Messaging
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| Scott | |
| it is to my belief that Alex and Adrian has been fed well as a visitor to vancouver lol.
meat, dairy, wheat, vegetables, and seafood all in one night haha | |
| Alex T. | |
| Hello from Aberdeen! | |
| Dan T. | |
| welcome back north of the 49th :) | |
| Anonymous | |
| omg, you guys are crazy :) (in the nicest way possible, of course) | |
| Calvin | |
| I don't know. I think it's Adrian's turn | |
| Alex T. | |
| Thanks Calvin! Why are we all communicating here even though we're sitting in the same room?? =D | |
| Calvin | |
| I'm sorry I wasn't actually at my house to welcome you guys!!! But I drove at 80 down a 50 road to get back to my house ASAP!!!! | |
| Alex T. | |
| Yay! Canada! Esso! The Bay! Canadian Tire! Doo dee doo... while Adrian and I sit here in Calvin's house.. waiting for Calvin...lol | |
| Adrian | |
| Greetings to this message board from Canada!! | |
| Alex T. | |
| No UW CS on our floor, but I'm sure there are some around... somewhere.. in some building... in some office.. somewhere... =)
What do you drink?! WATER! Who's your daddy?! uh.. wth? who? LOO! OOooookayyyy.... so we thought in first year... And if you want real superheroes, there's always Heroes Happen Here. Hurray for the biggest enterprise launch ever. | |
| Dan T. | |
| Go with the Fource! Those are so coooool, lol. | |
| gloria / www.urbanebloc.com | |
| waterwaterwaterloolooloo | |
| Anonymous | |
| (washed down, referring to the crest) | |
| Anonymous | |
| me?? break anything?? whatever that means 0=)
:O no CS-ers represented? Talk about feeling shafted... OH WELL.... haha I need to get used to the new UW logo... it just looks so... washed down... | |
| Alex T. | |
| Day 56 - University of Waterloo at Microsoft
Thursday February 28, 2008 The two Waterloo Alumni and I on our floor decided to mark our territory today. Since our two adjacent offices were populated by people who represented UW, we printed a giant UW logo (the new logo, of course) and plastered it on the wall between our offices after everyone left for the night. I wonder what people's reaction will be when they walk in tomorrow. Welcome to the University of Waterloo offices at Microsoft represented by a co-op and alumni from CE, EE and SE. =D  | |
| Alex T. | |
| Day 55 - The most miserable part of co-op
Wednesday February 27, 2008 Can't talk. Pro Dev for Eng-ing. | |
| Alex T. | |
| Day 54 - Bug filing
Tuesday February 26, 2008 I feel so accomplished whenever I file a bug. It's a great feeling knowing that my small contributions here and there will improve the experience of millions of Windows users world-wide. | |
| Alex T. | |
| Day 53 - Sigma 24-60mm F2.8 EX DG
Monday February 25, 2008 My Sigma 24-60mm F2.8 EX DG that I ordered from Cameta through Amazon.com arrived today. It's a more limited range for a DX sensor like my D80, but it would be slightly more interesting on a full-frame body like the D3. Since it was only a little more than $200 for a constant f/2.8, I thought, Heck, Why not. The Nikon Pro equivalents are at least five times the cost of this cheap-o Sigma and my crappy kit lens cost more than this. 
First impressions: The box was quite heavy and upon opening it, I found a thickly padded lens case with an EX Sigma emblazoned on it. The lens wasn't going to roll around at all with this nice case. Now, onto the lens itself. There is obviously much much more glass than the D80 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens that I have on right now. It weighs more than half a kilo and has a 77 mm diameter filter thread. This makes me wish for a large body like my D70 or a D200, D300 to balance out the feel. This is one reason why I don't like the shrinking bodies that companies are pushing for (but only in the consumer space, so that's not so bad). Perhaps it'll balance out better when I get a MB-D80 vertical grip and an second battery in the mix for the D80. The build quality is quite good. The matte black powdered body and the golden ring give the lens a nice professional look. Most of it is thick plastic and rubber, but it's very solid. The lens hood is also very very solid in construction. Unfortunately, it is also a slight pain to twist on and off because it is so tight. Perhaps it needs to be worked in, though that's kind of scary. The large 77 mm lens cap is a side-pincher, not the useful Nikon centre-pinch type. This means that removing or replacing the lens cap while the lens hood is on is impossible. The lens cap also doesn't grip the threads very well, making it seem like it will fall off with a slight nudge. Wait, it just did. Gah. It does have a short minimum focus distance which is great for a different perspective. How does it compare to the Nikkors (say, the 28-80mm f/2.8 or DX 17-55mm f/2.8)? To start, it's no Nikkor. This model doesn't have HSM (SWM/USM/...) so the focus ring does rotate in AF. It is IF, so it won't drive filter users insane and it doesn't protrude. It isn't fixed-length when zooming. It does however work on a full-frame body, so the D3 at FX resolution is a go. In fact, If I had access to a D3, I would probably want to try the Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG IF since it's only about $240 at Cameta through Amazon.com. On thing that does annoy me is that the zoom and focusing rings rotate in the opposite direction compared to the Nikkors. Grr. It's a minor issue though, as long as I don't snap the lens in two... Mmm.. Made in Japan. So far, I don't mind the limited focal length range so much yet. We'll see how it is when I go on some adventures with it. | |
| Alex T. | |
| Day 52 - Source Fource and Amazing Friends!!
Sunday February 24, 2008 I randomly stumbled across these dudes and dudettes today. I've got to find myself some of these limited-edition developer action figures to fulfill my inner, heck, outer, geek. 
Windows Vista Sensei! Office Master! ISV Super Gal! Virtual Labs Guy! SQL Server Gal! Visual Studio Guy! MSDN Webcast Guy! Oh my! You all must also watch the videos. A little seaching reveals this to be the work of The Garrigan Lyman Group. A little more searching reveals a different (older?) version with more characters! Interesting... Windows Server Crusader and Windows Mobile Gal! 
Some of these were released into the wild two years ago... | |
| Alex T. | |
| Alright, here goes the weekly batch of updates...
I'm heading up to BC later tonight for the weekend, so please don't break anything here through the weekend. Yes, that's you, Miss, always the troublemaker =P I'll be over at Calvin's place if anyone needs anything.. doo dee doo... | |
| Alex T. | |
| So much happens in EST that by the time I wake up in the morning (typically 7 AM), everything's set in motion already and I miss out on all the breaking news at market opening.
Also, wonderful Pro Dev for Eng is due at 8:45 PM instead of the usual 11:45 PM. That means no working on it when I get home from work, because by that time, it's already too late! | |
| Dan T. | |
| Long-live EST :) | |
| Richard | |
| New photos on your banner! It's about time. :)
Happy sleeping there, Alex. | |
| Richard | |
| Haha, nothing happens over here until about 1 or 2pm in the afternoon. It's just as aggravating since I wake up to yesterday's news and nothing new comes out while I work the mornings. | |
| Alex T. | |
| Hello from Washington, Heather! Things are... going. Not too well, but, going. I hope the snow hasn't gotten you down over there in good old Ontario.
Thanks, Richard. The sunset pano was created from five quick snaps spanning a total of... 5 seconds? Click. One-third overlap. Click. One-third overlap. Click... (hand-held). It's definitely not the greatest technique for sharpness, but sometimes I've just got to make do with what I've got at the moment. The setting sun didn't seem to be that big of an issue in those few seconds. Posting ahead of EST seems like you're leading the charge in the future, while I'm lagging behind on the west coast. Everything has happened already while I'm just tagging along for the ride... | |
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