This country is eroding out under us as our government strips the citizens of Constitutional rights. Today, I took my friend Chris’ advice, I joined the EFF and ACLU. My next step is get hooked up with the Maryland Democratic Party and see what I can do to help. For the record, Maryland’s primary elections …
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Ask A Ninja
All your questions answered; too bad you have to die afterwards. Ask A Ninja Question 21, “Revolution Cubed” Ask A Ninja Question 19, “Physics”
Bengies Drive-In Theatre: 50th Anniversary
Bengies Drive-In Theatre (the last drive-in theatre in the region) is celebrating the 50th annivesary of their grand opening with a special weeknight showing on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Admission is $6 per car, and the show starts at 8:45 pm. The features: The Harder They Fall, and Trapeze will be presented on the biggest …
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Strobist: Off-Camera Flash Boot Camp
For those shutterbugs among you who don’t read Stobist; he’s starting a tutorial series on flash photography soon. Head over there and check it out – your photography will improve if you follow along!
And you thought Pop Rocks and Coke were bad…
EepyBird.com is featuring the coolest thing to happen to Diet Coke since the bottle. Head over there and have a look at the video. And before someone has the cute idea of seeing what happens if you mix Diet Coke and Mentos in your stomach, check out this cautionary tale.
AP: Microsoft launching security subscription service
Associated Press is reporting that Microsoft launching security subscription service. So let me get this straight, you now have to pay to have the people who left holes in your operating system to protect you from those holes. Of course, if you don’t pay then you and your business will be vulnerable to attack. Isn’t …
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Frugal Photography
I’ve was thinking aobut putting up a blog devoted to DIY/cheap photographic equipment. It would link to the large number of DIY projects already on the web, and I’d add my own personal thoughts and ideas. I’m not positive it would be much of a resource though. If anyone’s interested in reading such a blog, …
Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut
Normally, I’m a fan of director Ridley Scott, so I had eagerly anticipated the theatrical release of his latest film, Kingdom of Heaven. But the mixed feedback from early reviews and initial public reaction turned me off to the film. I waited to see it until the movie made a quick transition to DVD, and …
Photographic Equipment
As some might have noticed on the photoblog, I’m back taking pictures again – abeit at a much slower rate than before. Truthfully, I’ve managed to reach a new part the cycle of photographic equipment insanity. Common wisom is that novice photographers go through several stages of gadget lust before getting to a point where …
The CREATE USB Interface
Ok, this looks kick ass. It’s an interface board to allow direct connection of sensors or other electronic inputs via USB (they also have a bluetooth version) without the need for custom device drivers. This is totally cool. I wish these had been around when I was a kid, I might have wrecked fewer controllers/computers/stuff. …