Archive for December, 2006

OK, maybe not lots. But some - Google proves it. (Yes, this is about a recent post.)
Google has 509 results for “snaining.” And the urban dictionary, bless it’s electronic little heart, has an entry for snaining.

That horrible combination of rain that is not quite snow…but soon will be.
Basically, it’s airborne precipitation that fluctuates mid-drop, and […]

OK, I still don’t get it:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday ordered his staff to begin revising the California’s lethal injection procedure to allay concerns raised by a federal judge that condemned inmates are being subjected to unnecessary pain. (Full story.)

I posted on this months ago: We’re only going to kill him if it doesn’t hurt.
It’s […]

Snaining

14Dec06

Ho hum, it’s snaining here in Langley, BC., Canada.
(Snow and rain mixed together, for the uninitiated.)
Tags: snow, rain, snain, snaining, langley, bc, john koetsier

Panasonic has great tech gear, including excellent plasma screens. I’ve been considering buying one, and just today got a brochure directly from Panasonic on their plasmas.
Only problem?
They claim their TH-42PX60 model is 1080p. More precisely, their actual claim is “1080p digital processing for next-generation video sources.” The same claim is on the Canadian Panasonic […]

Saw this today: His sister in danger, 4-year-old plays hero.

The robber was holding a gun to 5-year-old Mary Long’s head when a 3-foot-tall Mighty Morphin Power Ranger leapt into the room. “Get away from my family,” 4-year-old Stevie Long shouted, punctuating his screams with swipes of his plastic sword and hearty “yah, yahs.”
The robber and […]

I need a new digital camera just for myself that I can take with me wherever I go … been thinking of this one ever since I saw it in Wired mag. Available at JR for $319.
Vitals:

7.1 MP
5X optical zoom
image stabilization
ISO 1600
all-weather sealed
supposedly very nicely small

The problem: very slow start-up and lots of shutter lag […]

Snowboy

01Dec06

Tags: aidan, snowboy, snowman, john koetsier