Tag: science & technology
All the articles with the tag "science & technology".
My new camera - Fuji f810
I like my new camera so far. It has a good weight and fits naturally in the hand. The controls are all well laid out and very easy to understand without grabbing a manual. When it comes time to slip i…
See Chris. See Chris Consume.
I hope everyone had a good turkey/tofurkey day. I took the leap. A Fuji Film F810 is being shipped to me. It was pricey ($380) compared to the 550 (same lens and digital chip, 250$ after rebates). But…
USD
Hopefully they realized that this idea was insane: Bush denied nuclear bunker-buster funds More privacy issue super happy fun time: Airlines Cough Up Passenger Data The US dollar continues to drop. Sn…
LASIK update
I figured it was about time for a quick update on my laser eye surgery: Every once and a while when I am very sleepy, I wake up and wonder where my glasses are. It is a funny feeling, but ultimately s…
San Diego is #1
More rain, more raw sewage. This time 2.26 million gallons . Way to go San Diego, we are #1! Hah: Recently, we at GeorgeWBush.org happened to notice that our mail server had a default "catch-all" mail…
Hobbits
Wow, this is pretty amazing stuff: Scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world... The 18,000-year-ol…
Ahh! The laser is in my eyes!
I had wavefront LASIK done on Friday morning. It was an interesting experience. They gave me one last check out, then I got to wear a fancy hair net and take a valium and a vicodin. My metabolism is p…
LASIK & wavefront
Had my eyes measured the other day for LASIK & wavefront. I have very good night vision, so I figured my pupils were fairly large. They are a ginormous 8mm - that's a fancy medical definition for you.…
I choose cheese
Busy busy. Even a simple wedding is a lot of work. -------------------- Wow, check out the picture: World's pollution hotspots revealed from space Cheese or security. Answer, cheese! Airport security …
Is that guy on drugs?
I am going to get my eyes measured today for wavefront LASIK. I have wanted to do this for a while, but waited until the 3d technology was affordable ($2400). Surprisingly, the costs in Calgary were a…