Red-Ringed Tupperware Party with (ineffective) Tin Foil Hats

[Maureen Souza]

I guess it is fitting that I post 9K here on the Tupperware Thread. So........here's to the next 9K!!!!

[T.D.]

You are here....:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Must wait for Saturday, must wait!


I guess it is fitting that I post 9K here on the Tupperware Thread. So........here's to the next 9K!!!!


Congrats Mo!

[calicokat]

I guess it is fitting that I post 9K here on the Tupperware Thread. So........here's to the next 9K!!!!

Congrats on 9K :)

[T.D.]

Goodnight everyone.

[aussieskier]

Congrats Mo!

G'night Chris...

[calicokat]

Google shows a lot of options including Amazon.com.

Thanks

this is the one we bought
arctic butterfly 724 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=480240&is=REG&addedTroughType=search)

and Hi all...I'm off and on tonight so I'll try to post when I can ;)

Thanks Lisa, I am going to get this one I think

Arctic Butterfly Pro Kit (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=486073&is=REG&addedTroughType=search)

[timbernet]

RB and most energy drinks are nasty (IMHO)... Never tried vodka so can't say...

Red Bull is okay - only had it once... It tasted like Sweet Tarts!

BAWLS is good - my heart really got racing after three days of no sleep and three days of BAWLS! mmmm.... That was a weird feeling :shock:

[puddlepirate44]

Where's the Meany Head tonight?

Hiding....

Got a new cel phone today, and I'm trying to figure all the gadgets out. Also working on the TR's for the next few weeks... I'd like to get ahead somewhat so that I have a buffer....

[puddlepirate44]

I guess it is fitting that I post 9K here on the Tupperware Thread. So........here's to the next 9K!!!!

Hey, Mo(o), quite a feat! Congrats!

[Permagrin]

CONGRATS ON 9K MAUREEN!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[wu_wei0]

congrats Mo(0)!!

[calicokat]

Been there, done that a few years ago. Didn't like the aftertaste of RB.

All the energy drinks are strange tasting, but add some Vodka and look out. I believe people have had serious illnesses from drinking this

[aussieskier]

All the energy drinks are strange tasting, but add some Vodka and look out. I believe people have had serious illnesses from drinking this
I am still under 21... and from what I taste with the Parentals and in Australia... I am a wine, beer and bourbon guy... NOT a vodka person (though we make this raspberry liquour from berries on the farm, that is really good. Lots of sugar :) ).

[calicokat]

I am still under 21... and from what I taste with the Parentals and in Australia... I am a wine, beer and bourbon guy... NOT a vodka person (though we make this raspberry liquour from berries on the farm, that is really good. Lots of sugar :) ).

Vodka is best with cranberries :eek: Lately, I have been drinking Grand Marnier neat and liking it

[Lightstream]

Congrats Mo(o)!

[Maureen Souza]

Hey, Mo(o), quite a feat! Congrats!
Yes....but I cannot keep up with your Darling Wife. ;) :D

[calicokat]

Yes....but I cannot keep up with your Darling Wife. ;) :D

Soon, she will pass us all :eek: At 38 posts a day, CDS is ousted next year

[Maureen Souza]

All the energy drinks are strange tasting, but add some Vodka and look out. I believe people have had serious illnesses from drinking this
As well they should.
Congrats Mo(o)!
You are right behind me Kevin. And you joined the same month as me.

[Maureen Souza]

Soon, she will pass us all :eek: At 38 posts a day, CDS is ousted next year
That is a lot of posts. I could not have another life if I was on here so much.

I am taking a vacation the first week in May. Skip & I are taking Aaron to Vegas for 3 days. He is dying to see Treasure Island and the volcano waterfalls at the Mirage so we thought we better take him before school gets here in the fall. And we certainly don't want to go there in the summer!!

[calicokat]

That is a lot of posts. I could not have another life if I was on here so much.

I am taking a vacation the first week in May. Skip & I are taking Aaron to Vegas for 3 days. He is dying to see Treasure Island and the volcano waterfalls at the Mirage so we thought we better take him before school gets here in the fall. And we certainly don't want to go there in the summer!!

I post alot too, but its a fun thing for me. I am inconsistent, sometimes I will post a ton, other times I am lurking for days on end. Right now I am post processing my wedding shots and popping in and out of here when I need a break from that.

We will be in Vegas this weekend for the Baker To Vegas relay run, should be fun, I get to take team photos for our department, my wife gets to run the relay, what a deal :)

[Lightstream]

As well they should.

You are right behind me Kevin. And you joined the same month as me.


But not the same year! ;) You've got 12 months headstart....ohh, err.. maybe I shouldn't be telling them that... ;)

It's all Cat's fault, he started the chat thread about the 300/2.8 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[saravrose]

okay.. somebody answer me a dumb question what the heck is the point of this?..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306959

[calicokat]

But not the same year! ;) You've got 12 months headstart....ohh, err.. maybe I shouldn't be telling them that... ;)

It's all Cat's fault, he started the chat thread about the 300/2.8 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Sorry bout that, I guess I created a monster to say, then Woolburr picked up where that thread left off and here we are. Its funny, alot of us all met there, Permagrin, Puddle, Woolburr, Lightstream, Me and many others

[Maureen Souza]

okay.. somebody answer me a dumb question what the heck is the point of this?..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306959
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: To each his own, Sari.

