Re: OT jokes from an icelandic list

[eckinator]

2010/4/22 CheekyGeek :
> If I could borrow from JFK...
> Icelanders: Ash is not what you do for your country, Ash is what your
> country can do for YOU.

Oh please Darren, don't be ashinine!

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Re: PDML Photo Annual has its own Facebook page - Warning

[Miserere]

On 22 April 2010 16:48,   wrote:
> Speaking of FB, FB users might want to reset all  their profile
> subcategories to Friends Only. And check which applications they  are sharing
> information with (Account, Account Settings, Privacy (manage),  Applications 
> and Web
> Sites). Also, in the future, NOT clilck on Like links on  web pages.
>
> Evidentially this system just premiered  today.
>
> http://tiny.cc/u9jc8
>
> http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/facebooks-new-feature-wants-you-to-like-th
> e-web/19449168/?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link1|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfina
> nce.com%2Fstory%2Ffacebooks-new-feature-wants-you-to-like-the-web%2F19449168
> %2F
>
> Marnie

Thanks Marnie; I'm now only sharing the bare minimum, selfish bastard
that I am  :-)


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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[Miserere]

On 22 April 2010 17:58, Madame RD  wrote:
>
> have just visited your site . Nothing special happened and I enjoyed the
> visit .
> dominique

Are you saying my site isn't special...?  ;-)

Thanks for checking, Dominique. Much appreciated.


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Re: Is photography over?

[CheekyGeek]

While on the topic of photography being over...

Allow me a moment to recommend a book to those of you who may enjoy a
diversion into photography's "roots".
"Primative Photography" by Alan Greene is one of the coolest books I
have seen in a while.
http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Photography-Making-Cameras-Calotypes/dp/0240804619
Reader reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Photography-Making-Cameras-Calotypes/product-reviews/0240804619/

This is a guy who didn't want the knowledge of the originators of
photography to be lost, and so he has translated and rewritten the way
to make your own film holder (which could use photographic paper - of
your own making), your own sliding box or folding camera, your own
lenses for said camera, and then alternative processes (including a
milk serum method for which the by-product is an edible soft cheese).
I make is sound a lot weirder than it really is. It is wonderful
inspirational stuff. As Mr. Greene says: "The so-called optical flaws
of the lens can be put to great artistic effect". (I'm paraphrasing).

I find it wonderfully refreshing, especially with all of the obsessing
about the perfect lens and image we seem to do more of in this digital
age.
Or maybe I'm just sounding OLD.
:)

Darren Addy
Kearney, NE

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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[CheekyGeek]

Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
(Probably for uploads)
This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
(I KID, I KID!)
: )

Darren Addy
Kearney, NE

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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[Miserere]

On 22 April 2010 18:11, CheekyGeek  wrote:
> Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
> (Probably for uploads)
> This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
> (I KID, I KID!)
> : )
>
> Darren Addy
> Kearney, NE

Cheers Darren.

Yeah, I think I did... I'm now going through making sure everything is
no looser than 755.

Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?

OK, beer, but apart from that...?


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RE: Is photography over?

[Bob W]

> "Primative Photography" by Alan Greene is one of the coolest 
> books I have seen in a while.
> http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Photography-Making-Cameras-Cal
> otypes/dp/0240804619
> Reader reviews:
> http://www.amazon.com/Primitive-Photography-Making-Cameras-Cal
> otypes/product-reviews/0240804619/
[...]
> 
> I find it wonderfully refreshing, especially with all of the 
> obsessing about the perfect lens and image we seem to do more 
> of in this digital age.
> Or maybe I'm just sounding OLD.
> :)

Fascinating stuff, and great for it to be published. It's also very well
worthwhile revisiting old photographs from time to time. After visiting the
Izis exhibition in Paris last week I bought the catalogue and another book
called La Seine Des Photographes (Photographers' Seine) which contains
photos of the Seine from photographers ranging from the mid 19th century (eg
Gustav Le Gray) up to very recent years (eg Michael Kenna). 

Some of the 19th century photography is stunning, and not well known to me.
Apart from the intrinsic interest of the subject matter, the quality of the
photography is very high indeed and often has a very modern look.




