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dvorak primer

Looks like we may be able to have Fair Use rights for our digital TV content.

The broadcast flag deals w/ content providers and what they deem as acceptable use of the content being broadcasted digitally. e.g. recording, timeshifting, quality of recording, etc.

New Canon cameras.

• SD400:
• 5MP
• Hold Function — keeps the shot taken on screen until the shutter is pressed
• QuickBright Function — temporarily brightens the LCD to maximum for outdoor shots

• SD500
• 7.1MP
• Same Hold, QuickBright Functions as per SD400
• New body style
• Same 2″ display as SD400 but shaped more like the previous S400
• New control dial
• True manual controls (adjustable shutter speed?)

• EOS350D
• New 8MP CMOS sensor (vs. old 6MP). note: not the same 8.2MP sensor as the EOS20D
• DigicII for faster response
• Black body
• burst 3fps, 14 frames
• 10% lighter, 25% smaller volume than previous 300D

dpreview.com

You gonna leave a comment this time andrew? haha.

BTW, there’s a new Tidbits [”feed”:http://www.tintedpane.com/sideblog/index.rdf].

-The reason you see flicker off a CRT monitor when you’re looking at it from the corner of your eye is due to the rod cells in your retina. They are sensitive enough to detect a single photon. The cone cells which are primarily used for foreground vision, need several magnitudes more photons to trigger.-

note: I think I’ve lost the ability to coherently convey ideas through writing. (I can’t write well anymore…)

Here’s the outline version:

Why we see flicker on monitors and TVs:

1. There’s something called the flicker fusion threshold
2. Depends on two things:
• It depends on brightness of light source
• Also depends on where the light falls on the eye
3. Rod cells
• Are on the perimeter of the eye
• Are very sensitive to small amounts of light
• Therefore you can notice movement/flicker better within your peripheral vision
4. Cone cells
• Located on the “fovea” or the center of the eye
• Not as sensitive to light
• This is why you don’t see flicker as much when you look straight at the particular light source

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• My curiosity
1. Started w/ reading about hard drive failure on ars
2. Then searching for S.M.A.R.T. utilities
3. Remembering I already had a free one through SpeedFan
4. Reading Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) article on that website
5. Going to Wikipedia for more info
6. Reading about power delivery

@ guess where?

Try dragging the map around with your mouse.

I still like linedrive by what used to be MapBlast.

Try”this too, to see how MSN’s been maintaining it.

Also try out Map24.

edit: I’m really liking this google map. Here’s how I use it best:

1. Use local search and enter your destination (DMA, Bone Daddy’s)
2. Pick from the bubbled results
3. Select “directions to” and enter your address
4. Use the step by step highlights

I now have ~100 invites to give away so drop a line if you want one.