New guy, Introduction

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I'm an Islay guy. Laphroig or Lagavulin for me. Give me peat!
Paul
On Jan 28, 2009, at 3:16 PM, John Graves wrote:




Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:03 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:

My current favorite is The Balvenie Single Barrel 15 year old.


I also love Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish (which I noticed in one  
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Glen Rothes Select Reserve for me. ;-)


Talisker is more interesting.


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Re: New guy, Introduction

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 03:16:20PM -0500, John Graves wrote:

# John Graves
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That's the second ham call I've seen on this list. How many are there?

And, no, I'm not one. I had the theory down by the time I was 8 or 10
but could never get my code speed up. I'd visit my grampa, W6HJL, get
it up to about 3wpm, but couldn't get my parents to practice with me
when I went home. I've still got most of grampa's old gear, I should
do a photo set of some of it one of these days. 

Maybe put his "bug" and a laptop on top of the Hammerlund and call it
"old net meets new".

And, yes, I know that you can get "no code" licenses, but my main
point in getting a license would be to honor grampa mac's memory, and
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Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

[Luiz Felipe]

Good ones, like the garlic pot more than the birds.

Still about the garlic, do you have vampires around??

LF

David J Brooks escreveu:

Like Frank has mentioned, we are getting a day of snow here. City
seems to be getting less than us, but I blame that on their mayor.:-)

Any way, put the Sigma 300 F4 APO on the K10D (sr on)and shot these at
lunch time.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548431
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548437
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8548440

We normally have 8-10 feeders out in the back during summer, but move
3-4 out front in the winter, and store the rest.
Have to have the cat look forward to something.:-)

The garlic pot is just that, a pot with garlic.
I have a dozen or so in the garden, but had a few bulbs left over and
put them in a few of those maple syrup buckets is have, as a just in
case.
These are around 24" high.

Comments welcome.

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Re: New guy, Introduction

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In a message dated 1/27/2009 10:57:11 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
l...@red4est.com writes:
Another Pentax related  question is that I have a friend who lives in
Sacramento who is very  interested in the K2000, but who would much
rather try one out before buying  it.  Does anyone know of any stores
in her area where she could check  one out?

Larry

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and probably will in  March.

Some interesting photos on your site.

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Re: PESO - Still Life in the Snow

[Luiz Felipe]

Interesting indeed, but the dust over the sensor needs attention... ;-)

Frank, the little movement in the snow kind of bothers me - shutter 
speed a little high? Like it anyway, just a minor move.


LF

frank theriault escreveu:

Since it continues to snow (it's been going all morning) I can't
resist this one:

http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/01/shopping-in-snow.html

Comments always welcome.

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Re: GESO: Toby

[Luiz Felipe]

Congrats to the family! And a nice moment as well, Derby!

LF

Derby Chang escreveu:


I have a shiny new nephew today. Likes his slumber, he does.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_01/09_01_toby/index.htm

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Re: PESO - Pistons and Gears

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Colors and shapes and textures - I like it!

LF

Brian Walters escreveu:

G'day all

Another one from Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour.  This is about a
two-thirds crop to eliminate an untidy wire fence in the background.


http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/118084/Pistons_and_Gears.html


Comments appreciated.


Cheers

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Re: PESO - Loading in the Snow

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Good moment, Frank!

LF

frank theriault escreveu:

This was taken a couple of weekends ago, but is kind of appropriate
today, since we're in the midst of another "snow event" (as they like
to say on the Weather Channel):

http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2009/01/loading-in-snow.html

They're calling for about 10 cm (about 4 inches) by the time it's
finished tonight.

Comments always welcome.

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Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

[Luiz Felipe]

actually, a *crowd* arriving...

LF

Luiz Felipe escreveu:
Christian, Frank and Godfrey - I tought it to be a Bugatti, but a 
friend told me later this would be a Maserati. I wanted a different 
angle of light but there was a crown arriving so I just kept shooting 
where I had more space. Soon after found the yellow Lotus, and had 
more space to search the light.


http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/yellow2.jpg

TKS!!

LF

Christian escreveu:

frank theriault wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Luiz Felipe 
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Sleepless, but unable to fix even the crude html I use today - so 
here's the

direct link to a distant past

Once upon a time in Motevideo... color, yellow.

http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/yellow3.jpg


That's not a car that I've ever seen before.  I'm guessing from the
grill that it's an old BMW race car of some sort.

Anyone know?

Anyway, lovely shot - the yellow colours are amazing!


Nice shot and car.  I thought it was a Maserati of some sort based on 
the grill: 
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Re: peso: once upon a time: Unfinished

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Yes it is difficult - violence sure brings more violence.

That started as a series of reference shots (april 2001), as I disliked 
the leafless trees and had plans to return early september and spend the 
autumn and winter. That gull was a lucky coincidence, as I was wondering 
how to balance the buildings with something live.


LF

frank theriault escreveu:

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Luiz Felipe  wrote:
  

Still in the past, in a wild and strange island far away.

http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/wtc5.jpg



It's still difficult to look at those twin towers.

Excellent photo - the bird and the tilt make it very dynamic, and I
love the clear blue sky.

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Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Christian  wrote:

>> http://www.techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/yellow2.jpg
>>
>
> hh, love me the Lotus 7s  Nice shot showing off that color and
> polished metal.

Among my faves as well!

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