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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[David Parsons]

Pommes Frites.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Miserere  wrote:
> On 22 April 2010 18:11, CheekyGeek  wrote:
>> Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
>> (Probably for uploads)
>> This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
>> (I KID, I KID!)
>> : )
>>
>> Darren Addy
>> Kearney, NE
>
> Cheers Darren.
>
> Yeah, I think I did... I'm now going through making sure everything is
> no looser than 755.
>
> Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?
>
> OK, beer, but apart from that...?
>
>
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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[John Francis]

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 06:25:16PM -0400, Miserere wrote:
> On 22 April 2010 18:11, CheekyGeek  wrote:
> > Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
> > (Probably for uploads)
> > This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
> > (I KID, I KID!)
> > : )
> >
> > Darren Addy
> > Kearney, NE
> 
> Cheers Darren.
> 
> Yeah, I think I did... I'm now going through making sure everything is
> no looser than 755.
> 
> Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?
> 
> OK, beer, but apart from that...?

Spas?

(And Spa Francorchamps - one of the great racetracks of the world ...)

Mayonnaise on French^WBelgian Fries?

Opinion may be divided on Brussels Sprouts, although I really like them.


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Re: OT jokes from an icelandic list

[Brian Walters]

Seems somehow appropriate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjGHwGkFIFw


Has the memorable verse:

"Now my girl quickly said to me
Man, you'd better watch your feet
That lava comes out soft and hot
You better lava me now or lava me not"



Cheers

Brian

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:07 +0200, "Madame RD"  wrote:
>   thought  you'd enjoy that kind of humour 
> (Asda is an icelandic supermarket chain .
> Iceland is a frozen food store .)
> 
> dominique
> 
> *
> 
> 1. I see that America has declared war on Iceland. Apparently they are
> accusing them of harbouring a "weapon of ash eruption".
> 
> 2. It was the last wish of the Icelandic economy that its ashes be
> spread over Europe.
> 
> 3. Iceland goes bankrupt, then it manages to set itself on fire. This
> has insurance scam written all over it.
> 
> 4. Iceland, we wanted your cash, not your ash.
> 
> 5. "Waiter, there's volcanic ash in my soup". "I know, it's a no-fly
> zone".
> 
> 6. Richard Curtis is working on a new rom-com about people stuck in an
> airport who fall in love. The working title is "Lava Actually".
> 
> 7. I came out my house yesterday and was hit on the head by a bag of
> frozen
> sausages, a chocolate gateau and some fish fingers. I realised it must
> be the fallout from Iceland.
> 
> 8. Volcano in Iceland. What next Earthquake in Asda?
> 
> 9. Woke this morning to find every surface in the house covered in a
> layer of dust and a foul stench of sulphur in the air. No change, I've
> been married to that bone-idle slob for 20 years.
> 
> 10. It's a bit early for Iceland volcano jokes. We should wait awhile
> for the dust to settle.
> 
> 
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Re: OT Bug hits XP machines - of interest to network managers

[Adam Maas]

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Charles Robinson  wrote:
> On Apr 22, 2010, at 16:29, P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>> On 4/22/2010 3:25 PM, mike wilson wrote:
>>> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/mcafee-update--shutting-down-xp-machines/
>>>
>> Then I'm really pleased I didn't buy McAfee.
>>
>
> Stay the hell away from Symantec's bloatware, too - if you want your machine 
> to not be chewing up 50% of its CPU just to run antivirus scanning
>
>  -Charles
>
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Norton IS a virus, and more destructive than most. I do have to
applaud Symantec though, it's not just anybody who can make a business
model of getting people to pay good money to have their data mangled
and computers rendered inoperative.



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Re: A question for K20D and K-7 owners

[Miserere]

Thanks Bob.

K-7 sizes is what I would expect given the PEFs from the K10D. I think
the K20D (definitely the K10D) doesn't write compressed DNG, while the
K-7 does. The PEFs from the K10D are compressed, so they're smaller
than the DNGs. I have no idea what Samsung are doing, but they're
shooting themselves in the foot. I'm using RAW+JPEG which means each
shot is generating up to 35MB of data and the buffer is clearly too
small to do an efficient job. No big deal for me as I'm a one shot
kinda guy, but the tail-gunners out there won't be happy.

