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I'm thinking of buying one of these two so I can take it to Ale's waterpolo matches (last year he started playing in the national league). I'm drawn to the F4 because it's small/light because I'm a little tired of carrying around the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L

Pretty amusing how much F1 and the team leaders kept trying to tell us that the racing was great and we are wrong to criticize it. What a complete waste of a season. I worry this doesn't even come close to enough to restoring actual racing. It is just so bad right now. https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/48711882/f1-reveals-latest-tweaks-rules-2027-moves-away-5050-engine-split

Godspeed, Kyle Loftis.... Creator and host of 1320Video. I had the pleasure of meeting him at Houston Raceway Park, our 1/4 mile drag strip in Baytown that is no more during a Texas Speed Syndicate track rental. He filmed me making passes in my Challenger while I was getting data for the standing mile. He subsequently posted the vid which surprised me. Very kind gent with a genuine curiosity. HS https://www.hemmings.com/stories/in-memoriam-kyle-loftis-the-video-visionary-behind-1320video/?uemlid=5a40c51c3d4254d5f58319200ca2ac8bb44b94437291b38bd1d989d5554293b0&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EDaily Friday 2026-05-08&utm_term=eDaily Newsletter - All Weekly Digest

Ted Turner died. Of the many things he did, my favorite by far is Turner Classic Movies. Also, the way he shook up professional wrestling in the 1990s.

Scott Lee of DIY music electronics company PAiA has died. The PAiA website currently has a memorial up for him: https://paia.com/ I never made an PAiA kits, but I was a ware of them for many decades. From Theremins to TB-303 clones to full-on modular synthesizers, PAiA had something for any would-be synthesist handy with a soldering iron.