It's only mine because it holds my suitcase.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

It's funny because it sounds like boobs

Introducing the Tiddy Bear:



It's real. I called the number and a Jamaican woman tried to take my order. We're all doomed.

More dissected lenses


I guess it's kind of a thing, but I never cease to be amazed by the complexity and mechanical grace of lenses. This is a disassembled 17-85mm lens for a DSLR. This is rather more what the average consumer would expect the item to look like.

Many more pretty pictures here.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

It would appear that the future has finally arrived


While I was waiting for tacos last week, I caught a glimpse of the future, directly overhead. It's a zeppelin that recently went into service from Moffet Field - which is oddly appropriate. Hangar One was originally made for a zeppelin.

Oh, did I mention that thirty minute trips go for five hundred a pop? Bit rich for my blood.