I vote that the next time we need a photo of Air Force one that we just have Obama take it himself rather than spend $328,000. He seems to know his way around a Canon body with L series glass well enough.
- Thomas Hawk
from Bookmarklet
I wonder if anyone has the guts to tell him that he needs to use his left hand to support the base of the cam to get less shake :)
- Shivanand Velmurugan
At least he is looking through the correct opening in the camera, something I would not have expected from our previous president... ;-)
- Jeff P. Henderson
I may be completely off, but judging by the way he is holding that camera, I can't imagine it is his or that he has shot it much. He looks like he's trying to shoot a P&S.
- Jeremy Kunz
He is holding it wrong. My guess is he would prefer to use the live view function but doesn't know how to turn it on. At least he isn't holding it back to front.
- CJPhoto
tabbr, I don't think any1 cares what Ashton Kutcher shoots (ofcourse he does get paid for it - you have seen the ads right?). Jeremy, CJPhoto, he is the president for God's sake, not a photographer :)
- Shivanand Velmurugan
Shivanand, you are right, and I'm not intending to knock him down, I'm just observing that I seldom see someone with a camera that is sporting a pro grade lens do that and I'm trying to guess why. I can hold a camera really well, but my pictures... well, that's another thing.
- Jeremy Kunz
Jeremy, most people who didn't learn to shoot with crappy lenses in dim situations with manual cameras, don't go through the rigour of maximising equipment. I bet, the resident photog of the whitehouse, should take it upon herself to educate Mr. president, so we can all enjoy pictures from the viewpoint of one of the great minds of our lifetime.
- Shivanand Velmurugan
i think he's just goofing around here though. it's not his camera according to the caption.
- Nathan Rein
If I were a graffiti artist I'd make a stencil out of this photograph and spray paint it everywhere.
- Thomas Hawk
Anyone know what lens that is? Just curious.
- Patrick Binder
I almost seem to remember a photo of Obama shooting with a photographers camera during the campaign.
- Patrick Binder
Patrick: that's almost certainly a wide prime, either 24/1.4L or 35/1.4L. Probably the latter.
- Gabe
that not an 85mm f1.2...unless my last copy was different and i am almost positive its not a 24mm 1.4 either.
- Carlos Ayala
Carlos: You're right that it's clearly not an 85/1.2 (the AF switch in the photo is obviously different than either the original or II version), but I'm having a hard time convincing myself it's not the 24/1.4.
- Gabe
@Gabe the reason i think its not the 24 is because of the distance of the red line and the top edge of the lens. now granted it could be the angle but it seems that the red line is further away (than the lens pictured) if it were a 24. too bad that there are no metadata/tags on this picture.
- Carlos Ayala
I went back to the old interface (which is something I NEVER do). I think the old interface was flawed, but the new one just feels unfinished. Now I'll just have to live with it.
- Chris Nixon
Great catch... I hadn't noticed the headers in the emails until your post :)
- Jay Cuthrell
In regards to the MacBook Pro - external monitor resolution issue you were discussing...I use my new MBP with display port and connect to my dell 30" display and it works with full resolution just fine (2560x1600)
- Mike Bracco
MacBreak Weekly 136 was full of moasting I nearly threw up
- Phill Price
Hi Leo! About "How to disable TimeMachine question every time you plug in a external drive", take a look at TinkerTool's Leopard tab. There you can "tweak" this off. Regards from Spain!
- Francisco Rodriguez
BaconPOPs FTW!!! Does it have a gooey, crunchy center? The only thing better are those TequilaPOPs (with the worm of course).
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
"Tonight Apple released four new Get a Mac ads that feature the same, and ever so lovable, PC and Mac characters. In the first new ad, "Time Traveler," PC travels into the future to see if PCs still crash. In the ad called "Stacks," PC is shuffling through thousands of photos to find the one he is looking for; Mac then tells him about the facial recognition in iPhoto '09. In "Legal Copy," PC starts telling how "easy to use" he is, but as he talks, his disclaimer copy appears at the bottom of the sceen. The final new ad, "Biohazard Suit," PC explains his biohazard suit as he tells Mac about all of the recent viruses going around for Windows. While these ads are funny, you can't help but wonder if this is Apple's response to the recent "Laptop Hunters" Microsoft ads, although with the production schedules involved it's likely that the new Apple ads were already in the can or at least well underway when Lauren and her pals hit the screen. You can watch all of these new ads by going to the Get a Mac page on "
- Mathew™ one of a kind
from Bookmarklet
I've seen lots of 1000FPS video, but never stuff outside a studio setting. This is just amazing. I can't wait until instant replays have this kind of resolution.
- Kevin Fox
Great stuff. Loved the jelly, but the slow motion of the unaware crowds and players is something I've never seen before.
