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Philip Greenspun’s new “How to build an EOS system” article

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Greenspun blogged about how he hired a Pakistan guy for $10 to pull together information from Amazon to complete this article. pretty interesting what people would do for $10… I must confess that I haven’t read the entire article, but Philip Greenspun, creator of Photo.net, serious photographer and professor at MIT, should know what he is talking about… but I downloaded the portrait picture taken with the 70-200/2.8L IS, looked at it in PS, the model’s eyes weren’t exactly sharp!! hmmm… focal length was 115mm, full frame, shutter speed was 1/200s with IS, so that should’ve been plenty fast. The shirt was actually tack sharp, so maybe focus was off because of the infamous “focus-then-recompose” problem? 😉 hmmm…

How to build an EOS system (link)

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AA’s Keeping up wiht Jenkins campaign

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So here was the question I got at AA’s Jenkins campaign…

As Jenkins downed a coffee at a Peachtree Street café, his client called with a change of plans?the Senior Vice President was now going to be at their dinner meeting the following weekend. Problem was the dinner was now a day earlier and in a different city. Jenkins knew that he had to be at that dinner and that American Airlines could get him there. He found the $199* fare on AA.com he was hoping for, with only 7-days notice. That weekend, Jenkins, his client and the SVP enjoyed dinner at a restaurant in the thriving Deep Ellum district. Not only was it a great business opportunity, but since he was an AAdvantage® miles member, Jenkins also earned miles when he picked up the check at the end of the meal. Between what two cities did Jenkins fly?

Quick web search told me that Peachtree Street cafe was around Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and I already knew that Deep Ellum district in in Dallas… LOL…

But by getting the question correctly I only get a chance to win one of the 20 grand prizes, and I wasn’t today’s 15k miles winner either… what a rip…

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For sale: Pepper White 2004 MINI Cooper S

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SOLD!

We are selling our beloved PW/PW MCS as Sherry is moving to San Francisco and probably won’t need a car for a while. Here are the specs and details:

  • 2004 MINI Cooper S (6-speed manual)
  • 33,000 miles
  • Pepper White
  • Body Color Roof
  • Black Mirrors
  • Black Bonnet Stripes (dealer-installed)
  • Sport Package (Dynamic Stability Control, 17’s, Fogs, Xenon headlights with Headlight Washers)
  • Silver Wheels
  • Panther Black Leatherette w/ Panther Black Interior Door Casing
  • Auto A/C
  • Parking Distance Control
  • On-Board Computer
  • Muti-Function Steering Wheel with Stereo and Cruise Controls
  • Harmon/Kardon Premium Sound System
  • Silver Dash
  • Metallic Window Tint (dealer-installed, Texas-legal)
  • Rear fog lights
  • OEM wheel locks
  • Dension IceLink v1.1 for 3rd-Gen Apple iPod integration
  • Invisible Bra Paint Protection on front bumper, bonnet, mirrors, door cups, headlights, and fog lights
  • No front license plate, nor drilled holes
  • Non-smoker
  • Single-owner
  • Car detailed very often with P21S and Griot’s Garage products (I am a member at Autopia, if that means something to you)
  • Oil and filter change every 5k miles with Mobile-1 Synthetic and OEM filters
  • Brake lines flush annually with ATE Super Blue high temperature fluid
  • Never tracked
  • Recently replaced all four Pirelli Run-Flat tires at SoulSpeed
  • Rims are “curb-rash free”
  • All scheduled maintenance and service items (as indicated by the On-Board Computer) performed at MINI Center in San Antonio, TX
  • Car is located in Austin, TX
  • Edmunds valued at $20,045
  • KBB valued at $22,560
  • Asking price is $20k

Some recent pictures, you can find more here.

Here are some pictures of our “MINI Adventure”: http://gallery.sherrysun.com/MINI/

You can e-mail us at MINICooper@SherrySun.com, and please, serious inquiries only, we would love to chat and show you the car, but Sherry is finishing her thesis so time is limited.

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