Cheers,


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On 21 April 2010 21:37, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> M,
> K20 DNG's are 23+ MB
> K7 DNG's are 13-18 MB.  Lowest I have is 11 MB.
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Miserere  wrote:
>> Gey Guys,
>>
>> While I'm waiting for my site to back up, I just remembered I wanted
>> to ask you guys something: Can you tell me how large the RAW files are
>> form the K20D and K-7? DNG, PEF or both, if you know.
>>
>> I'm reviewing the nifty Samsung NX10 for my (hacked) site. It's a very
>> nice camera and uses Samsung's 14MP CMOS sensor, producing 4592x3056px
>> SRW (Samsung RAW) files in the 22.5 - 28.5 MB range (most are around
>> 27.5MB), which seems huge to me. My K10D shoots ~10MB PEFs.
>>
>> I thought I'd compare this with files from the K20D and K-7.
>>
>> If anyone is interested in this camera, Part 1 of my review is up:
>>
>> http://enticingthelight.com/2010/04/19/review-samsung-nx10-part-1-first-impressions/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>>  --M.
>>
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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[paul stenquist]

On Apr 22, 2010, at 6:37 PM, John Francis wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 06:25:16PM -0400, Miserere wrote:
>> On 22 April 2010 18:11, CheekyGeek  wrote:
>>> Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
>>> (Probably for uploads)
>>> This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
>>> (I KID, I KID!)
>>> : )
>>> 
>>> Darren Addy
>>> Kearney, NE
>> 
>> Cheers Darren.
>> 
>> Yeah, I think I did... I'm now going through making sure everything is
>> no looser than 755.
>> 
>> Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?
>> 
>> OK, beer, but apart from that...?
> 
> Spas?
> 
> (And Spa Francorchamps - one of the great racetracks of the world ...)
> 
> Mayonnaise on French^WBelgian Fries?
> 
> Opinion may be divided on Brussels Sprouts, although I really like them.

> 
I like Brussels Sprouts and mayo on fries. But let's not forget that great 
Belgian sport: feather bowling. 
Well, I'm not sure  the sport has a big following  B in Brussels, but it's 
huge in Detroit's most prominent Belgian bar, along with that beer of course.

Paul
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RE: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[Bob W]

> > Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?
> > 
> > OK, beer, but apart from that...?
> 
> Spas?
> 
> (And Spa Francorchamps - one of the great racetracks of the world ...)
> 
> Mayonnaise on French^WBelgian Fries?
> 
> Opinion may be divided on Brussels Sprouts, although I really 
> like them.

Tintin, 
Lucky Luke,
Poirot,
Eddie Mercx,
Audrey Hepburn,
Magritte,
Jacques Brel

Johnny Halliday...
Hermann van Rumpuy...

And if it wasn't for Belgium Conrad would not have written Heart of
Darkness.

P'tit Bob


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Re: A question for K20D and K-7 owners

[Bob Sullivan]

M,
You might let Lightroom or Photoshop Elements create your jpegs.
I'm happer with my results that way.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Miserere  wrote:
> Thanks Bob.
>
> K-7 sizes is what I would expect given the PEFs from the K10D. I think
> the K20D (definitely the K10D) doesn't write compressed DNG, while the
> K-7 does. The PEFs from the K10D are compressed, so they're smaller
> than the DNGs. I have no idea what Samsung are doing, but they're
> shooting themselves in the foot. I'm using RAW+JPEG which means each
> shot is generating up to 35MB of data and the buffer is clearly too
> small to do an efficient job. No big deal for me as I'm a one shot
> kinda guy, but the tail-gunners out there won't be happy.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>  --M.
>
>
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>
>
>
> On 21 April 2010 21:37, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
>> M,
>> K20 DNG's are 23+ MB
>> K7 DNG's are 13-18 MB.  Lowest I have is 11 MB.
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Miserere  wrote:
>>> Gey Guys,
>>>
>>> While I'm waiting for my site to back up, I just remembered I wanted
>>> to ask you guys something: Can you tell me how large the RAW files are
>>> form the K20D and K-7? DNG, PEF or both, if you know.
>>>
>>> I'm reviewing the nifty Samsung NX10 for my (hacked) site. It's a very
>>> nice camera and uses Samsung's 14MP CMOS sensor, producing 4592x3056px
>>> SRW (Samsung RAW) files in the 22.5 - 28.5 MB range (most are around
>>> 27.5MB), which seems huge to me. My K10D shoots ~10MB PEFs.
>>>
>>> I thought I'd compare this with files from the K20D and K-7.
>>>
>>> If anyone is interested in this camera, Part 1 of my review is up:
>>>
>>> http://enticingthelight.com/2010/04/19/review-samsung-nx10-part-1-first-impressions/
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>  --M.
>>>
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Re: My Diner Blog on Posterous

