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Coincidently - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
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Shahin, Michael Hocter, Alex and 82 other people liked this
Real creative angle - nice shot.
- Blake Caldwell
yeah
- 2ndmoon
great shot, unreal
- Geer
Amazing shot TH. Loverly!
- Chris Nixon
Not to be repetitive, but that's amazing!
- Michael Fidler
thanks all. it was such an amazing work of art to shoot and a sculpture which answers the question as to why God created the 14mm ultra wide lens.
- Thomas Hawk
This must be saved in DMU, it's fan-f*****g-tastic!
- Rene Wirtz
heh, DMU saved it. Barely though.
- Thomas Hawk
Good, but still too many deletes for my taste. This is the reason why I unjoined DMU and have not responded to your invite yet: I see to many deletes for completely illogical reasons by photographers who can't make a good shot if they tried. Meh ...
- Rene Wirtz
Haha, yeH dmu can be a bit critical most of the time. A good albiet harsh and crass group of photographers
- Thomas Hawk
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I don't mind criticism, at all, but quite a lot of what I see is nothing but misplaced arrogance, or envy, or just being randomly contra, and not constructive at all.
- Rene Wirtz
that is an amazing shot
- Lorenz Sell
Awsome!
- Mark Williamson
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Physics WIN - http://twitpic.com/508qo
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emrah gök, Andrea G, Rohit and 327 other people liked this
awesome
- Alfredo
I want to do that on my exercise balls.
- Anika Malone
How many tries (and broken bones) did that take?
- Johnny Worthington
Homygorsh
- Martha
First animated gif that didn't make me cringe or want to hide it. cool. :) also, i won't be trying that on my exercise ball anytime soon.
- patricia
I just don't know how you figure out you can do that.
- Curtis Jackson
I'm sure if I tried it I would be in traction right now.
- Kevin Pedraja
Really Awsome!
- Piero Tagliapietra
Amazing ..
- johnpiercy
Wooow!
- z.o.s The Cylon
süper :)
- Göksel Şirin
O_o
- Bluesun 2600
THAT IS CRAZY AWESOME!
- Chieze Okoye
wow. gotta reshare that!
- Ňicķ
very cool...perfect landing too
- Jeffrey Marsh
Are you serious? No way!
- Andrew Trinh
I seriously just bought one of these today. but I'm with pea♥ fierce as a woozle. no attempts for me.
- Nathalie
wow that is sweet
- (jeff)isageek
Dude!
- BEX
Usually stomping on balls makes me uncomfortable, but this is pretty awesome.
- Phronk
I expect this move to be all the rage in Rhythmic Gymnastics in the next Olympics.
- Jeanine W.
Very impressive :0
- Adval
boy, if you messed that up it could really put a damper on your day. Some doof needs to try it and put up their fail-flip on youtube. Absolutely amazing, though.
- Rick Cogley
totally awesome!!! wow! how fun!
- Susan Beebe
Was waiting for the neck snapping moment....was pleasantly surprised
- Toby Graham
If I taught Physics, I'd show this to my students for open discussion
- Bwana
LOL - Quality!
- Qwerty
wow
- Gökmen Karasu
wtf :))
- Batu
Thought he was going to munch it, clearly, he's not human.
- Will Higgins™
How many times did he try that until he got it right?
- Louis Gray
Not sure how many - but my guess would be that this guy is a competitive gymnast (based on the body and the setting) - things like this often come easy (when you have trained for a dozen years to develop muscle, balance and body awareness),
- Brian Sullivan
holy wow
- Mattb4rd
easy? If you're Jesus maybe.
- Mattb4rd
Haha thats awesome!
- Nicholas James
I would love to see the out takes on this
- Josh Haley
I really would like to try it
- Marcello Del Bono
Otherwise known as the orthopedist's full employment act.
- Tom Landini
win
- Jeremiah Owyang
ZZZOMG! That is such a PHYSICS WIN. A new way to use an exercise ball!
- Sean
It was amazing when he did it once, but how does he do it non-stop over and over? I lost count already.
- Josh Haley
yeah and how does he teleport back to where he started?
- Alfredo
bah to science, +many for physical fitness, :O
- chaz2b
hogeeee! fugeee! fugaaa!
- Ken Okabe
WOW! Even I am impressed.
- Shawn Whitmire
I can't get enough of this. Of course it should carry the "don't try this at home disclaimer". I'm sure they could run a whole episode of Amerca's Funniest Home Videos of people trying to do this.
- Mark Krynsky
Awesome !
- DAL
wow
- orionstarr
Is it possible that there are some hidden cables here? His form seems too perfect as his feet swing around at the end.
- Brian Sloane
nope. no cables
- Alfredo
Youtube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Andrew C
nice.
- Alfredo
I'd like to see the blooper reel
- Abbas Haider Ali
i wanna try, it's awesome!
- tibetsong
I am going to try this next time I go to the gym wish me luck heha.
- Jason
Next time I 'm at the gym, I'm gonna give this a try! :)
- burdr
burdr, did you try it out?? 8^)
- Chieze Okoye
The sequel: http://friendfeed.com/nathanc...
- Nathan Chase
This thread was discussed on the FFundercats (http://www.ffundercats.com/2009...)
- Josh Haley
Damn, that guy knows his arse from his angular momentum.
- Slippy 2.0
The World’s Coolest Utility: Yello Strom’s Got Smart Meters That Tweet - http://earth2tech.com/2009...
George Dearing, Jason Wehmhoener and Kevin C. Tofel liked this
"More than any utility on the planet, Germany’s Yello Strom has embraced the intertwining of energy and home broadband connections. The company manages its smart meter service directly via its customers’ broadband connection; it’s the first European utility to offer its customers access to Google’s energy management tool PowerMeter; and it tells us this week that it has developed a prototype application that will enable its smart meters to tweet its customers’ energy consumption."
- LANjackal
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Cool, so, next time I leave my AC on for too long, the whole world will know :)
- Dilip Dand
[Loren] Proof the brain is working. This 500-piece puzzle was started yesterday.
/Users/mjc, Alfredo, Kevin C. Tofel and Katie For Miss USA liked this
Piaggio MP3 500 Scooter - http://www.uncrate.com/men...
