Capturing Winter
While many poo-poo the snow, I love it. When it covers the ground, the Earth is shrouded in a special silence and the white turns the gray of February into a winter wonderland.
Humans did what?
However, devious and self-centered behavior wasn’t limited to Henry VIII, but was well-played throughout history. But as witnessed in this ‘short’ regarding The Dark Secrets of Farleigh Hungerford Castle: A Taste of the Dead, disgusting conduct can be found anywhere and only goes to show that people will and can do ANYTHING. However, this one truly blew my mind, so I hope you have a strong stomach!
Weird Stuff on Mars
Given enough time, Earth (4.543 billion years) and Mars (4.603 billion years) have created some interesting topology thanks to the effects of wind, erosion and other meteorologic and geologic forces, and this is what you get. The sands of time can be quite creative.
Great Britain wants to do what??
However, Fil’s topic of discussion from Feb 1, 2025, has nothing to do with the world of music, but instead for the first time, he felt it necessary to discuss Great Britain’s latest knucklehead idea – their prime minister stated publicly, that they are behind in AI, therefore he wants to turn the UK into an AI superpower. However, in order to do this, they want to take everything and anything on the internet and allow AI to digest and incorporate said information. However, they’ve given people a caveat – if you don’t agree, then you can choose to opt-out, putting the onus on you.
A Warning from Trees: Miyake Events
14,300 years ago, a pine forest in France bore witness to an event that has never been experienced in modern times: a bombardment of solar particles so fierce that it would likely knock out all communications satellites and fry power grids across the globe if it were to happen today. While we often point to the Carrington Event of 1859, (that knocked out all telegraph communications around the world), as a worst-case scenario, for solar storms, the 774-75 AD storm was at least 10 times stronger.
Mirrorless vs DSLR
I want to add another Canon body to my collection, so I thought, perfect time to try a mirrorless camera. I currently own an EOS Rebel T6i, and while I’m quite happy with it, I’ve always wanted an additional body, so I don’t have to switch between lenses when called for. It would be handy to have one of telephotos on one, while maybe having my 50mm, or even my macro on the other. You get the drift.