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The Element may well be even boxier than your beloved Volvos!

I'm not sure I understand the whole liberal vs conservative debate. Primarily, I have a problem with using a single word to describe one's political views. What does liberal mean? What does conservative mean? When it comes to fiscal and economic policies and social/welfare programs, I like a...

Yep. In that case, just do it! There are many conditions that you can have and be treated for... no sense in waiting until you collapse in a heap and need to be rushed to the ER with minutes to live. For that matter, I wonder how it works in the US. I thought there were private clinics where...

Wow, congrats Adcadet! What a coincidence. My dad went to Mayo for his FRCP in Internal Medicine too. And he focuses his practice on the cardio side of IM as well...

That's nuts. Enjoy your new toy and report back after a week or two to let us know how you like it.

Unfortunately, Lunar, you must think I'm a more experienced / serious a photog than I really am. I have never used such tailored-use film in my life. By the time I got into photography (and by no means professionally or semi-professionally, like yourself... just as a hobby), higher speed, more...

I've heard good things about the ErgoHuman and Eurotech chairs. http://www.beyondtheofficedoor.com/ergonomic-office-chair.php Some say they compete with the high-end ergonomic chairs (Herman Miller Aeron and Mirra, Steelcase Leap, and Humanscale Liberty and Freedom .... basically, these are...

How true... I can't tell you how often I've struggled with black and white formal wear.

Isn't it ironic the hoops we jump through with flash to make things look more natural?

Natural looking flash photography is not easy, that's for sure! The first thing I bought after the D40 body + lens kit was a flash with bounce capability, Omni-bounce diffuser, portable reflector, and a set of gels.

Just wanted to comment about taking pics with flash on compact P&S digicams... they generally do a poor job, often over-exposing anything that is close to medium range and under-exposing anything that is far. Because of the lack of intelligence they display with adjusting flash power to...

Congrats, Coug. You have proven to be part of the backbone of the SF community. Well done.

Hmm... just looked at the dpreview review you mentioned Fushigi... looks like the SD900 isn't as bad as I thought. I didn't like the SD900 for three reasons that seem to have been addressed: 1. The jump to 10 MP using DIGIC III really had me worried for 2 reasons: (a) they're cramming 3 million...

IMO, the SD900 smacks of a camera introduced mainly to give marketing some ammo to keep up with the megapixel arms race other than bringin any technical improvement to the game. If anything, IMo, the SD900 is slightly hampered by noise at high ISO

Some digicams to look at in order of personal preference: Canon A710 Canon SD700 Fuji F31 Canon SD800 I would choose all of them over the SD900 without hesitation. If you can stand the size of the A710, it is the one to get by sheer virtue of the fact that it is capable of the best pics of...

Never heard of this place... will have to check it out. Don't forget about NCIX.com and tigerdirect

I did also want to comment about Rockwell's pics. Does anyone else find some of his pics overly-saturated, especially ones with human subjects in them? As an example? http://www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm

I think what people here are nonplussed about is his reaching and slight stretching of the truth to build his case for not needing to be a slave to one's tripod these days.

I wouldn't be so hard on the guy. He's just trying to have that controversial, sensationalistic aura around his pieces to draw attention to his website, get dug, etc. I like the basic point of his article, though, which is consistent from his earlier pieces -- namely, don't be so anal about...

Unions... look what they did to the big 3... I don't even know what to say. I find myself a little disgusted with how they screwed the Big 3 and themselves by being totally unreasonable.

Any comments on how useful 14-bit RAW might be?

I was expecting a little more myself, especially from the sensor (but thankfully, the sensitivity/noise performance is not compromised) but it's not like the 1D/III is a bad camera... it's about expectations. Most Nikon guys were disappointed with the D40 when it was introduced. I thought...

Not surprised, given the very high rate of high-speed penetration and the tech culture amongst our teens and 20-30-somethings in Canada. For music, give us convenient legal methods of purchasing electronically (i.e., mp3 format, DRM-free), and we will gladly pay full price. Otherwise, we might...

Oh wow, what a senior moment ;) Yep, you're right, Double D. For an 8% difference, you want 235/55-17 rpm's go from 4800 to 4411 Best tire choices = Pirelli PZero Nero M+S*, Kumho ECSTA SPT For a 7% difference, you want 225/55-17 rpm's go from 4800 to 4482 Best tire choices = Bridgestone...

Double D, Changing the gear ratio is an excellent idea on paper; I don't know how practical or feasible it is, though. I don't know if you could change 5th by itself, but changing the final drive is usually what's done. Changing from your monstrous 4.24:1 to 3.62:1 (TDI automatic) or 3.39:1...

Udaman, a lot of it is subconscious, and it is a general framework that will apply to some people some of the time, but certainly not all people all of the time. If you're going to pick it apart, you will find flaws with it and that it can't explain things to your complete satisfaction...

Ford will be fine. Everybody thought GM was toast, but it has survived and is poised to do some good things with the improvement in culture from Bob Lutz and Rick Wagoner (who appears to have done a thankless job in negotiating the political minefields and turning around a losing operation at...

