Wrong. It comes from porne meaning "prostitute". The etymology of "pornography" means "writing about prostitutes". You're probably thinking of the Greek word poneros. Writing about evil would perhaps be "ponerography" but definitely not "pornography".

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The Panasonic DMC-L1, which is identical to the Leica Digilux 3 except for firmware tweaks, has a shutter speed dial on top and has several lenses with aperture dial. It's only 7.5 MP but those pixels are nice and "fat" - add some sharpening in post-processing and 100% crops are perfectly acceptable. The camera can often be had cheap on eBay in good used condition. As part of the four-thirds family of cameras, it has a crop factor of 2x compared to full-frame 35mm film. If you want a retro feel in an affordable price range (here's glaring at you, Leica M9) this is your camera. The "kit" lens is a sweet Leica-designed 14-50mm/2.8-3.5 with built-in image stabilization. Also available is a 25mm/1.4 which is tack sharp wide open, and a 14-150mm/3.5-5.6 that is the best so-called "superzoom" lens ever made. All of these have aperture rings. Add the Olympus 25mm/2.8 "pancake" lens - no aperture ring (have to use the dial on they body) but slender as a supermodel - and you transform the camera into a great street shooter that will intimidate no one. In my opinion, this is the earliest dSLR that will qualify for "classic" status in years to come. Oh, and it has built-in bounce flash; why don't ALL manufacturers think of that??

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Try image stacking. A program I've used successfully for this is PhotoAcute. Provided your body+lens combo is in their database, you can stack multiple near-identical images (use Burst or Auto-bracket mode) and get "super resolution". Of course, this doesn't work so well if your subject is moving. If your body+lens combo isn't in their database, you can volunteer a couple hours of your time to make a set of ~ 100 specific images they can use to create a profile for your gear. If they accept it, they'll offer you a free license for the software. I have no connection with the company other than being a satisfied customer.

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There are a few things more important than security: time to delivery and budget.

Your project manager is only doing part of the job if s/he doesn't include a Risk calculation as part of the budget. Risk is a cost. Security holes increase the Risk.

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The study uses the assumption that LEDs last 2.5 times as long as LEDs

2.5x = x so x = zero. Do the math.

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"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

Not to disagree with the general intent on your post, but the golden rule isn't well worded. I'd hate to be in a room with a masochist who followed it.

Actually, the wording he has above is quite eloquent. Using the word 'unto' instead of 'to' changes the whole meaning of the message. Basically comes down to 'do not do things to others that you would not want them to do to you'. This way, it focuses mostly on inaction than action.

Um, it sure doesn't "change the whole meaning" when you look at the original Greek text, which simply uses a second person plural pronoun in the dative case and no preposition at all. The distinction you're trying to make simply does not exist in the original text. Better not depend too much on someone else's translation; best to do it yourself.

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much different than the "SAP Way" of doing things

Dude that is so going to break next SAP upgrade, sorry.

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Hmm, girlintraining is a guy?

Obviously, because if this person was female they wouldn't be training to be a girl.

Knowning how to behave as a girl or a boy is learned. Usually most of it is learned by the age of 6 years, but let's face it, unless you're stagnating, you should be learning new things about what it means to be whatever you are all the time, as you pass through the stages of life.

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He spent all night hacking away at his own source code

Dude. Self-modifying code. It always ends in tears. You should know better.

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The prohibition on homosexuality, however, was reiterated in the new testament.

[Citation needed]. (And remember, for something to be a prohibition, it needs to include a verb in the imperative, e.g., "thou shalt not".)

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If you want to sell something to someone, you have to look, talk and act like you belong to their tribe. This helps them trust you.

If you want to become a more powerful member of your own tribe, you need to look and talk and act like the more powerful members do, so they will look at you and say, "Hmmm, s/he looks and talks and acts like one of us. Maybe we should let him/her join our exalted ranks."

In other words, one of the keys to climbing the ladder is: Always look and act and communicate like the people one rung up from you. This increases the chances they'll trust you enough to let you in.

It's just anthropology. We're wired that way. No amount of complaining will change that.

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Sounds like you would benefit from a dual monitor setup with one of the monitors in portrait orientation. This is surprisingly easy to do nowadays, and not expensive. Apologies if I've stated the obvious.

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I second that.

And if you happen to find yourself in Regina, Saskatchewan, there's an ASTC member here. Also, we have a small but very nice natural history museum with some excellent dioramas illustrating Saskatchewan's many ecological zones (it's not all just flat prairie, though that might be the impression you get if you don't stray far from Highway #1).

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