The Woodwork

(For my cousin Alex who asked I blog more often about politics.)
On Obama’s Iowa win:
“Hope could give way to fear once again. But, for tonight at least, it holds a mirror up to the face of America, and we can look at ourselves with pride.…It’s the kind of country we’ve always imagined ourselves being — [...]

Scott blogs about (Advanced) Dungeons and Dragons and it brings back memories of Sunday School.
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It was third grade sunday school, We are talking about why we refer to God as “Our Lord.” “Does anyone know what a ‘lord’ is,” the nun asks?
Nobody else knows. I raise my hand.
“Yes, Terry?”
“It’s a tenth level fighter!” I answer.
The [...]

I shoot Nikon.

Shooting its brother
North Beach, San Francisco, California
Leica M8, Cosina-Voightlander Nokton 35mm/1.2
1/22sec @ f/2, iso 160, 35mm (47mm)

That doesn’t mean you should shoot it also.
After remembering how camera brand religious wars are waged, I am reminded of this outdated article I wrote—not really that outdated.
Basically in it I point out that, yes, there are [...]

…because I have facts on my side.
Here is a typical exchange:
Scoble: You put a 24 mm on my camera [Canon 5D] and it’s a 24mm. Put it on a [Nikon] D80, for instance, and it becomes something like a 28mm. (link)
Me: You’re smoking something. A 24mm on a D80 is still a 24mm. The FIELD [...]