I guess you don't cook much. A decent meal is usually a lot less than $20. 1 lb of chicken thighs is $1.49, 1 cup of rice is less than 25 cent, 1 lb of leafy greens is $2.50... that's less than $5 and I'm listing single package pricing, it gets a lot cheaper if you buy in bulk.

Sorry, I didn't realize you replied. From my understanding of professional freelance photography, unless you are being paid on commission for a specific set of photo. It is all about the "one trick cash pony." Photographer go out that take maybe hundreds of "good/acceptable photos," but not enough for people to pay…

The reason that the photographer is going after Wikimedia (sub-project of Wikipedia) is because news agencies were originally paying him for rights to the photo (as he is a professional photographer, paid his own expenses on trip to take photos, and this was one of the few photos that came out that people were…

So if you camera falls during an earthquake and takes a photo, you don't have copyright claim to that photo? That seems illogical to me, but of course the law is not always logical.

A 32GB card costs less than $20 and can hold over a 1000 RAW images. You question about how to preview/edit all the RAW files is what people mean by digital workflow.

scottd, it sounds like you never actually developed or printed your own film photos or rarely manipulate your photos at all. Otherwise, you would have realized that RAW workflow is still significantly faster than film. Adjusting contrast, burning in highlights and dodging shadow detail takes a long time back in the…

The prices are high, most of the time but they go along with higher end specs, especially if you take away the 50mm F1.8 (as Michael Hesson and Kumicho have already mentioned).

Banksy is more about the subversive message that the actual technical quality of his art (he never sells his art... himself btw). You should watch "Exit Through the Gift Shop" in where what Banksy basically does what you just suggested as an satire of the art world (he grabs a random dude and convince him that he too…

While I agree in general that it's sad... the simple fact is that factories make them so much more cheaply. Most people don't really need a $50-$150 USD (although if I every find myself using a pair of scissors a lot... I will know where to look now!).

My Win7 BSOD about one a weekly until we installed the latest driver for my video card. That got rid of the BSOD... now sometimes a highlighted item in a popup menu (i.e. when you right-click on something) stay on the screen until you reboot the machine.

I think in a pro-longed firefight with automatic weapons... there would be too many bullets to shoot in too short of a time using a single or even a small array of lasers and. I think what would be better is if the system detect the bullet... and track it directly back to its point of origin and simple shoot the…

It's important to note that the greater number of revolutions make the lanes break down faster, so many of us resent people who bowl with this style.

Or ever move a mattress/couch up a flight of stairs.

No worries... hey, if you or anyone else is interested in learning more about Physics. I highly recommend Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics (free online at http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_toc.html) these are much better than the textbooks I had going to school. Also... his autobiographies "Surely You're…

I agree.

True, I should add to my last post (obviously writing is not my strongest subject), that I understand that while I think "some" analytical thinking should be requires in these type of articles... how much analytical thinking is what everyone here is arguing about and I can see why some people want either a more…

First, I think we all agree that we are now basically debating how verbose/concise and simplified/detailed the author should have been. My point was that if you are interested in reading about science and technology... you probably should be prepared for analytic thinking that might hurt your brain a little (it's not…

LazyLemming said:

Fair enough...

This was basically what I wanted to get across in my original post. I know some people choose not to take physics in high school... but I'm surprised that it wasn't even offered in your high school. I understand the trigonometry is typically an elective... but my point was... if you chose not to take trig or physics…