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Because the title of the thread you created is about the number of Armenian casualties. So it's obvious you want to talk about Armenian genocide. If you want to talk about other stuff, PLEASE, feel free to create any relevant thread you wish.

Maybe because it's true?

Who is John Edwards and what the heck is a "spirit" of the dead? Sasun, our example about hot and cold ... not sure if it "time invariance" is the explanation or just entropy.

Well, you better not have any cavities Guess how I know

What? What? What wouldn't I do with compressed air is the proper question ... oh all the things you can do with compressed air Fssssssssssht Fsssssssssht ... anything from cleaning your keyboard, doing the dishes, all the way to doing "laundry" without water, and "brushing" your teeth fssssssssssssssht Sheboygan? No haven't been there yet. Sounds kinky.

Thanks guys .. Interestingly enough, I didn't start appreciating that picture myself till much later after looking at it many times. I usually take lots of pictures and rely on the law of probabilities to get "interesting" shots! Needless to say, that particular trip was one of the most memorable. Vava, you'd be surprised to learn HOW much fun I had that day. I have been to the place several times under varying weather conditions and that one was the best ... you will not see that area so wet too often. They don't get any rain usually. So that was a once in a life time deal I guess! By the way, it is "Soggy Dry Lake" close to Barstow which is half-way between LA and Vegas. It's quite a bit "out there" though. http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/Soggy/thumbnails/DCP_1113.jpg http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/Soggy/thumbnails/DCP_1114.jpg http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/Soggy/thumbnails/DCP_1115.jpg (click for bigger) These 3 pictures can give you a panoramic idea of what the "dry lake" looks like. That is taken from the top of one of the nearby hills. The size of that RV will give you an idea of the scale. And this will give you an idea of what it looks like on a normal day http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/soggy2/soggy8_tn.jpg Interestingly enough, same day we were going to head into the mountains for some fun but got caught in a BIG surprise snow storm. I have video of it ... we are in shorts and t-shirts and it's snowing like I've never seen before (here's a look at my buddy helping someone out ... notice the guy is also in shorts)... it all happened in a matter of minutes. So we turned around, headed down the hill (the other side of Los Angeles) towards the desert. This is probably less than 40 miles from that snow! What a difference!!!!!! But I have to say camping that night in the desert wasn't fun. I didn't sleep much and the winds were just a KILLER. Anyway, I don't want to turn this into an offroading thread ... just wanted to share some of the digital photos

Just a few more (click for bigger) Crunchy http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/az02/Sip/thumbnails/DSCN1000.jpg Dead End? Nah! http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/az02/Sip/thumbnails/DSCN1003.jpg Desert Fog http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/az02/Sip/thumbnails/DSCN0759.jpg Heaven http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/az02/Sip/thumbnails/DSCN0875.jpg Pineapple Toast http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/Cleghorn/thumbnails/DSCN0012.jpg Shit Happens http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/Cleghorn/thumbnails/DSCN0129.jpg .. and for now, last but not least Deja Vu http://www.Sip.us/misc/dejavu_lo.jpg (click for bigger)

http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/anza/images/DSCN2054.jpg Same area ... what I find fascinating here is the completely different land formations on each side of the canyon. That's where the earth is changing!!! These two different plates are just pushing against each other. Very fasinating when you stand in the middle and on one side you have clay and the other side rock.

http://www.Sip.us/Sip/gal/anza/images/DSCN1984.jpg I took this pic in the Anza Borrego area (east of San Diego) while wheeling. I was just walking around and happened to turn around and there was this ... right in front of me! Quite an odd contrast in the middle of nothingness.

Armat, flash is the tool of the devil. If you ever make a website, keep it simple and clean. If you have photoshop, it can help you automatically make picture galleries ... but they will not be too fancy ... just like "photo albums". But it is a start and very easy to do.

I don't know ... I don't think I agree. I do know what I got ... I'll miss it when it's gone but I still do know and really to appreciate what I got (although Thoth may disagree with me on that on certain issues).

