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Entries from April 24th, 2007

AIDS: Stories from a Continent

April 24th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Asides

Africa is the continent hardest-hit by AIDS. I thought I’d share a special feature the Globe and Mail’s Stephanie Nolen wrote in advance of her book 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa. Instead of dealing with the pandemic in abstract, it’s brought to us through the stories of individuals touched by AIDS. The feature was [...]

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Duck, Duck, Goose.

April 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments · Asides

Except in Waterloo it’s more like goose, goose, goose fight, goose shit, goose, goose, duck. I much prefer ducks over their more prevalent campus counterpart Branta canadensis (the not-so-humble Canada goose). Ducks are smaller, non-threatening and far less showy. Canada geese?

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D70 Eyecup

April 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · Nikon

If, like me, you lost the poorly-designed rubber eyepiece on the D70 (DK-10), then pick up the DK-20. Designed for the D80 but D70-compatible, the DK-20 actually slots on to the viewfinder housing, making it much harder to pull off during daily use. You can pick one up at Vistek for $9.10 after tax. NB: [...]

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