- That idiot Bezos was on the Daily Show last week hawking the new Kindle, and raving about how great it is that it can read books to you, and within a few days disabled that feature for publishers that ask. What a punk. I came within a breath of owning a Kindle 1 last year, and while I’m sure it’s a great device, I’m holding out for something I can surf the web on without a hassle. And something that can read PDF and text documents without having to e-mail them to Amazon to be converted. Good grief. Update: Well, now this is interesting.
- The new do it yourself culinary movement in Brooklyn (via)
- WOW: badpaintingsofbarackobama.com (via)
- Emigre Typetease. Also, 22 most used free fonts. And maybe also the ‘Good Typography is…. everything’ shirt.
- Translating ‘The Economist’ Behind China’s Great Firewall
- Miami filmmaker Clifton Childree harrased by code enforcement about a film set in his back yard.
- Using Mathematica for graphic design (via)
- Haha — the Outlook Attachment Reminder gives you a warning when you hit “Send” if you have the word “attachment” in your e-mail but no attachment. You probably need this.
- Attention Nikon DX owners (D40, D300, etc.) — you need this.
- Times Online’s Best 100 blogs.
- What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople? A staggering list.
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I have the previous version of Nikon’s 50mm f/1.8, which works fine with the D50, D80, D90 and D300 (all of which have a built-in focusing motor) and is a quarter of the price. But if you have a D40 or D60, you need this version.
And yes, everyone should have one verion or the other: see the boat parade pictures on my blog to see some of the things you can do with it. (And yes, the new lens works with the entire line of DX Nikon Cameras)
I’ve always found 50mm on a small-sensor camera to be not very useful. Whereas this 35mm would be the same thing as a 50mm is on a full frame, which is sort of perfect.
(I have a canon 28mm f/1.8 for my rebel which is sort of great.)
But agree — Nikon’s 50mm f/1.8 rocks. (Although it’s 1/2 the price of the 35, yes?)