Believe me, no "gear" needed what so ever. Keeping warm ain't gonna be a problem So now on the topic ... this thread made me think a bit. I never thought of a dwelling as something to dream or ponder about! If it's got 4 walls, hopefully running water, a broadband connection and a grage with room for an industrial full truck lift, then it's a-ok with me First thing I'd do is run a compressed air line to every room, especially to the kitchen and the garage. The rest is just in the electronics. The house itself can be whatever. It'd be nice if it were sound proof for neighbors' sake. Oh and it would be great if there were no neighbors at all .. for miles and miles ...

Cost. CMOS basically is digital. With CCDs, you need some analog to digital converter which adds significantly to it's cost and performance restrictions (speed, power requirements, etc). If you can remove all analog components, you're doing GOOD in terms of speed, area, power requirements, and COST!

Domino, a pixel is the proper term even for charge coupled devices (CCD). We may actually see CMOS take over that domain too but for now, CCDs seem to be doing the best job. MJ mentioned he was using a UV filter ... not sure if that will help but it certainly can't hurt. The CCD is basically a photocel and I don't know if the UV is what burns it or just intense light. In any case, the cameras that I have seen have a shutter which would prevent damage I guess. Damage could certainly occur if you play around with exposure timing but my guess is the "auto" settings can prevent things in most cases. Fad, you are right that if you focus the light too much you are narrowing down the area of pixels that the "sun" will fall onto. But after all, you have a physical chip there and any intense light (especially sun) for too long could burn it up. You can at least expect "burn" marks on future images. So I'd say you definitely have to be careful especially if you're setting your own shutter/exposure times. --- Edit: Vava I saw your post after typing this.

Leave it to those bastard Ottomans to somehow figure out how to butcher 1.5 mil Armenians when there are supposedly 1.25 mil around. Man these sons of bitches were efficient.

Sasun, if she was just "big" don't you think I would have put her before maybe gargantuan and gigantic? ... by the way, those adjectives are testaments to the level of "hyeness" and have nothing to do with anything else

Ok, then here is a "progression" .. pick the one that fits best: extra-hye mega-hye ultra-hye huge-hye giant-hye massive-hye colossal-hye enormous-hye giagantic-hye gargantuan-hye ... or... finally rosanne-hye

Much better! The pics look GREAT

Wise Arse ... yeah I guess I left myself open for that. But basically it could light up farther than we could see I am guessing. By the way, thanks for the PM

"Wang shut up and pay attention". Said the instructor to the student.

That looks like a giant ...

We did have a battle "star wars" style ... I lost BIG time. It was the most embarassing defeat of my life since I was always knowns as the "gadget" man. It was fun though .. desert sky lighting up while we were making light-saber sound effects ... and no one around to mock us for being suck dorks.

Hehehe .. I think it might have been the "m" word that spooked me! But with a 7-mil flash light, there's no where to hide The 1-mil ones I also got from Casa de Marijuana (aka Home Depot)! $19 and it included both a car charger and a regular AC adaptor. A heck of a deal considering I was only there to get a regular flashlight for the same price. Mine is getting a bit old now and it barely lasts 30 mins ... but with the car charger, it's no problem. The only thing I don't like about it is that you can't use it while being charged. It can only be used from the battery otherwise the circuits will burn due to the current draws.

Note to self ... run Sip ruuuuuun You know the "what you need it for" ... I never thought about that. Hmmmm ... go figure!!!! But did I mention: "I want I want I want I want" ... About the 7-mil ... that is an INCREDIBLE amount of light from a flash light. I have a couple of 1 million candle power spot lights that I take with me while offroading. They can light up a good area and can be visible for more than a mile. I can be in a canyon and light up the top of the hills or vice versa. They are really awesome. A friend of mine brought out a huge 3 million candle power spot light once and it would just light up things as far as we could see. Even with the 1 million it is very dangerous to look at it ... so you don't want to be shining it around people too much.

I didn't vote since either way we it didn't matter last time.