Archive For June 30th, 2004

Megapixels, what's it all about then?

Steve’s Digicams have launched a new tech section and their July article goes in depth into the issue of megapixels. Are they worth it, what’s the downside of squeezing all those pixels into the same size sensor, etc etc. (via photographyblog)

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Aidan Staunton, Cork Artist Showing in Vision Centre

Aidan Staunton, a renowned Cork artist, is showing a collection of his paintings in the Cork Vision Centre for the next two weeks. This is what Whazon.com says about him: Images of Cork City and Ireland West. A visually striking exhibition by Cork based artist Aidan Staunton. The exhibition consists of oils and watercolours. This [...]

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Linux behind the magic of Shrek 2!

Well, well. Looks like Linux helped in the making of Shrek 2! I can’t help but wonder how much more bang-per-buck they would have got if they had used a new distribution with the 2.6 kernel, although the computers they used were rather beefy anyway!

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Sorry officer, was I going too fast? No, you were flying too low.

In an otherwise dry conversation about fuel economy numbers, this little nugget brought a smile to my face.. Get the car up to about 70 MPH so that there just a slight aerodynamic effect on the body. Then a gust of wind will literally lift the car and blow it into either the left or [...]

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