Re: OT Posterior vitreous detachment

2012-09-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 9, 2012, at 09:49 , Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister Old age - there is only one way to avoid it. is it by drinking the freshly drawn blood of virgins as the wolves howl in the Carpathian moonlight

Re: Semi OT -- Any suggestions on cleaning a laptop screen?

2012-09-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 9, 2012, at 10:39 , John Sessoms wrote: How to properly clean your laptop screen 1. Turn the computer off. 2. Do not touch or press on the screen with your bare hands or fingers. Oils or grease from your hands can stain or smudge the screen and may be difficult to remove. 3.

Re: OT: Enablement

2012-09-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
Sorry about the missed trip Walt. Even more sorry you did not take the opportunity to switch over to the the bright side. On Sep 9, 2012, at 19:53 , Walt Gilbert wrote: So, as it turns out, my trip to South Dakota has been canceled due to unexpected family events relating to my niece and her

Re: PESO: How big can you print?

2012-09-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Peso - name that vintage car

2012-09-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
/2069729889_ZNk7qw4/Large Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Will it fit?

2012-09-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 2, 2012, at 13:33 , Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: Will the Super PRogram/Program Plus or other battery holders fit the MX? The Super A doesn't have a battery holder - mine doesn't anyway - just a cap. The MX's battery holder won't

Re: OT San Francisco then and now

2012-09-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Sep 1, 2012, at 00:30 , David Mann wrote: On Sep 1, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I've seen pictures like this done by a Russian photographer.

Re: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom

2012-08-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
After decades of being told by banks and other sites that they were compatible only with IE, or Chrome, or Firefox, I was overjoyed when I visited the Library of Virginia website, where I read at the top of the screen Not entirely compatiblle with Chrome or Firefox. Use Safari if possible. On

Re: If you're interested in (history of) math

2012-08-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
Similar to Pentax gatherings. They argue about imperfect QEDs. We argue about the usefulness of the Q series. That's my angle on it. On Aug 31, 2012, at 19:40 , knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think they go to these things looking for a couple acute dames... Cheers, frank -- PDML

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 27, 2012, at 07:21 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: ... That lasted for a while, then Apple addressed the costs by coming out with their own (or purchased) fonts design called TrueType that gave damn near

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 27, 2012, at 09:33 , John Sessoms wrote: The part that mattered and y'all kind of missed was the and don't touch anything else kid. I really was a kid, not yet old enough to drive. It was very unusual someone my age would even be allowed inside the computer room. Not only was I

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
to protect us from ourselves! :)) We can only hope that it's Nissan or Toyota, and not one of the Big 3 that gets to the patent office first, or we are guaranteed to have to live with crappy vehicles forever. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
in it's entirety and unchanged, I'll sue your ass down to Tijuana! Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
a little red tipped dick in the middle of the keyboard for the user to stroke instead. :-) PULLLEASE! Credit where credit is due… (of course, I disavow any errors historical or hysterical in this message) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
Or the $9.99 monthly phone from AARP with the big numbers and green screen. Yeah. I can use it! I've never had my glasses on when my burner rings. By the time I get them on, it has stopped ringing… On Aug 28, 2012, at 13:04 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: You can buy those old clunkers at

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 28, 2012, at 14:31 , steve harley wrote: on 2012-08-28 12:48 DagT wrote In the about 20 years I have been discussing this with people who are opposed to software patents nobody has ever found a fair definition. If you cannot forbid what you cannot define. :-) that's easy — let

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 28, 2012, at 14:43 , DagT wrote: Which is very unfair for those who have great ideas. You know the circuitry for making efficient car engines? It may easily be duplicated by software if it is not already. Some millions of dollars research just to give it away to the competitor.

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 28, 2012, at 20:39 , William Robb wrote: Consider for a moment that when I was a mere teenager, a person pulling up beside you at a red light and making a deflating O gesture was an indication you had a flat tire. I doubt hardly anyone one the road these days has learned that

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
If they could, they would. To take the wind out of Porsche's sales they'd have to build a vehicle that was equal or better than the original. Producing a car that looked like a Porsche model, and selling it for a lot less to attract buyers, would soon be revealed to by a piece of junk. IMHO

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
and will turn it out in weeks made from plastic, distributing it for pennies to accompany the product you hope to improve. Me three. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature there isn't any humankind. Without

