Category Archives: Blogging

September 11 2013

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Thanos
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Noted in passing

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Thanos

The pools close down when they lose their lifeguards back to school.

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Meet Randroid, My Galaxy S4

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Thanos

Normally I don’t say good things about wireless phones because I work in the industry, I read lots of science fiction, and I know what’s possible now – so the typical smart phone underwhelms me more often than not. Not … Continue reading →

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Tommy Emmanuel – Daytripper/Lady Madonna (by The Beatles) – YouTube

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Thanos
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Successful Photo

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Thanos

A while back I explained why it was necessary to experiment to get good photos (see here.) Here’s the proof of the pudding, where by using the same settings while adding camera stabilization I was able to capture a good … Continue reading →

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What I’m listening to this week: May 25 2013

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Thanos

I’m a bit rushed because I’m still catching things up after returning from vacation, so I’m not going to lay out the pics and links that you usually get with these posts, but here’s this week’s list: New Politics: Bad … Continue reading →

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Great Tripod Found at Crick Camera Store

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Thanos

This past week I got a new camera tripod, and it’s really sort of wonderful. It’s manufactured by Benro, and marketed as “Mefoto”. The best thing about it besides the amazing stability in a light tripod is the fact that … Continue reading →

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Failed Photo

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Thanos

To get good photos you have to experiment a lot, to try different things and to stretch the bounds of your camera’s light capturing abilities. This experimentation means that you will have many failed shots initially for every good one, … Continue reading →

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First Redbuds Showing

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Thanos

Yesterday was green haze day — all the buds are showing flowers or tips of leaves so when you gaze across the valley the grey branches show a very light haze of green. By this weekend all will be green. … Continue reading →

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Arctic Ice Breaks Up in Beaufort Sea Back in March

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Thanos

A series of intense storms in the Arctic has caused fracturing of the sea ice around the Beaufort Sea along the northern coasts of Alaska and Canada. High-resolution imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite shows the evolution of the cracks … Continue reading →

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