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Dropped to the 20/30s this morning in South Florida. Heard this couple talking outside the breezeway as I was walking to class..."why don't all these scientists look at the fucking thermometers...global warming is just another way for them to control us and make us buy shit we don't need." Really hope the pair aren't in my college.

I thought this was a spoof...it's actually real? WTF

I'm very happy to hear this Peter. Glad they did the right thing by you.

The rotring FP that I wanted was well out of my range when I was considering it. Then I ended up spending far too much money on a Delta Taureg. Great pen - I just couldn't find the use for it back when I was in the math program. Mostly I used pencils. Now, I can't remember the last time I had to do any writing. Everything is typed. The pen is nice for taking notes though for board studying. I was hating the cheap plastic BIC pens which were far too light. The rotring has a nice heft to it. I wouldn't mind it being heavier in fact. The knurled grip keeps me loyal to them but if something similar with a knurled grip were to appear that were heavier, I'd like go for it.

So purty. I love Rotring gear.

Waaaaaaay cool. Not into watches as much as you guys are but I would love to do something like that. Have fun ari

Is that pineapple in the background? I used to think I was the only one who enjoyed it with chocolate in various forms.

Took the one of Julie a while back. The one of my classmate was taken recently for a TED talk he is giving in a few days.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Store/Cameras-On-Sale.page?cid=eml-021515-lenssale#!ptc_s:("LENS"%20"NIKON1LENS") Just got an email from nikon Jeff. $200 off the 24-70 as you requested.

From a while back. The sky was a boring blue grey so tried selective color. 'Separated by Water'

Tried making chicken curry for the first time. Came out surprising close to the way my grandmother used to make. Overcooked a chicken a hair but otherwise perfect curry.

Holy distortion Batman. Wide lens is wide. Clever use though - flipping the image.

Thank you sir. Julie was upset she wasn't around to share I mean

chicken, broccoli and onions cooked in an anchovy base red sauce topped off with tomatoes and some Spanish rice on the side.

Was about to pull the trigger on the 20/1.8 but will wait for the sigma 24 now. Looks like a great lens.

Couple more from yesterday.

That's a pretty expensive conversion. I thought there was a company that modified that filter for like $250 or something.

http://slice.mit.edu/2011/02/02/1948-mayor-to-mit-use-flamethrowers-to-melt-snow/

Kelida being wheeled away to the bathroom. She kept up her spirits throughout and gave us some beautiful smiles. Unfortunately, the treatment caught up and she did not feel well. Her grandmother did not speak English and Kelida was translating for her the entire time. She only spoke French and both of them kept laughing at my constant repetition of, 'feuille de papier' - the only french I remembered from last year.

One of the most heartbreaking but yet satisfying volunteer projects I've been a part of. Today I went to a local pediatric oncology ward with 3 classmates and we hung out with some of the coolest kids ever. This was one of my favorite shots from this morning. On the right is Ana, who wants to be a pediatrician. On the left, is Jerimiah, who at the ripe age of 20 months wants to give everyone 'fist bumps of love' forever. We got to spend just a few minutes with each kid as they awaited their treatments. Just as we were getting comfortable, we got a constant reminder that they were there for chemotherapy. An awful plight but the incessant hugs and being asked to give everyone piggy back rides made it somewhat ok.

I think it's time for a astrotracker. :faceaplm:

Saw them on Facebook Ari. Very well done. Good fortune as well. Jeff, you must have used a much wider lens than the 50 I used. Haj, I had read of the 800 rule previously and was using 16 seconds as the absolute max. Figured 10 seconds would be a safe choice.

This is not false.

Stood in line at the local observatory for an hour and 40 minutes and just before they were about to call it a night, the lady directly in front of me called her family and asked them to leave the house because their turn was about to come. I figured it might be a couple of people so didn't say anything. In come walking 19 people (I counted). I politely asked them to join the back of the line and was summarily told to shut the fuck up, mind my own business and go back to Iran or Iraq or wherever the fuck I came from. Wished them all a good evening and left the line and mentioned it the person in charge who didn't seem to care for 19 people cutting the line. Once the people behind me found out, they raised their voices as well but the observatory folks didn't give a shit. Went out and tried to take some pictures. Found out that 50mm is far too narrow to get anything appreciable when it comes to astrophotography. Also found out that no matter what I tried, I got star trails even at 10s exposures. Either that or the camera shook. I tried both mirror lock up and a time delay but the same shake was present in both images. Close to a 100% crop below. Thoughts on if it really is a star trail or if the mirror slap is causing the shake?

http://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/2015/02/07/nikon-d900-when-and-what-will-it-do-my-call/ canon can suck it.