I deliver >40 professional development courses per year. Since the pandemic hit, most of those have been online. I need all of the help that I can get to keep my students interested and engaged, so I use what I know from my side gig as a photographer. Good lighting is a must, but it need not be expensive. Camera placement is also important, so I use a short tripod on my desk to get the camera up to eye level, well above screen level for my laptops (yes, I use two.) I also use a very quiet room and a studio-quality USB microphone. Canon EOS Webcam software allows me to connect my EOS R directly to either my PC or MacBook Pro via USB-C, which also charges the camera battery during pauses. I switch to a fresh battery at lunch. My reviews frequently mention that the quality of the video and sound during my courses is startlingly higher than what the students have become accustomed to with web meetings and conferences. As of today (Wednesday evening) I have spent 20 hours this week on camera, and believe me, I need all of the help that I can get! Anybody should be able to get similar results using any cheap DSLR or compact camera from Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Fuji using the manufacturer's webcam software on either a PC or Mac. As many others have pointed out, using a camcorder and HDMI is also MUCH better than the built-in webcam. Getting pro-level results for streamed meetings or webinars does not require a huge investment.

The car is not rear-wheel drive only. It has all-wheel drive, all-wheel torque vectoring, and all-wheel steering. Much more information here: https://www.koenigsegg.com/gem...

According to Koenigsegg, the complete long-block weighs about 70kg. Much more info here: https://www.koenigsegg.com/gem...

Often wondered about that myself. Similar warnings on a variety of their other devices. Wonder how Apple users in Alma and Leadville, Colorado deal with it. Does Apple honor their warrantees?

Or to put it in more bucolic terms: 1) Feed the cow 2) Breed the cow 3) Milk the cow 4) Eat the cow

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Only one microphone on the phone, but a BT link to the device could upload the data. That having been said, there are some very significant pros and cons involved with deployment of a networked version of this. On the pro side it could provide more accurate, pinpoint information regarding where the fire was coming from and alert nearby allied soldiers to the presence and location of a threat. It might also be able to help prevent friendly fire incidents. On the con side a smart enemy would eventually find a way to breach the information security and access the system, potentially using it to locate and attack our forces or even worse, hacking the system to inspire a firefight between friendlies.

The funny thing about the nickname "Aftonhoran" is that Aftonbladet recognizes its validity. Try surfing to http://www.aftonhoran.se/ and see what happens.

Some may find comfort in being told what to think by authority figures (political or religious) but my political ideology stems from my understanding of the physical universe and human behavior. I think that we should strive for a more sustainable future. I think that the best hope for the future of humanity lies in helping those with the lowest standard of living on the planet to improve their own situations. The primary drivers of the extreme climate changes of the past lie completely outside of our sphere of influence, so I think it would be more effective to devote scientific resources towards adapting to climate change rather than controlling or reversing it. If you had bothered to read my first post here you would realize that I feel that we have both an individual and collective responsibility to move towards a more sustainable economic and ecologic future. Even so, focusing on adaptation rather than control would direct our resources towards solutions that have a higher likelihood of success. I'm not aware of a political party that is directly in line with those sentiments, but I believe that the current democratic administration is closer to the mark than McCain/Palin would have been. Shame on you for jumping to erroneous conclusions!

I'm aware of most of that (and thanks for the link.) By bringing up the evidence from the past I mean to remind people that the earth's climate at different times has been both significantly warmer and colder than it is today, for a variety of reasons, all without any input from humans. With that in mind, it is reasonable to postulate that in the future the earth's climate is also likely at different times to be both significantly warmer and colder than it is today, for a variety of reasons, regardless of the effects of human input. Based on that information, I think that it makes more sense to invest our efforts into improving our ability as a species to adapt to climate change than to control it. That does not absolve us from any responsibility to use our resources more efficiently and effectively, but it can to a certain extent protect the gullible from those who would sell a product or philosophy based upon promised effects that have little (if anything) to do with the (multiple) identified causes of past climate change.

One of the reasons we chose to have only two kids is that I believe that population growth leads to a less sustainable future from a number of different standpoints. Believing the way that I do, it would have been hypocritical to contribute to population growth. I'm not telling you or anyone else how to believe or how to live, just trying to live within my own beliefs.

When you live in an area such as Stockholm where you see direct evidence of the most recent ice age and post-glacial rebound it makes you wonder just how much of this warming trend is anthropogenic. What percentage of the information here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age must we ignore in order to make our current interglacial period all our fault? How conceited do we have to be in order to come to the conclusion that we can: A) Determine the optimal level of glaciation and, B) Determine the means by which to stabilize the climate of the earth so as to maintain this level? Don't get me wrong, I commute by bike as often as possible, didn't have more than 2 kids, drive a car that gets over 30 mpg (and drive it less than 6000 miles a year), recycle as much as possible, purchase locally grown and ecologically produced food and in general, try to tread lightly. I think I do all of these things for the right reasons, but I'm not under the illusion that my doing so is going to prevent global warming or "save the earth".