woolie commented on Watch a $5000 Nikon D3 DSLR Fire in Ultra Slow Motion

"it seems she used another camera to take images of the D3 shutter firing, offset by a certain number of milliseconds from a flashbulb."

woolie commented on High-Speed Digital Imaging Shows Why Flies Outsmart You

"wingless is an important phenotype used in classical fly genetics studies, and also led to the discovery of an important developmental pathway that is conserved in many animals, from flies to humans."

woolie commented on iPhone 3G Review

"No such thing as software-based image stabilization in a still camera......"

woolie commented on Lightpipes Give Any Room That Cool, Radioactive Industrial Plant Look

"What you're imagining is black body radiation, the red/orange glow of a hot metal."

woolie commented on USB Tube Clock Possibly the Most Expensive Object from Brando Ever

"nixie clock pls."

woolie commented

"the idea that they must be "hot" itself perpetuates the same sexual discrimination they are trying to remove. epic fail."

woolie commented on 3G iPhone Hands On

"zombo, it's a totally different phone than the Sony Ericsson Xperia :)"

woolie commented on M21 Flat Panel has Mid-Century Roots with 21st Century Tech

"I've spent many thousands of dollars on MCM furniture and accessories (Knoll, Eames, Saarinen, etc.) If I hadn't already bought a nice Samsung lcd, this or a similar setup, would definitely be in the running."

woolie commented on Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review (Verdict: Short Ride In A Reasonably-Paced Machine)

"Best use of obscure reference in title since the GTA IV Koyaanisqatsi trailer."

woolie commented on Your Digital Camera Is Obsolete: Japanese Image Sensor 100x More Sensitive Than Current Chips

"littlejon, thanks for filling in the technical details. eye/brain does processing as well as imaging -- not only are there long integration times -- with each rod/cone operating independently -- you're also averaging multiple images together. it's not difficult to get a digital camera to outperform human eyesight in actual performance, it's just lagging in perceived performance because of all the neat tricks our brain can do that a digital sensor can't. ps."

woolie commented on World's First Dual-SIM WIndows Mobile Phone Keeps Girlfriends and Wives Separate

"People typically have multiple online identities depending on how public/private the interaction is."

woolie commented on Lightning Review: Olympus E-420, the World's Smallest, Lightest, Cheapest DSLR

"bigger sensor and faster glass plz."

woolie commented on Slash-Proof Armored Tee Is Lightweight, Machine Washable

"molecular weight has nothing to do with it..."

woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope

"also, we use TEM's not SEM's."

woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope

"I work in an EM lab."

woolie commented on Virgin Apple IIc Unboxed, Groped

"$2500 per month in rent is normal to live in a place suitable for human beings."

woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History

"I should add I don't like the new cross-licensed theme sets."

woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History

"I had a metric fuckton of Legos."