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Comment by Don posted on Little bag at 25/02/2011 - 15:57
Pentaxophile wrote:
We're all doomed, Don!
not true. I talked to God. He says I'll be fine. You may be screwed though.We're all doomed, Don!
Comment by Don posted on Robo-Troll at 24/02/2011 - 21:47
Pentaxophile wrote:
Rather scary that the military is getting involved!
Makes you wonder whether any of this might be used (or be being used?) to 'spike' political foment in certain countries...
Government maybe...nah, it is just the apocalypseQuote:
Perhaps the most disturbing revelation is this. The US Air Force has been tendering for companies to supply it with persona management software, which will perform the following tasks:
a. Create "10 personas per user, replete with background, history, supporting details, and cyber presences that are technically, culturally and geographically consistent … Personas must be able to appear to originate in nearly any part of the world and can interact through conventional online services and social media platforms."
b. Automatically provide its astroturfers with "randomly selected IP addresses through which they can access the internet" (an IP address is the number which identifies someone's computer), and these are to be changed every day, "hiding the existence of the operation". The software should also mix up the astroturfers' web traffic with "traffic from multitudes of users from outside the organisation. This traffic blending provides excellent cover and powerful deniability."
c. Create "static IP addresses" for each persona, enabling different astroturfers "to look like the same person over time". It should also allow "organisations that frequent same site/service often to easily switch IP addresses to look like ordinary users as opposed to one organisation."
This is rather alarming.... there have been a few reasonably convincing copy'n'paste marketeers on here who are promoting links to web stores, or promoting certain brands. But this looks more sophisticated.Perhaps the most disturbing revelation is this. The US Air Force has been tendering for companies to supply it with persona management software, which will perform the following tasks:
a. Create "10 personas per user, replete with background, history, supporting details, and cyber presences that are technically, culturally and geographically consistent … Personas must be able to appear to originate in nearly any part of the world and can interact through conventional online services and social media platforms."
b. Automatically provide its astroturfers with "randomly selected IP addresses through which they can access the internet" (an IP address is the number which identifies someone's computer), and these are to be changed every day, "hiding the existence of the operation". The software should also mix up the astroturfers' web traffic with "traffic from multitudes of users from outside the organisation. This traffic blending provides excellent cover and powerful deniability."
c. Create "static IP addresses" for each persona, enabling different astroturfers "to look like the same person over time". It should also allow "organisations that frequent same site/service often to easily switch IP addresses to look like ordinary users as opposed to one organisation."
Rather scary that the military is getting involved!
Makes you wonder whether any of this might be used (or be being used?) to 'spike' political foment in certain countries...
Comment by Don posted on Robo-Troll at 24/02/2011 - 21:35
Cisco wrote:
that is why I forget how to calculate for sr... I never use it!SteveEveritt wrote:
So if I put 65mm of tubes on what do I put in as the focal length for a 50mm. Sorry to butt in but it too has been bugging me. Hope you don't mind.
you turn off the SR and use a tripod !! So if I put 65mm of tubes on what do I put in as the focal length for a 50mm. Sorry to butt in but it too has been bugging me. Hope you don't mind.
Comment by Don posted on 50mm lens with 1.7 AF converter at 24/02/2011 - 19:46
Mike-P wrote:
Of course there is always the DA* 55mm f1.4.
I had the chance to buy that one... passed it by.Of course there is always the DA* 55mm f1.4.
unless you need weather sealing in that focal range... it seems a bit pricy compared to the 50 1.4....
if I didn't already have two fast fifties.... I'd have gone for the 40 and 100 macro at that time... now that I have the 35 2.4 I'm glad it worked out this way for me.
Comment by Don posted on Sigma 50f1.4 vs Pentax 40f2.8 at 24/02/2011 - 19:19
how much time and money have you got?
I agree with Gartmore that sometimes you have to walk away... but... I love a challenge....
a trip to the hardware store...
2 x 1x2 boards or 2' abs pipe cut to 6 ft lengths...
1 foldable silver car windsheild sunlight blocker...
One silver reflector styled clamp on light and daylight balanced 100 watt bulb...
plus a couple pails and some gravel can make two useable lightstands and a huge reflector... for under thirty bucks...
if you got the photo and posing chops, you could pull it off.
I agree with Gartmore that sometimes you have to walk away... but... I love a challenge....
a trip to the hardware store...
2 x 1x2 boards or 2' abs pipe cut to 6 ft lengths...
1 foldable silver car windsheild sunlight blocker...
One silver reflector styled clamp on light and daylight balanced 100 watt bulb...
plus a couple pails and some gravel can make two useable lightstands and a huge reflector... for under thirty bucks...
if you got the photo and posing chops, you could pull it off.
Comment by Don posted on Portraits - Help! at 24/02/2011 - 19:04
Frogfish wrote:
Agree with John, I thought it was, in the main, a very fair review and it finished with :
I will take off my negativity hat and go sit in the corner.Agree with John, I thought it was, in the main, a very fair review and it finished with :
Quote:
and it looks like the K-5 is a champ.
and it looks like the K-5 is a champ.
John is (as usual) correct.
I had hoped for more detials and charts, but on reviewing the charts for a few other tests, it appears that thier format is just different from when I last read one of their reviews thoroughly.
Comment by Don posted on new k5 review at 24/02/2011 - 18:53
johnriley wrote:
I think that was a good review for the K-5.
hard to ignore the k5.....I think that was a good review for the K-5.
but I guess you're right.....
I was hoping for more... info
I've been ignoring their reviews for years now, I think they used to publish a lot more charts and graphs.....
Comment by Don posted on new k5 review at 24/02/2011 - 18:38
link
they refused to compare it to the Canikon except to mention price.. and complained of excessive noise, but showed no real actual charts or other data one could directly compare to the Canikon.... and didn't mention (for once) dxo's testing results. (The one they did post show excessive noise issues up to iso 400 but nothing above?????)
conclusion....
"let us not Pi$$ off the people paying our salaries"
they refused to compare it to the Canikon except to mention price.. and complained of excessive noise, but showed no real actual charts or other data one could directly compare to the Canikon.... and didn't mention (for once) dxo's testing results. (The one they did post show excessive noise issues up to iso 400 but nothing above?????)
conclusion....
"let us not Pi$$ off the people paying our salaries"
Comment by Don posted on new k5 review at 24/02/2011 - 18:20
Quote:
I was contacted by a whistleblower. He was part of a commercial team employed to infest internet forums and comment threads on behalf of corporate clients, promoting their causes
linkI was contacted by a whistleblower. He was part of a commercial team employed to infest internet forums and comment threads on behalf of corporate clients, promoting their causes
Why did this make me suspicious of Canon pulling out of photo shows claiming to have to focus on new marketing stuff?
Comment by Don posted on Robo-Troll at 24/02/2011 - 18:01
I have a lowepro that has withstood many years of hiking/camping/motorcycling trips and is still good.