tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post3743866524153241872..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Hold Short for Crossing TrafficAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-15132943474892268752011-08-09T12:45:11.269+00:002011-08-09T12:45:11.269+00:00@zb:
I don't know the chemistry of road paint...@zb:<br /><br />I don't know the chemistry of road paints, but we had a major snafu in Massachusetts when one of these plasticised highway line paints turned out to degrade the underlying asphalt pavement. We had 2 inch-deep slashes on highways instead of white lines after about a year. The patching and repainting with different paint caused expense and traffic headaches.GeorgeGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530258514311985409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-37207433019276008762011-08-08T21:14:39.276+00:002011-08-08T21:14:39.276+00:00Nothing keeping the property owners by the crosswa...Nothing keeping the property owners by the crosswalk site to put up big fluorescent green signs on their property sayiong "Future crosswalk to go HERE, stand by for developments". Then call the local paper.<br /><br />That was your long-awaited self portrait, right? Figures.majrojnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-24576893131599521572011-08-08T12:56:48.246+00:002011-08-08T12:56:48.246+00:00Re using the iPhone (or any phone) for a camera - ...Re using the iPhone (or any phone) for a camera - in the longer term you won't be happy. The first difference between an OK camera and a good camera is the lens, and those tiny pencil-eraser-like lenses in a phone seriously limit the picture you're going to get.<br /><br />OTOH, because we all carry our phones all the time, having a camera handy when you least expect to be taking pictures (during the riots after game 7 of a hockey championship, for example) is a bonus.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-43261875911194136102011-08-08T12:41:41.211+00:002011-08-08T12:41:41.211+00:001) Aaaaah! You mean a "Zebra Crossing"? ...1) Aaaaah! You mean a "Zebra Crossing"? I'm with you now.<br /><br />2) I'm a Nikon person, but for a pocket camera I second Aerofede's praise of the Canon Powershot G* - I had a G11, which was fabulous, until I left it on a bus in Edinburgh, and now I'm getting used to its successor, the G12. You'd be hard pressed to do better.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319912007268816030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-12538472365240327352011-08-08T12:39:53.018+00:002011-08-08T12:39:53.018+00:00Oh, and: Maybe someone knows what type of additive...Oh, and: Maybe someone knows what type of additive is put into the paint used on roads. It smells a lot like the flux used in electronic soldering wire. As far as I know, it's some sort of resin that acts a bit acidic while hot (and not yet evaporated). The flux carries impurities away that keep the solder from sticking to the metal below. Might work the same way for paint and concrete or asphalt.zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-12497131774074918512011-08-08T09:37:09.071+00:002011-08-08T09:37:09.071+00:00After having been forced to use a very stupid deto...After having been forced to use a very stupid detour with my bike in the winter, I now have the most amazing bike lane painted from <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.138125&mlon=11.584796&zoom=16" rel="nofollow">here</a> all the way to my home. Yay.<br /><br />Thoughts on the pictures in your linked article:<br /><br />1. I'd love to know what the barcode type crosswalk reads when run through a scanner/decoder. I admit that at least now, I'm too lazy to figure this out for myself. I kind of hope it's <i>Cars are stupid.</i><br /><br />2. The world needs more crosswalks <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NpINLHeo8rM/S0ccKCsKvpI/AAAAAAAAwFk/qqJ-H0yuZjg/s1600-h/21.jpg" rel="nofollow">that look like oscilloscope traces</a>. This would actually be a great theme for places like Silicon Valley or for the various intersections on the campus of a tech company. You could even have different typical shapes for different departments: digital clock and data traces to the building of the firmware coders, typical transistor output curves for the power designers' shack, ...<br /><br />Sorry, no hints for the camera shopping question. You know I am one of those strange people who use the brand that tends to have a bunch of rubber straps around the battery compartment after a while.zbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-79108246199356804792011-08-08T07:15:49.237+00:002011-08-08T07:15:49.237+00:00I own a Powershot G7 and it is a awesome camera!
I...I own a Powershot G7 and it is a awesome camera!<br />I believe that Canon has moved on to newer versions (G9 and 11) and they are even better. They are just a bit pricey. But if you look in eBay or some website you find real deals.<br />An iPhone may be a great idea (I own one and it is really great and useful, especially with those flying apps) but if it is you only "everything", when the battery dies on you (and it drains quite quickly) you'll be left with no phone, camera and iPod. Not something that I would like to try.<br /><br />Good luck with you camera choice!<br />Wishing you to continue to enjoy your job like you are doing now!<br /><br />Greetings from Italy!<br />Federicoaerofedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043597614202181106noreply@blogger.com