Monthly Archives: December 2004

Solid Food Tales

I have to start by asking how baby cereal started being called solid food, as it is anything but solid. In fact, even if you mix it so it’s fairly thick, the long you leave it sitting, the thinner it … Continue reading

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Available light, so much nicer than flash!

I got a nice 50mm lens for my Nikon for Christmas. It goes down to f1.8, a lot lower than the 3.5 of my zoom lens. The only problem with it is indoor shots in small rooms, it’s hard to … Continue reading

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What is the difference between a cafe and a coffee shop?

Last week when I dropped by my occasional morning coffee stop, I was rudely reminded that they consider themselves a cafe. They’re changing their earliest opening hours to 10 AM! During the week! I’m crushed. What am I supposed to … Continue reading

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Christmas!

It’s still nearly two weeks until Elizabeth’s first christmas, and we’ve already started in with the pictures. What, you expected us to wait? At least we waited until a few weeks after Thanksgiving, unlike the retailers all trying to get … Continue reading

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Java3D on Mac OS X

Here goes with my first seriously geeky blog. This would be a great use for categories! There are several annoying things I can’t figure out with Java3D on 10.3. What’s even worse than not being able to figure something out … Continue reading

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