[calicokat]

okay.. somebody answer me a dumb question what the heck is the point of this?..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306959

800%, come on, thats realistic

[saravrose]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: To each his own, Sari.

but why??.. I mean i've seen measurebater threads.. but were supposed to find relevence with an 800% crop?.. what is it that were supposed to be looking at??.. truly don't get it. :confused: :confused: :o

[JSolie]

Mooo! Good evening! I'll be in and out this evening.

Puddle, you gotta watch out for that electric fence. Wasn't there some sort of game in the old Ren & Stimpy cartoons about an electric fence?

Mo, congrats on the 9K!

And I've got a little decision to make. Some people we know, who we haven't seen for about a year and a half, are having a birthday party for their son on the 28th. My wife said sure. Remember that we haven't seen them in a long time.... Tonight my brother calls and asks what I'm doing on the 28th. Seems that the local rail museum is having a live steam day... http://www.oerm.org/pages/calendar.html and they're supposed to be running their 2-6-2 http://www.oerm.org/pages/vc2.html.

So, do I go to a birthday party and pig out, and maybe take some pictures. Or go hang out with my brother, who I haven't seen since Christmas, and watch some trains... Hmmm...

[aussieskier]

but why??.. I mean i've seen measurebater threads.. but were supposed to find relevence with an 800% crop?.. what is it that were supposed to be looking at??.. truly don't get it. :confused: :confused: :o

Umm that "bigger is always better" mentality ?

[timbernet]

So, do I go to a birthday party and pig out, and maybe take some pictures. Or go hang out with my brother, who I haven't seen since Christmas, and watch some trains... Hmmm...

*cough* train thing *cough*

Is it possible to do both maybe?

[timbernet]

but why??.. I mean i've seen measurebater threads.. but were supposed to find relevence with an 800% crop?.. what is it that were supposed to be looking at??.. truly don't get it. :confused: :confused: :o

There was talk at one time about computers being able to support half-pixels... maybe then an 800% crop may prove something - but now it just shows some guy trying to increase his post count :rolleyes:

[saravrose]

Umm that "bigger is always better" mentality ?

well that makes perfect sense.. (i'm now going to go through all of my pics find shots with each of my lenses and do 800% crops on them.. :cool: :cool:

[timbernet]

well that makes perfect sense.. (i'm now going to go through all of my pics find shots with each of my lenses and do 800% crops on them.. :cool: :cool:

"One-Up" him - do a 1600% crop ;-)

[Woolburr]

Face it John...a bad day on a train is still better than a good day anywhere else!;) I know what train I would be on....I can always mail a birthday card. hehehe

[Lightstream]

Sorry bout that, I guess I created a monster to say, then Woolburr picked up where that thread left off and here we are. Its funny, alot of us all met there, Permagrin, Puddle, Woolburr, Lightstream, Me and many others

Well mostly good has come of it, so that is all good. :)

but why??.. I mean i've seen measurebater threads.. but were supposed to find relevence with an 800% crop?.. what is it that were supposed to be looking at??.. truly don't get it. :confused: :confused: :o

Ahh...I always thought I was a serious pixel peeper but thank you for showing me that I am not there yet.. :D

I thought Petkal was going way overboard with his 200% crop, now we are looking at 800%, wow.... besides most of it is software interpolation anyway!! (ie. software 'filling in' data that is not even there to begin with!!)

But as Mo said, live and let live. It's all up to the gear owners.. :)

[theflyingkiwi]

okay.. somebody answer me a dumb question what the heck is the point of this?..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306959

for one the old saying, no such question, that guy has finialy made one. a dumb question, you haven't of course :)

perhaps the guy thought that pixel peeping really meant looking at the pixels and seeing problems that will never been seen in the real world.

personally I would go with the person is an idiot. he is asking for trouble with a post like that.

BTW, even more importantly, congrats on the 9K Mo, now where's the cake ? :)

[Lightstream]

My new flash has arrived! I bought a used 420EX. It was either that, or a pair of Vivitar 285HV's to give me two flashes. But since I already have a ST-E2, I thought I'd pay up and use the Canon wireless system. I still came in at less than the cost of two Vivitars anyway.

However, even next to the 430EX that I currently have, it seems like a very entry level flash. Even the sound of the capacitor charging isn't as pleasant as the 430EX - I didn't realize how good we've had it all along since Canon released the 430. However it was cheap and as long as it works (which it does) I am happy... it makes an excellent E-TTL2 slave for a dual flash setup. :)

[calicokat]

for one the old saying, no such question, that guy has finialy made one. a dumb question, you haven't of course :)

perhaps the guy thought that pixel peeping really meant looking at the pixels and seeing problems that will never been seen in the real world.

personally I would go with the person is an idiot. he is asking for trouble with a post like that.