- Erik Gulliksen
Can someone give me a 30 second version of how you do 1000FPS digitally without all the grain you get from a DSLR @ ISO 1600+? Is there digital trickery, or is this just a damn good sensor?
- Steve "Daddy do it!" Lacy
Okay I'll admit, I'm looking forward to this. Tweetdeck was just way too much for me, but Twitteriffic is getting a bit long in the tooth.
- Kevin Fox
Looks nice. Much better than what I have last seen from Twitteriffic.
- Meryn Stol
I also think people will like to have the same (or similar) UI on iphone and mac.
- Meryn Stol
I am torn between the multi-column Nambu (which has translate feature) and the more minimalist (but with plenty features under the covers) Tweetie. Am sticking with Tweetie for a few days to give it a chance, since Nambu has been a big favourite for a while.
- Bob Walder
Bob: I like the "take over your screen" approach of TweetDeck better. Why? I have a whole computer dedicated to running it. Nambu is interesting, but I got used to TweetDeck and didn't see much of a reason to switch.
- Robert Scoble
Mike: Don't think Twitter will ever buy a client. Especially one without a Windows component. Robert: I really like Nambu so far. I've never really gotten into Tweetdeck, something about the UI is weird. Tweetie looks pretty cool but the lack of groups is a huge problem for me.
- Brandon Titus
I prefer desktop applications for almost everything, but I thought I was in the minority on that. Everyone seems more interested in web-based mail/IM, but dedicated applications for Twitter are so often trumpeted. I'm not sure what to think about that, but I know I'd like to see a really nice application for XMPP(does Twitter still support this?) and SIP that is extensible. AIR is a memory hog, so Tweetdeck et al. are not acceptable.
- coldbrew
What about setting up groups (re:Tweetdeck) so you can organize your twitter feed? That seems like that is the one thing that is missing.
- Amani
How is it that NONE of these clients are using OAuth??!?!? Seriously, people need to get with the program already.
- ld
Leather, OAuth is still *very* beta. I have a hard enough time with the stuff Twitter has that's not in beta, but until we can expect not to have the code changed every week it doesn't make sense to implement OAuth. It's still very buggy.
- Jesse Stay
Stay: Say what you will, but my understanding is that Twitter's OAuth is 'textbook' with respect to the spec. Not sure past experience is relevant in this context.
- coldbrew
If OAuth is still so "beta/alpha", why is it that FF's implementation seems to work just fine?
- ld
Regarding the lack of groups. From what I've seen @atebits holds values in certain things (e.g. defaulting to via: rather than RT). However he did make RT an option in the end, so perhaps he'll do the same for groups? Anyway. I'm looking forward to this - anything to get away from AIR apps, though I use Twitterfall most of the time anyway.
- Jalada
Robert: I have a big thing against Air (and other such "bloat tools"), so would always choose a native app like Nambu or Tweetie. If you opt for the multi-column mode of Nambue (and you can choose a more "Tweetie-fied" look if you prefer) then you get something that looks (to me) a lot like Tweetdeck and certainly fills your monitor
- Bob Walder
I'm looking forward to this app. I like Nambu but I'm always looking for something new.
- Tendonitis' Bitch
I, like many others, love Nambu. Since Nambu is already thinking ahead and planning for future FriendFeed support, I think I'll keep using it. :)
- EricaJoy
"Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that a dedicated Hulu application is indeed on its way to the iPhone and should be here in just a few months. SAI says the application will work over Wi-Fi and AT&T's 3G network, meaning that users will be able to view programming anywhere with a fast data connection. Rumors suggesting that an iPhone-friendly version of Hulu swirled around this time last year, however, they predated the launch of the App Store, and Hulu flat-out denied that one was being worked on."
- Amani
from Bookmarklet
Because it's rapidly coming of age, and in years to come, we can say we were there, we were PART of it. Sad old geeks that we'll be.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Yeah, I don't think mania for an OS is a good thing. It's the foundation for the tools that let you work or have fun, but it isn't the thing that you use to work or have fun with.
- Alex Scoble
Surely the available UIs are at least a little better than what they had in the '80's? I mean, I'm not *crazed* about them, but they're different, aren't they? (And sorry for calling you Shirley.)
- Victor Ganata
$100 says that Chris will say Solaris.
- Alex Scoble
Chris, 20 years ago, my nontechnical friends didn't contemplate using BSD.
- Rishabh Mishra (p248)
20 years ago, you couldn't run UNIX on commodity hardware. But I guess NEXTSTEP did come out in the late '80's.
- Victor Ganata
My parents are starting to learn how to use computers and I installed Ubuntu for them the other night. (I decided to update their hand-me-down Win98 PC without spending any money.)
