A few months ago I picked up a bag full of beat up Olympus cameras and lenses from a guy on Craigslist. (See this post.) I was told that the OM-2n was not repairable, but I continued to use the OM-1n and have become very fond of it. I like it so much I bought a working OM-2n to go with it – and it’s beautiful. I chose the 2n for its automatic exposure option and the ability, to use its off-the-film metered TTL flash.
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But there are a lot of people – including, significantly, most people over age 40 – who don't like reading tiny text on bright LCD screens in devices loaded with distractions that die after 5 hours without their electric lifeline. I agree. Probably because I’m one of ‘em.
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When my guests come over it's gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is –fucking fall. There's a nip in the air and my house is full of mutant fucking squash.
The whole idea of contrarianism is that you're "attacking the conventional wisdom", you're "telling people that their most cherished beliefs are wrong", you're "turning the world upside down". In other words, you're setting out to annoy people.
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A contented person with a whole heart, who has never doubted for a moment that she is loved by God and the universe, should not bother trying to succeed as a creative entrepreneur. She should get a job working for someone else, turn it off at 6:00 PM, and come home to the people who love her. <p> Only a restless, broken heart can drive you to do what is necessary.
You’ve got to have something to say. It could be conceptual, or you can try to save the world as a photojournalist. But you can’t just be a technician. Everybody’s a technician. You’ve got to have an idea.
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Well dammit, now what do I do?
On 10.5, copying an address using the "Copy Address" contextual menu copied only the email address. On 10.6, it very unhelpfully includes the name portion, with around the email part, like "Joe Smith joe.smith@apple.com".
via macdaddyworld.com This has been bugging me as well. The setting change works. Posted via web from Jack Baty's posterous
“If you’re good…you learn to work with that you’ve got. It’s just easier to work with stuff you’re happy with.” — Roger Hicks
I agree. And remember, Your camera does matter
Like so many others, I’m on a minimalist kick. I’m trying to reduce clutter, distractions and other noise. Today I ran across start.io. Here’s my new Safari home page.
That’s nice and minimal
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