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
Thanks Steve. I was counting on someone to know what I did not remember. On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:26 , steve harley wrote: on 2012-08-27 3:26 Joseph McAllister wrote When the Mac came out in 1984, it was shortly followed, thanks to Adobe selling Jobs the font technology used by Apple Laser

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:43 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Joseph McAllister On Aug 27, 2012, at 09:33 , John Sessoms wrote: The part that mattered and y'all kind of missed was the and don't touch anything else kid. I really was a kid, not yet old enough to drive. It was very unusual

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 30, 2012, at 12:05 , steve harley wrote: on 2012-08-30 6:42 Doug Franklin wrote On 2012-08-30 3:03, Joseph McAllister wrote: Anyway, my recollection is that TrueType was a method of minutely smoothing what was once lumpy pixels. As opposed to Adobe's vector drawing formula. It's

Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
, but they are not calibrated using the same standard. It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
We are jiving to it here. Good ol' Johnny Fosdick's Orchestra backing up Anita Bayer's vocals. Of course, it's an iMac I'm running it through. :-) Try this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxTnEbOjVCgfeature=player_detailpage The previous URL was for my replaying it. On Aug 30, 2012, at 18:42

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 27, 2012, at 05:29 , Doug Franklin wrote: TK? Talent Keyhole Wikipedia posting re: Sensitive Compartmented Information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_Compartmented_Information Which has a section on TK. Designations I recall from my years are TS/SSBI when I was secluded

Re: Kodak sells Personal Imaging Division

2012-08-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 25, 2012, at 10:10 , Steven Desjardins wrote: My hospital gave me a cd with the x-rays of my wrist. And you didn't share it with us? It would have been the rare Pieso (Personal Injury Every So Often) Gave you is not something you hear around hospitals or Doctors offices in the

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 25, 2012, at 15:27 , Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Darren, Some of us still hold a grudge on Apple. We remember our first Apple PC's and how everything Apple cost 2X what the IBM machines cost, how nothing - printer, disc drives, monitors, memory

Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)

2012-08-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 25, 2012, at 20:10 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola My first computer was an Apple ][. Great computer. I loved it. I learned Basic, Pascal, Assembler and even a bit of machine language programing on it. It certainly wasn't plug -and-play, but it was designed for

Re: Kodak sells Personal Imaging Division

2012-08-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
I get around to thawing out my roll and sheet film, they won't have anyplace left to process the film, especially the 8 x 10 and 4 x 5. Can do it myself, of course, as I still have the gear to tank dip sheets, and a drum roller that I've never used, but could. But will I? Joseph McAllister

Re: Pentax X-5 photos leaked

2012-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
We are not the only market Pentax is selling to. If we were, the many colored body parts chosen to order would be in Best Buy right now. But it isn't. Star Wars was fun at first, but now it looks like it should be in an OR, hot out of the sterilizer. We are, for the most part, looking what is

Re: Pentax X-5 photos leaked

2012-08-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
Humble) opinion. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: We are not the only market Pentax is selling to. If we were, the many colored body parts chosen to order would be in Best Buy right now. But it isn't. Star Wars was fun at first, but now it looks like

Re: OT: Why I hate Computers

2012-08-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Given the following: On Aug 17, 2012, at 14:37 , John Sessoms wrote: Given: L W M as seen by... 1 2 3 MFb 4 5 6 WFb 7 8 9 LFb I see OS choices as 4,2,9 GUI development reached its pinnacle with OS/2 v.3.0 Every change since then has been a step further down a

Re: OT - Why Computers hate John

2012-08-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ow Ow Ow!! That hurts my head just reading all that stuff! On Aug 17, 2012, at 15:41 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Igor Roshchin They usually enjoy working late, with the people who feel and enjoy the magic of the night. But they are forced to work from 5am (Ouch!) That's all the

Re: OT - Why Computers hate John

2012-08-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
Aaahh. Much better. I can hear the sea from there. On Aug 17, 2012, at 19:12 , steve harley wrote: on 2012-08-17 16:41 John Sessoms wrote I don't even want to think about what it would have cost me to get a Mac with those specifications. I don't know if I could get a Mac with those

Re: OT Fine art vs portrait photographer

2012-08-21 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 16, 2012, at 22:58 , John Francis wrote: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:51:58AM -0500, Walt Gilbert wrote: I hadn't heard that one before. Knopfler is almost as good a culture critic as he is a guitarist. Almost. I'm still trying to get my head around Knopfler's music being used for a