Darren Heydon, abacab, Caroline and 27 other people liked this
"No, not that MP3. The Piaggio MP3 500 Scooter ($9,000) features a unique three-wheel design, providing a more stable, secure, and easier ride. Features include a 493cc engine, a maximum speed of 89mph, 55-57 mpg gas mileage, a lean angle of 40 degrees, 20% less braking distance than traditional two-wheeled scooters, and aggressive looks that will help you stand out from the Vespa crowd."
- Derrick
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It's the BatScooter!
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Whatta ya think, D? Need a scooter?
- Christopher Harley
Looks like a "Batman: The Older Years" version of the Batcycle. Perfect for catching the geriatric joker shoplifter in his electric scooter at the market
- RAPatton
This thing just cracks me up.
- Derrick
No one would steal it at least
- Matthew DeVries
"aggressive looks"? Looks like one of those electric mobility scooters.
- Brian Sullivan
You can't lean, what keeps you from cartwheeling off the cliff on a hairpin?
- Matthew DeVries
Having two wheels in front is an old design for a motor scooter. My dad had one in the early 40s made by Cushman. I'll keep my 1979 Vespa that I got when I was 20, thank you very much. :)
- Dawn
You can lean - http://www.youtube.com/watch... -- apparently 40 degrees.
- Brian Sullivan
You can definitely lean. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch... Awesome cornering,
- Jason Wehmhoener
Is it like a Hobie Cat, where one gunnel comes up out of the water to cut drag in half?
- Matthew DeVries
No, it's got suspension that keeps both wheels on the ground through the corner. Watch the video.
- Jason Wehmhoener
Matthew -- did you watch either of the videos?
- Brian Sullivan
No, at work.
- Matthew DeVries
Oh snap, much more badass than originally thought, thanks for the video Jason.
- Derrick
I would really like to have one of these. I'll probably invest in a slow and easy beach cruiser bicycle first.
- Jason Wehmhoener
$9000 for a scooter is a bit much. You can get an awesome rice rocket for that much.
- Alex Scoble
You could almost buy a Mac for that.
- Matthew DeVries
you could buy 9 macs for that (not counting sales tax) ... EDIT *checks google. feels like an ass.* oh THAT mac.
- tiffany
those things are like a ugly woman. Fun to ride but you dont want your friends to see you riding it.
- EARL (Born in the USA)
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@tiffany BIG difference between this and a Mac. This is badass and it's not white.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
No, a Mac scooter would be about $18,000 and would cost you another 3,000 a month, but you would only get the breaks on the third update (two years later). "Who needs breaks. You have a Mac scooter", said Steve Jobs.
- Wizetux
@Wizetux +++
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
Saw these in Paris - very cool.
- Aprille
Overall consensus in this thread seems to be that this is a laughable scooter, but I still think it's cool. :)
- Cheryl Jones
I think it's cool, just overpriced.
- Alex Scoble
I'd rather have a two-wheeled Piaggio, but these actually look much cooler in person than they do in photos.
- Cecily
@Alex: could be; I'm not familiar with the different scooters out there and how much they cost. But surely the extra wheel and associated engineering justifies the extra cost?
- Cheryl Jones
I would look fantastic perched upon that bad boy in full hardcore biker clothing.
- Joe Pierce
There's a shop near us that sells these. I find myself strangely drawn to it. Somebody stop me!
- Ha3rvey
Not when you can get a 600CC motorcycle for that much and you won't look like such a dweeb.
- Alex Scoble
@Alex: Awww... I don't think it looks dweeby! I don't trust myself on a motorcycle (I drive aggressively already), so a scooter like this would be a decent substitute that perhaps wouldn't get me in too much trouble. :) Then again I have no experience with motorcycles or scooters, so I may be talking out my butt. :P
- Cheryl Jones
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If you don't trust yourself on a motorcycle, you shouldn't trust yourself on a scooter. They're both capable of doing fast speeds - I think this one, with a 500cc engine, probably has a top speed of 90mph. The only difference is you don't have to shift a scooter.
- Cecily
I saw someone on one of these. i kinda want one.
- Baroness Von Cut-A-Bitch‽
I saw one of these this weekend at the beach, with a female rider. I loved the look of it. Great idea, it opens up possibilities for a lot of people. Unfortunately the couple was very snobby and ignored my questions, so thanks for sharing Derrick!
- jcunwired
UGLY ALERT!
- Michael Forian
epic
- ☠ Tyler Gillies ☠
x.x
- Caroline
Pointless?
- Kevin Hatton
I've been seeing these all over the place recently.
- John O'Day
@Cecily: doh... 90 mph top speed? Yeah, that's more than I thought it could do. But I guess I'd feel a bit safer on a three-wheeler. :) In truth, I'd be careful on either motorcycle or scooter. I just liked the idea of something like a Vespa for in-town commuting, but this one looked cool to me as well.
- Cheryl Jones
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[Loren's Brain Scan]: This was taken on the 25th. You can see Loren's "small lemon sized" tumor in the frontal lobe as well as the edema (swelling). He said he doesn't have a headache but just feels pressure. The steroids are helping reduce the swelling.
Patrick Jordan, johnny2009, Jason and 9 other people liked this
Goodness gracious.
- DGentry
That is pretty bad. How fast is it growing and what plans for removal?
- Rob Bushway
Rob - Doctors are taking the approach that this is related to the colon cancer. My conjecture: It is a slow growing cancer - and so this was going on for awhile. Regardless, he has excellent care. The surgery team is prepping Loren now (his IV now has vitamin K dripping) but are doing their best to get the swelling down first. This is an urgent case but not an emergency. Therefore,...
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- LPH™ and his dog P™
thanks for the update. Please tell Loren I'm thinking of him today, tomorrow, and the days to come...
- Rob Bushway
Wishing Loren the best. Keep us up to date!
- Kevin C. Tofel
Of course Rob - He knows and so does the family.
- LPH™ and his dog P™
Good thoughts headed yoru way
- Erin @queenofspain
I posted a colorized version here: http://friendfeed.com/lph...
- LPH™ and his dog P™
I hope this all goes well - I have two friends who both had brain tumors (married to each other!)...
- Paula W
Stormwalking on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Harold, James Myatt, Firefox Ninjas and 7 other people liked this
Analyst: Nokia to Offer an Android Netbook in 2010 - http://gigaom.com/2009...
John E. Bredehoft, Kevin C. Tofel and Svartling liked this
Probably with Intel chipset
- Svartling
Nope... ARM architecture is the thinking here.
