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This. 100%. Sorry it's true. First we have to stop giving away free, government insured loans to 18 yo kids who want to go to Harvard to get a "crap" degree. I wish I could loan some dipshit $300k, be guaranteed I'd never lose my principle, charge crazy fees, and never allow loans to be...

/sarcasm Jtr you killed my Merry Christmas/Happy New year thread. No worries. Your absolutely shitty situation excuses it. ;) tl;dr: Do your research on all your options and then; HIRE A LAWYER and execute them. Don't fuck around on this. GET IT DONE in 2020. No longer talk with your...

I'm stuffed with food. I took home two times the amount of food in leftovers that I brought to our pot-luck brunch. We did a gift exchange. I hope everybody enjoyed or will enjoy their holiday season. {see previous post for comprehensive list}

^^^ Thanks for the tip. I did notice MusicBrainz when I did my initial googling, but didn't see or notice a MusicBrainz server I could drop into FreeRIP to replace the freedb server. But you are probably right, I just need to get a different ripper that has explicit already included support...

^^^ Nice upgrades Sed. But I must say, if your keyboard wasn't manufactured in the early 1980's with buckling spring switches, it's not a real keyboard. My "modern" Unicomp comes kinda close with it's buckling springs, but it's not quite perfect. ;)

Merry Christmas 2019 and Happy New Year 2020. I'm taking mom over to my Niece's house for an early, 10-11 A.M. Christmas Brunch. What, if anything, is everybody else doing? Again, Merry Christmas 2019 and Happy New Year 2020.

First of all: 1) I'm no audiophile; 2) my DAP and headphones don't warrant any "quality" EAC ripping; and 3) I'm lazy and just need a basic CD-to-.MP3 rip. So I'm just using FreeRIP with everything default. I came across a CD that FreeRIP doesn't automagically obtain the track names/metadata...

Having a HDD with a transparent top cover (first .MP4 of Lunar's linked page) with the dual actuators randomly seeking would look pretty sweet in modded PC w/clear side or top panel.

If you need to buy non-perishables you might as well buy in bulk and save. Definitely google for "what to buy," and "what not to buy" at Costco as some of their bulk items aren't actually cheaper than your local store. Plus their food stand is awesome and cheap. Super cheap and super quality...

I feel the same way as well, mostly. However my dislike has softened somewhat. I still don't shop there on a regular basis as there are closer and more convenient stores where I can shop. If you dislike Walmart because of the way they treat their workers you probably should stop shopping at...

The last time I had fraudulent charges on my debit (not credit) card was when I purchased a 600 MHz slot-1 Pentium 3 processor several decades ago. Because it was a debit card I had to go into the bank and fill out and sign a bunch of paperwork. It was about $200 spread across 6 different...

The folding screen is kind of interesting. But $1500 is a heavy early adapters tax for sure.

It probably nothing, but the Sony WM-Port on the A55 vs a standard USB was a bit concerning. I was interested in the A55 but not enough to buy it from an Asian seller. Now the next gen A100 is coming out soon, but only in Asia and Europe. Sony has written off the NA market. :(

Canon officially announces the EOS-1D X Mark III. There are actual specs listed vs the "no-info" Nikon D6 announcement. The fredmirandia forum thread that lists specs.

^^^ last few msgs posted in wrong thread? :unsure:

The Nikkor e-series lenses are sharper than the older g-series ones. I'd only want a 28mm because it would be "evenly spaced" between a 19-20mm lens and a 50mm lens. If you shot 24p video 2 years ago and wanted to add/edit, more/different, video to that file and could not shoot at 24p that...

I think 50" would be fine if it was OLED. But yeah, 65" of bust for an LCD unit.

The less post-processing work I can do the better. I sux at it. So I'd rather shoot a 12mm image and worry about perspective issues than shoot multiple 50mm images and stitch them together. I should have added the qualifier "FX, full frame lens" when mentioning widest lens as Nikon does make...

I made the mistake of buying the: 16-35/4, 105/2.8, 50/1.4; the last two I very rarely use. I should have just bought a 14-24/2.8 instead. So yes I'm interested in an updated ultra-wide lens. Would have preferred a 12-24/2.8 lens but I'd be happy with a 12mm prime. The widest, non-fisheye...

Nikon filed a patent for a 12mm f/2.8 F-mount lens. Interesting. I hope they eventually produce it.

According the Nikon Rumors, Nikon Z50 mirrorless APS-C camera and two lenses (16-55mm and 50-250mm) to be announced soon. ...per Nikon rumors... Nikon Z50: APS-C mirrorless camera, 20MP, 3" pivoted LCD, EVF, 11 fps. Z-Nikkor 16-55mm f/3.5-6.3 small lightweight collapsible kit DX lens. Z-Nikkor...

Same for me. Inertia. I was paying nearly $300/month for cable/phone/internet with no thought. Then Cox told everybody their legacy phones would stop working in six months and I'd have to get a new router with a "POTS" (or whatever it's called) port on it. Then a few months after that they...

