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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Insects and lenses

I have an old Nikon 24mm f/2.8 lens. I haven’t used it much recently, so I decided to play with it on Sunday. I borrowed a D70 and Nikon’s shortest extension tube. I wanted to test the sharpness of the lens, and to play with wide-angle close-ups. The lens is good for bees, but other [...]

FISA Amendments Act

Aaarrgg! The senate just passed the FISA Amendments Act. The version passed includes immunity from prosecution for telecom companies assisting in illegal wiretapping of americans. Both Indiana senators (Bayh and Lugar) voted yea. Obama voted yea. McCain didn’t vote.

Voting machines

More people need to be concerned about the huge flaws in voting machines. We don’t need any unnecessary reasons to distrust elections. This a a problem that can be solved securely. Securely doesn’t mean trusting people with access to not alter results. The results must be recorded in an accurate and tamperproof way.