- Kevin C. Tofel
Ok. Cool.
- Svartling
I am so proud to be called Mrs Worthington, We have been dealing with some bad stuff lately and Johnny as been such a rock for me. I can now see our future will be so wonderful, full of love and life.
Holly, pea ♥ fierce as a woozle, Michael W. May and 77 other people liked this
You two are an AWESOME pair. *hugs*
- Lindsay is :)
Awwwwww babe... I love you too...
- Johnny Worthington
:)
- Micah Wittman
This is why I love FriendFeed.
- Michael McKean
*tear* +1 everybody
- Scott Mueller
You are absolutely correct, madam! :D
- Josh Haley
Love the love!
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Glad to see you posting here. Take care! :)
- Rochelle
BTW babe... That laptop also comes in pink if you want one :D
- Johnny Worthington
I'm proud to know both of you, too. :-) You're a sweet and wonderful couple, and I wish only the best for you.
- Ladybug Heather
Happy, Happy, Happy for you bunch. :-)
- Mathew A. Koeneker
:)
- martha
awesome!!
- (jeff)isageek
You and your husband are amazing people. Love and hugs to you both!
- Abby Martin
Best of luck and happiness to you both in the future. Your life will be wonderful. :)
- Ayşe E.
Yeah, Johnny's aces. You're a lucky woman.
- Cecily
You forgot that your life will also be filled with beer...and hilarity...and that beard...
- Alex Scoble
You two are teh awesome. Don't either of you forget it. :D
- Helen Sventitsky
awwww
- BEX
Our New Foster Kitten http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Cibeles, Pavel Senko, Felicia Yue and 121 other people liked this
Oh my WANT.
- Mona Nomura
Very cute.
- Jordan Hofker
<3 <3 <3 x forever
- Yolanda
This is our new little girl foster kitten. No name yet, but she is super adorable. She was found in a lot and is very scared and skiddish. Everything makes her jump and she is rather afraid of people. But the magic of head rubs wears away all reservations and I already have gotten a huge purr! She will be a lap cat before long. We will only have her for about 9 days as she is already large enough for her operation and if we can get her liking people they want to get her adopted at soon as possible.
- Rachel Lea Fox
At AT&T We know Drama!
- EARL (Born in the USA)
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Notes my last post wont make much sense It was intended for the 7 post farther up the food chain sigh
- EARL (Born in the USA)
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*lol* no worries Earl. You can delete if you like, or just leave it. It's all good!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Cutie pie!!! Don't know if you've tried this before, but rubbing something scented on all the critters in your home (I use rose water) helps them realize they're in the same pack. I would dab a bit on me and a bit on my cats to help everyone get acclimated.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
yay! There are tons of kittens now at most shelters if you are interested. So cute!
- Anna Lynn M.
Good tip! Thanks Tina. Might be really useful with this one. She has been separated from her brothers and sisters as they are all hissing and spitting at people and she was just cowering and hiding so they thought she would adapt quicker separated from the pack. So now she feels very alone. She has that blue bear which she sometimes hides behind which is currently her pack. Petting is working well so far but every little thing that helps is good.
- Rachel Lea Fox
If she's adopted the blue bear into her pack, put the scent on her and the bear first so she'll get used to it. Then start putting a bit on you or whichever human interacts with her the most. Then add in the other animals and people.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Anna, thanks. The shelter I foster with has had less kittens this year than usual, but it seems to be picking up (good for me, bad in general) so I'm hoping I will get more pretty soon after giving this girl back. If there is another lull, I might look into other shelters, but in the past the ones in my area have wanted me to foster cats in general, and I can only do kittens. My older cats won't accept adult cats.
- Rachel Lea Fox
I really have to stop looking at pictures of kittens or I am going to cave and get one before my daughter is completely toilet trained (I promised one as her reward).
- Martha
Here is the little girl purring: http://friendfeed.com/phoenix... - filmed with my iPhone, sound is not as loud as real life.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Martha, are you in northern ca? if so, let me know when your daughter is potty trained and maybe I can recommend a kitten or two. :)
- Rachel Lea Fox
Animals are so lucky for people like you.
- Patricia
Thanks Patricia. I'm so lucky to have all these wonderful sweetie animals in my life. they make me smile. Kevin and I both get so much out of having them!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Patricia, that is AWESOME!!! My older cat will only let me take kittens, she feels threatened by most all adult cats. But she loves the kittens, and I do too so I don't ever get them older than about 3 months. I haven't had many this year, I'm feeling a bit kitten starved. So this little girl will get tons of affection!
- Rachel Lea Fox
want
- anna
It's so cute.. I want another kitten..
- Colette
رونوشت به نیما کلیکی، پیکسل
- Nimaa
Unfortunately, we are in the northeast, but maybe you have suggestions for fostering in this area?
- Martha
Martha, my sister has looked into foster dogs in the Rochester area, but she will likely know about the cats some too. She has done some volunteering, but not fostering yet. Other than that area I wouldn't know much.
- Rachel Lea Fox
She's beautiful.
- mike fabio
Aww, looks like my kitty, only about 14 years younger.
- Rachel Garb
Awesome Rachel! You have a very pretty kitty then!!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Rachel, would you know of any place where I can make a donation for the organisation which rescues kitties / cats ? A website would be good, any place in Bay Area would be fine as well. Thanks.
- vivek
what a sweetie
- BEX
vivek, we foster for the Palo Alto Animal Services who services Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View. We started with them because Kevin works in Mountain View and heard they were looking for people to foster kittens and most places ask you to foster cats in general (our older cat won't accept adult cats). They are a non profit and we have made donations to them...
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- Rachel Lea Fox
How are the home cats enjoying this latest cute visitor?
- Anne Bouey
They are okay. There is always an adjustment period but then they love the kittens. We kept her separate from them for most of the day with any of them really realizing or stressing. About an hour ago we had a mini introduction. Nym is doing just fine. She seemed to like the kitten, she sniffed her a lot and even buried her nose in the kitten's fur for a bit before getting bored and...
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- Rachel Lea Fox
Enjoy your short time with this one!
- Anne Bouey
I do believe I've been accepted. my finger just got a tongue bath!
- Rachel Lea Fox
:)
- Anne Bouey
Cute!
- Chris Luckhardt
OMG ... Cute!!!
