I managed to move things along a bit on the D200 front. Sort of. Last thursday, I just queried Adorama about my order for a D200 and got this response: Please be advised that you are at the top of our waiting list, however to this point we have only received one shipment from Nikon for very few cameras & have not gotten any since. Unfortunately it is not in our hands … [Read more...] about D200 On the Way
Community Standards
The Volokh Conspiracy has a post about the Google subpoena, and a comment by someone using the name DEGOP has this to say about the definition of pornography: "Prevailing community standards" is the only test worth a darn. We abandon it at our peril. The problem is that community standards in San Francisco are a lot worse than they are in, say, Kansas. Therefore, on the … [Read more...] about Community Standards
Chuck Norris Lets Me Blog Here
Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just not his own. I first saw Chuck Norris in 1978's Good Guys Wear Black (directed by Ted Post, who may not be famous, but sure has been busy). I can't really remember much of the story, but Norris was the man of few words we have all come to know, out to avenge something or … [Read more...] about Chuck Norris Lets Me Blog Here
Fight the Power!
According to a ZDnet article, Justice Department prosecutors have asked Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL to turn over millions of records from their databases. This is all part of the government's attempt to defend the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). The ACLU is challenging COPA in part on the grounds that compliance is impossible. To support COPA, the federal … [Read more...] about Fight the Power!
Nikon D200 Blues
It's been a while since I wrote anything about the Nikon D200 camera I want, so I figure many of you are asking yourselves, "How's Mark doing with that new Nikon D200 camera he ordered?" I don't have it yet. There were rumors about the new Nikon D200 well before the official announcement. So on November 1, when retailers announced they were taking pre-orders, a lot of Nikon … [Read more...] about Nikon D200 Blues