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Monthly Archives: August 2008
When Insustry Outsiders Break In
Today John Gruber linked up a Wired article about the Red video camera. I agree with his observation: The most amazing part is that the core technology didn’t come from a company like Canon or Sony — Red created it … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Science and Technology
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Some Led In Your Diet
Well well well…it appears ol’ Zep may be getting back together. Nothing’s official, and Plant isn’t yet on board, but all the instrumentalists are recording new material. That has to count for something
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My Next Camera
Well, the Nikon D90 is official. It may not be full-frame, but it’s a whole lot of everything else – so much, in fact, that I believe Val and I will pass on the D200 when the time comes. The … Continue reading
The Bigger They Are…
Well it seems, heading into the 2008-9 NFL season, that my Giants are dropping like flies. We lost a number of key starters over the summer, and Osi Umenyiora is out for the season with a serious knee injury. And … Continue reading
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Quiksilver Is My Sauce
So first thing’s first…I’m not a surfer, and I never was. I’m not likely to be, either, now that I live a fair clip inland. But growing up near the Jersey Shore I, like nearly every kid around me, wore … Continue reading
Posted in Apparel, Design, Wannabe Hipster
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American Look
This spectacular video highlights American design in the late 1950′s: The funny thing here is that the film was sponsored by Chevrolet. It makes me sad that American car manufacturers can’t seem to recapture that emphasis on design outside of … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Teh Interwebs
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It’s a perfectly cromulent word.
I was viewing some photos as a slide show on Flickr when I noticed a link for “Options” in the top left of the screen. I clicked it, thinking perhaps I could view images in a random order. Alas, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Photography, Teh Interwebs, Unparalleled Awesomeness
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Life on a strip of plastic…
Some new medium format shots hot of the press, viewable on my Flickr account. The shot above was completely unaltered after scanning other than the automated dust removal.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, we playin’ basketball.
After yet another brutal manhandling of the opposition, can we stop using the feeble appellation of “Redeem Team” for our men’s Olympic basketball team? Sure, we don’t have the gold yet, but with our worst performance so far a 21-point … Continue reading
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