- Charlie Anzman
Great Pics.............
- Kevin Hatton
what a cutie
- (jeff)isageek
I am positively dead of cute overload!
- Amie Gillingham
Aww
- Tyson Key
right at this moment she is sitting on my lap purring up a storm!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
I'm totally jealous Rachel
- /Users/mitch/
That's tabby, right?
- /Users/mitch/
این کپی پیکسلمه که
- Nima
ThinkGeek :: Mimo Mini USB Monitor - http://www.thinkgeek.com/computi...
Kevin C. Tofel, CW™ and Sarah Peterman liked this
"The Mimo Mini USB Monitor changes this equation completely by offering a low-maintenance relationship between you and an extra display. A single USB connection from your computer gets you an instant high-resolution secondary display. This awesome display is perfect for your IM client, widgets, PC gaming tools, your email, a spreadsheet, your PhotoShop tools, or even video! Not only do these displays enhance productivity, they look great! The single USB connection, combined with a weight of only 1.3 pounds, means the Mimo monitor is ultra portable and cost-effective, as no expensive extra video cards are required."
- Outsanity
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Sarah Peterman, Hassan Ibraheem, Morton Fox and 6 other people liked this
Do I see a Duck Hunt clone? :)
- Cheryl Jones
@jezlyn Yes, that's duck hunt (nice catch.) via http://jirbo.com/iduckhu...
- Czar
NASA Volcano Image Shows Atmospheric Shockwave - http://www.zee.me/blog...
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Subhangi, Vijay, Ruud van Wijngaarden and 31 other people liked this
Chrome for Mac is finally here -- anyone running it??? #fb
Anna Marie, PR3F1X, Tyson Key and 45 other people liked this
Finally! about to
- Shevonne
Says it's still in development. =(
- Shevonne
Really? It's finally out? I'm running Chromium.app built from trunk yesterday, it definitely seems more robust.
- Victor Ganata
It's the dev release!
- Mona Nomura
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I've been using it for a couple months now off and on. I'm waiting for flash support before I really start using it.
- Mathew™
What does this give me over Safari/Nightly Webkit?
- Jesse Stay
Follow releases of Chromium here. http://www.manu-j.com/blog...
- Mathew™
Link or it didn't happen!
- Eric Florenzano
@jessestay the big thing about google chrome for me is that it's sandboxed
- jr ignacio
Chrome is built on webkit.
- Mathew™
Eric: http://www.manu-j.com/blog...
- Mathew™
I am still going to stick with Webkit Safari until the official beta release.
- TheHenry
Matthew: Thanks
- Eric Florenzano
It would be nice if it updated automatically like WebKit nightly.
- Eric Florenzano
Henry, you will want to. The current builds are Alpha and there are many things missing like flash support. There isn't enough there right now for it to be used full time.
- Mathew™
Yep, because most of the content on the web uses flash, so there is no point. That is why I am waiting.
- TheHenry
I still don't get what it gives me over Safari 4/Nightly Webkit. What does "sandboxed" give me?
- Jesse Stay
I've been living without Flash for quite some time now, guess it depends on what sites you visit. Not sure what process separation really gets you when you're running an unstable piece of software, but that's what Chrome has that no one else does.
- Victor Ganata
Jesse, maybe this will help you understand a bit: http://www.pcworld.com/reviews...
- Mathew™
Mathew, that still doesn't tell me what it gives me over Safari/Nightly Webkit
- Jesse Stay
Right now, I don't think separate processes get you much, since the whole thing isn't particularly stable. But it's definitely usable.
- Victor Ganata
I can't wait to use it!!!!!!!!!!!
- Mona Nomura
via fftogo
Well here is a little comparison. Maybe this will give you a bit of what you want. http://mwolk.com/blog...
- Mathew™
From what I understand Sandboxing makes the browser more secure. This http://blog.chromium.org/2008... explains how it works on the Windows platform and they're replicating the same model on OS X.
- jr ignacio
Mathew, based on that, I get the feel that Safari is the better choice. Being around longer, even with sandboxing the length of time seems like Safari will be a bit more secure. Regarding speed, it seems like Safari still somewhat out-performs Chrome. I'm not sure what the big deal is about Chrome for Mac - Google hype?
- Jesse Stay
The other thing I don't see in that comparison are developer tools available. Webkit has amazing developer tools built in
- Jesse Stay
Not supported on PPC.
- Chris Baskind
There is no big deal about Chrome for Mac yet really (other then it is coming). But, Chrome has been better then anything else in Windows. It is basically a wait and see game. But, to be honest there are things that a Chrome will most likely do (little things) that Firefox does that Safari doesn't that keeps me from using Safari and that in the end is what will make Chrome overall better then Safari for me. And the way Chrome handles process is a plus as well.
- Mathew™
I too like the way Chrome handle processes. Given that my Mac only has 2GB of RAM running Safari all day really kills my Mac's efficiency.
- Vinko
I generally liked the experience of Chrome on Windows which is why I'm looking forward to the Mac version. The other thing with Chrome is that when a tab/window hangs, it doesn't crash the whole browser. I haven't seen any other browser that can do that well on OS X.
- jr ignacio
Yeah, for me Safari eats as much RAM as Firefox. And that is with 5+ tabs open in Firefox and all those plugins and a couple tabs in Safari and no plugins.
- Mathew™
Mathew is that with Safari 4? Nightly Webkit build?
- Jesse Stay
Does it do what?
- Mathew™
Not a day too early. Maybe in a year or so it will be my default browser. For now I'll stick to Firefox.
- Rutger Blom
I didn't know! Will have to check it out.
- Chris Brogan
BLAZING.
- Mona Nomura
First time on Chrome - blown away by speed. Beats nightly build, Safari 4, Opera, and what's the other one...oh ya. Firefox. ;)
- Mona Nomura
glad you mac folks finally "caught up" with us normal computer users! OHNOHEDIDNT
- sean percival
Yeah, it is hella fast.
- Mathew™
OH NO YOU DI'INT SEAN PERCIVAL!!
- Mona Nomura
I've been using Chrome on my other computer since Chrome came out in beta.
- Mathew™
Sean that's my point - we never needed to catch up. We have Safari.
- Jesse Stay
have fun on safari, im sitting on chrome!! :P
- sean percival
Wooooo-wee I LOVE CHROME!
