Four wide-angle (10-22mm) lenses for the Nikon reviewed exhaustively. I’m going to shoot panoramics this weekend with a stock 18-55 kit lens, but it would be fun to have a wide-angle zoom to play with.
Found on BoingBoing: an interview with one of the original designers of the Lego Space series. While it’s awesome to read about his experience, the sets he designed were a generation or two after the ones I had (the original Space sets from 1978-79). It’s impossible to understate what an effect these toys had on my personal development as a creative individual and as a DIY builder. I was a lucky kid–my parents really loved me. One of the original sets I got for Christmas in ’78 retailed for the current equivalent of $100. (source) I still have a box with all the original build plans from these sets tucked away for safekeeping.
Now that I have a fancy-fangled iPhone, I may need this info: Five email addresses for converting documents. Say you have a Visio doc not readable on a phone: email it to one of these addresses and it will be returned as a readable PDF file. Sweet!
Whew, is anyone else relieved that McCain has a commanding lead in the Republican Primary after Super Tuesday? I mean, given the alternatives?
Here’s a transcript of a video Lawrence Lessig (Wikipedia entry) made explaining why he’s choosing to support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. While I think it may be just a wee bit naiive, I find myself agreeing with his conclusion.
Wow, this looks cool. Autonet mobile is essentially a carrier-agnostic wireless router designed for cars or hotel rooms. $80-100/month for a broadband router, not just a contract-based card. Sweet!
Oh, god, this is comedy frickin’ genius.
Huh, I just passed the 1,000 mark on Flickr with the picture of Jen rubbing her uncle’s head.
Life After People, History Channel, 9PM Monday the 21st. This stuff has fascinated me for years. I know where I’ll be Monday night.
How to write a novel in two months. Handy reference for a project that’s been zinging around in my brain for years now.