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Tips From an Expert: A Penthouse Photographer on Taking Pics of Beautiful Women
So, you want to take more professional-looking pictures. You know who takes a lot of professional pictures? Earl Miller, Penthouse Magazine's most published photographer. He seemed an appropriate enough person to ask for some advice, so we asked him to give us some tips for shooting pictures that'll make both aspiring pornographers and regular-old photographers take better snaps. He sent us five tried-and-true pointers on how to get the most out of your camera—and to improve your burgeoning career, if that's what you're looking for. So gather up your leopard-print throw pillows, faux-roman columns, flea market art and a willing model and get ready to become a professional letch. It's your destiny. More »The Only Way to Score a Car of the Future...Now
Here is our best advice on how to score a "car of the future." Head to eBay and bid on this "Fastlane" car manufactured for a Universal Pictures project by famous film/GM concept car maker Trans FX. Buy it now for $14,999.99—an absolute steal to drive a car that no one will possibly own for at least 50 years. Oh, but there's just this one catch (along with some more pics):
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gadgets
Five Gadgets You The Average Person Shouldn't Buy Right Now
AOL's Money section has a piece on five gadgets you shouldn't buy right now. The "you" in that statement is different from the "you" of Gizmodo readers, obviously, as you probably already have most of the items on this list. For the average person, they recommend holding back.
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gadgets
How To Survive a Mixed Computer Relationship
"It is not good that man should be alone..." unless he happens to use a PC, then he's screwed. One of the more fascinating posts I've read recently, one young lady discusses, in-depth mind you, the perils of being in a mixed computer relationship. See, this girl is a bigger Mac zealot than many of you accuse us of being ("I once hooked up with a boy because he... had a Mac-inspired tattoo"), going so far as to say that dating outside of one's OS is tantamount to dating outside of one's value system. I'm speechless. More »
laptops
Send a Mac to Your Boy in College
Business Week columnist Stephen "Wild Thing" Wildstrom writes that kids going away to college should bring a tolerance for bad beer, a copy of Dave Matthews' Under the Table and Dreaming and a Mac. More »
digital cameras
Strobist Shooting Bootcamp
Reader David has started a group on his photography blog, Strobist, dealing with lighting and taking professional pictures. He's beginning with an exercise in taking headshots and the pros and amateurs alike will be sharing their shots with the world as they go through each lesson. Quite a nice way to get some practice at shooting with quality photos. More »Weaving Your Band-Aids Keeps Your Boo-Boos Clean
I'm giving this the old "Umm... OK. OMG? What?" but decide for yourself if this odd bit of Band-Aid advice doesn't render you speechless.



