- Mona Nomura
how is it? the last mac build i tried didnt have multiple tabs
- sean percival
I'm sorry, but I get angry using Safari.
- Mathew™
Multiple tabs are here - options / preferences are blank LOL But I don't care, it's blazing fast!!
- Mona Nomura
Trying it at the moment. Once they finish it off it's going to be a very good browser.
- /Users/bryce/
Still no crash!
- Mona Nomura
So why are you all still using Mac if you don't need Safari? You know Chrome works on Linux too.
- Jesse Stay
I'm not a developer and all the apps I need are Mac/Win only. :)
- Mona Nomura
Um...because OS X is a far better OS then any other that I have used. I never choose OS X because of Safari. I chose it because it is faster, more stable and the programs I use run better in OS X.
- Mathew™
There are a couple of things that I like about Mac. Safari isn't one of them. Both Apple and Microsoft should stop developing browsers. The community can develop them. Open source and cross platform.
- Rutger Blom
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Rutger I don't get what people don't like about Safari. It's the fastest browser out there right now, has terrific developer options, great interface, and most of all, it's webkit.
- Jesse Stay
Chrome is webkit, too. And frankly, much faster than Safari 4 and nightly build.
- Mona Nomura
Mona, that's what I wanted to know. Thanks.
- Jesse Stay
Jesse: I do like Safari but I tend to agree that one does not buy a mac for Safari. You get Safari on windows too. Chrome on Mac feels fast but its also incomplete
- Kiran Patchigolla
Np, Jesse :) Anyone else having problems un-starring? Also, on a Windows machine I would not use Safari. Nor would I Hackintosh or dual boot.
- Mona Nomura
Speed isn't the most important thing about a browser for me. Here is one big reason why I don't like Safari. When I close a browser I want the tabs that I had open, open again when I reopen the browser. And a bonus reason. All the plugins that I have with Firefox. Plugins are also the same reason why I didn't use Chrome full time when I was Windows only.
- Mathew™
Safari will reopen tabs from last session
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Mathew, what Rob said - I use a plugin for that.
- Jesse Stay
Chrome on the Mac feels faster than Safari 4 beta, but it's definitely not as stable, although it's crashing far less than it did. I heard Safari was going to move to separate processes, too, at some point.
- Victor Ganata
I tried out that plugin. But, it still wasn't worth me switching from Firefox to Safari.
- Mathew™
Still hasn't crashed. Victor - that's what nightly build is :)
- Mona Nomura
me
- Glen Campbell
me too
- Snehal Shinde
Jesse, no one's trying to convince you to give up Safari. This is a preliminary Alpha release, a first chance to play with Google's browser. If you don't want to do that, no one's forcing you to. We're all trying to LEARN what the differences are.
- Glen Campbell
Chromium has never crashed on me (I'm sure it will next time I use it though) it just doesn't have that Flash support I want.
- Mathew™
Glen, I'm not asking anyone to convince me. I simply wanted to know what the differences were, and why the hype, in regards to the Mac itself. (I understand why on Windows)
- Jesse Stay
No way. Not yet.
- l0ckergn0me
Yeah, its way too early.
- Kiran Patchigolla
Chris it took awhile, but you completely converted me to Safari from Firefox. It's going to take a lot to convince me to switch elsewhere. I'm excited to see if Chrome has the capability to do that, but yes, it seems too early to decide.
- Jesse Stay
I am all about speed - and Chrome gives me *just* that.
- Mona Nomura
The way I see it. If you don't care about Plugins then Safari is fantastic.
- Mathew™
I mean, it's a huge improvement. It's only crashing about once a day for me right now. It used to crash about once an hour.
- Victor Ganata
We like Chrome. Works fine for us. Better than Firefox 3 when it first came out. :-)
- Discount Bloggers
Nope, lost interest in the project.
- Richard A.
I want Chrome for GNU/Linux!
- Ryo
Ryo: Linux version is available also. Early version, but it's there.
- Diego Barros
it still won't give me the download page :(
- Marco Massarotto
Diego, no GNU/Linux version is showing. I can only register my mail address for getting informed when a linux version is available.
- Ryo
Roy, It's not the one here? (see further down, Linux section) http://dev.chromium.org/getting...
- Diego Barros
No Diego, that's Chromium. Chrome is build on this, but this is not the real deal. I want the real Chrome for Linux.
- Ryo
Ryo, Isn't it the following: i386 http://www.google.com/chrome... and amd64 http://www.google.com/chrome...
- jr ignacio
I'm using it. Flash support? can i haz it? no youtube or friendfeed video
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
no flash. fail
- ☠ Tyler Gillies ☠
testing Chrome on OSX but this version is very incomplete (not really usable as main browser yet). love Chrome on XP and will be switching to Chrome on Mac when code is complete.
- timepilot
Trying it out now.
- Kreg Steppe
I will be when I get home tonight and download it.
- Gerard Lagana
huh?
- andy brudtkuhl
Hm?
- Mona Nomura
Should I switch to this vs? Firefox? Are their all the nice extensions?
- orionstarr
Joseph - Chrome is still in the early early phases (for Mac) with no extensions. Heck, we can't even set preferences. But it is BLAZING.
- Mona Nomura
via IM
FINALLY!!!!!
- Zach Landes
Mona - i think you're blazing something else ;)
- Jeff Douglass
Just say no to drugs!!
- Mona Nomura
via IM
I do! i'm just sayin' - The Chrome ain't so hot on the Mac
- Jeff Douglass
Different strokes for different folks, it works better than the other browsers for me. Again, I am all about speed.
- Mona Nomura
I'm waiting for at least beta too--I have far too many Firefox plugins to give up.
- Kelly W.
I was running it for a little while, but I couldn't install the FF bookmarklet, and can't view videos yet, so I had to shut it down for now. But I'm glad the initial version is available, and I'm sure I'll use it from time to time.
- Cheryl Jones
Just heard a new browser coming out, "Rust"...
- orionstarr
Mac browser run down: FIREFOX + Features and customization - memory footprint SAFARI + fast, lightweight - lack of plug ins CHROME + blazin' fast - total lack of features, mediocre stability. I have all three browsers on my computer, but almost always use safari. It doesn't crash on me, get bogged down much, and its straightforward. I would use firefox if only it weren't such a resource sucking PIG. And Chrome would (will?) top them all once it becomes stable and extensible (?).
