BH Photo/Video.
I've only had dealings with them via the internet but I've found them fast, friendly, and priced below the competition.

Their website is here: and their address is 420 9th Ave, NY New York (taken off site).
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:50 PM on July 5, 2008 marked best answer

Although they've been getting better, it's more difficult to be precise about capturing photos at the instant you want with a digital camera. There is a slight lag from the time you push the shutter button until the image is captured. Further, it's difficult to capture multiple images in rapid succession since it takes a moment for the camera to record each image before starting on another. Any delay in a film camera is in the winding mechanism, usually significantly... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 9:49 AM on July 4, 2008

The iPod touch is also part of the current education promotion (buy laptop, get free iPod) and that pretty much always means new iPods near the end of the promotion. When I bought my laptop last year it was a free 2nd generation nano - this year, it's the touch (promo page) so I'm leaning towards replacement in the shorter term.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 9:48 AM on July 3, 2008

you might be able to install a stable version and a nightly and run them concurrently; I did that with FF2/FF3b4 for a while.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 6:03 PM on June 27, 2008

I shoot concerts, usually, which are low to really low light, handheld, and involve moving performers, so I do have some experience with the sort of thing you're looking for. Here are some examples of my work: 1 2 3 4 5

as for your enumerated points:
1) This is doable, although a high-end point/shoot may be easier to work with.
2) awesome! there's a lot of fun ahead of you.
3 and 4) three ways to do that: crank... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:59 PM on June 22, 2008

if you're on an Intel Mac, then anything that's not CS3 will have to run via the Rosetta translation layer thing, which is a pretty sizable performance hit.

Other than that, I believe Leopard (or possibly Tiger) ditched Classic mode, so it would have to be OS X-native.

With that knowledge, paired with this handy chart of Photoshop releases, I think the oldest Photoshop Leopard will run is Photoshop 7, but a cursory google says that they don't get... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:08 AM on June 10, 2008 marked best answer

Okkervil River - A Stone
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
The National - Slow Show
Broken Social Scene - I'm Still Your Fag
Stars - One More Night or Big Fight
Weakerthans - Tournament of Hearts
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:03 AM on June 5, 2008

the extra 1% can also be the difference between a fluffy meringue and a fallen batch of whipped egg whites - small amounts of fat interfere with the processes by which egg whites get all fluffy when beaten.
the margin of difference can be what makes or breaks any baked good requiring beaten egg whites for structure or leavening; angel food cakes, meringues, soufflés, and certain icings wouldn't work nearly as well with yolk involved.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 2:46 PM on June 4, 2008 marked best answer

do you have flash or adblocking software on? that could be impeding the verification code.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 8:49 PM on June 2, 2008

According to this DPReview list of Custom Functions, you'll want to set Custom Function 13 to option 1 for that.

Happy shooting!
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:19 PM on May 30, 2008

on my OSX 10.4.11-running MBP, I looked at this page in multiple browsers, (logged in and out). Login status had no effect so I've ignored those results.

Safari 3: heart symbol shows up fine.
Opera 9.27: heart symbol shows up fine.
FireFox 2.0.0.something: vertical lines (pikes, I believe they're called)
Camino 1.6 (same rendering engine as FF2): vertical lines (same as FF2)
FireFox 3 Beta: heart symbol shows up fine.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:52 AM on May 13, 2008

straight from the horses mouth (google read-as-html version of a .doc file): Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional?

Yes. OEM downgrade rights for desktop PC operating systems apply to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate as stated in the License Terms. Please note, OEM downgrade versions of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Tablet PC... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:43 PM on May 12, 2008

While not celiac, I was diagnosed with a fat stack of "food sensitivities" a while back and I got a lot of really good advice out of my AskMe.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:01 PM on May 12, 2008

we're due for a meetup; there hasn't been one since January...
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 1:45 PM on May 5, 2008

I am a Canon shooter, and unfamiliar with the Sony/K-M system.

Photo.net has an overview and Dyxum.com delves pretty deeply into the system, listing lenses with reviews and hosting forums full of alpha-mount users. Here's a bang-for-buck discussion, which you may find useful.

I think you might want to spend some time with the included lenses to figure out what focal lengths you shoot at most often before spending more money on lenses that you... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:33 AM on May 5, 2008 marked best answer

Unfortunately, this does not seem to be possible, if you go with the A200. There seems to be no Sony/Minolta equivalent to the famous cheap plastic Canon 50mm f/1.8.