I got my Ooma Telo (wired version) setup in about 15 minutes. Works pretty good so far. Only "bummer" is that there are two Ethernet ports on the device but it's not like a 2-port switch. One port is "in" and the other is "out" AFAICT. I was hoping to plug the Ooma box into my router then...

I do need to look into alternative internet service. For me that's Century Link DSL. I checked several months ago and I was only able to get 40/10 internet for $65/month. But the local node, about 400-500 yards away appears to have been upgraded so I have to check to see if their 120/10...

Being as tech savvy as you are I'm kind of surprised you just now "cut-the-cord." May "triple-play" from Cox was $287/month for cable-TV (2 HD boxes, 1 w/DVR) + Landline phone + 150/10 mb/s internet. Dumped cable and phone, bill now $98/month. I should have dumped cable way earlier. Save...

Nikon's leaked Z mount lens roadmap for 2020/2011. By the end of 2021 Nikon will have a full set of standard f/1.8 primes: 20, 24, 28, 35, 50, 85, 105 and 135mm. Along with one-stop faster: 35, 50 and 85mm f/1.2 primes; and "trinity f/2.8 zooms" 14-24, 24-70, 70-200mm. Nikon and Canon will...

If "VR" is vibration reduction maybe "SR" refers to "sound reduction?" Silent focus during video shooting? Nikon never updated their 300/2.8 or 200/2 to "E" versions so perhaps the 120-300/2.8 is the update instead of those two new primes.

As expected the D6 "announcement" was simply a press release stating that Nikon is working on a D6. No information. However... Nikon also announced a new lens: Nikkor AF-S 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens. Wonder what the "SR" in the name refers to?

Nikon D6 to be announced on September 4th according to Nikon Rumors. This will probably be an announcement declaring that the announcement for the pre-announcement will be announced in the future.

1) Another bad link. 2) You will fill 8, 16 TB drives in 4.5 months?

Are you worried about data loss or just want to offload pics, format card, then add more pics to same card? 32 GB SD cards start at $7. 64 GB SD cards start at $10. Buy a couple and just swap cards when one is full?

Look what I found in the tree in my backyard. Heavy shadow, so less than ideal exposure but a nice find. I shot the pic through a bunch of small branches and twigs that are nearly blurred completely out, but they caused "blotchy patches" on the photo.

Petrified Forest NP. Oct, 2016.

We had a mild spring and mild early summer but now it's actually getting "Kinda Hot" this week. A refresher on what "hot" is here in the valley of death.

I was thinking of purchasing a D500 way back, so I rented a D500 and the Nikkor 14-24/2.8 from lens rentals for that two week trip. A friend used my D610 and 16-35/4. The rental was close to $1000. I should have just bought a D500 instead of rented. Edit: What are you using to read the EXIF...

I used to have Newshosting 5-6 years ago. Always reliable and fast. It was $10/month for 15 gigs and 5 or 8 simulations connections or something like that. Retention was an unheard of 120-180 days or something. Now it's unlimited downloads/speeds, close to 4000 days, more connections, VPN...

I'm guessing that 99% of the people with solar believe they'll be sitting pretty when the next blackout comes. Of course not realizing that during a grid-down situation their solar will shut off.

I'm liking the yellow lens caps. Only $45k for 3. Includes three, free lenses. ;)

Arches NP, sunrise, Nov 2016. Crop of the above image. Less empty space below sky but still kinda boring/dull.

Arches NP, sunrise, Nov 2016. I thought this was a great photograph. Lighting was awesome. But then I realized there is no "subject" in the picture. Just awesome sky and sunrays.

Canon 5DSR $1704. ebay. Nikon D810 $1997. B&H, etc... Nikon D5 $500 off, $5997. B&H, etc... Perhaps both hi-res cameras will be discontinued early next year. D810 already replaced with the D850 and Canon will probably go mirrorless for the "5DSR mark II" model. And of course the D6 and...

Can't insert two images in same post apparently. Second image is an attachment and not inline.

Doh, nevermind.

Arches NP, sunrise, Nov 2016.

Grand Teton NP, Aug 2017.

Yellowstone NP, Aug 2017. Not a spectacular shot by any means, but just resting against a railing and using a shutter speed of only 1/3 sec + VR, worked out decently.

Rumor: Canon RF 16-28 f/2 zoom is coming. This will complement the already released 28-70 f/2 zoom. Will a 70-135 f/2 be the third lens that completes Canon's RF f/2 trinity zoom set?

Photo editing, graphics rendering, audio ripping & transcoding, etc, may/can use a GPU to get some of the work done. So no GPU depends on applications you are going to use.

Ordered and ordered. $189.74. No tax and free shipping help a bit.

Sony's new big boy glass. 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens. 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens. $13k and $2k respectively. With Sony's already shipping, $12k, 400mm f/2.8 lens, they now have the major big glass used by Canikon pros and wildlife shooters. And with a new A9 update coming, things could be...