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November 30th, 2008

30D Shutter Repair

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It’s now officially official: I am a brave soul.

I just opened up my $1200 camera, unsoldered a faulty shutter switch, and resoldered a replacement part.  And it works perfectly! No more pesky shutter lag!

Check these photos out:

Protip: In order to keep track of your screws, write down a grid of letters from a-z (skip ‘i’ and ‘o’ so you don’t confuse them with ’1′ and ’0′), and scotch tape your screws down to each letter as you go.  Then, you wont knock them off the table, and you’ll know exactly which screw is which.

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November 25th, 2008

Yosemite Road Trip

Posted by rdub in Photography, Trip Reports
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I’ve posted photos from our Yosemite road trip last weekend.  Athena and I headed up Friday evening, set up camp, climbed 2 pitches of 5.6 trad on Saturday, went for a bike ride and picnic on Sunday, and then headed home.

Great trip.

Check out the photos ».

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November 24th, 2008

Contact solution + cold = ouch

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Any of my loyal (5) readers who wear contacts and go backpacking (now we’re down to 1 – me).

Note to self: AO-Sept style solution (that’s hydrogen peroxide + titanium disc) does not work in the cold. The chemical reaction of Ti + H202 reaction requires heat to progress in the 6 hours overnight time. In the absence of heat, placing those soaked contact lenses in your eyes will induce an INCREDIBLE burning sensation that will not stop until the eyes are flushed.

Ouch, that hurt! Saline solution for me next time.

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November 19th, 2008

Calculus jokes??

Posted by rdub in Musings, Quotes
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Only funny if you’ve ever studied calculus. Hilarious if you have though.

“An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a …” – hot soup? anyone?.

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Doctor Recommends Avoiding Flu Shot, Taking Vitamin D Instead : Eco Child’s Play

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I’ve definitely harped on this before, but the only year I got the flu was the same year I got the flu shot.  After seeing all the *CRAP* that also goes into a flu shot along with the vaccine, I think I’ll make it my personal policy to skip out on the shots.

Doctor Recommends Avoiding Flu Shot, Taking Vitamin D Instead : Eco Child’s Play.

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