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28 AugThe Nikon D90 announced yesterday will include a video function. It can shoot HD (1280x720) at 24fps with pretty much any lens that fits on the camera.
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28 AugThe house I grew up in is now for sale. Own a unique piece of Plutor history!
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27 Aug"Cooking eggs is really a question of temperature, not time."
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27 AugI somehow missed this announcement for an east coast Penny-Arcade Expo. I'll be there.
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27 Aug"It came! It's awesome! http://tinyurl.com/59pr57" ¶
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27 Aug
OLYMPIC SPORT PROPOSAL
SUBMITTED TO IOC 2008-08-27SPORT NAME: Astronomy Biathlon
SUMMARY: Each competitor must run from the starting line, following a predefined route of approximately 1600 meters carrying a telescope of their choice. The route will end at a Sighting Area. The competitor must set up the telescope in the Sighting Area and accurately find and identify three (3) astronomical objects listed on a list provided. Then he or she will break down the telescope, and run the next route to the next Sighting Area. There will be five (5) Sighting Areas in all, followed by a final 1600 meter run to the finish line. Sixty (60) seconds will be added to a competitor's time for each object not correctly identified. The competitor with the shortest final time will be the winner. Mixed genders.POSSIBLE VARIATIONS: 4x1600 Astronomy Biathlon relay; Astronomy Biathlon medley (galaxies at first Sighting Area, binary star systems at second, etc); Astronomy Triathlon (routes alternate 1600m runs with 5km biking)
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27 AugWeird time to do it, but it's a good step in the right direction.
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26 Aug♫
Recently listened to: Ratatat - Classics, The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, The Postal Service - Give Up
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25 Aug
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25 AugWoah, they made it with an Arduino. That's brilliant.