There's a Sigma 28mm f/1.8 that'll get you a nice "normal" field of view when used on a small-sensor consumer DSLR like the A200, but it's $US259 even from the cheap stores. Sony themselves offer a 50mm and a 35mm f/1.4, which are I'm sure very nice but which are also $US325 and $US1350,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:48 PM on May 5, 2008

damnit I should preread better:

1) Canon's 50mm f/1.8 is the "plastic fantastic" or "nifty fifty" - it's the cheapest lens but has great image quality.

2) The camera body is where you'll spend the least money. My phrasing made that ambiguous.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:50 PM on May 5, 2008

there's the "piso mojado" (wet floor?) which shows up in both Spook Country by William Gibson and also in the webcomic Achewood (first mention)
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:28 PM on May 4, 2008

direct from blogger.

it's what I use on this site I run and it gets the job done fine, esp with New Blogger.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:49 PM on May 1, 2008

- "I work in event production and management."
[blank look]
- "I'm a roadie."
"Oh! Who for?"
- "Whoever is in town that I get told to work on, really."
"Can you get me a ticket/press pass/autograph?"
- "Not without sacrificing my professional reputation, no."
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:17 AM on April 30, 2008

this is a repost of a comment I made a while ago:

| Color | HD Space | HDMI? | Price | Extras

Arcade | White | none | yes | $279 | 5 Arcade Games

Pro | White | 20GB | yes | $349 | Headset, network cable

Elite | Black | 120GB | yes | $449 | Black paint, headset, ethernet and HDMI cables
Microsoft did a spot of rebranding... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:21 AM on April 29, 2008

this is a fairly simple one I've been planning for a while (and, in fact, will probably do on the weekend):
figure out the RGB hex code of your shirt, or CMYK or LAB or HSL color, then simply stencil it on. If you're an enormous nerd and have a Pantone swatch book handy, see if you can match it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 6:00 PM on April 23, 2008

What you're looking for is usually referred to (in Vancouver, anyway) as Teriyaki Chicken Don; bento in my experience refers to a multi-part meal in one of the neat boxes as described above.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:22 PM on April 19, 2008

• death of Caesar?
  
• assassination of Abe Lincoln?
  
• Aristotle, displacement, and eureka?
  
• Homer choking Bart (bonus points if you get Goku and Gohan or something equivalent)
  
• any Three Stooges bit
  
• pretty much anything from Dr. Strangelove.
  
• the end of Romeo and Juliet
  

It's a slow day in the bookstore, I may post again if something comes to me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:50 AM on April 14, 2008 marked best answer

lineout + charging: Apple has a "Universal Dock" for that. As well, you can also pick up any of the docks for the 4th generation iPod as the width of the iPods is the same (just the depth has changed)

as for portable listening, I have iPod 6G -> PocketDock portable lineout (link) -> mini-mini cable -> PA2v2 (link) -> Shure E500 (now SE530) (link)

there are loads of headphone amps out there; I recommend going to head-fi.org... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 9:29 AM on April 11, 2008

having been on the organizing end of festival shows, I can tell you that the security will almost certainly forbid the SLRs no matter what the site says. Typically they'll look at the size, and also ask if the lens is removable, and if so you're not allowed in.

Call the organizers to double-check, they might have some spare press passes or be willing to let you in for going the extra mile.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 2:53 AM on April 4, 2008

my previous related AskMe.

as for a host, I use SiteGround for my hosting and I'm happy with it; the customer service is really good and they offer free installs of useful blog/CMS software (like Wordpress and Joomla).
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:15 AM on March 27, 2008

it occurs to me that "really good" doesn't mean a whole lot.

In my experience, Siteground customer service is super responsive no matter the time of day, keeps you informed about the progress of any requests as they move through the system, and has never taken more than 24 hours from first question to issue resolution.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:17 AM on March 27, 2008

to clarify; was the wide end of the 17-35/2.8 too wide, or was the whole length too wide?

i'll third the 24-70/2.8 as your best bet; you may also want to give the 24-105/4 IS a tryout; it's lighter and longer but gives up a stop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:20 AM on March 15, 2008

wonton wrappers filled with a little peanut butter, a slice of banana, and some chocolate?
ravioli?
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:58 PM on March 7, 2008

CiTR, UBC's college and community radio station (where I hang out, myopicman has a show, and radiocontrolled is the station manager) has a show on Friday nights from 10-midnight (PST) that sounds like it's right up your alley.

It's also got a podcast, here: http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/xml/shakeatailfeather.xml
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 9:13 PM on February 23, 2008

yet another vote for Ad-Aware, Spybot, and AVG Antivirus.