- Oliver Ortega Chua
I will have to disagree with you there, Chris. Whether or not it is better than KDE or Gnome is a matter of opinion. Personally, I dislike working in a Mac. i find it at least slightly confusing. In contrast, I feel that KDE 4.2 can outshine the Mac in user experience. however, i dont think there is a way to prove either of us correct.
- Rishabh Mishra (p248)
Curious, I've been a linux user for too long now... but as for it rapidly coming of age. Do you think it's significantly improved relative to its competition on the server or the desktop as compared to 5 years ago? I kind of think it maintains the same size advantage. Possibly worse on the desktop since OSX came about. If that makes sense.
- felix
I guess the only thing that is significantly different is the fact that the OS is free and the hardware is cheap. But, yeah, there really hasn't been any significant technologic changes to UNIX or GUIs in the last 20 years.
- Victor Ganata
Victor, 20 years ago you could totally run UNIX on commodity hardware. Berkeley UNIX and System V ran just fine on x86 machines of the time.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, I thought 386BSD was the first BSD port to a generic x86 platform? Even though there were UNIX machines that were x86-based, wasn't the software and the hardware more tightly coupled, and more proprietary than it is today? You couldn't run HP-UX on a non-HP machine, or AIX on a non-IBM machine.
- Victor Ganata
I would have to agree. Just like The View is bringing over there's to Twitterville! Ugh...
- Michael Forian
That's why IMHO unless you're a celebrity ie: Ellen, Shaq, Ashton Kutcher, major publication/network, or a 'weblebrity', it's hard to get into.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Disagree. I've tapped into a few different communities on Twitter. There is no reason for me to believe those communities existed somewhere else first.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
Right. But how did you find those existing networks to begin with, Rah?
- Mona Nomura
People and organizations that are social hubs seem to be bringing people into Twitter, yes. Whether they are early adopters, hmm.
- Loren Heiny
Exactly, Mona! When you are just starting on T you have no idea how to use various external apps or even search. You get invited by a friend, then slowly expand your circle by following friends-of-friends. You don't make a circle - you discover an existing one.
- Bora Zivkovic
Or, you move from FF or FB or blogs - finding people you already know from there on Twitter before you start expanding to people you first meet on T.
- Bora Zivkovic
I found different communities of people by paying attention to who engaged with me and who *they* were talking to. Kinda like FoaF here. Eventually, I could see that individuals I was connecting with were part of larger networks.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
This is why I think Twitter is the best PR tool - brand names with a following can now tap INTO their communities.
- Mona Nomura
Agree with Rah, the community vibe on Twitter is different
- Sally Church
Twitter is separated into various communities. 1. narrowed by interest 2. friends only 3. brands/marketing, imho. It's hard to reach many people only there unless you are an existing brand.
- Mona Nomura
I'm going to have to agree with this. Only reason I discovered community on Twitter was as a result of being on other communities. And FriendFeed, too, but I branched out from there, of course.
- Mike Nayyar
I have found that I interact with people I 1) know in real life or 2) people I've met through the blogosphere on Twitter. So yes, I would agree.
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
I disagree. I have made connections and developed communitey relationships @ Twitter. I am contrasting Twitter mostly with FF. My communities are music-centric, so memers of my demographic sets are more abundant on twitter.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Same as Ken and that applied to my FB friends too. My FF pals are mostly different
- Sally Church
I joined FF much earlier than T, so I mostly followed FF folks to Twitter as a 'seed' of my T community. BTW, I had no idea Mona was not subscribed to me until today ;-)
- Bora Zivkovic
Apologies, Bora! My FF new subscriber notifications are turned off and I just sub as I interact. We've conversed so many times I am embarrassed I wasn't subd to you! :(
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Are you implying that only early adopters build communities on Twitter?
- Bwana ☠
Disagree there are groups formed and found solely through Twitter ie. fan clubs, museum groups, etc
- sofarsoShawn
To expand, a lot of the early adopters have existing communities that interact with each other on various platforms - Twitter supplements that. And #followfriday is a community???
- Mona Nomura
Agree. It's called social *networking*. It's a glue to other things. The real value is in those other things and the tendril taking you there. What is your destination?
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
I agree. My Twitter community is an extension of the security community, blogosphere, and friendfeed.
- Keith - @tsudo
@Ernie In that case I'd agree, but then the question needs to be clarified; platforms meaning "value or interest in other things" but in this instance I believe Mona means by platforms as internet social media where most people on Twitter are solely on Twitter (and facebook of course).
- sofarsoShawn
both are right. Early adopters bring them over, but others build new communities from those existing communities, and bring others over themselves.
- Jesse Stay
Platforms is broad, Shawn. It's dangerous to assume. ;)
- Mona Nomura
Hmmm then I'm curious as to the term you would choose, Shawn.
