They’ve been able to elect to carry tasers. I’ve come across quite a few officers with them over the years, so I assume that Rahm just wants to make every officer carry one.

This thread caused me to Google “SMBX”. I had no idea this was a thing. My life has changed. Oh God, my life has changed...

Hey, they also hired a camera crew that shot it in LOG and didn’t do any color correction. Am I the only one who cares about this? Anyone? Damn you Ted Cruz.

Oooh yeah I forgot about Yamaha. I’m glad to hear their stuff is still great. I have a Yamaha cassette 4-track that’s going on twenty years of use with no problems (never had a guitar from them, though. Recommend a model?)

I’d like to throw in a plug for Hagstroms. Their chinese-made reissue of the Viking (their take on a 335) is great, and their in-house pickups are far better than Epi’s or Squire’s (which are Ibanez made, I think. At least they used to be). They have the usual quirks of mass produced guitars, but I’ve got a Viking…

Sorry man, didn’t mean to be a dick or imply you didn’t know what you were doing. My brain is in work/photography mode when I look at character shots and I try to imagine how I’d go about shooting it - I didn’t mean to be negative.

And for what it’s worth, when I back light subjects it’s just enough (about thirty percent of the key) to create an outline of their physical shape, and in this case I would have done it from directly behind the subject so their bodies covered the speedlight but kept the perspective ambient light in check.

Agreed. He got good shots with the gear he had.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this. This dude needs one more speedlight on the backs of his subjects to pop out a bit at the very least. These just look like regular flash photos. Good flash photos, don’t get me wrong, and it’s mentioned that he’s working on spec for exposure so he’s providing his own…

Using “sheep” analgous to people who disagree with you is a good litmus test for finding someone who is probably an asshole. And he used it multiple times. Asshole probability is through the roof.

I believe it would be “hanged” herself, grammatically. I know, I know - wrong time for pedantry. The police in this country are terrifying.

I was really hoping the Fire TV would be on sale. I’m assuming that all things made by Amazon that are discounted are already listed - so no luck?

I was really hoping the Fire TV would be on sale. I’m assuming that all things made by Amazon that are discounted…

What? I thought that was about ethics in journalism? Those bastards...

No, it’s beneath me. And you are right, I didn’t mean to imply that about you. It was aimed at the general argument that a discussion on the relevance of one’s death must be had in the same article informing us about it, which I find to be false. Sorry for lumping you into that generalization, and I didn’t mean to…

I’m certain that if you really put some backbone into it, you could disagree more. Nothing in this article precludes your points from discussion, and there is absolute respect in someone who spent their time being a part of the gaming community having a nice tribute on a site like Kotaku that her parents can read with…

That conversation can still happen. If I was a family member of Rachel’s, it would be nice to see a respectful celebration of her life separate from any culturally relevant critique of the horrid situation that led to her passing, especially on a site that celebrates the culture of her work. That in no way precludes a…

A cursory Google search showed me how terrible and sad this really is. I applaud this respectful article. This is how adults write about someone’s passing.

Is this remotely affordable, and will you be doing it in the name of journalism? I’m curious what kind of experience is actually to be had there. It looks awesome, but I get the feeling it’s maybe ten minutes of attraction and then an hour of trying not to buy too much stuff.

As far as physics go, the T2i should perform better in low light simply because it has a same (close enough) sized sensor and less megapixels, so each one can collect more light. However, as Shane points out, the software side of newer cameras is only getting better, so unless you shoot RAW and take care of everything…

As far as physics go, the T2i should perform better in low light simply because it has a same (close enough) sized…

My wife and I are about to close on our first home. We have lived in a condo for the past five years. Please, for the love of all that is holy; don’t ever buy a condo. Especially in Chicago, where most of the population is so amazingly self centered that your neighbors will physically exert themselves just trying to…