[Doug Brewer]

Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out how to organize my diner images.  I
have started a little blog on Posterous, just to have someplace to
park my images and my thoughts, and in order to learn a little about
working with blogs, since I have not been very successful in the past.

I will try to post an image and a few comments about once a  day.  I
would appreciate any comments or advice from this sage assemblage.

The blog is here:http://dinerdan.posterous.com/



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PESO: Pennington Barn

[Jack Davis]

'nother local turn this PM looking for photo targets.
Have passed up this barn in the past, but the weeds and truck made the 
difference today.
Beautiful 70F day.

Jack

Comments most welcome!

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=490

K20, da55~...@55mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 400, hand held.





  

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Re: airline / volcano comic

[drd1135]

You're seeing another list?

Really, dude, you on a volcano humor list?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Colen 
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:43:44 
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: airline / volcano comic

whoops! Meant to forward that to another list, my fingers must have 
typed pdml instead of the other's list name.

On 4/22/2010 12:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> http://cagle.com/working/100420/trever.gif
>


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RE: OT Bug hits XP machines - of interest to network managers

[John Sessoms]

From: mike wilson

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/mcafee-update--shutting-down-xp-machines/


I've been noticing some sites stuttering today ... won't scroll, moving 
down the page only in fits and starts. Wonder if that's related?


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Re: Is photography over?

[drd1135]

Academics will say low of things to get published. Oh, and gull spit rhymes 
with bullshit. 


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There must be a lot of empty space in San Francisco waiting to be filled
with something that rhymes with bullshit. Another example of the art world's
inability to understand photography:





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Re: PESO: Spinning Wheel Diner

[John Sessoms]

From: John Francis

Perhaps PJ would like to come round and explain to my wife
why he thinks that she shouldn't be allowed to ride in my
BMW just because she has a California Handicapped placard.


My question isn't what kind of cars someone with a handicap placard 
should be driving or being driven around in. I don't care.


What I do question is whether you or any other person who is NOT 
eligible for the handicap placard should be using her placard to park in 
the handicap spaces when she's not there with you?


It doesn't really matter to me, since I don't have a handicap placard 
and don't park in handicap spaces, but I can see it might be a 
disservice to someone who really does need privilege and can't find a 
handicap space because of non-handicap persons abusing the system.


It's kind of obvious when some guy pulls into the handicap space, JUMPS 
out, grabs his gym bag and sprints up the stairs to Gold's Gym.


And I have seen that happen.

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Re: peso - Mitchell Caverns stalactites

[Sasha Sobol]

Thanks Daniel.
--S

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Very fine image Sasha.  You capture the feel of the place very well.l
> I especially like the way the textures of the rock come through.
>
> Dan
>
> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:19 AM, Sasha Sobol  wrote:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4528852553/
>>
>> c&c very welcome
>>
>>
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Re: PESO: Spinning Wheel Diner

[John Sessoms]

From: John Francis

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 02:50:48PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:

>
> Grandma's got a "handicap" tag hanging from her mirror, but grandma  
> ain't the one using the car. The handicap tag shouldn't be an excuse for  
> anyone who uses the vehicle to park in a handicap space.


