A lens tends to be sharpest, with a wide DOF, at about 2 full stops above its widest aperture. So an f/1.2 lens will be sharpest with a decent DOF at a wider aperture than an f/4 lens. This will allow you to open up such a lens to let in more light while still getting good shots than a slower lens.

It depends entirely on the distance from the subject. Stand far enough back and the DOF is wide enough. For example, I like to use my Canon 50mm f/1.4 wide open, and stand far enough back to capture the whole family (not sure of the distance, haven't measured exactly - but far enough back to capture four people side…

I sure hope this is worth it :-)

Interesting. I haven't seen any local/micro/craft breweries using cans where I live. At least not yet. I understand about the light, but that depends a lot on the type of beer, hence why green or brown bottles are often used. I keep my bottled beer in the dark, and it is usually packed in boxes (four 6-packs to a box)…

I would have used the term "beer snob," but whatever. I do like Guinness, as well as some specialty English Ales in a can, primarily because of the pressurized nitrogen insert they use, and the fact that it is the only way to get some imports, but most beers that comes in a can are not for me.

Also, most of the beer I…

I would have been so tempted to say "oh please call the police. No, really, I'll wait. Here, use my phone. Please please please call the police, because I can't wait to see how this goes down."

I, for one, would like a bottle opener built into the handle of ALL of my tools. Because no matter how many bottle openers I have lying around the house, I can never find one handy when I need it, and I end up using a screwdriver or pair of pliers or other tool, risking all kinds of injury to myself and damage to the…

The ice is colder than 32 degrees. Adding salt to the ice water means that the water can get below 32 degrees while remaining liquid. If you don't add salt, you will get 32 degree water, and as the ice slowly reaches 32 degrees, it will melt and add to the water volume. Adding salt means the ice will melt at a lower…

The ice is colder than 32 degrees. Adding salt to the ice water means that the water can get below 32 degrees while remaining liquid. If you don't add salt, you will get 32 degree water, and as the ice slowly reaches 32 degrees, it will melt and add to the water volume. Adding salt means the ice will melt at a lower…

Funny you say that, as I had a large contractor bag full of Legos as a child. When I went back to my parents house to get them so I can pass them on to my own children, I was told they went "missing."

Thanks for the bricklink referral. I think I will be spending some time there in the near future.

I've definitely ordered plenty of bricks directly from Lego. I also have a Lego store near my house that changes around what they carry in the "bulk" section. That's a good way to fill up cups full of a specific brick (if they have it). But it is very expensive to do this and I am still so far from being able to build…

Every time I see one of these things, I don't even think about the impressive skills involved. All I can think of is, "where the hell did they get all those bricks from!?" I've been collecting Lego kits and extra Lego bricks for my kids for years, and I have in-laws that spoil them with even more. We are talking $100…

I can't wait to see what your sister publication over at Jezebel has to say about this study. If you think the comments here are interesting, that will be a lot of fun to read.

Excellent point. There is often an inverse relationship between how scary / deadly something is with how common it is.

You beat me to it. That's the first thing I thought of when I read "most dangerous wingsuit flight ever." I'd say not even close.

I already get Amazon packages on Sunday. But I think that's because Lasership, the "last mile" carrier they contract with for my area delivers on Sundays.

I will accept everything you just said as true as of today, which shows how definitions have evolved over time, and, as operating systems have evolved, how we describe them has evolved as well. It used to be that an operating system, such as DOS, OS2, Unix, Linux, MacOS, NT, etc. was a set of programs that enabled a…

No, its like saying Gnome and KDE are not operating systems, they are GUIs that sit on top of Linux (the operating system). The original Windows was just that, an optional GUI you could buy to install on top of DOS to make selecting and launching programs easier.

Its insane what they allow and don't allow. I had heard they changed their policy on breastfeeding pictures, which, in light of this policy change, really makes me mad. It almost feels like they are equating the two things. As in, "okay, we'll go ahead and allow the breastfeeding pictures, but we will have to allow…

A couple of arguments can be made about free speech here. First, one can argue that spreading the video, as horrific as it is, is about trying to spread the word about the horrific things that people are doing in hopes of galvanizing some kind of popular action to do something about these people.

On the other hand, one…