Knuckledragger

A stack of Blue Planet Corporation FLACs from juno.co.uk, including two releases which are impossible to find in hardcopy.

I'm not sure. I pulled it off an RSS feed. TinEye's got nothing, either. Sorry.

The EF 1200mm F/5.6L is 36 lbs and comes with its own tripod and massive transport case (I hesitate to call it a "carrying case.") For a variety of reasons, the original tripod is rarely used. It's nearly has heavy as the damn lens, and not terribly easy to adjust. The truth is, 1200mm is not a very useful focal length on full frame, and even less so on a cropped sensor. There's a reason that Canon only sold ten 1200Ls in a dozen years of production (besides the $120,000 asking price). The used used copy B&H had for sale was a pretty slow mover. With the advent of DSLRs shooting video, the 1200L has gained some usability it previously lacked. I saw a pretty good short on Vimeo of a guy filming birds with the 1200L and a 5DII. Birders are about the only people who has much need for such an extreme focal length.

While we're on the subject of wacky world leaders...

(Is it me or has Billy's typing gotten better recently?) Rootin' Tootin' Vladimir Putin

Contains NSFW language.

Did anyone else get this for jinp's post?

What is that police box doing on top of a building at MIT?

This is the craziest shit I've seen all week. ...and wait until I tell you about my week.

I have six Samsungs, three 1.5TBs and three 2TBs. I've been quite happy with them. They certainly have given me less of a headache than my (much more expensive) LaCies.

My friend Ben did the 1985 model until about 2000.

I'm afraid it is. The garage is part of my basement. I had the contractor I've used in the past (and who, ahem, did the work that led to my little in-house waterfall) take a look at it yesterday. He sourced the leak to some flashing by my front door. He thinks he's fixed it. It's supposed to rain more this week (joy) and I have to keep a close eye on it. If the leak is plugged, I have to get him back here to replace the waterlogged insulation (R38 fiberglass can hold a lot of water apparently) and Typar. Fortunately, my only costs are materials. Ah, home ownership. Where's that image of the Joker setting a mountain of money on fire when you need it?