- Mona Nomura
I don't see Twitter as a platform. We constantly link from these very posts to things on various web sites.
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
"We constantly link from these very posts to things on various web sites." <-- What does that mean?
- Mona Nomura
Sort of how Ernie defined it through a value or interest in other things but with only 140 characters, you have to make due with what you got. LOL
- sofarsoShawn
In my mind, communities aren't tied to a platform or service. Communities are people.
- Bwana ☠
But I'm known for going against the norm
- Bwana ☠
If someone says "Hey, I found you on Twitter".. Guess what, Twitter contributed to building my community.. .people.
- Bwana ☠
The value is in those blue underlined things next to these words: your profile, the cat pictures, a funny dancing video. But these words right here are just glue to all that.
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
Of course communities are people - but every platform/service has different ways to interact with the people in order to build or be a part of the community. Ernie - I'm so sorry, I'm still having problems following. :|
- Mona Nomura
Disagree. I think communities *are* built on Twitter, spilling into real life and other common touchpoints. Twitter allows discovery across more than one interest. most communities center around one interest.
- Karoli
I don't of twitter as a community itself - it's already much too fractured for that. It's now a conduit taking you to the various communities it holds together.
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
So what about the people that have broad interests - I may be in a political mood one day, geek mode the next, feeling photography another day, and perhaps food topics the day after. The existing communities already have a too narrowed interest, imho.
- Mona Nomura
I think you're just all over the place in these scattered communities and cant find one to settle down in. :)
- Ernie Oporto
from Nambu
Mona's right, but again, it's how you use twitter. if you follow 50K people, it's not a community, it's a marketing platform. If you follow people with common interests and have a conversation with them, it's community. Twitter is many different things to people. Just depends on how each person structures and uses it.
- Karoli
When does something qualify as a Community?
- Rutger Blom
"Digg's Kevin Rose has a solid (but far from perfect) track record when it comes to Apple rumors, and he just drove the nerds of SXSWi crazy with his latest gaze into the crystal ball: he says the iPhone 3.0 will have copy and paste. Kev says that the interface is much like the magnifying glass -- you use two fingers to select the text you want, and then you can cut or copy. Sure, that's great, but we think the bigger news is that Rose says 3.0 won't have support for background apps -- which makes his claim that that 3.0 will bring the iPhone "up to speed with the Palm Pre" a little suspect. We'll find out what's what in just a few days, but in the meantime check the video of Rose after the break."
- Mathew™ one of a kind
from Bookmarklet
Interesting. I'm intrigued, sure. If there isn't any sort of background apps, then push notification is a must, or Apple will be sucking Palm's dust in. HARD.
- Mike Nayyar
finally! but it took version 3 to have friggin' copy/paste? my first generation Motorola RAZR had copy/paste.
- ~C4Chaos
lol, i'll keep my android G1, because it keeps evolving
- Kyle Weller
2 years for copy and Paste? SMS forwarding in 5 years? Great Road Map
- Pedro Rodrigues
They took the twitter way of applying change ;-)
- Richard A.
There will be a new iPhone in June.
- Bill Sodeman
With the perennial discussion of iPhone's lack of C&P now about to become a reality I thought it only fitting to resurrect Lonelysandwich's rendition of what it should look like.
- Christopher Harley
from Bookmarklet
@aaronmclay I almost burst out laughing at work when he said that.LOL
- Kreg Steppe
"I love you". We love you too lonelysandwich.
- Andrew Roche
the diggnation folk said something about speech marks appearing around the finger which you could then drag to the right place either side of the text to copy...
- Franz Sittampalam
What a joke. A simple proxy (eg Yahoo Pipes) and the videos are re-enabled. Short-term, providers/hulu wins. Long-term, boxee (or some derivative) wins.
- Dylan Parker
What nice free advertising given to Boxee by the studios. Now everybody is going to want to know more about Boxee....
- BuzzNova
"The "internet of things" is a concept that describes a wireless network between objects. In a way, it parallels the current network of addressable web pages (aka the "world wide web"), except "the internet of things" would include addressable inanimate objects that could be anything from your home's refrigerator to the shoes on your feet. Although this world of web-connected things has been much discussed for years, we've seen little movement pushing the concept forward. At least, until now."
- Seth Greenblatt
from Bookmarklet
Sarah forgot Openspime, and tikitag is now TouchaTag
- Benton
Wow - the light pollution here makes for a stunning view of the city by the bay. The mountains and the clouds make the city appear isolated. Like being enclosed by the frequent fog probably feels up close. Wonderful composition.
- Matt Penning
In Flickr, more properties about photo link has a result : exposure 1 . I think that means 1 second shutter speed. There includes more detailed info about photo: ISO 1600, f:2.8, etc
- `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN