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by lb1lf 8y ago
Also, as I’ve met lots of Faroese sailors while working in the offshore industry, I’d imagine those not carrying the mail or working the fisheries are crewing vessels.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-I would expect the authorities to prepare for such an eventuality; however, I can also understand the need to keep this low-key - way too many would take the fact that the government prepared for such an event would mean either that they f
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That’s not unexpected, but still a bit sad. Incidentally, Cosina also made the rangefinder I’d dub the Leica M7.5 - the Zeiss Ikon-branded ZM. Wonderful camera. As far as rangefinders go, the ZM IMHO is the one to beat, in close competition
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-The Pentax Spotmatic is wonderful (I used my father's Spotmatic for years until I had saved enough to get my own SLR - my teenage rebellion was buying into the F system rather than Pentax... :)) I'd argue that the Nikon FM2 is ju
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That depends. Sure, you can dip your toes in the large format pool quite cheaply (everything, as they say, is relative!) - but the fancier optics and cameras get pretty expensive pretty fast. (Not to mention the cost of 4x5 or (shudder!) 8x
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Oooh, the F5. I've had one for fifteen years plus. To this day, the only camera I've owned which is actually a physical experience to shoot; the AF and film drive motors are actually strong enough for you to feel the torque they d
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Nikon even has - or at least had, until recently - two film cameras in their line-up. The ‘because we can’ high-end F6 and the entry-level, manual just about everything FM10. (Though I think the current FM10 may be made by others under lice
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That depends. A lot of older X-ray machines were designed on the more is MORE philosophy, definitely ruining most film. The fine print on so-called ‘film safe’ machines typically state they won’t visibly affect film slower than ISO800, incl
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Oh, it goes more like this, if my experience is anything to go by: Someone: "Wow, is that a Makita COFFEE MAKER??? I had no idea they did those!" Me: "Sure is. The coffee admittedly isn't great, but it works off the same
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Not all adverts are equal, IMHO - this one made me chuckle. Full disclosure - I’ve got their first foray into coffee making, a drip percolator type thingy operating off the same battery packs bolted into the cargo space of my Land Cruiser.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Yes. The biggest issue with finding yourself inside one of these in a proper storm is that you’ll get thrown about violently (the lifeboat; you’ll be securely strapped into your seat using a five-point harness, or at least you were in the o
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-It does; however, the timestamp only shows when the report was compiled; it does not show when the data the report is based on were collected.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-Your explanation makes sense; the principle does not. Thanks!
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-I am quite possibly a bit slow here, but can anyone please explain how keeping the iPhone boxes out of reach of customers somehow gets Apple off the hook? I am honestly puzzled as I am typing this on my non-bent, company-issue iPhone 6.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That’s just Sutton’s Law at work. (Willie Sutton was a notorious bank robber, who allegedly upon being asked why he robbed banks, replied «Because that’s where the money is!») While distinctly in poor taste, it can hardly be a surprise that
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-The Norwegian system is similar, in that tuition itself is free; however, being as sparsely populated as we are, most students have to leave home in order to obtain higher education - and a significant part of those living close enough to
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Oops - forgot about that part. We do that as well - I believe up to 40% is waived (on a per-term basis) if you pass all your finals that term.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
This is -ahem- exotic, seen from Scandinavia. In Norway, student loans are granted by the state; roughly speaking, the terms are as follows - -They're personal; noone acts as collateral. Neither do you need to provide any - however, if
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-As for current abilities, do keep in mind that my neck of the woods - Norway - is rather peaceful in the grand scheme of things; we average some 30-odd murders a year among a population of some 5M. In roughly 80% of the murders the murder
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-Incontrovertible evidence has been shown to be not quite as incontrovertible as initially believed many a time. Besides, how can one really prove that someone will not change in the future? It will all come down to conjecture and guesswork
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by lb1lf 8y ago
> In the real world, "0% false positives" isn't really feasible. -Which, IMHO, is the only argument one really needs against the death penalty. Having it basically ensures The State WILL murder innocents on occasion.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
We're not wasting money trying to prevent something that never happens; we're basically paying career insurance for the powers that be (Tm) in case someone actually /did/ blow up a plane. They'd look awfully bad if
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-A suitable VPN will make it appear that you are in a country with more enlightened censorship laws than the UK. I can hardly see say, SwissVPN adapting the block list for customers whose traffic originates in the UK. The upside of this who
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Offshore work, for instance. Lots and lots of vessels have painfully slow satellite links - think <=64kbps - whereas the others mostly have very slow satellite links - ~512kbps. Trust me, in such conditions you do not want to cough and a
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-I presume transmit power has been lowered significantly as coverage has improved, too; your cell always transmits at the lowest level it can get a reliable connection with to preserve battery life. This should reduce interference considera
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-We're about to try out the same idea locally, on a larger scale - ferries are about to go electric, the grid is not stiff enough to handle the peak load (4.7MW for 5 minutes every 30 minutes) and hence bunkers (for lack of a better te
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-I've seen a small-ish one disintegrate under test. (Some 480kg of mass in a ~600mm diameter configuration, at some 8-9000rpm maximum if memory serves) It amazes me how hard it is to contain that kind of energy if it wants to get out.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
The book referred to at the end of the blog entry is brilliant; reading case study upon case study on how projects derailed (if they were ever on track in the first place...) is a humbling experience for anyone who has ever found himself in
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-I've no good reason why, though - in general, we embrace any anglicism we can get our hands on; this includes the mass media. I've never seen 'hovercraft' used in any of them, though - I guess the reason may be simply t
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Same goes for Norwegian - 'Luftputebåt' - 'luft' 'pute' båt' - 'air' 'pillow' 'boat'. Hovercraft is occasionally used, but many (most?) Norwegians would frown at this in a Nor

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