- Zach Landes
I didn't know it was here
- MiniMage (FakeLifePerson)
I tried on GNU/Linux and it didn't let me login to Google or Yahoo. Quick to load websites and works quickly enough, but I'd like to at least be able to check email with it! :/
- Rudolf Olah
Ryo, my link was correct. That is Google Chrome for Linux.Very early release, of course, but it is Google Chrome.
- Diego Barros
yes, it crashes when I load an attachment in gmail. Also it doesn't keep state of my selection ofthe drop down list . I am using it now.
- Dh'ennis Dömingö
Never satisfied with my browser, I switch constantly between Firefox, Safari, Fluid, often having at least 2 open at a time: FF for general work (because of extensions), a Fluid instance for Friendfeed, Gmail... or other sites I leave open on desktop always. Hoping Chrome can find a useful role in this mess.
- Brad Kligerman
Bump for Ken.
- Mona Nomura
UR Da Best! I'll give it a go.
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
Arguing which tool is best based solely on user preference is akin to arguing why a size 10 shoe is better than a size 11. It's user determined, so there's not going to be a "right" answer. What I don't see is what features Chrome for Mac offers that differentiate it from Safari nightlies. At their core, both browsers are built on the same "platform" - Webkit. To draw a different analogy... one is a Buick and one is a Chevy. Now... somebody tell me what feature(s) DIFFERENTIATE the two.
- Kevin Donahue
A Buick and a Chevy is like Opera and IE. Clunky, out of date, inefficient, and out of style. Chrome's JS rendering beats nightly hands-down. Multi-processing tabs ≠ platforms. :)
- Mona Nomura
via IM
So... without the car commentary (thanks, btw)... Chrome for Mac has better JS handling. I remember seeing that early in the month, w/ V8 clocking 9% faster than Nitro, but I didn't see that quantified in time. For example, if a page load is 4 seconds, how much faster is the Chrome JS... 0.38 seconds faster? How long does it take me to blink? 0.5 seconds? Regardless, I appreciate the point. The dev release handles JS faster than the nightlies. Are there any differences? Start up time, etc?
- Kevin Donahue
Does anyone have any experience with MiFi? The good, the bad, the ugly? Sprint vs Verizon? (speed and coverage in the SF Bay Area) Price without a contract? (I don't want to sign another 2 year agreement and/or move my phone service from T-Mobile)
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I wish there was a pricing structure that matched my usage pattern: I won't use it at all for days or weeks, then use it a lot for a day. Maybe a low monthly maintenance fee + you can buy unlimited traffic in 24-hour increments.
- Tudor Bosman
Anyone?
- Tudor Bosman
I believe Dave Winer was looking into it. I have not used it myself.
- Louis Gray
Rodfather has been testing quite a bit, maybe he will see this.
- jcunwired
my cousin uses - loves it
- Jeremy Toeman
I think Verizon has a plan where you pay $270 for the device and can purchase 24hr access for $15. Whatever plan you're on, you don't have to move your number... you can just get a stand-alone device on it's own plan. I've seen more than one iPhone+MiFi user mention they've been in situations where they have MiFi connectivity via Verizon when they didn't have iPhone connectivity via AT&T.
- Ken Sheppardson
$15 is quite expensive; if you use the card for 4 days every month, you end up paying the same as their highest plan ($60/month). "$15/day capped at $60/month" would be acceptable, though.
- Tudor Bosman
By "capped" you mean once you've used it 4 days in a month you get the rest of the month "free"? Yeah, that'd be a nice way to do it. I think if I had to make up a plan it'd probably be a free device + metered access, i.e. a flat rate per MB.
- Ken Sheppardson
We liked the review unit so much that we bought one: http://jkontherun.com/2009...
- Kevin C. Tofel
The problem with "flat rate per MB" is that there is an overhead of collecting micropayments from users with low usage, and this inflates the rate. "Free device" also means that the device is subsidized by metered payments, which pushes the rate even higher.
- Tudor Bosman
I guess one big advantage of the $15/day plan is you're not tied to a contract. You might pay more than $60 one month, but you might still come out ahead over 24 months @ $40 or $60/mo.
- Ken Sheppardson
Overage charges are evil. If you have multiple plan levels, overuse should automatically be capped at the next highest plan, maybe with a small convenience fee. Example, using Verizon's real plans: $30/month gives you 250MB, with $.10/MB for extra usage. At this rate, 5GB would cost $505, but you can switch to the higher plan and get it for $60. So how about you cap it at, say, $75 or so? You'll still make money (presumably, the $60 for 5GB plan is profitable, too) but you won't anger the hell out of me.
- Tudor Bosman
But then there'd be no reason for anyone to get a $60/mo plan, Tudor.
- Ken Sheppardson
Ken: yes, people who regularly use a few GB per month would still save $15. Adjust the "convenience fee" upwards until it makes more sense; I just think that $445 is just a little excessive.
- Tudor Bosman
Oh... wait... capping it at $75... sorry... skimmed right by that... :-/ Selling MB in chunks might be a neat way to go. You just pre-pay for block of data, and the rate is lower the more you buy up front.
- Ken Sheppardson
my cousin uses it - loves it
- Jeremy Toeman
I have the Verizon Mifi and it's amazing - even worked in the NYC subway and the DC metro. If Skype gets push notifications you could drop AT&T and go iTouch.
- Steve Rubel
Interesting: the Verizon MiFi price is $270 without contract, or $100 with a 2-year contract. So, buying a 2-year contract saves you $160. The early termination fee is $175, and goes down by $5 every month -- so if you plan to keep the device for longer than 3 months, it makes sense to get a 2-year contract.
- Tudor Bosman
(This might change in a few months when you'll be able to buy used MiFi devices on eBay)
- Tudor Bosman
Rodfather has one...I wonder if he does vanity searches. If not, I'll link him here.
- Mona Nomura
Small Basic - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us...
Kevin C. Tofel liked this
Small Basic and a Windows netbook = a tiny programming environment. ;)
- Kevin C. Tofel
So... is anyone here submitting music and/or videos for the Wawa Hoagiefest? - http://www.hoagiefest.com/home...
