Anton Rubaclini wins the Tweet of the week award.
Fake News From The UK Daily Mail
The title, “Horrifying video shows California cop shooting man SEVEN TIMES outside a 7-Eleven after suspect grabbed the officer’s magazine” leads one to believe the cop had just purchased a copy of “Field and Stream’ from the local Seven Eleven. In reality, if you read the article, you learn it was a gun magazine that […]
American as Apple Pie
A boy mowing the lawn is about American as apple pie. For a great many of us it was the first job we had when we were growning up. Earlier this week, we were treated to the story of Frank Giaccio, an eleven year old from Falls Church Virginia, who wrote President Trump saying that […]
Bombardier Beetle
I found this pretty amazing. A beetle whose defense mechanism is the ability to shoot hot boiling liquid and gas at an attacker. The beetle produces the liquid using an exothermic reaction of hydrogen peroxide and peroxidase enzymes. The temperature of the expelled liquid is around 100C. Photo by Patrick Coin License: CC […]
The Orville – Surprisingly Awesome
I’m not a big Seth MacFarlene fan. I think the guy is hardworking and amazingly talented but for the most part I just don’t get his sense of humor. “Family Guy”, “The Cleveland Show”; what do people see in these? Every joke is telegraphed and sophomoric. I can see liking them if you’re a fourteen […]
Jerry Pournelle
I was saddened last night to learn of the death of Jerry Pournelle. I never met Jerry, but I was certainly influenced by him. In the early days of computers, he wrote a column for Byte magazine and it was the first thing I would turn to when I received my issue. He was also […]
Racism
Here’s a comment I made yesterday on an article about racism: I went to high school with a guy from the Philippines. He was one of the most popular guys in the school. He was involved in all sorts of school activities and everyone loved him. I only wished I could have been half as […]
Rude People
I try not to eat doughnuts on weekdays, but since it’s Labor Day, and I have the day off, I decided to treat it like a weekend day and made a trip to my local Dunkin’ Donuts. Today, I drove into the drive-thru and pulled up behind a woman, probably in her mid to late […]
Understanding the Mode Dial on the Panasonic GH5
Here’s a quick synopsis of the modes available on the Panasonic GH5. There’s a lot more information available in the manuals, but this might help you when you’re just starting out. Program Mode (P) Set the Mode dial to ‘P’, the camera has full automatic control of shutter and aperture settings. Aperture Priority (A) […]
Reporting on Reporting
Page Six on the New York Post website did and article called “Here’s how much stars have donated toward Harvey relief efforts.’ Their list includes: J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans who raised $15.4 million through an online fund-raiser. Ellen Degeneres – $1 million (to Watt’s charity). Drake – $200,000 (to Watt’s charity). N.Y. Giants […]