Not that there's anything wrong with Buffy, but seriously, who's got the "root-servers" of extraterrestrial object naming?
From TFA (I know, I must be new here):
Allen and her colleagues will continue to observe the new object to pin down its orbit more accurately. And following the convention for naming bodies in the Kuiper Belt, they have suggested several Inuit names for the object to the International Astronomical Union.
If you could stop a 50mm lens down to F16, and then you put in a 50mm spacer, then the highest effective aperture is now F32.
True, from the standpoint of calculating exposure, but you're missing the point. Go back and look at what claim I was responding to. If you're going to say that adding 50mm of extension changes the effective aperture from (marked) f/16 to f/32, then you also have to note that adding 50mm of extension to a macro lens marked f/32 changes the effective aperture to f/64. There is a difference between Pringles-can-on-a-lens-that-goes-to-f/16 and a macro lens that goes to f/32.
Uh, if you can stop a 50mm lens down to F16, and you put in a 50mm spacer, then the highest stop is now F32.
Wrong. I think you're thinking of a 2x teleconverter (which contains reimaging optics to double the effective focal length of the lens). An extension tube, which contains no optics and is used to shorten the close-focus distance of a lens, does not change the focal ratio.
There could very well be a family wishing to share a large collection of digital family videos that they have taken at holidays and birthdays, for instance. They want them to remain fairly private while sharing the content that they own.
What kind of family worries about "leechers bypassing ratios"?
"Grandma, we love you, but it's about time you seed some vids of your own!"
Well I can't tinker with:
quartz, iwork, iphoto, itunes, airport extreme, spotlight, quicktime, isync, ical,imovie, apple's mail, safari (but you can tinker with safari's rendering engine), ichatAV, garage band, idvd, all the pro applications, and much much more.
So, how do you tinker with those applications on Linux?
Although, and I'll burn Karma to say this, my parents bought me a Cooks Illustrated subscription for my birthday last year at my request. I only ever recieved one issue. I wrote them to complain and never got a response. So anyone thinking "that's a good idea" I tell you now that it probably isn't.
Sorry to hear that. I subscribe and have no problems, but of course that doesn't mean much.
May I suggest that you call them (800-526-8442)? In my experience, certain companies (especially not in the technology field) will ignore you if you email, but be very helpful when you call. It's not right, but that's life. There's a wine company, with a good web storefront, where I placed a pre-arrival order, emailed them three or four times asking the status (over the span of many weeks) and I never got a response. I called them up, and immediately talked to a very helpful and friendly rep. I'll still gladly do business with them--I just know to call instead of emailing. All the positive aspects of their business outweigh their inattention to email, for me.
Cooks Illustrated's website also has an automated system for showing you the status of your subscription, which could be useful in figuring out the problem. I think I used it to change my address, with no problems.
Yes. It's amazing how Apple enthusiasts have to run out and buy super-expensive new hardware to 'run UNIX' when real UNIX hardware can be had for pennies. I got six 64 bit Sun Ultra 5 boxes recently for $15 each, fully equipped.
Well, I'm going to guess that their real goal is to "run OS X," not to "run UNIX."
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I liked the Konica 1600 color negative film better than Fuji Superia 1600 (its only current competition at that speed).
"Grandma, we love you, but it's about time you seed some vids of your own!"
(And, of course, baseball is played in many other countries, even if the MLB doesn't have teams in them.)
May I suggest that you call them (800-526-8442)? In my experience, certain companies (especially not in the technology field) will ignore you if you email, but be very helpful when you call. It's not right, but that's life. There's a wine company, with a good web storefront, where I placed a pre-arrival order, emailed them three or four times asking the status (over the span of many weeks) and I never got a response. I called them up, and immediately talked to a very helpful and friendly rep. I'll still gladly do business with them--I just know to call instead of emailing. All the positive aspects of their business outweigh their inattention to email, for me.
Cooks Illustrated's website also has an automated system for showing you the status of your subscription, which could be useful in figuring out the problem. I think I used it to change my address, with no problems.
Or, maybe you want a magazine with no ads. Like Consumer Reports or Cook's Illustrated, both of which sell for a reasonable price.
Adding "review" usually results in storefronts that say "Be the first to review this product!".
I don't know who this Hitach is, but I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see one.
What horrible timing! They dishonor the memory of James Doohan! (Search for "morse" if you've forgotten the scene.)