Kevin C. Tofel and edythe liked this
I would---but my bass player is vegan.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
wawa! <3
- edythe
Heehee... someone needs to use a wawa mute in their trumpet for this contest. :-)
- Ladybug Heather
Can I send one with a request to make the already crappy Beatles sound crappier by making songs that SOUND like the Beatles? I. Can't. Stand. Them.
- Kris Roley
Uh oh.. better comment so Laura and/or Jim don't see Kris's last remark... :-)
- Ladybug Heather
Kevin C. Tofel liked this
It made it from NJ to CT in two hours... ARRGH! It was less than 30 minutes away 2.5 hrs ago... didn't the driver know that I was to be the first stop?!?!? LOL! I don't know why I just couldn't pick it up first thing this morning... Why must I wait?!?!?!?
- Walt Ruppar
Man I'm tired... and STILL waiting for #FedEx with the 3GS. They have 37 minutes left to meet that 3pm delivery promise... between hardly sleeping last night due to excitement and being up at hte crack of dawn to attempt intercpt, I need a nap! MAybe I should, 'cause you know as soon as I fall asleep, the door bell will ring... ;-)
- Walt Ruppar
Thanks for helping me not talk to myself! I'm sure the 3GS will suck anyway... :-)
- Walt Ruppar
iPhone 3G S - a set on Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Mark Douglass, Jamie Dool, Christopher Harley and 31 other people liked this
"Apple let me have an iPhone 3G S a week and a half before the release date. Here's a whole bunch of pix I shot as I tested out the features of its new 3 megapixel variable focus camera. The verdict? Awesome"
- Mona Nomura
via Bookmarklet
...still deciding if the camera and video are worth it to me.
- Mona Nomura
was going to take a pass on the 3gs and wait for the next model.. these photos making me want to reconsider
- Andrew Nestorowycz
Ooh, based on his last paragraph I hope we see an HDR app come out soon.
- Mark Krynsky
I wonder if this guy takes requests, I am quite curious as to how the video looks.
- Mona Nomura
Nope, he was right, the 3GS is on top of the Lofty Dame.
- Nir Ben Yona
Maybe I am weird but the camera really does nothing for me.
- Mona Nomura
very nice photos
- Cee Bee
These are very well done.
- LPH™ and his dog P™
Are you guys more impressed by the photo quality or the shots?
- Mona Nomura
These pictures look great as thumbnails, but at a larger resolution they are as bad as typical phone pictures always are. The only advantage is autofocus - I have it on my E71, and it really helps to take crisp close-up pictures.
- donor
I think I've found the guy - http://twitter.com/Ihnatko. He actually did an unboxing video of the REAL iPhone 3GS http://vimeo.com/5212653.
- Nir Ben Yona
At least Apple knew who to give one to to try :)
- Charlie Anzman
Andy Ihnatko is a regular on MacBreak Weekly http://twit.tv/mbw and a great resource for all things Apple. I've learned of some really helpful apps and workarounds from this guy. And as for the camera on the 3Gs, the apps that will be created to add to the basic functions are what will really boost the value.
- Christopher Harley
iPhone 3.0 Update: 10 Hidden Features - PC World - http://www.pcworld.com/article...
Adrian Rodriguez, mMakino, l0ckergn0me and 30 other people liked this
(sorry for the iPhone news overload)
- Mona Nomura
うん。でも"..."が発展され、レベレルアップしたんだよー：”For example, when you hold down the ".", you also get "...", the dash "-" also displays an em-dash "-" and quotations and apostrophes display "<<" and ">>" and can also be curved.”
- Mona Nomura
Never enough iPhone News! Certainly not when mine is currently on a FedEx truck in PA and will be here by 1500 tomorrow... W00t!
- Walt Ruppar
そそ。”..." = more.
- Mona Nomura
Walt where is your iPhone right now? I'm excited for you! :)
- Mona Nomura
It is in Middletown, PA still or perhaps in transit to a local facility. Im in CT. Might try calling FedEx to see about an early intercept...
- Walt Ruppar
Ya, I've been reading people may get their phones early! :)
- Mona Nomura
May I direct your attention to: 3.0 Hidden Features (100+ and still growing) http://forums.macrumors.com/showthr...
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
Please, keep dishing the iPhone news. My iPhone cherry should be breaking tomorrow around lunchtime. :D
- tinypants (Amanda H)
That's right, Amanda!! I'm so excited for you!!!! :)
- Mona Nomura
Nice List @Zulema. Thanks for sharing the link!
- Walt Ruppar
You're welcome! Someone twittered it earlier today, I forgot who. :)
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
the zerg.... - http://mokargas.soup.io/remote...
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Denis Sweeney, Mike Chelen, Jason and 105 other people liked this
I SO want that!
- MVB
lovvveee it!
- martha
Attack my pretty! MUHAHA!
- Mo Kargas
Mo is on fire with the gifs.
- Thomas Hawk
Hehe yeah Thomas, always wanted my feed to resonate some manic kinetic energy, I guess this is as close as it gets
- Mo Kargas
That critter is one of Theo Jansen's, I believe. He has made quite a few strandbeesten: http://www.strandbeest.com/.
- Keith Pelczarski
Theo Jansen is a genius
- Mo Kargas
holy crimminey! what IS that?
- vijay
it moves with the wind
- Yunus Tunak
those kinetic sculptures this guy makes are awesome. i saw him on a bmw commercial, or something like that.
- docrivs
Wow!
- Kol Tregaskes
wtf?
- Holger Eilhard
ARRHHH... ARHHHH... KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!
- Johnny Worthington
This is the weight-challenged Terminator.
- imabonehead
I believe it's made mostly out of cardboard :)
- Mo Kargas
I think I stepped on something like this in the bathroom this morning....
- Mike Lewis
Is it a walking Zergling? ;)
- Thierry R. Andriamirado
Ok I love it .. what is it?
- Zax Stevens
I love that thing. Full video and explanation here: http://www.ted.com/talks...
- Evan Travers
Amira to Amira's feed, Photography as Art, Photography United, Photo Gallery, la fotografia, Fotograf
Saarschleife - Panorama by Wolfgang Staudt - http://vi.sualize.us/view...
ironika47(vedda), Johnny Chadda, JazJaz and 56 other people liked this
Wow!
- Kol Tregaskes
Wow is right!!!
- Renee Komanetsky
meravigliosa.... da mozzare il fiato!!!!!
