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Canon announced 1Ds M3 and 40D, 14/2.8L II
I want the 1DsM3, but don’t want to pay $8k for a camera right now, the 40D looks interesting, I need a bigger LCD, higher fps, live view would be interesting for macro shots, better noise control is always desired… But my 20D works just fine, so I don’t know, I will have to wait til I see the 40D for cheap at a deals site… The new 14mm f/2.8 L II would be nice to have too, but unfortunately it will be priced at $2.2k, I don’t need such lens that bad.
info:
40D, Canon’s site
1DsM3, Canon’s site
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OnMyList: The greatest philosopher of our time.
- “If god had intended us not to masturbate he would have made our arms shorter.”
- “The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”
- “Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”:]
- “Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.”
- “Just because you got the monkey off your back does not mean the circus has left town.”
- “If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?”
- I don’t have pet peeves — I have major psychotic fucking hatreds!
- Have you ever noticed that their stuff is shit and your shit is stuff?
- No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it.
- If a movie is described as a romantic comedy, you can usually find me next door playing pinball.
- By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
- Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?
- Have you noticed that most of the women who are against abortion are women you wouldn’t want to fuck in the first place? There’s such balance in nature.
- I love and treasure individuals as I meet them; I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to.
- What year did Jesus think it was?
- In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.
- The planet is fine. The people are fucked
- Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself.
- Just think, right now as you read this, some guy somewhere is gettin’ ready to hang himself.
- “Meow” means “woof” in cat
- I think I am, therefore, I am. I think.
- What was the best thing before sliced bread?
- I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.
- It isn’t fair: the caterpillar does all the work, and the butterfly gets all the glory.
- Whoever coined the term “Buyer Beware” was probably bleeding from the asshole.
- Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.”
- Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
Check out this list at OnMyList, where you can list your pants off!
Skype outage
I can’t log onto Skype, did some technorati searches and looks like they are having a major outage. I’ve used Skype for years and this is the first time I can’t log on, which is pretty impressive for a p2p architecture. This sucks coz I depend on Skype for everything form work concalls and group chats to personal IMs…
Major Skype outage in progress: “12-24 hours” for a fix:
At 2PM GMT (9AM ET, 6AM PT) Skype announced that its engineering team had discovered a software issue that is expected to be resolved “within 12 to 24 hours.” The original entry, which has been removed, read: “Due to peer-to-peer network issues there are problems with Skype login. This issue is being investigated. We will give new updates when the issue has been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience.” Skype has pulled its client downloads from the site until the problem is fixed.