I got some new lenses and was left with a defective Canon 18-55mm kit lens. So I took the thing apart to see what was inside: [](http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GBD3wJHa1tTCRSJiU9ephA?feat=embedwebsite) From [DIY Lenses]
Because I’m a cheap bastard and my work computer (HP HDX 18) has a defective video card, I have to resort to alternatives to get my video games fix. This means turning back the clock and going retro. One name – “Baba Yaga” – from my sister actually kicked off a
Prior to his death, my only exposure to DFW was his graduation speech “This is Water”. I thought it was apt stuff, insightful on a level uncommon with graduation speeches, which are so often concerned with mindless platitudes like “help others” or “success is inspiration + perspiration” or “wear sunscreen.” Here
At the turn of the century, the country was polarized by muckraking political parties, corporate corruption dominated the public funds and private industries, a foreign invader threatened stability, and the specter of environmental destruction hung over everything like a sooty cloud. This was not the year 2000, but the decades