BTW, even more importantly, congrats on the 9K Mo, now where's the cake ? :)

Come on, he is not an idiot for posting this, I like to believe most have some good reason or another in their mind for posting, but it does not make them idiots, we were all new and naive her once

[calicokat]

My new flash has arrived! I bought a used 420EX. It was either that, or a pair of Vivitar 285HV's to give me two flashes. But since I already have a ST-E2, I thought I'd pay up and use the Canon wireless system. I still came in at less than the cost of two Vivitars anyway.

However, even next to the 430EX that I currently have, it seems like a very entry level flash. Even the sound of the capacitor charging isn't as pleasant as the 430EX - I didn't realize how good we've had it all along since Canon released the 430. However it was cheap and as long as it works (which it does) I am happy... it makes an excellent E-TTL2 slave for a dual flash setup. :)

Congrats, I know you will put it to very good use

[Lightstream]

I wouldn't call him an idiot. Maybe overenthusiastic.... but not an idiot.

[Woolburr]

Hey Sari...here is a 2000% crop for you...lets really go extreme...of course this was with a 1Ds...so the pixels are a bit finer than on a 30D.
http://www.pbase.com/image/77397883.jpg

[calicokat]

Well mostly good has come of it, so that is all good. :)

Es total bueno ;)

[Lightstream]

Congrats, I know you will put it to very good use


Thanks :)

I did not feel like coughing up the cash for the 580EX.. really there have only been a couple of situations, like, 0.01% of the time (literally) where my 430EX has run out of power. Not a lot of other 580 features tempt me, and that the price has gone up on the new Mk2 is totally not appealing either.

In fact with my technique of blended flash+ambient, I need very high ISO's and wide apertures to achieve this - and both of those substantially add to the power of the 430EX anyway. I can see why some people need higher power flashes, but I don't, not at this time anyway.. I have decided to cut down on the spending too.

[calicokat]

800% is alot, most times I do not like 100% crops :eek:

[Lightstream]

Hey Sari...here is a 2000% crop for you...lets really go extreme...of course this was with a 1Ds...so the pixels are a bit finer than on a 30D.
http://www.pbase.com/image/77397883.jpg

Sooooooo.......was that shot with the Quantaray too? ;) ;) ;)

[saravrose]

for your viewing pleasure because I can.. my own 800% crop.. I couldn't help myself.. just wanted to see what would happen, ofcourse it really isn't a picture and it's not useful for anything but here ya go anyway..

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/IMG_8148-01.jpg

[Woolburr]

Yep...a red ring tupperware version of a Q-Ray....the fabled 24-105 NS.

[saravrose]

oopss.. so, I don't really know how to go about cropping like that.. oh well no matter moving on.

congrats Maureen!!

[timbernet]

I like what this guy said on the Tamron thread:

"Blow it up further, get each pixel printed at 5"x5" at the lab... then lay them all out in a field, and flyover in a plane. Should look perfect from that height." -- that would be quite costly!

[Lightstream]

Yep...a red ring tupperware version of a Q-Ray....the fabled 24-105 NS.

Wow cool! The special No Show version - you go to the camera shop and it's always out of stock! ;)


Hey uhh, folks, can you check this pic out for me? I shot this BIF with my 100-400 and my 5D, and they both must be soft, because the pic is really terrible, I cropped it at 600% because the bird was small, HELP!!!!!!!111!!11!!




(my 1-4 and 5D are so gonna take revenge on me for that ;) )

[aussieskier]

Es total bueno ;)
Tu hablas espanol? :)

[saravrose]

Wow cool! The special No Show version - you go to the camera shop and it's always out of stock! ;)


Hey uhh, folks, can you check this pic out for me? I shot this BIF with my 100-400 and my 5D, and they both must be soft, because the pic is really terrible, I cropped it at 600% because the bird was small, HELP!!!!!!!111!!11!!




(my 1-4 and 5D are so gonna take revenge on me for that ;) )

i'm sorry but your lens is too soft to keep.. I suggest you use it for a paperweight and go to the local camera shop.. two words for you.. Quantaray and Promaster... that will solve all your problems.. oh, and your 5D is looking like a problem too... isn't it sad when that happens?.. :( :(

[calicokat]

Tu hablas espanol? :)

Si ;)

[Lightstream]

i'm sorry but your lens is too soft to keep.. I suggest you use it for a paperweight and go to the local camera shop.. two words for you.. Quantaray and Promaster... that will solve all your problems.. oh, and your 5D is looking like a problem too... isn't it sad when that happens?.. :( :(

Yeah!! I knew I should have listened to the salesman when he said the Promaster 28-300 was better....now I'm going to cry..... :p

[Lightstream]

Si ;)


Mexicat? :p

[saravrose]

Yeah!! I knew I should have listened to the salesman when he said the Promaster 28-300 was better....now I'm going to cry..... :p

you do realize that there are better cameras on the market.. I mean some of those p&s are eleven MP cameras.. and the zoom on it is soo handy.. you really aren't making the most economical decision with that way too big to put in your back pocket camera.. :confused: :confused:

[Woolburr]

Wow cool! The special No Show version - you go to the camera shop and it's always out of stock! ;)


Hey uhh, folks, can you check this pic out for me? I shot this BIF with my 100-400 and my 5D, and they both must be soft, because the pic is really terrible, I cropped it at 600% because the bird was small, HELP!!!!!!!111!!11!!