- Stregamedusa
Wonderful :) Visit the flickr page ( http://www.flickr.com/photos... ) to view this in full size. It sure looks like a painting at this size. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Burak Gürsoy
Great photo.
- Dilip Dand
INBOX ZERO HAS BEEN ACHIEVED (AGAIN AND NOT FOR LONG)
Kol Tregaskes, edythe, Josh Haley and 7 other people liked this
Uh oh! There is something in your inbox.
- veo
Oh, I can fix that...
- Rochelle
I wonder how many people just sent Akiva a mail. I know I did.
- Sparky, king of carbs
hehe - me too...
- WorldofHiglet
foiled again....
- WorldofHiglet
HA HA HA!
- Akiva Moskovitz
You win this time, Moskovitz, but there's always more than one way....
- WorldofHiglet
via upload.wikimedia.org - http://emmeffe.tumblr.com/post...
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Mark, Lars Clausen, Live4Emma (L4S) and 5 other people liked this
iPhone 3.0 to the rescue. Found a bookmark, selected all to grab the URL, copied it, went to Mail, pasted it and sent it to my comp. Done.
Rob Diana, Roberto Bonini, thinkQuick and 5 other people liked this
I literally called my wife to have her get a bookmark off the laptop (which is at home)... and then realized I had synched with the iPhone. Little things.
- Louis Gray
This feature seems so simple. So basic. Yet we didn't have it, and now it is going to be super useful.
- thinkQuick
Evernote? :D
- Gunny The Fuzzball ™
Starting to really like Mint.com
Daniel Rowley, Steve, Isaac Hepworth and 12 other people liked this
If only it worked with European banks... :(
- Jérôme Flipo
"Your 'acct name' got hit with a Service Charge fee on [date]. We hate those!"
- Josh Haley
+1 Jerome
- Jamie
i want to use it too,.....:(
- Chris Hofmann
agree with chris but it seems solely for americans
- Wang Yip
i've been using it for 6 months and like it very much. it's not problem-free, but it's the best product of it's kind, IMO
- Felicia Yue
Mint is really cool. A great service to help people get a handle on their finances without having to do a ton of work. I'm a fan.
- Keith Pelczarski
really like it! totally changed my buying habits. I used to pay cash all the time, now I only want to use my debit card.
- James Prudente
I've never tried it - does it cost much to have that service??
- Jannifer Stoddard
Mint is free, seems they make money by promoting targeted financial services based on your activity. Takes a couple months and some tending before you really start to see the value.
- James Prudente
Really useful, but sad about it not support any China banks
- Juvenn Woo
via fftogo
(Image) - http://mokargas.soup.io/post... (via http://friendfeed.com/mokarga...)
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Eric Nakagawa and Kevin C. Tofel liked this
Yup. I know that feeling.
- MVB
Don't beat yourself up is the lesson I guess
- cooper
THIS is why they always say to keep your hands up. NOW I get it....
- Kevin C. Tofel
New Camera finally arrived; let the charging begin!
Emma, Derrick, ronin and 7 other people liked this
Can't wait for the pictures.
- Michelle Marie Miller
what kind?
- edythe
panasonic lumix dmc-zs3 http://www.amazon.com/Panason... http://www.steves-digicams.com/2009_re...
- RAPatton
what features made you choose it?
- edythe
Nice pick
- Rodfather
Pics or it didn't happen. Heh.
- Kevin C. Tofel
According to the reviews it is the best camera I can fit into my pocket. It consistently beats the Canons, which ruled that market for a long time. I've had higher end (compared to contemporaries), but it does enough with it's 12x zoom, Leica lens, HD Video and, most importantly, fits in my pocket.
- RAPatton
Wow...that is cool...25-300mm equivalent lense? That's very nice.
- Alex Scoble
It uses the AVCHD Lite codec when capturing HD video too. This is the new TZ series (TZ7 in Europe). I still have the TZ1 and love it.
- Rodfather
Yeah, people are very happy with the wide angle compared to the Canon's. We shall see how it works out.
- RAPatton
My friend has the previous model of that camera and loves it. He's taken some amazing photos.
- joey
Very cool! I've heard lots of great things about the Lumix cameras with the mega-zoom. I think it was the TZ1 I almost bought. Decided to go with the LX3 for the fast lens even though the zoom is weak. Love it. But I would consider getting a mega-zoom Lumix as a supplement to the LX3.
- Cheryl Jones
I thought you were holding out for the Olympus micro 4/3rds compact? edit: http://www.dpreview.com/preview...
- Andrew C
Panasonic puts out some great compact cameras right now, they have really driven the market pushing the other manufacturers to keep up. The feature-sets have evened out somewhat but I think you'll be quite happy with the camera. I've owned 2 earlier Panasonic cameras, happy with both but now shoot DSLR almost exclusively.
- Rick Bucich
I still need a pocket at this point, but I might go DSLR next time. It all depends on the kids and our lives. I really thought hard about the new Olympus Micro Four Thirds that will be available in July (as andrew points out). I needed a camera now was part of the reason I went this way, and my rule of thumb is to let tech settle a bit, so by the time Olympus refreshes once or twice I'll be ready.
- RAPatton
Check out the new Eye-Fi Pro for your new toy, love mine:)
- Rick Bucich
The architecture of Star Wars - http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/the-cri...
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Roldano De Persio, Kol Tregaskes, Head Ov Metal and 24 other people liked this
The Architects’ Journal selects the most important buildings from a galaxy far, far away Star-Wars creator and amateur architect George Lucas has been accused of rather too closely following the designs of media magnate William Randolph Hearst’s ‘Xanadu’ Castle. He should have looked closer to home for inspiration: his Star Wars films are full of wonderful architecture. Here the Architects’ Journal selects its top ten Star Wars buildings.
- Cee Bee
first pic: Senate Building, Coruscant - More than two kilometres wide, this seat of power looms over its subjects. Sited at the end of the Avenue of Core Founders, it holds the Grand Convocation Chamber, a vast auditorium that contains 1024 floating repulsorpods, one for each senator (extensive refurbishment followed a duel between Chancellor Palpatine and Jedi Grand Master Yoda). Noted similarities with Jean Nouvel’s Louvre Abu Dhabi.
- Cee Bee
photo of "abu dhabi" by jean nouvel louvre: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/...
- Cee Bee
I gotta go with Jabba's palace; elegant in its functional simplicity!
- Ken Morley
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