It isn't.  There's a fairly hefty fine for anyone caught doing that.
Not to mention that the tags get confiscated, and Grandma has to jump
through hoops to get them back again (if she's lucky).

When we go to Infineon Raceway the California Highway Patrol are out
at the entrance to the handicapped parking lots.  If you don't have
the appropriate paperwork with you in the car (even if Grandma is
present) the tags get confiscated.


Too bad everybody doesn't enforce it like that.

That doesn't cover everything anyway. There's not enough cops in the 
whole country to monitor EVERY handicap parking space, especially where 
they aren't in separate lots.


Unless the police actually see a driver pull into a handicap space, how 
are they going to know if the person assigned the tag is actually not 
there? I doubt they've got time to sit there like a cat outside a mouse 
hole just waiting to see if it's some scofflaw who comes back to the 
vehicle.


Still doesn't address my other gripe. The diner had three handicap 
spaces out front and two of them didn't give handicap access.


The two left hand spaces needed to be around the corner on the front 
right so they'd be where the handicap ramp is located. Anybody who uses 
those spaces has to walk/roll/creep/crawl all the way around the right 
most space to get to the ramp.


Get that sorted out, and then we can talk about how fugly the handicap 
signage is.


Ain't no skin off my nose, 'cause I can't/won't park there anyway. But 
it does lean on my irritation button to think someone who DOES deserve 
it can't get to it because of some abuser.



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Re: Is photography over?

[John Mullan]

Actually, it is one to hold the lightbulb, four to turn the ladder, 16 to 
relate to the experience and ten more the blow pot smoke at the rest.


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2010/4/22 Chris Mitchell :


Sadly it looks like there's a lot of interest:
"The event is fully booked. A recording will be available later on the
website."


Q: How many Californians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Six. One to turn the bulb, one for support, and four to relate to
the experience.

Must be some serious relating going on there =)

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Re: Just got my WP site hacked!!!!!!

[John Mullan]

Waffles and Belgian Fries

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On 22 April 2010 18:11, CheekyGeek  wrote:

Sounds like you had a 777 (world writable) folder in there somewhere?
(Probably for uploads)
This WILL be found by spammers, Belgians, and other undesirables.
(I KID, I KID!)
: )

Darren Addy
Kearney, NE


Cheers Darren.

Yeah, I think I did... I'm now going through making sure everything is
no looser than 755.

Those damn Belgians! What have they ever done for us!?

OK, beer, but apart from that...?


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RE: Is photography over?

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"

There must be a lot of empty space in San Francisco waiting to be filled
with something that rhymes with bullshit. Another example of the art world's
inability to understand photography:




Guess they couldn't get Alan Sokal for their panel.

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Re: Is photography over?

[John Sessoms]

From: eckinator

2010/4/22 Chris Mitchell :


Sadly it looks like there's a lot of interest: "The event is 
fully booked. A recording will be available later on the 
website."


Q: How many Californians does it take to change a light bulb? A: Six.
 One to turn the bulb, one for support, and four to relate to the 
experience.


Must be some serious relating going on there =)


I don't know if it's so much a California thing as an "ART" thing. We
just ain't intellect-kewl enough to understand real artistic stuff, so
these guys have to simplify it for us peasants.


: Lady taking Tea, Jean-Siméon Chardin, 1735. “Photography's
: distinctive value lies more in its humble documentary function, its
: intimate examination and commemoration of everyday life, than it does
: in its obsolete technology. Think of the painterly attentiveness of
: Chardin as being more photographical in this regard than the photo
: wizardry of Moholy-Nagy or Man Ray.” – Blake Stimson.


So there you have it. You just got to understand that some old painting 
is more photographical than actual photographs.


EFF 'em.

I ain't takin' instruction from some clown with his head stuck so 
obviously up his fourth point of contact.



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Re: OT jokes from an icelandic list

[John Sessoms]

From: DagT

At least they?ve vulcanized their debt.


Live long and prosper. Nanoo nanoo.

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Re: A question for K20D and K-7 owners

[Miserere]

On 22 April 2010 19:23, Bob Sullivan  wrote:
> M,
> You might let Lightroom or Photoshop Elements create your jpegs.
> I'm happer with my results that way.
> Regards,  Bob S.

