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Anna <3 Chris
Graffiti found by our friend, Mandi, while walking the Via dell' Amore (Path of Love) between Riomaggiore and Manarola in Italy (Cinque Terre): It makes me wonder if there is also a padlock on the gua…
Cold canyon dive
Photos of diving La Jolla Canyon Better late than never. Adam, Mani, and had a lovely Sunday morning dive on the 6th. Visibility in La Jolla Canyon was 20 feet or more, making it very bright compared …
Sigma DP1 Reviews
When I first heard about it, the Sigma DP1 sounded like the perfect package. A full size sensor, 28mm fixed lens and SLR controls. It was exactly what I wanted. A year passed from the initial announce…
Avalon's Underwater Park
Photos of diving Avalon's Underwater Park Last Friday I headed out to Avalon for the day with Anna, Mani, Adam and Randi. Anna played aunt and watched Carson while we did a few dives. Visibility wasn'…
Skinny whales
Voice of San Diego has a good article on the increasingly skinny grey whales that migrate down the Pacific coast to Baja. It is thought that warmer waters have allowed for more fish migration and grea…
Night dive at the shores 3/11/08
I had a gorgeous dive last night - lots of bioluminescence, some octopus, and tons of small critters out. There were only a few squid around, but apparently enough to fish for, as there were about 6 s…
The obligation of walking away
Secretary Paulson played the morality card two days ago when speaking about home owners that were in over their heads: Homeowners who can afford their payments and don't have to move, can choose to st…
Game theory wiz kids
Just in case I didn't already think Nixon and Kissinger were complete mental bastards: The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon's Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam Nixon decided to try something new: t…
Squid fishing in La Jolla
During a night dive last week we noticed a number of brightly lit boats off shore and guessed they were fishing for squid. That's exactly what they are according to the UT: The mystery lights belong t…
Canon firmware hacks
Some bright folks have dumped and upgraded the firmware for the Canon A570 IS, A610, A620, A630, A640, A700, A710 IS, S2 IS, S3 IS, SD500 and G7. They unlocked raw mode, high speed shutter speeds, liv…