Those three will help if something gets on your system, but this is certainly a case where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; keep on top of your updates, be vigilant about downloads, redirects, and phishing attempts, and if you're at all unsure, scan it first or don't run it at all.

oh, and here's a related comic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 1:48 PM on February 23, 2008

it's a slow day at the bookstore, so I grabbed a couple Italian cookbooks:
ricotta, basil, and olives
pecorino, potato and mint
potato and arugula
ricotta and whole egg yolk
chicken and gorgonzola
celeriac and thyme
apples, walnuts, gorgonzola
spinach and goat's cheese
squash, sage, and amaretti
potatoes, bacon, anchovies, sage
peas and bacon
peas and... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:45 AM on February 21, 2008

Bookworm or Seven Seas are also good.

I'm afraid I'd get hooked on Peggle.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 1:40 AM on February 20, 2008

yowza.
there's a lot here; I'll start with the websites and move on to the books.

thanks again, gang!
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 12:23 AM on February 7, 2008

DaShiv on his experience with the Pentax system.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:38 PM on February 6, 2008

Where will these be used? They're both open-back headphones, which won't be very good for usage in noisy environments or for that matter in very quiet ones, as they'll leak sound.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 4:44 PM on February 4, 2008

Duckman.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 4:04 PM on February 3, 2008

no matter what you do, make sure to get a GIANT pencil.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 10:27 PM on January 30, 2008

my mother was a ridiculous user of the crock-pot; she adapted a lot of her favorite curries to crock-pot usage. It might be a little harder without a stove, but I'm pretty sure you could toast the spices and brown the onions/garlic/ginger in some oil in the toaster oven, before adding them to the stuff in the crock pot.
On a vegetarian note, I find freezing and defrosting fresh tofu to work really well in slower cooking; it changes the texture entirely to something chewier.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:03 PM on January 30, 2008

there's also the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM; it's crop-sensor only but reviews far better than the 28mm f/1.8 USM and from my limited experience (mounted on a friend's XTi) would be a better wide-angle choice than the 28.

I have the 50 f/1.4 and the 85 f/1.8, and on a crop camera, there's a fair bit of room between them, and you may find yourself using the 50 where you expected to use the 85; this is by no means a bad thing, as I've found the 85 great for getting in a... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:39 AM on January 30, 2008

a couple questions to help narrow down followups:
- who's your provider?
- are you on a contract?
- will you be taking the phone with you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 5:24 PM on January 27, 2008

...and you will know us by the trail of dead? "Source Tags and Codes" is not only a fantastic album, it looks like it fits the bill.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:01 PM on January 22, 2008

I feel like I should mention that the ellipse is actually part of the bands name.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:01 PM on January 22, 2008

how mobile are you? The ODM's specification page lists weight at 5.4 kg with a depth of 54-60mm; that's roughly 12 pounds of laptop, before anything else gets strapped to your back.

I'd also stay way away from desktop quad-cores in a laptop form factor; they draw something like three times as much power as a mobile processor and produce substantially more heat. It also means there'll be very little battery life - combined with the above weight concerns, I don't see it... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 8:57 PM on January 22, 2008

the first thing that comes to mind is cross-browser compatiblity tests; if you've got an Intel Mac, you can triple-boot (Mac OS, Windows, Linux) or virtualize the other two within the first, allowing you to easily make sure your users can take advantage of your content. As IE6 and 7 take a marketshare nosedive, ensuring that every user gets the best experience possible.

to actually answer your question, iMovie is super easy to use and I haven't really found anything... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 4:05 AM on January 14, 2008

As IE6 and 7 take a marketshare nosedive, ensuring that every user gets the best experience possible... is more complex but also well worth it.

Clearly, I need more sleep.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 4:07 AM on January 14, 2008

damnit IE ate my response.

anyway:
a) welcome to Vancouver.
b) a meetup would be good, I think, especially since most everyone at the last one was a colossal nerd.
c) you also sound like you'd fit right in with a bunch of people I know from UBC; I'll drop you a MeMail if we get together any time soon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 6:21 PM on January 10, 2008

you might be able to get a head start on your tomatoes by growing them in a bucket, as seen here (courtesy of Joel Johnson).

it looks like there are courses you can take on finding edible mushrooms and other plants, here.

Good luck - keep us posted!
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 11:06 AM on January 8, 2008

get enough fruits, vegetables, and sleep. I haven't been doing this lately and it shows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by heeeraldo at 9:56 AM on January 8, 2008