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Catching up on this mornings madness. https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-5 One of the most insane things I have seen. The catch seemed like magic. Some smart people doing hard things.

Tea with the Brits. (Technically the host is South African, but not tall). Enhance ... Needs a nice cup of tea, outside, under an orange shade. The unanswered question, remains unanswered, to allow for required further research

That's a good point. I'll be reviewing all the documentation of the 100-400mm 4.5l (it´s my favotite lens) but I can add other lens too. Meanwhile:

I´m doing a bit experiment. The R6 MkII can shot with Full Frame or like an APSC 1.6. Maybe I´m doing something wrong but I think that in APSC I have more details (for example if you oversize at 180%) even though the sensor has less resolution in that mode. I would like to do new tests but using the 90D (APSC 32MP) vs R6 MK II in APCS mode.

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Blue Angels are Due at 15:00 PST On deck now

Last night, we got a whole lot of Frank Pepe New Haven style pizza. Tasty!

It's possible that the lens is sharper in the center and softer at the edges. If you are using a smaller projection with the smaller sensor you could be seeing only the sharper part.

Not sure where you are at, but Octopart shows this: https://octopart.com/search?q=FJPF2145&currency=USD&specs=0

FJPF5027OTU seems to be a possibility, seems to have similar specs except lower current rating and the same pinout. Hfe of FJPF2145 is 20 - 40 which is the same as the O variant of the 5027

Not today, but Thursday night, the northern lights made a return visit. Quite visible to the naked eye this time with pretty striking red and green hues across the whole night sky. Wild to see in southern New England. Today, replaced the rear brakes on the Volvo which my mechanic had said were "metal on metal". That was a slight exaggeration but the pads were down to the wear bars so it was time. The rotors actually looked pretty good (essentially no lip) but decided that it made sense to do them while I was in there since I already had the parts. I did not end up doing the fronts as they still have a good 1.5mm to the wear bar and the rotors look fine as well. I'll keep the parts on hand and plan on doing them next spring summer depending on how inspection goes in March.

Maybe the best performance I've heard of the Beethoven Trios:

I just watched a YouTube video on a newish product called Obsidian Ebony. True Gabon Ebony is expensive and not that easy to come by, as it's also endangered. This product is designed as an alternative, though I haven't compared pricing yet. This product is best suited for plugs, splines, decorative inlays and such. As in larger pieces it's not as passable due to it's lack of Brown streaks common in real Ebony. Ebony is quite brittle and this product is similar, though not quite as brittle as real Ebony. It seems to polish up to the same dull glow as actual Ebony. It's just more uniformly Black than real Ebony. It's generally made from Maple, though some companies are also using Birch. I think Maple would be better suited, as it's a denser, harder wood than Birch. It's made by thermally modifying Maple (or Birch) to a dark Black/Brown color throughout the entire thickness of the wood. This process is also known as torrefaction. After the heat modification, the wood is infused with colored resin under pressure. It not only gives a consistent color throughout the grain, but also stabilizes the wood to a large extent. I'm planning on building some game boards soon, and am thinking of trying this product out as an inlay strip. Hopefully more to follow. https://sustainablebiz.ca/thermalwood-canada-sees-obsidian-as-sustainable-alternative-to-ebony#:~:text=Obsidian is produced by taking,and tonal characteristics of ebony.

Don't get excited Brent, I believe those are scones.