Posted by jonamerica on December 21st, 2007
It has snowed more in the past two weeks than it has for the past two winters, and it’s only December 20th. Having finished snowing this evening for the third time in 8 days, I decided to do some night photography with my Leica D-LUX 3. It was good practice shooting in the evening with both color and black and white photography in mind. I played around a bit with the white balance. I was shocked to see that, given enough exposure, the camera can make an evening scene look like mid day, albeit a bit eerie.
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Posted by jonamerica on December 20th, 2007
Nanosolar recently announced the release of their ultra cheap solar panel, SolarPly. This is basically solar cells printed on aluminum. This “foil” is “non-fragile”, can be cut or bent to any shape, and doesn’t require soldering for electrical contact. While other manufacturers have been focusing on making their solar panels more efficient, Nanosolar has been focusing on making panels cheaper to produce. Nanosolar says SolarPly costs $1 per watt, which is just less than half of coal’s $2.10 per watt cost, and retail for $0.99 per panel (except on eBay).
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Posted by jonamerica on December 17th, 2007
If you need something to pass the time today, check out the Web site Will It Blend.com. There you’ll see videos where Blendtec blenders are puts to the test. Exactly what kinds of things can you see blended? Marbles, magnets, a tape measure, light bulbs, and most recently, an iPhone. These aren’t your average blenders. The Blendtec blenders comes with a 1500 watt motor, which is far above the standard 300-400 watt blenders you’ll find in your average department store. Of course, the $400 price tag is a bit above average also.
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Posted by jonamerica on December 11th, 2007
Canadian Cable Internet provider Rogers has started testing a system that will allow them to insert messages to their customers about billing and account status. While this may seem to be a fairly innocuous activity, it uses technology that Net Neutrality advocates find troubling. The concern is with how far, and for what purpose, an ISP might use a technology that allows adding or removing content from the Internet.
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It has snowed more in the past two weeks than it has for the past two winters, and it’s only December 20th. Having finished snowing this evening for the third time in 8 days, I decided to do some night photography with my Leica D-LUX 3. It was good practice shooting in the evening with both color and black and white photography in mind. I played around a bit with the white balance. I was shocked to see that, given enough exposure, the camera can make an evening scene look like mid day, albeit a bit eerie.
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