"Auto nothing?" The light meter switches on automatically when you remove the lens cap.
Truly, we lived in the future.
You’re right, though - having that built-in light meter did make getting correct exposure a much faster process. Manual focus and aperture setting wasn’t that big a deal. Now where did I put my gray card?
Why? Because you don't get to see the results instantly, so it forces you to slow down and think about what you are doing, and get it right in the camera.
Frankly, that’s a good approach to take even with digital photography. Maybe it’s because I started with film... but I’ve always tried to get it right at the time I take the shot.
Somewhere around here I still have my old Pentax K1000 “auto nothing” film camera. I keep telling myself I should pull it out and shoot some film... haven’t actually done it yet, though.
I can't wait: "thanks to the Reviver's Rplate Pro, registration can be paid via the internet". Maybe, maybe if they would have said I could pay for it with "an app" I'd be sold. But really, almost all tag renewals can already be paid "via the internet", and they just mail you your replacement tag/decals. If CA can't do this today, start?
Yup, came here to say exactly this. The only time I go to a state license agency storefront is when I'm very late in renewing - which, admittedly, is not exactly uncommon...
This just seems like a complete waste of technology. Metal license plates can last *decades*. What problem are they trying to solve here, anyway?
I mean I can put a stack of $100 bills in the fireplace too and they will also be 'gone forever' as far as I am concerned personally. Its not like I can phone of the fed and ask them to print me some new ones.
Actually, if the bills are less than 50% destroyed - you can return what’s left to the Department of the Treasury and ask them to replace it. Of course, they have to be able to convince themselves that your claim is valid - it’s not a given they’ll give you the (equivalent) cash back.
I remember reading an interesting article about the team responsible for verifying these claims (in the US) probably three decades or more ago - back when newspapers and print magazines still roamed the earth. Nowadays there are (likely less well-written) “how to” articles scattered about the web.
Comparing to reusable nappies - running your washing machine at 60 or 90C to properly wash them just doesn't seem all that efficient, compared to the industrial scale process where trees get first converted to paper to nappies and then burned for energy after use. No, I have not ran the numbers.
We didn’t wash them ourselves - we used a commercial diaper service which at least claimed to avoid certain environmentally nasty chemical cleaners some commercial laundry services use. I did run the numbers, and the cost was is the same ballpark as using disposables. The main thing is you have to be willing to do a quick shakeout of the diapers into the toilet, which really isn’t a big deal.
I'm starting with the man in the mirror I'm asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make a change
No, when used in that manner the word is generally paired with “for” or “to do” - e.g. “built for speed”.
Not to mention that the headline in question doesn’t actually work in the context you provide - what is the supposed “for” or “to do” word or phrase being modified?
Why do they not understand the difference between the past and the future? Here is yet another story whose headline declares something has happened, yet the summary makes clear that the thing in question has not yet occurred. This project hasn’t even started yet.
Were people not paying attention in fourth grade English?
It actually got worse under the leadership of the Liberal Party(under Dalton McGuinty), several groups were looking at pooling together and rebuilding it back in 2000. The 2003 election changed that, especially with the anti-industry and anti-development platforms pushed by the party.
Well of COURSE things went south under Mayor McGinty - anyone who’s read Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Valley of Fear would’ve seen that coming.
It is unfortunate that people have gotten so inured to the continual harvesting of their personal data by companies like Facebook and Google that they don’t care about this. Last time I mentioned a similar story (where the Google device sent police to someone’s home) to my family, they all suddenly turned into Eric Schmidt - “privacy is dead, get over it”.
Seems like it wouldn't take much more mechanical engineering know how to pull them out by the roots.
A better strategy might be to use a tiny blade and cut the weed off just below the soil level. Some plants will regrow, but as long as they do it regularly the roots will eventually weaken and die. It’s basically the same thing as hoeing your garden regularly, which works great if you’re willing to stick to it (note to self: be more consistent about it in your own garden).
I agree that it’s silly to keep spraying herbicide, especially since they’re visiting and identifying each plant individually anyway. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn the original funding on this came from Monsanto.
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It's pretty easy to set up your own git repo... I don't understand why more people don't do it.
”After you download Pigeon, it'll prompt you to allow location services multiple times.”
How does that work in the subway?
"Auto nothing?" The light meter switches on automatically when you remove the lens cap.
Truly, we lived in the future.
You’re right, though - having that built-in light meter did make getting correct exposure a much faster process. Manual focus and aperture setting wasn’t that big a deal. Now where did I put my gray card?
Why? Because you don't get to see the results instantly, so it forces you to slow down and think about what you are doing, and get it right in the camera.
Frankly, that’s a good approach to take even with digital photography. Maybe it’s because I started with film... but I’ve always tried to get it right at the time I take the shot.
Somewhere around here I still have my old Pentax K1000 “auto nothing” film camera. I keep telling myself I should pull it out and shoot some film... haven’t actually done it yet, though.