Re: OT Fine art vs portrait photographer

2012-08-15 Thread Joseph McAllister
So how did I get a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art Photography in 1970? On Aug 15, 2012, at 11:38 , John Sessoms wrote: From: knarftheriault I thought that Fine Art is art that is created primarily for the purpose of being sold... Cheers, frank According to the woman who owns the

Re: OT Fine art vs portrait photographer

2012-08-15 Thread Joseph McAllister
Addendum: Most, if not all major museums of ART hold vast collections of photographs they drag out to show. Many of them have some part of their collection on display in other museums around the world. Here in Seattle, there are several galleries devoted only to photography. On Aug 15, 2012,

Re: Replacement for Pentax K-5

2012-08-15 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 15, 2012, at 11:41 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Boris Liberman On 8/15/2012 2:27 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax's problem is that they have a nice niche product, that they can't seem to sell for better than commodity product prices, and they have to sell it on line with pretty much

Re: PESO: What the HELL is this?

2012-08-15 Thread Joseph McAllister
shots while I was out there: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7789469050/ http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7789466064/ Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past

Re: OT - Only in the UK

2012-08-07 Thread Joseph McAllister
Oh My! Crayons must have run amuck again. grin On Aug 7, 2012, at 00:47 , Steve Cottrell wrote: http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2012-08-07/mermaid-assaulted-in- sussex/ lol -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT: Canon's gear room at the Olympics

2012-08-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
What one must realize is that these are just replacement gear for the Pros. A further 60% are in the hands of the photogs. Someone on that site speculated 11-12 million dollars retail that could be seen and surmised by shelving units not seen. There is likely a repair person or two in the back

Re: Scale model airport

2012-08-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
If you click on the British Flag in the upper right of the homepage, everything becomes readable, if you read any variation of English. On Aug 5, 2012, at 15:32 , Thomas Bohn wrote: On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 5:34 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Is that Frankfurt? No, it is a

Re: OT: Canon's gear room at the Olympics

2012-08-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
:44 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: What one must realize is that these are just replacement gear for the Pros. A further 60% are in the hands of the photogs. Someone on that site speculated 11-12 million dollars retail that could be seen and surmised by shelving units not seen

Re: OT GM heritage

2012-08-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
Super! Yes, and the Pentax sponsored photovoltaic powered electric auto that won a worldwide contest about 8 years ago. But my favorite is the beautiful warm silver colored turbine powered concept car that was the star of the 1956 or 57 Motorama I attended in Boston when I was an impressionable

Re: OT: Are all men predisposed to be car junkies?

2012-08-03 Thread Joseph McAllister
Darn, I didn't include my ol' 1964 MG in my old sig -that I can't find anymore- that read something like: Pentax, Beta, Laserdisc, Tubes, Apple Mac (add MGB here) Living large with the best, but out of sight of the rest My first wife had a Hunter Green 64 MGB with a black canvas and leather

Re: Mini-GESO: Storm Clouds Landscapes (4 photos)

2012-07-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
I like. I'm a sucker for atmospherics. Took a boatload one day in Phoenix in March. I'll share when I get a chance. When the room darkens, always grab a camera (or two) and rush outdoors. It's either a storm, or a very large asteroid. In either case, good photos are ready to be made. On Jul

Re: PESO: The Dark Side

2012-07-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 30, 2012, at 13:43 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I had hoped to get it paired with a somewhat larger (ie closer) balloon, but it took so long to inflate Darth Vader that the others were fairly distant by the time it got aloft -- and it didn't stay up very long, either. When you spend

Re: OT - Backups Cockups, Netbooks MyBooks, Hard Drives , Dryers

2012-07-31 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ditto on Macintosh computers. Using one gig out of the box as a backup one finds out that attaching through a powered hub creates a hard drive that won't wake up for Retrospect, which makes for no backup. When asleep, if it doesn't wake up fast enough for Retrospect, which reports it to the OS

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
field Polo if they can afford a good horse. Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around when someone can find it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around when someone can find it. Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around when someone can find

Re: OT: London Olympics 2012

2012-07-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in

Re: England 2012

2012-07-27 Thread Joseph McAllister
. Fortunately, my health is good, other than arthritis pain. That pain I have to buy my own drugs for. :-) Try, just try, to talk a VA doctor into prescribing medical marijuana to help with the pain, and anxiety. Hah! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative

Re: Link Dump Friday: Jerry Uelsmann

2012-07-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
I first ran across Jerry's work in the short lived but beautifully printed magazine Aperture in the late 60's early 70's. I still have a copy or two around - somewhere. Amazing then. More amazing now. On Jul 20, 2012, at 07:52 , Darren Addy wrote: Jerry Uelsmann has long been one of my