(my 1-4 and 5D are so gonna take revenge on me for that ;) )

You clearly have a defective copy there...try lining up some hubcaps on the centerline of the nearest interstate. Then turn off the IS and hand hold that baby at 400mm with a 2x TC 20 seconds at ISO 50....surely that should give you a nice sharp image if that lens is any good.

[Lightstream]

you do realize that there are better cameras on the market.. I mean some of those p&s are eleven MP cameras.. and the zoom on it is soo handy.. you really aren't making the most economical decision with that way too big to put in your back pocket camera.. :confused: :confused:

Oh no, I've been cheated again!! The small cameras have zooms? I never knew that.. the salesman kept telling me that my 28/1.8 has a 1.8X wide angle zoom.. but I can't seem to make it zoom.....I press the + and - buttons on the back of the camera and it doesn't do anything!

You clearly have a defective copy there...try lining up some hubcaps on the centerline of the nearest interstate. Then turn off the IS and hand hold that baby at 400mm with a 2x TC 20 seconds at ISO 50....surely that should give you a nice sharp image if that lens is any good.


OK!! I'm off to compare the Promaster and the 400mm that way!

[saravrose]

Oh no, I've been cheated again!! The small cameras have zooms? I never knew that.. the salesman kept telling me that my 28/1.8 has a 1.8X wide angle zoom.. but I can't seem to make it zoom.....I press the + and - buttons on the back of the camera and it doesn't do anything!




OK!! I'm off to compare the Promaster and the 400mm that way!

you win. I can't beat that... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Woolburr]

Q-Ray Rox your world!

[aussieskier]

Mexicat? :p
el gato :)

[calicokat]

Mexicat? :p

Part of the job actually :cool:

[Lightstream]

you win. I can't beat that... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


:mrgreen:

28/1.8 r0x :) it's going out with me on assignment tonight....


Speaking of hilarious, check out the photo in this article!
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/18/chimp.belgium.ap/index.html

Talk about chimping from both ends of the camera!!

[Lightstream]

Part of the job actually :cool:

Even worse! You should get hazard pay for eating tacos ;)

[calicokat]

Even worse! You should get hazard pay for eating tacos ;)

Jail Food is hazardous :confused:

[theflyingkiwi]

Come on, he is not an idiot for posting this, I like to believe most have some good reason or another in their mind for posting, but it does not make them idiots, we were all new and naive her once

perhaps, but it doesn't scream out, "I know what I am doing" now does it.

Wow cool! The special No Show version - you go to the camera shop and it's always out of stock! ;)


Hey uhh, folks, can you check this pic out for me? I shot this BIF with my 100-400 and my 5D, and they both must be soft, because the pic is really terrible, I cropped it at 600% because the bird was small, HELP!!!!!!!111!!11!!

(my 1-4 and 5D are so gonna take revenge on me for that ;) )

I always knew there was something wrong with you ;)

[timbernet]

Well everyone - I think I am off to bed. Talk to you in a few hours...

[saravrose]

uh oh.. I think i'm getting into a to measure or not to measure debate?... hhmm...

[calicokat]

perhaps, but it doesn't scream out, "I know what I am doing" now does it.

That is true, but saying one is an idiot when the person in question is not here to defend themselves is something else all together

[Permagrin]

I'm just now catching up...

Wow PG.....totally not your day eh?

No coffee and now no cell and even puddle is teasing you...

It's quite horrifying to imagine what must have happened to the A85 (the cell gives me an idea of what could possibly have...)

Nope, definitely NOT my day!

Uh, oh...you better watch out...



I can just hear her now... "Don't mock the Pigeon Queen..."

And I guess that's one way to get a web-enabled phone... :rolleyes:

Oh so was that what happened? Holy Pigeons Batman...gonna have to re-vamp my religion apparently...

Still trying to figure out the laws of physics which allow the center of the photo to be sharp and the sides to be blurred in a circle.. normally motion blur affects the whole frame...

:lol: :lol: Tell you what...take your camera, climb a hill...stand sideways to the hill and try to photograph something...then tumble sideways down the hill...see what happens :D

That's a tough one - and just as we were talking about cellphones too. I think this was a ploy to get Puddle to buy you a web enabled phone.



That is a seriously cool shot! Works out a bit expensive to practice this technique though :?

[Note to self - never lend Permi any uninsured gear ;)]

Not only did he not buy me a web cell...well actually that's not true, he did but we didn't not get the web service...he used the moment to buy one for himself too :lol:

and cummon! I wanna borrow everyone's gear!! (especially when I'm tired of dropping my own!)