You're very welcome mubs. These concepts were revelatory to me at the time and have since changed my life in a positive way. It is my pleasure to share it with the fine people of SF.

Hiding in plain sight.

Speaking of maternal figures and the art of selecting a mate, it is interesting to note that studies have shown that men and women are sometimes (often, even) attracted to others that remind them of a slightly idealized version of their primary caregivers -- i.e., their mothers and fathers...

Yeah, especially in NYC ;) Absolutely. A parade of dinner & movie nights spells b-o-r-i-n-g and can often contribute to the demise of a promising relationship. So true! Ain't that the truth. Unrealistically high standards and "all or nothing" thinking are the bane of true personal...

It could be that, on a relative basis, both very large women and very skinny guys were not as successful as they could have been in terms of dating and then happened to find each other. Society tends to undervalue these populations of men and women, no? Just a thought...

These behaviours can be indicative of OCPD-ness. When reading this, what comes across (and this is my own interpretation, however flawed it may be) is subtle hints of relative smugness and defiance in holding fast to your convictions by pointing to the facts (i.e., the truth shall set me free)...

Jtr, seems like you know what you want and what you don't want and aren't willing to settle for anything less. After all, you have your standards. Furthermore, it seems like it would be a waste of time and not worth the mental energy to put yourself on the line and put in the work to meet people...

So tell us how you really feel! ;) Seriously, I think you're missing the point here (or more likely, what I wrote was a little misleading). The intent wasn't to define all these hard and fast rules and timelines to live your dating life by without reading the situation. The intent was to...

This is an important sentence in several ways, so i thought I'd highlight it. The key word here is progress. Each date should build upon the previous one, and you should be taking it to the next level. A hug good night on the first date is fine. A hug good night on the third date is not. If you...

Nah, what you need is to have multiple targets, so to speak. You know what they say about putting all your eggs in one basket, right? When you're in that "looking for someone" stage, you really need to look for 2-3 at the same time (which you started to do, but now that L is out of the picture...

They already have a camera-equipped Blackberry. It's called the Blackberry Pearl. http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/device-detail.jsp?navId=H0,C101,P203 1.3 MP camera with dinky flash. No video capture. So, basically, it's a generation behind in this area.

It depends on your viewpoint. In the rest of the world, a 3-series is a family car, and is not considered small. Only in the US (and Canada to a lesser extent) do you have such a prevalence of large vehicles. Having said that, I do find the back seats cramped and wouldn't want to subject adult...

Handy, Was it you that had the TSX before? If so, congrats on the TL-S. Despite my own reservations about it these days, I do think it is a fantasitc car for a lot of people and was seriously considering purchasing one as recently as last summer.

Oh, I know the Acura TL-S and Infiniti G35 offer better value than the BMW 3-series. That is why I am considering the G35. But there is something about the way the 3-series drives that is so compelling. On paper, the BMW is not as good for the price. But when you're behind the wheel, there is a...

Well Merc, I guess I didn't give you enough credit for spending all the time, effort, and money to address your personal challenges. Kudos to you for giving it an honest try -- after all, that's the least one can do. On one hand, I am a little puzzled and frustrated that nothing really helped...

Just wanted to say that this car is amazing. Test drove it (the sedan) a couple weeks ago and compared it against the 328i and the Infiniti G35 sedan. Handles perfectly, rides smoothly, steers telepathically, and pulls like a freight train in any gear at any speed. What a marvelous car.

Merc, I have a couple comments here... Not sure which drugs you've tried, but there are many options available, and a lot of different combinations. You mention Paxil, for example, but it has been superceded by Lexapro as the "go-to" SSRI in terms of potency. On top of that, you can add...

Hmm... how can I contribute to this discussion? I've had dating success the past couple years, but it hasn't always been that way. It was pretty hopeless at times with many years without success, and believe me, I had the same "screw it, why bother, it's not going to work because of x, y, and z...

Ah, yes. Good link. I LOVE my SonyEricsson K790a (same as K800i but with different bands and application features). It's so useful. I have stopped using my Fuji F10. I use the D40 when I want good picture quality and don't mind lugging it around, but I use the SE K790 camera phone whenever I...

I hear you, brother. Something small but good. I will ask a similar question (basically the same, but approaching it from the other direction, so to speak): why can't we have a compact P&S camera that doesn't suck? I think I would agree with almost everything you said, except I find the Canon...

What kind of things were they looking at? What type of lens? Film? Were they talking about a good prime lens shooting with low speed slide film or B&W? I would say the resolving power of a 35 mm P&S or a consumer grade SLR with cheapo kit zoom lens and 400 or 800 ISO film couldn't be equivalent...

I don't understand the griping from the enthusiasts / pros. As you mentioned, the D40 is not designed for them; it's designed for people who are relatively new to the SLR game... people who want to step up from P&S. If you're serious enough to have a large collection of older Nikkor or non-Nikon...

No. Even though I don't see any reviews of the F40 yet, I predict it will be an inferior camera to the F30/F31 IMO. It has almost the same sensor size, but it will feature 8.3 MP instead of 6.3. All things equal, it will be more difficult to control noise at high sensitivities. In fact, Fuji...