Re: ioShutter (for iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch) supports Pentax

2012-07-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
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Re: OT - July 4th, By the Dawn's Early Light - something else might be liberated

2012-07-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 14, 2012, at 09:05 , P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/6/2012 6:23 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jul 6, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: If we stick to this kind of discussion long enough, perhaps PDML will foster some great theories of it's own! I've been thinking about building

Re: Astronomy pic of the day (very sort of)

2012-07-14 Thread Joseph McAllister
Oh, you wouldn't understand. It's about those scarce moments when humans can slip out of the tech driven world and just DANCE! Something I'll be doing this afternoon at the Highland Games in Mount Vernon, WA. Just as badly… On Jul 14, 2012, at 10:24 , P. J. Alling wrote: You have to ask

Re: Pentax K-30 tour

2012-07-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: 'See Gulls'

2012-07-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
?photo_id=16083215 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: That Book

2012-07-12 Thread Joseph McAllister
Mark! On Jul 11, 2012, at 00:15 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 8, 2012, at 22:11 , Tim Bray wrote: 21: Cathedral of Trees/Roberts. They’re having a conversation too slow, graceful, and complex for us to follow. I was always under the impression that trees were the vocal chords

Re: That Book

2012-07-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 8, 2012, at 22:11 , Tim Bray wrote: 21: Cathedral of Trees/Roberts. They’re having a conversation too slow, graceful, and complex for us to follow. I was always under the impression that trees were actually the vocal chords of the wind - Mariah. :-) Joseph McAllister pentax

Re: OT - July 4th, By the Dawn's Early Light - something else might be liberated

2012-07-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 5, 2012, at 12:03 , Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister I agree with the balloon example you describe John. But where did all the space on the inside (as populated with matter as the outside surface of the balloon

Re: OT - July 4th, By the Dawn's Early Light - something else might be liberated

2012-07-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
. The surface is expanding uniformly everywhere, with no special central point. It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: OT - July 4th, By the Dawn's Early Light - something else might be liberated

2012-07-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
-website/ http://www.nature.com/news/physicists-find-new-particle-but-is-it-the-higgs-1.10932 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Happy Fourth of July

2012-07-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
, Christine Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Happy Fourth of July

2012-07-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
Americans? On Jul 4, 2012, at 07:20 , Christine Aguila wrote: If you're in London for the holiday . . . http://www.caguila.com/4thlondon/content/IMGP3593_large.html Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen

Got a minute, or 12?

2012-07-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ya might enjoy, and in some cases relate to, this. Pictures of a Cowboy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZubZdGNXEfeature=player_embedded#! Be sure to make full screen, or at least larger than presented. Full screen gets a little grubby. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature

Re: Anybody in Portland OR?

2012-07-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 2, 2012, at 15:19 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: Fairly well populated place, actually ;-) ann Portland is a waypoint on the Vancouver Canada to San Diego Western Metroplex. MrPentaxian MrMcMac — A picture is worth a thousand words but… It uses up a thousand times more memory, not to

Re: tethering Pentax DSLRs?

2012-07-01 Thread Joseph McAllister
/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past on the Internet. Thank you… -- PDML Pentax

Re: The PDML Annual - the ebook is ready

2012-06-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 28, 2012, at 04:51 , Mark Roberts wrote: The ebook version is now available at http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/index.htm Mark, trying to take a look at the Preview of the 2011 eBook I just ordered on you eBook page links me to the 2010 book @ Blurb. Actually, I was clicking on

Re: 2012 Photo Annual - Now available

2012-06-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 24, 2012, at 16:00 , mike wilson wrote: PENTAX15OFF valid until 31 June But not in the UK. In fact, I can't find a single functional one for here at all. So England has an extra day this month? Wish we did. It would push the rent 24 hours further ahead. :) Joseph McAllister

Re: OT: Matting Framing

2012-06-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: no Jobs...

2012-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: Color Test

2012-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
for a while. http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77lang=en gs If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: Good SD card deal --- Add: yet another Sandisk deal

2012-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
you bought it for a swap. Let the store bear the cost of testing it for Sandisk or whomever. That's why I buy such accessories from Amazon or Costco. No questions, exchange for a new one or money back (with receipt). Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius

Re: In a pub, waiting for Cotty

2012-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
How many pubs between his house and the pub you are in? Figure 30 minutes per… On Jan 12, 2012, at 09:35 , Mark Roberts wrote: If he's late will that be a good thing or a bad thing? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com

Re: OT - don't @#$%% in Middleborough, Mbuttachusetts

2012-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 24, 2012, at 05:44 , John Sessoms wrote: The government is not allowed to establish religion. Didn't they form the Republican Party? Or was that Wall Street? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without Nature

Re: OT: no Jobs...