The cameras center of rotation is perpendicular to the sensor and centered in the lens. It's a great shot, 1 in a 1000

Thanks Gil Just Plain John! :D

Thanks



Thanks Lisa, I am going to get this one I think

Arctic Butterfly Pro Kit (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=486073&is=REG&addedTroughType=search)

Looks good! We didn't need the extra stuff but that looks like a good set.

[saravrose]

hi Lisa..

[theflyingkiwi]

That is true, but saying one is an idiot when the person in question is not here to defend themselves is something else all together

that's a good point. But then how many of us have called someone something when they aren't around to defend themselves? I just typed it out loud.

now see I can't even go back and edit the post, you have already quoted me :)

[Lightstream]

I'm just now catching up...

Nope, definitely NOT my day!



http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/grouphug.gif

feeling better now?


:lol: :lol: Tell you what...take your camera, climb a hill...stand sideways to the hill and try to photograph something...then tumble sideways down the hill...see what happens :D



Hmm....take a Permagrin, place on top of hill with camera, tell her to take picture, while we grab our Canon XL H1 (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=175&modelid=12152)'s ;)

That was a good shot though...the A85 certainly went out with a bang (and a crunch).. I couldn't STAGE that photo even if I wanted to!

[calicokat]

that's a good point. But then how many of us have called someone something when they aren't around to defend themselves? I just typed it out loud.

now see I can't even go back and edit the post, you have already quoted me :)

Its all good in the hood :cool:

[Permagrin]

hi Lisa..

Hi Sari...I read your update yesterday on Abbey but I hadn't had a chance yet to comment...let me know what the next round of tests say okay (in case I miss it)

http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/grouphug.gif

feeling better now?




Hmm....take a Permagrin, place on top of hill with camera, tell her to take picture, while we grab our Canon XL H1 (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=175&modelid=12152)'s ;)

That was a good shot though...the A85 certainly went out with a bang (and a crunch).. I couldn't STAGE that photo even if I wanted to!

I'm better yes. A lot...just tired now & I'm trying to figure out this dumb phone. I told them I wanted just a phone...no camera, no web, no blue tooth...they didn't have one....so now it's got 6K buttons and I have to read an entire book to figure it out...and GET THIS...ringtones don't come standard anymore...well at least not music ones...grrr...

[Maureen Souza]

BTW, even more importantly, congrats on the 9K Mo, now where's the cake ? :)
We'll crack one out for the 10K.:D

[Lightstream]

Hi Sari...I read your update yesterday on Abbey but I hadn't had a chance yet to comment...let me know what the next round of tests say okay (in case I miss it)



I'm better yes. A lot...just tired now & I'm trying to figure out this dumb phone. I told them I wanted just a phone...no camera, no web, no blue tooth...they didn't have one....so now it's got 6K buttons and I have to read an entire book to figure it out...and GET THIS...ringtones don't come standard anymore...well at least not music ones...grrr...


My favorite rant about phones.. the phone is now trying to do everything, and accomplishes nothing as a result. And they are hard to learn. I was trying to setup email on my phone - they use a COMPLETELY different terminology for everything, so I had to decipher their language. WTH can't they just use standard computer terms.. they ARE coming over to our world, not we to theirs...

I had a chat with two colleagues recently. One of them had a phone that tries to be a PDA, including the ability to crash at least twice a day. The phone will just quietly lock up and become unresponsive, won't take incoming calls, and won't even let you know that it has fallen over dead. Pop the battery and 'hard restart' it.

The other colleague's phone has stopped ringing... at all. Get this, a phone that doesn't ring. Actually, I could learn to like such a phone.... ;)

[Lightstream]

We'll crack one out for the 10K.:D


Bake one for the Tupperware Chatterbox first ;) she's going up on 10K Real Soon Now!~!

[Permagrin]

Get this, a phone that doesn't ring. Actually, I could learn to like such a phone.... ;)

LOL! YES! That's what I want! :lol:

[tommykjensen]

okay.. somebody answer me a dumb question what the heck is the point of this?..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=306959

I have no idea what the point is to view at 800% except to give your mouse hand/arm a good excise when scrolling.

I might goto 200% when I clone things out otherwise I don't go higher than 100%

[Lightstream]

LOL! YES! That's what I want! :lol:


That's what I use the phone for, to make outgoing calls, and primarily as an SMS/text message system. People usually find it very hard to reach me on the cell - the secret is to leave me a SMS and I will get back to them. But few know that...

I simply use the "Meeting" ringtone profile on my Nokia, which makes the phone beep once for each text message or incoming call, and then stay silent. "Silent" mode turns the vibration on, and when the phone is on the table it sounds like a jackhammer, so I use meeting instead.

[timbernet]

I'm better yes. A lot...just tired now & I'm trying to figure out this dumb phone. I told them I wanted just a phone...no camera, no web, no blue tooth...they didn't have one....so now it's got 6K buttons and I have to read an entire book to figure it out...and GET THIS...ringtones don't come standard anymore...well at least not music ones...grrr...

