Monthly Archives: July 2011

Horseshoe Lake

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I recently made the move to a Nikon D7000. I’d been on the fence for a while, but didn’t think twice about upgrading after a friend offered to buy my D90. I took it out for the first time this … Continue reading →


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Some Reads

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

1. Evolutionary experiments in altruism 2. Ewe’re smart (sorry) 3. Ezra Klein: Why does anyone trust the CBO 4. MIT Sloan Professor predicts Red Sox record


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The “Base” Metaphor Explained

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Thanks to Mark Waltham, for pointing me to this xkcd masterpiece: There’s just so much here.


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Milky Way Shots

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

From the Daily Mail:


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Some Thoughts on Debt

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

The debt debacle has obviously been well covered in the news and on the blogosphere. James Fallows puts the impact of policies into perspective: The point is that governments can respond to but not control external shocks. That’s why we … Continue reading →


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Mon Ami

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Over the past week I’ve added a few new photos to my Flickr album. Here’s one from a lake in El Remate, Guatemala:


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Film’s Not Dead

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

My brother recently brought my dads old film SLR camera out of retirement. He’s taken some great shots: More here.


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Back It Up Back It Up Back It Up

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I have terrible backup habits. Most of my important documents are synced using dropbox. But for the past few years, my photography strategy has been to back everything up every few months on an external hard drive, then put it in my … Continue reading →


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The New Standard?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Could Twitter become irrelevant? Ezra wouldn’t lose any sleep: Farhad Manjoo thinks that Twitter should allow 280-character tweets rather than 140-character tweets. I think everyone should just move to Google+. The 140-character limit is Twitter’s most obvious feature, and so it’s understandably … Continue reading →


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Cross Dressing Presidents?

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Via Chris Blattman, ” just who is this cute little girl”? There’s a hint in the title. Find out here.                    


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