2012-06-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
were sucked in by Jesus Jobs, and who are still thinking Windows is Win95 on crappy hardware). It'll be a long time before Mr. Bill can hire enough ex-Apple employees to bring Windows along. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can

Re: OT: no Jobs...

2012-06-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
. Stale and crunchy. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: OT: no Jobs...

2012-06-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ecco. -Charles So has everyone else. Except one. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past on the Internet. Thank you… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-11 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 10, 2012, at 21:21 , William Robb wrote: Seems to me that if the copyright owner isn't able to supply you with a print, they have pretty much invalidated any claim they could make for damages. That's another way to express it. There is no one alive to ask that permission. The

Re: OT Not worth paying for

2012-06-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
the author is seeking permission from the subjects, rather than the photographers, I'm sure the book will be full of photographs that she doesn't have the right to publish.) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen

Re: FTAGH: R2CR5

2012-06-10 Thread Joseph McAllister
wrote: 1 rechargeable 2CR5 battery. Looks unused. Perfect for your PZ-1p, etc. Just send me $6 and I'll put it into a small flat rate box for quick delivery. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
something to do with ram allocation from my PC days. However, it may well be that when PSE is crunching something as large as a 7 photo merge it uses up assets faster than I realize :-) Walt On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: If your specs say

Re: I have a secret...

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
), discombobulated, unleashed: Already made my res. for flight to London to take snaps of the hat slowly disappearing into Cotty's maw. You better have plenty of spare batteries then, you'll be waiting for a while... Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
, (calling a moron, stupid to his face is probably not the best way to insure job security), and it still hadn't been done. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and invisible in it's beginning moments. Photons were one of the earliest particles to develop, but I don't

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
limited RAM. I have 12 gig installed, so that should not be a problem ? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: OT: Grand Canyon Pano

2012-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
installations of RAM is by description 'Limited'. Whatever quantity you stuff in your compubox, the next generation of software will need 50% more. And a newer computer will be needed to recognize that increased RAM. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Bryce Canyon Pano

2012-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
shady spots, and takes pictures too! I haven't been able to get anything worth printing with my iPad 2, because I can't hold it steady. Thinking of modifying my window-pod so it has two window grips, one for the iPad. Crunch. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com THE SENILITY PRAYER : Grant me

Re: How much difference does optimizing the aperture make?

2012-06-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
to usually work pretty damn good If a kens is designed to be at it's optimum wide open and becomes less sharp as you stop down - why bother with an aperture at all?DOF?? - use another lens. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: PDML statistics

2012-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true

Re: PESO - Form over Function

2012-05-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
/2012/05/form-over-function.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Gaudeamus igitur, juvenes dum sumus... http://tinyurl.com/ndmfhb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Local 35mm Negative Scanning Prices

2012-05-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
, which they would have to feed through their scanner one strip at a time. It's unlikely that your negs would match the calibrated gamma their scanner is expecting. My thoughts on the subject, subject to re-interpretation by folks who know what they are talking about. Joseph McAllister Lots

Re: Eerm, it's a bit exciting!

2012-05-29 Thread Joseph McAllister
Awards well deserved Tanya. Congratulatories all over your house and family!! When you get far enough up the ladder of superlatives, we will start asking you for favors. :-) Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On May 29, 2012, at 16:44 , Tanya Love wrote: Ok, so I am just home

Re: card FAIL?

2012-05-28 Thread Joseph McAllister
the directions. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Lens hood for pentax m 28mm

2012-05-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
, and want's way too much money for them. when asked by other photographers Why the duct tape?. Are you listening, Pentax? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Annular eclipse of the sun - China to Texas, May 20-21.

2012-05-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
And I should have stayed in Albuquerque for another month. Damn. Here is the weather forecast for Everett, WA on Sunday evening: 59° F, Raining - Joe stays home… Decides the 10 1/2 hour drive to Redding, California just ain't worth it. Day: Partly cloudy. High of 91F. Winds from the North

Re: Pile of rubble

2012-05-19 Thread Joseph McAllister
, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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