One reason I dislike Verizon... They disable a lot of the features in your phone - like the ability to upload music ringtones for free via bluetooth. NO - they want you to pay them for their vCast service and buy tones from them...

I like Cingular because they don't make the phones dumb... PLUS - since they use GSM, I can buy some $10 phone off of ebay, swap my SIM card, and I don't have to call Verizon to "re-activate" --- all my info is attched to my SIM card, not my phone (like Verizon)...

[calicokat]

I go weeks without turning on my cell phone, cannot stand it

[Permagrin]

One reason I dislike Verizon... They disable a lot of the features in your phone - like the ability to upload music ringtones for free via bluetooth. NO - they want you to pay them for their vCast service and buy tones from them...

I like Cingular because they don't make the phones dumb... PLUS - since they use GSM, I can buy some $10 phone off of ebay, swap my SIM card, and I don't have to call Verizon to "re-activate" --- all my info is attched to my SIM card, not my phone (like Verizon)...

it's TRUE but we declined vcast but I spent the evening finding a program that will let me hack my phone (I'm stubborn you see, both Puddle and Wu will confirm this :lol: ) and I've been downloading free ringtones onto it with no problem ;)

[Lightstream]

I go weeks without turning on my cell phone, cannot stand it

Sadly I have to keep mine on, but I simply make myself very hard to reach. Very soon, the calls taper off except for the truly important ones ;)

[calicokat]

Sadly I have to keep mine on, but I simply make myself very hard to reach. Very soon, the calls taper off except for the truly important ones ;)

I am trying to avoid work :lol:

[timbernet]

it's TRUE but we declined vcast but I spent the evening finding a program that will let me hack my phone (I'm stubborn you see, both Puddle and Wu will confirm this :lol: ) and I've been downloading free ringtones onto it with no problem ;)

Your very lucky! Some of the lower model phones won't let you "hack" into them...

[Permagrin]

Your very lucky! Some of the lower model phones won't let you "hack" into them...

I found this hack site on the web...it works well except sometimes the program bogs a bit...it's fine though...works for what I need. :)

it's called "bitpim"

[Lightstream]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=304525

hahhaha so funny, reading about the adventures of the 5D and the 35L ;)

[Permagrin]

funnily enough, I think August is a fictional character made up by petkal :lol:

[timbernet]

funnily enough, I think August is a fictional character made up by petkal :lol:

Ahhh August... :rolleyes::rolleyes: - something about him really irritates me...

[Permagrin]

Ahhh August... :rolleyes::rolleyes: - something about him really irritates me...

LOL..yes, that phrase was often used about Petkal too :lol: :lol:

[calicokat]

Pet-Kal is August :eek:

[Lightstream]

Pet-Kal is August :eek:

Squirrel Worshipper returns.....less squirrel. :p

[Maureen Souza]

Ahhh August... :rolleyes::rolleyes: - something about him really irritates me...
:confused: :confused: :confused: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Yup.

[Lightstream]

Ahhh August... :rolleyes::rolleyes: - something about him really irritates me...


cuz he's your age and has better gear? ;)

Or is it his drunken proclaimations of love on POTN? :mrgreen:

[calicokat]

Anyone else thought of starting over as Pet-Kal did

[Permagrin]

Pet-Kal is August :eek:

who else could commandeer a whole forum's attention...if it's not Pete, it's as like him as a twin brother :lol:

[timbernet]

cuz he's your age and has better gear? ;)

Or is it his drunken proclaimations of love on POTN? :mrgreen:

It isn't so much that he has better gear (my 20D shoots more FPS than his ;-) ) - but it is more that he switches gear TOO OFTEN! Seriously - how does he pay for it all?

His drunken proclimations of love, well... I have never supported underage drinking ... so I guess that does irk me a bit.

I think one other that stood out to me was he was saying how his girlfriend broke up with him, so he slept with her best friend... That doesn't sit well with me... :confused:

[Permagrin]

I think it's all an act...he never posts photos with his supposed gear you know...

[calicokat]

It isn't so much that he has better gear (my 20D shoots more FPS than his ;-) ) - but it is more that he switches gear TOO OFTEN! Seriously - how does he pay for it all?

What does that make Ronald :eek:

[timbernet]

I think it's all an act...he never posts photos with his supposed gear you know...


Yup - I haven't seen any ... well, maybe one or two, but they were of boxes ;-)

I also notice he never tries lenses in the 300mm+ range... EVERYONE needs a good long lens...

[Lightstream]

Anyone else thought of starting over as Pet-Kal did

For those embarassed of the post count - that would fix it too ;)

who else could commandeer a whole forum's attention...if it's not Pete, it's as like him as a twin brother :lol:

Didn't that use to be condyk's job? :p

It isn't so much that he has better gear (my 20D shoots more FPS than his ;-) ) - but it is more that he switches gear TOO OFTEN! Seriously - how does he pay for it all?

His drunken proclimations of love, well... I have never supported underage drinking ... so I guess that does irk me a bit.

