Schlock is schlock, whether it be analog or digital.
Give the masses what they want: Better programming! There's a ton of good stuff to listen to out there, but the powers that be (Clear Channel, et al) keep broadcasting the same tired trash. And then the recording industry wonders why CD sales are down.
Although I am on my 4th digital camera, nothing beats the experience that I gained with my Nikon FE body. It's a "semi-auto," by which I mean that it is aperture-priorty camera when you set the shutter speed to "Auto."
The Nikon FE is built like a tank. The meter battery lasts for literally years, the lens mount is solid, and it produces predictable shots year after year without repair. I've had mine for 21 years and still love it! (No, it is NOT for sale!)
Now, my teenage daughter has taken an interest in photography and I have passed down this camera to her. It is easy to handle, logical in layout, and takes a wide variety of accessories (such as motor drives and focus screens), almost rivaling the variety of the legendary professional Nikon F-series cameras.
You can find an FE on eBay for about US$120 or so. Accessories are now ridiculously cheap and plentiful as well.:-)
IMNSHO, you can't beat the FE body for value. But always remember that a fantastic camera body is only as good as the lens you put on it! Buy good glass no matter what camera you settle on. Nikkor lenses are great, but still pricey, even on used units.
If you want rock-bottom, super-basic 35mm cameras with great build quality, check out the Minolta SRT-201 or SRT-202 models. Not very sophisticated, but great machines!
HTH
The entire Matrix world plays on the age-old concept of solipsism. This is, IMHO, one of the main reasons that it is so popular.
When Neo experiences deja vu concerning the black cat, that just contributes to the "suspension of disbelief" that is required when viewing ANY science fiction story.
The Matrix is not any more "real" than UT or Quake or Myst.
It is a *story*, set in a make-believe world, with make-believe characters. Don't get so wrapped up in it.
Unless, of course, you actually took the red pill.
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Schlock is schlock, whether it be analog or digital.
Give the masses what they want: Better programming! There's a ton of good stuff to listen to out there, but the powers that be (Clear Channel, et al) keep broadcasting the same tired trash. And then the recording industry wonders why CD sales are down.
Sheesh.
The Nikon FE is built like a tank. The meter battery lasts for literally years, the lens mount is solid, and it produces predictable shots year after year without repair. I've had mine for 21 years and still love it! (No, it is NOT for sale!)
Now, my teenage daughter has taken an interest in photography and I have passed down this camera to her. It is easy to handle, logical in layout, and takes a wide variety of accessories (such as motor drives and focus screens), almost rivaling the variety of the legendary professional Nikon F-series cameras.
You can find an FE on eBay for about US$120 or so. Accessories are now ridiculously cheap and plentiful as well. :-)
IMNSHO, you can't beat the FE body for value. But always remember that a fantastic camera body is only as good as the lens you put on it! Buy good glass no matter what camera you settle on. Nikkor lenses are great, but still pricey, even on used units. If you want rock-bottom, super-basic 35mm cameras with great build quality, check out the Minolta SRT-201 or SRT-202 models. Not very sophisticated, but great machines! HTH
The article was about ads that were never made public. But, then again, who pays attention to political ads the first time around? ;-)
How many "microns" would I have to wait until it arrived?
...or were microns a unit of distance akin to light-years in 70's-bad-sci-fi-TV-land parlance? Or do I disremember more badly?
P.S.: As for anything Erin Gray once wore, what price is too much? (Thanks for many a teenage fantasy, Ms. Gray!) :)
When Neo experiences deja vu concerning the black cat, that just contributes to the "suspension of disbelief" that is required when viewing ANY science fiction story.
The Matrix is not any more "real" than UT or Quake or Myst.
It is a *story*, set in a make-believe world, with make-believe characters. Don't get so wrapped up in it.
Unless, of course, you actually took the red pill.
It's kind of like saying, "Please saw my legs off," or "Hand me that piano."
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The CNN default was pretty funny before the war started (too many muthas gettin capped, nowutimsayn?)
And for those who think bigger: The Zeroth Law: A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow a humanity to come to harm.
Living through what will look like about 30"+ of snow in 28 days this month, a snow gun is pretty low on my list of priorities.
At least until I buy my snowthrower machine, anyway. :-)
Maybe Home Depot will have one by July.
....you want to buy an iBook. Small, not MS Windows, yada yada yada, USB, Firewire, etc. YDL is free, as in beer.
Will it have all the security holes of the original? Or will updates be issued as "Godless Commie Pack 2"?