The new Knight Rider series premiers September 24 at 7pm central time on NBC, and based on the first episode, it's pretty true to the spirit of the original. By which I mean it's kind of dumb. I suppose I should include a pro-forma explanation of the series premise, for handful of people who don't know it from the original '80's series: Super high-tech artificially … [Read more...] about Knight Rider — Review
Hey Feds, Buy My Camera Lens
Dear Federal Government, Please buy my Nikon 35mm f/2 lens. I bought it in 2006 for $300. My thinking was that a lens at that focal length with that aperture---a fast normal prime, in photographer lingo---would allow me to take medium shots of people in low light. I thought I would get a lot of good pictures that way, but it's not working out. I'm just not getting as many … [Read more...] about Hey Feds, Buy My Camera Lens
If You Think 24 Is Too Realistic…
If you think 24 is too realistic, then you should probably watch the new Knight Rider TV series, which premiers on September 24th.. The first episode is available online for free. … [Read more...] about If You Think 24 Is Too Realistic…
Change I Can Believe In
Windypundit is published using the Movable Type blogging engine from Six Apart, and they've just released an interesting sounding update. I think I'll switch to it in the next week or two. I may have to rebuild the templates that create the look and feel of this site, but even if I don't, I'm getting a little tired of the current look of the blog and I'd like to change it. … [Read more...] about Change I Can Believe In
“Do you, Party A, take Party B…”
Moby Kip points us to this story by Jennifer Garza of the Sacramento Bee: Last month, Rachel Bird exchanged vows with Gideon Codding in a church wedding in front of family and friends. As far as Bird is concerned, she is a bride. To the state of California, however, she is either "Party A" or "Party B." Those are the terms that have replaced "bride" and "groom" on the state's … [Read more...] about “Do you, Party A, take Party B…”