I think one other that stood out to me was he was saying how his girlfriend broke up with him, so he slept with her best friend... That doesn't sit well with me... :confused:

Oooooooh, kinky. I must have missed that part....

[timbernet]

What does that make Ronald :eek:

The brick layer ;-)

[theflyingkiwi]

It isn't so much that he has better gear (my 20D shoots more FPS than his ;-) ) - but it is more that he switches gear TOO OFTEN! Seriously - how does he pay for it all?

His drunken proclimations of love, well... I have never supported underage drinking ... so I guess that does irk me a bit.

I think one other that stood out to me was he was saying how his girlfriend broke up with him, so he slept with her best friend... That doesn't sit well with me... :confused:

ahh so it's the low moral standard you don't like. I have never really paid to much attention to what he has said.

Anyone that screams out, pay attention to me, I just normally ignore. People like that really don't have much to say.

[calicokat]

The brick layer ;-)

Most of the things your saying about August apply to the other, are they connected :eek: :eek: :eek:

[timbernet]

ahh so it's the low moral standard you don't like. I have never really paid to much attention to what he has said.

Anyone that screams out, pay attention to me, I just normally ignore. People like that really don't have much to say.

He has been on my ignore list for a few weeks - very cool feature of the forums ;-)

[timbernet]

Most of the things your saying about August apply to the other, are they connected :eek: :eek: :eek:

Mass-Banishment of usernames due to multiple names ;-)

[Permagrin]

Anyone that screams out, pay attention to me, I just normally ignore. People like that really don't have much to say.

how about if I just whisper it? ;)

[calicokat]

Mass-Banishment of usernames due to multiple names ;-)

Not that other, the other who has lots of gear and sells it all, and buys it back, and sells it all and

[theflyingkiwi]

how about if I just whisper it? ;)

as long as it's not in my ear then that's fine. after all don't wont ya getting in to trouble now do we ;)

[Lightstream]

how about if I just whisper it? ;)

The coffee thing this morning was hardly whispering!!! ;) sounded more like anguished screaming :p

[timbernet]

Speaking of lenses - I was watching a video from the Canon booth @ PMA and the Canon Dude was like "Most of our cameras don't autofocus @ f/22 - so focus wide open and then switch back to f/22" (basically what he said - not word-for-word...

Umm, I AF at f/22... maybe not super-fast, but it works ... was the Canon guy referring to something else?

[Permagrin]

as long as it's not in my ear then that's fine. after all don't wont ya getting in to trouble now do we ;)

right ;)

The coffee thing this morning was hardly whispering!!! ;) sounded more like anguished screaming :p

LOL..I ADMIT I WAS O.O.C this morning :lol:

[calicokat]

Speaking of lenses - I was watching a video from the Canon booth @ PMA and the Canon Dude was like "Most of our cameras don't autofocus @ f/22 - so focus wide open and then switch back to f/22" (basically what he said - not word-for-word...

Umm, I AF at f/22... maybe not super-fast, but it works ... was the Canon guy referring to something else?

Thats strange, never had a problem at F/22

[timbernet]

Thats strange, never had a problem at F/22

He WAS trying to sell the MkIII ;-)

Anyways - I need to hit the hay...

[Permagrin]

me neither...wonder what he was talking about?

[calicokat]

He WAS trying to sell the MkIII ;-)

Anyways - I need to hit the hay...

Not a good way to sell it

[Permagrin]

night Scott...I'm off too...

have fun all :D

[Lightstream]

Closest 'correct' technical explanation of the guy's comments - cameras don't AF at f/22, so they do the AF wide open, stop down to f/22 and shoot....that's about the only thing I can make of it.....

All of ours do that - AF and lenses are always wide open by default..and stop down only at instant of the exposure.

[calicokat]

Nighty night

[tommykjensen]

He has been on my ignore list for a few weeks - very cool feature of the forums ;-)

Sometimes I wish I could use that feature myself. But yes it is cool and the fun part is if someone on your ignore list tries to send a PM it will just disappear in cyberspace.

[theflyingkiwi]

Sometimes I wish I could use that feature myself. But yes it is cool and the fun part is if someone on your ignore list tries to send a PM it will just disappear in cyberspace.

here's a question, if you put someone on ones ignore list, what happens to there posts?

[Lightstream]

here's a question, if you put someone on ones ignore list, what happens to there posts?


You don't see them.

I hate to give you ideas :D , but you can temporarily put one of us on the ignore list and observe the effect. Removing the person from the list will undo the changes with no lasting effects.

[theflyingkiwi]

interesting, you should be lucky that I don't need to ignore you :)

however there are a couple of kiwis I wouldn't mind ignoring.

[Lightstream]

interesting, you should be lucky that I don't need to ignore you :)

however there are a couple of kiwis I wouldn't mind ignoring.

I feel loved :mrgreen:

[tommykjensen]

here's a question, if you put someone on ones ignore list, what happens to there posts?

The post is collapsed and you see a message that you have ignored that person. You can always view the post though by clicking on view (I think its called).

