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05/04/201905/04/2019

Trouble with Canon GP-E2

Five years ago I bought a piece of kit to add to my camera. Since then it has been a near permanent fixture on whatever digital EOS camera I had at the time. The Canon GP-E2 is a simple GPS transceiver that attaches to your Canon camera on the hot shoe.… Read the rest

04/22/2019

Spring showers bring May flowers

Instagram post from 2019-04-22 18:22:41 Spring showers bring May flowers

04/08/201904/09/2019

Math vs eBay

I used to be a big fan of eBay. It used to be a safe and nearly guaranteed way to convert old electronics into cash. Lately I’ve be come increasingly disenchanted with the experience. I’ve been a victim if hucksters in Russia and Mexico so I refuse to make my items for sale there anymore.… Read the rest

03/25/2019

Showing off my salt n pepper haircut✨

Instagram post from 2019-03-25 13:35:11 Showing off my salt n pepper haircut✨

03/03/201903/03/2019

Camera Reflections, Part I

My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 100. By the time I got the camera in 1978, it had been on the market for 15 years. It used Kodak 126 film and peanut flash bulbs. By this time flash cubes had already come on the market.… Read the rest

02/28/201901/24/2024

Apollo 11 Documentary

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, CNN Films put together a 92 minute documentary from video shot on those days in July 1969. Some of the footage has of course been seen before but here was an opportunity to see a full clip in context.… Read the rest

02/10/2019

beep beep old lady coming through!

Instagram post from 2019-02-10 10:40:39 *beep beep* old lady coming through!

01/27/201905/24/2019

Welcome to the Bobiverse

I wish I could remember who recommended this book to me. This is actually the second Dennis Taylor book that I added to my Goodreads queue by recommendation. I have not yet read The Singularity Trap. I have a new favorite author to follow.… Read the rest

01/22/201901/22/2019

Glass

M. Knight Shyamalan’s new movie is out and I waited until $5 Tuesday to catch a showing. As the trailers started the theater was still mostly empty. By the time the Universal logo appeared on the screen more than half the seats were taken.… Read the rest

01/20/2019