Posts: n3eg | Ugly Hedgehog

Game show

I'll take Fake COVID remedies for $500, Donald.

Oct 21, 2021 01:04:45 #

Canon Class Action Suit

quagmire wrote:

Just bought three colors and black for my Epson for $29.00 tank printer.

I have a HP tank printer that I bought at Goodwill for $7. It had full ink tanks too. Why? Someone couldn't figure out that you need to snap the cover down on the fake print cartridges.

Oct 21, 2021 01:00:29 #

Cordless Tools

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes. I have an adapter to use between Ryobi and DeWalt.

I have the Black&Decker to Ryobi adapter. Seems that Ryobi has the most wacky collection of different tools - tire inflators, portable AC inverters, grass shears, radios, all sorts of stuff. My favorite is the water pump that actually has enough pressure to run a small lawn sprinkler.

Check out The Pampered Pets Corner section of our forum.

Aug 16, 2021 00:56:45 #

Home Weather Station

Davis Vantage Pro 2 here, wired version. Reports over the internet via CWOP/APRS, and I have a few personal weather pages with the data. Replaced a rebuilt Heathkit weather station that had degraded sensors that were no longer available.

Aug 16, 2021 00:49:51 #

No Limit to Stupidity

Zombies make great girlfriends. They love you for your brains and not your looks.

Jul 31, 2021 21:03:21 #

Cordless Tools - Another Consideration

jerryc41 wrote:

I gave in and bought a small cordless Ryobi shop vac. With the batteries I have now, I was limited to DeWalt or Ryobi. The Ryobi tested very well (Project Farm), and the price was a major consideration.

Ryobi has the most cordless things of any manufacturer. I had a collection of Black & Decker tools before I discovered Ryobi, and now I have several odd Ryobi tools along with B&D to Ryobi battery adapters.
I also rebuild the batteries when they go bad, but that's another story.

Why Sensor Size Matters - YOU DON'T always NEED a FULL FRAME camera?

Jul 11, 2021 01:50:55 #

(Links and Resources)

I take photos with my micro four thirds camera that you cannot even TRY to shoot with a FF camera. Or if you try, you will crash your car. Trip to Philadelphia and back, 450 photos, zero accidents.

Check out Advice from the Pros section of our forum.

Mar 31, 2021 23:39:45 #

From twitter via another site...

Unless you have Amazon Prime.

Mar 1, 2021 23:50:28 #

Is the the most baffling geometry question ever posed for a 7 year old pupil?

george19 wrote:

The answer involves math beyond the ability of a seven year old to understand. Yes, technically there are two right angles in the figure, but they are made by the instantaneous tangent at the intersections, developed from an infinitesimal delta there, i.e., calculus. This question is inappropriate for even most high school students.

And there you have the correct answer.

Mar 1, 2021 23:45:19 #

To the rafters!

I recognize a lot of that stuff.

Mar 1, 2021 23:41:36 #

Farewell to SLRs

I have always hated staring through a dim peephole. I went to viewcams for video and mirrorless for stills. I only use the EVF when I absolutely have to. I regularly shoot 1000mm equivalent stills with image stabilization handheld on the LCD, and I'm a 61 year old with MS. It's just what I do.

I do have 3 DSLRs for nostalgia value though...

Check out The Dynamics of Photographic Lighting section of our forum.

Mar 1, 2021 23:34:50 #

What is your most useless lens?

As a micro four thirds user, my most useless lens was an adapted FF f/2.8 28mm. I quickly learned that adapted FF telephotos were the way to go, and FF wides would always underperform.

Mar 1, 2021 23:30:57 #

Wedding photography.... Who really needs it?

Here's what we need: Better topics on UHH.

Mar 1, 2021 23:27:41 #

Why do camera manufacturers insist on providing both still and video capabilities?

Eventually high megapixel video will replace stills for action photography. 30 or 60 fps and you get to pick the best frame. This is the future of photography.

Dec 18, 2020 15:21:56 #

RoadRunner Scam

jerryc41 wrote:

I got an email supposedly from RoadRunner asking me to give them my payment information or they would halt my service. The email came from vhinkle@ma.rr.com.

That's what you get for buying your coyote-approved booby traps from Acme.