[tommykjensen]

interesting, you should be lucky that I don't need to ignore you :)



Hehe I dare you to try and ignore me :p

[theflyingkiwi]

I feel loved :mrgreen:

as long as you don't wont a hug then your fine ;)

Hehe I dare you to try and ignore me :p

ok, you know I had to try. :) hmm what happens if one hates a mod?

[Maureen Souza]

ok, you know I had to try. :) hmm what happens if one hates a mod?
We will work hard to give you a good reason to.;)

[calicokat]

Mods are your friends ;)

[Pete]

Mods are your friends ;)

Well, except the Title Fairy, maybe... :)

[theflyingkiwi]

We will work hard to give you a good reason to.;)

i've already put you in my bad books, no cake for reaching 9k, I was really disappointed. :cry:

ohh I am over it now.

crossed your name out too :)

[calicokat]

Well, except the Title Fairy, maybe... :)

She is good too :)

[Pete]

I found this this morning, pretty interesting...

http://research.microsoft.com/research/hccb/about.aspx

[calicokat]

I found this this morning, pretty interesting...

http://research.microsoft.com/research/hccb/about.aspx

Looks like one of those puzzles you stare at forever

[Pete]

I was thinking that if whoever prints out the colour bar chart gets the colour balance/colourspace wrong, then you'd get charged a couple of thousand bucks for a can of beans..

[theflyingkiwi]

I was thinking that if whoever prints out the colour bar chart gets the colour balance/colourspace wrong, then you'd get charged a couple of thousand bucks for a can of beans..

or they could be free :)

[Pete]

For Linux lovers everywhere....

"Petaflops" sounds like a name you'd give a puppy. In fact, petaflops are a thousand trillion floating-point operations per second. Sorry, I don't even know how to express that numerically.


But for me, what's more interesting than a string of zeros that stretch from here to the back forty is how you generate a petaflop. For the answer to this condundrum, look no further than the folks at the Oak Ridge National Lab which recently doubled the performance of its "Jaguar"computer to119 teraflops of peak performance (119 trillion mathematical calculations per second), making it, ORNL claims, the most powerful open scientific computing system in the world.

At the core (no pun intended) of the system are (get this) 11,708 dual-core AMD Opteron processors, 46 terabytes of memory, and 750 terabytes of disk storage. Moreover, by late 2007 as dual-core processors will be replaced with AMD quad-core processors. The memory will be doubled and the operating system will migrate to a version of Linux on the computer nodes.

In what I would categorize as an understatement, project director Buddy Bland said "We are excited about the performance." He went on to say that "AORSA, a major fusion code, achieved sustained performance of 38 teraflops on the first ever run on the system, which is the fastest ever for this application. We expect the code to achieve in excess of 60 teraflops sustained performance."

[Maureen Souza]

or they could be free :)
Beans are never free;) :lol:

[theflyingkiwi]

Beans are never free;) :lol:

ahh yes that's true.

I can see it now, you got your beans and go to the check out. the operator scans it and then the whole system locks up, or blue screens.

Thanks MS, you have now given us barcodes that don't work :)

of course Apple will say that they got a multi-coloured barcode that works fine. Only you go and check out to be told that the operator only knows how to use MS barcodes.

:lol:

[Mgdh]

Hmm. Would the MS system even be allowed to sell us apples? It might prevent that as helping the competition. Apple sauce would probably be ok as they would not mind mashed up apples - unless they wanted to stop us even thinking of the product. Oh this is too complicated. ??? ??? ???

And, of course if it did allow apples to be sold, they would only be in a pack with a pie dish, packs of pastry and flour - and may even include an oven. After all, MS is famous for bundling stuff in with it's products ;)

I'll go and take another tablet now - don't worry :lol:

[Claire]

what if you end up blocking ALL mods?

[Pete]

what if you end up blocking ALL mods?

then you could do no wrong...

[tommykjensen]

what if you end up blocking ALL mods?

Nothing because you can't, try it :p


Of course you can block us mentally :lol:

[wu_wei0]

it's TRUE but we declined vcast but I spent the evening finding a program that will let me hack my phone (I'm stubborn you see, both Puddle and Wu will confirm this :lol: ) and I've been downloading free ringtones onto it with no problem ;)

Yup - of course she is-- we're twins!
happy hacking, sis! I'm proud of ya!;)

[Claire]

Nothing because you can't, try it :p


Of course you can block us mentally :lol:

It's not possible?

*runs to block Tommy and Maureen*

[wu_wei0]

who else could commandeer a whole forum's attention...if it's not Pete, it's as like him as a twin brother :lol:

Then again, sis. . . there have been a few in recent months who could have been his twin.;)

[Claire]

Bah, I couldn't block Tommy. :(

[tommykjensen]

Uhh ohhh forgot to tell about the automatic ban if more than 1 mod is attempted to be put on ignore list.

[wu_wei0]

Well, except the Title Fairy, maybe... :)

She is good too :)I like the Title Fairy! Mods are cool, in general and Title Fairy is uber-cool.

Mooooooooooorning y'all.