No doubt about it, but if I'm testing a camera for a review,
especially one that isn't currently supported in ACR (not officially,
anyway), then I have to shoot RAW+.

Of course, I could use Samsung's software to convert the RAW
files...but if I don't even install Pentax's software for my own
camera, why would I do it for a borrowed one? It would feel like
cheating, and the last thing I need is an angry K10D hanging from my
neck.


  --M.


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Re: My Diner Blog on Posterous

[Daniel J. Matyola]

That I know how to do.

Dan

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Doug Brewer  wrote:
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>> I'm still trying to figure out how to organize my diner images.  I
>> have started a little blog on Posterous, just to have someplace to
>> park my images and my thoughts, and in order to learn a little about
>> working with blogs, since I have not been very successful in the past.
>>
>> I will try to post an image and a few comments about once a  day.  I
>> would appreciate any comments or advice from this sage assemblage.
>>
>> The blog is here:    http://dinerdan.posterous.com/
>>
>
> If you need any tips on running an unsuccessful blog, let me know.
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Re: PESO: Spinning Wheel Diner

[John Francis]

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 08:25:45PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>
> What I do question is whether you or any other person who is NOT  
> eligible for the handicap placard should be using her placard to park in  
> the handicap spaces when she's not there with you?

That's not allowed (although that doesn't stop everybody, as we both know).
Maybe if a few more people lost their handicapped placards because of it
there'd be a bit less of this kind of abuse (and other similar activities;
apart from allowing you to park in a handicapped spot, a handicapped
placard also means you can ignore time limits on parking bays, and to
park in a metered bay without paying).

The only time I'll park in a handicapped spot when my wife isn't in the
car is when I'm picking her up; she'll be in the car when I drive away.
Most of the rest of the time I don't even have her placard; it will be
in her car.

> It doesn't really matter to me, since I don't have a handicap placard  
> and don't park in handicap spaces, but I can see it might be a  
> disservice to someone who really does need privilege and can't find a  
> handicap space because of non-handicap persons abusing the system.

Even when my wife *is* in the car we won't always use a handicapped spot;
if I can get a reasonably close parking spot, and most of the handicapped
spots are full, I'll park elsewhere in case somebody with a wheelchair
wants the spot.  But that's got harder over the last year; I've noticed
that the number of handicapped spots has been reduced in several parking
lots.  I don't know why, but it has been a significant change.

One thing that is legal, although liable to get a raised eyebrow, is
using a handicapped spot when my wife stays in the car and I nip out
to make a quick purchase at a store.  Again it's not something I'll
do very often, but it is permitted - if my wife needs to come after
me for any reason she doesn't want to walk further than necessary.

> It's kind of obvious when some guy pulls into the handicap space, JUMPS  
> out, grabs his gym bag and sprints up the stairs to Gold's Gym.
>
> And I have seen that happen.

Well, he _could_ be delivering the car to his wife.  But I doubt it :-)


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Re: OT jokes from an icelandic list

[Igor Roshchin]

The CEO of Russian Railways Company awarded volcano Eyjafjallajokull
with the title "distinguished railway worker".



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Re: OT Bug hits XP machines - of interest to network managers

[P. J. Alling]

On 4/22/2010 6:39 PM, Adam Maas wrote:

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Charles Robinson  wrote:
   

On Apr 22, 2010, at 16:29, P. J. Alling wrote:

 

On 4/22/2010 3:25 PM, mike wilson wrote:
   

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/mcafee-update--shutting-down-xp-machines/

 

Then I'm really pleased I didn't buy McAfee.

   

Stay the hell away from Symantec's bloatware, too - if you want your machine to 
not be chewing up 50% of its CPU just to run antivirus scanning

  -Charles

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Norton IS a virus, and more destructive than most. I do have to
applaud Symantec though, it's not just anybody who can make a business
model of getting people to pay good money to have their data mangled
and computers rendered inoperative.
   


To paraphrase Yogi Berra; If Peter Norton were alive today, this would 
kill him.





   



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