I can't wait: "thanks to the Reviver's Rplate Pro, registration can be paid via the internet". Maybe, maybe if they would have said I could pay for it with "an app" I'd be sold. But really, almost all tag renewals can already be paid "via the internet", and they just mail you your replacement tag/decals. If CA can't do this today, start?
Yup, came here to say exactly this. The only time I go to a state license agency storefront is when I'm very late in renewing - which, admittedly, is not exactly uncommon...
This just seems like a complete waste of technology. Metal license plates can last *decades*. What problem are they trying to solve here, anyway?
The problem only emerged when doing multiple emergency stops in a row. How often do you do that?
I take it you've never been in the car with AmiMoJo? Cuz it happens all the bloody time...
Blockchain!
Beware of blockchain conflict diamonds, though.
We actually had a branding consultant come into our office and tell us that the future of websites was blockchain-based!
I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening?
Blockchain.
those same flaws are also easily replicated in a lab. especially colour and their is no reason each lab one can't be unique as well.
Coming soon - fractally-flawed manufactured diamonds.
I already avoided Venmo because its security was apparently designed by cocaine-addled autistic toddlers... but TRANSACTIONS are PUBLIC by DEFAULT?!
Perhaps I’ve been overestimating their security staff, all this time.
I mean I can put a stack of $100 bills in the fireplace too and they will also be 'gone forever' as far as I am concerned personally. Its not like I can phone of the fed and ask them to print me some new ones.
Actually, if the bills are less than 50% destroyed - you can return what’s left to the Department of the Treasury and ask them to replace it. Of course, they have to be able to convince themselves that your claim is valid - it’s not a given they’ll give you the (equivalent) cash back.
I remember reading an interesting article about the team responsible for verifying these claims (in the US) probably three decades or more ago - back when newspapers and print magazines still roamed the earth. Nowadays there are (likely less well-written) “how to” articles scattered about the web.
Isn’t this the reason they exist?
I suspect the sleep deprivation is part of the secret reprogramming process.
Fuck that. I have a baby due in August. I'm not washing that shit.
In all seriousness... you will learn to deal with stuff you currently think is horribly gross - and it probably won’t bother you as much as you think.
... at least after the first month or two. At first, you’ll be thinking “WHAT have I DONE?!”
Comparing to reusable nappies - running your washing machine at 60 or 90C to properly wash them just doesn't seem all that efficient, compared to the industrial scale process where trees get first converted to paper to nappies and then burned for energy after use. No, I have not ran the numbers.
We didn’t wash them ourselves - we used a commercial diaper service which at least claimed to avoid certain environmentally nasty chemical cleaners some commercial laundry services use. I did run the numbers, and the cost was is the same ballpark as using disposables. The main thing is you have to be willing to do a quick shakeout of the diapers into the toilet, which really isn’t a big deal.
If you really want to do the right thing by Mother Nature, ban disposable diapers.
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Somewhere, early on, you seem to have lost both your train of thought as well as your periods.
Zuck did no such thing - he pretty much robotically kept denying specific knowledge of pretty much everything he got asked.
No, when used in that manner the word is generally paired with “for” or “to do” - e.g. “built for speed”.
Not to mention that the headline in question doesn’t actually work in the context you provide - what is the supposed “for” or “to do” word or phrase being modified?
Why do they not understand the difference between the past and the future? Here is yet another story whose headline declares something has happened, yet the summary makes clear that the thing in question has not yet occurred. This project hasn’t even started yet.
Were people not paying attention in fourth grade English?
It actually got worse under the leadership of the Liberal Party(under Dalton McGuinty), several groups were looking at pooling together and rebuilding it back in 2000. The 2003 election changed that, especially with the anti-industry and anti-development platforms pushed by the party.
Well of COURSE things went south under Mayor McGinty - anyone who’s read Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Valley of Fear would’ve seen that coming.
Maybe someone here is an Eric Schmidt freak.
It is unfortunate that people have gotten so inured to the continual harvesting of their personal data by companies like Facebook and Google that they don’t care about this. Last time I mentioned a similar story (where the Google device sent police to someone’s home) to my family, they all suddenly turned into Eric Schmidt - “privacy is dead, get over it”.
Now all that’s left is to develop an on-land survival and mobility suit for the sharks who’ll be wearing those lasers...
What could possibly go wrong?
Seems like it wouldn't take much more mechanical engineering know how to pull them out by the roots.
A better strategy might be to use a tiny blade and cut the weed off just below the soil level. Some plants will regrow, but as long as they do it regularly the roots will eventually weaken and die. It’s basically the same thing as hoeing your garden regularly, which works great if you’re willing to stick to it (note to self: be more consistent about it in your own garden).
I agree that it’s silly to keep spraying herbicide, especially since they’re visiting and identifying each plant individually anyway. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn the original funding on this came from Monsanto.