Jason Chen

.... It might be due to incorrect monitor calibration or something? It seems like the color space/profile of each image changes significantly upon completed import into Aperture. This has never been a problem when I used to shoot JPEG photos. Has anyone experienced anything like this? If so, what am I doing wrong? - Nick Humphries

Does the Adobe Labs/DNG profiles/ACR/whatever work with Aperture? Or do I have to somehow make a preset with all the correct settings? I don't even know where to start. - Nick Humphries

I'm pretty sure you have to make a preset or something like that. I don't think Aperture handles all the extra Adobe goodies. (Aperture WILL read DNG image files though - that's different from DNG profiles) - Brian Johns

...OK, how do the good photographers shoot in low-light with the 50mm @ f1.8 and the likes and get great shots?! Most of these shots were soft (too far I guess) or noisy. Any advice?! - JA Castillo

1) get a flash, 2) get a camera that handles higher ISO better in terms of noise, or 3) get a Photoshop plug-in that reduces the noise - NoiseNinja is one I've heard of. Since someone mentioned earlier, Thomas Hawk uses a Canon 5D which can successfully take pictures at high a ISO with little to no noise. The majority of Thomas's low light shots are taken with a prime lens at 1600 ISO. The newer cameras are now able to push beyond 1600 ISO without an issue. - Justin Korn

PS. This would have been a great topic for the Photography Tips, Tricks, and Know-How Room... http://friendfeed.com/rooms/ph... - Justin Korn

"Here is a remake of the "Thriller" song that I've entirely recorded with my own voice, using 64 A'cappella tracks. There is therefore no instrument, synthetizer, beatbox, or even to sampler, but only the sound of my voice livened up with Reverb and slight Chorus on certain tracks." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

The DJ is a spazz, but hearing the source material for a raft of hits is great. - Jason Chen

"In our inaugural episode, we take a look at the ongoing battle between Nikon and Canon to build the best dSLR in the business. Other topics include prime vs. zoom lenses, and some ways to address getting good white balance in bad light." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

New photography podcast from James Duncan Davidson and Dan Benjamin. - Jason Chen

"In the two decades since then, I had been waiting for the end of Wall Street. The outrageous bonuses, the slender returns to shareholders, the never-ending scandals, the bursting of the internet bubble, the crisis following the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management: Over and over again, the big Wall Street investment banks would be, in some narrow way, discredited. Yet they just kept on growing, along with the sums of money that they doled out to 26-year-olds to perform tasks of no obvious social utility. The rebellion by American youth against the money culture never happened. Why bother to overturn your parents’ world when you can buy it, slice it up into tranches, and sell off the pieces?" - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

The alt text on this one is awesome too. - Jason Chen

Didn't know xkcd had bonus alt text until Jason Chen alerted me in this thread. Thx. - Andrew Meyer

JASON CHEN FROM GIZMODO????? no. i'm soooo let down. - TUFTSMANIA

I haven't been able to sign-up for it yet (I have the regular thing...which is supposed to come with Broadband). - Ryne Nelson

and the US site blocks me from accessing the free trial from the UK. oh wait, I know how to spoof my IP address... take that NBA! I so hate international rights licensing! aren't we a global economy!?! - Jon Price

ugh... my usual IP spoofing solution does not fool the US site. I guess it'll be another year w/o the NBA for me. - Jon Price

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a PDF version of the manual on-line. In lieu of that, here's a bunch of text and typing navigation tips from the manual: http://pastebin.com/f3398f28e. - Jason Chen

I found a PDF version on the T-Mobile site but, sigh, I can't look at it on the G1!! Thanks for that link though, Jason. - Lindsay Donaghe

hmm, no "target disk mode" in the new macbooks, this saved my butt on a couple of occasions - Karl Rosaen

yeah, i don't think this will block me from eventually getting a new gen macbook pro, just slightly less convenient then the firewire cable when you have another macbook handy to recover stuff - Karl Rosaen

The new Macbook Pros do have Firewire btw—only the Macbooks omit them. - Jason Chen

streaming music works over 3G, pretty nice for the car :) - Karl Rosaen via Bookmarklet

Liked—for obvious reasons. - Jason Chen

Check out what arrived at work today.... - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

Fantastic. - Muthu Ramadoss

That's pretty handy. Wonder why it isn't documented by default. - Erica Baker

Note that not all of these drawables are included in the 1.0 platform. You'll want to refer to http://code.google.com/android... when you make the call to Resources.getDrawable(). Most of the referenced images are on the G1, but you can only rely on things in android.R.drawable to exist on all devices running the 1.0 platform. - Jason Chen

Thanks Jason, for the clarification. - Muthu Ramadoss

"This is the most important, most profound, more powerfully argued 7 minutes of this campaign." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers -- devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone -- there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile and Google bring out the G1, the first hand-held computer that's in the same class as Apple's iPhone. The G1 has a smart-touch screen like its iPhone rival, for Web browsing and downloading programs. But it has a physical keyboard for conventional typing. I have been testing the G1 extensively, in multiple cities and in multiple scenarios. In general, I like it and consider it a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Both devices run on fast 3G phone networks and include Wi-Fi. Both have smart-touch interfaces and robust Web browsers. Both have the ability to easily download third-party apps, or programs. But the two devices have different strengths and weaknesses, and are likely to attract different types of users." - Jason Chen

"In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers -- devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone -- there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile and Google bring out the G1, the first hand-held computer that's in the same class as Apple's iPhone. The G1 has a smart-touch screen like its iPhone rival, for Web browsing and downloading programs. But it has a physical keyboard for conventional typing. I have been testing the G1 extensively, in multiple cities and in multiple scenarios. In general, I like it and consider it a worthy competitor to the iPhone. Both devices run on fast 3G phone networks and include Wi-Fi. Both have smart-touch interfaces and robust Web browsers. Both have the ability to easily download third-party apps, or programs. But the two devices have different strengths and weaknesses, and are likely to attract different types of users." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. outlined the plan on Monday to nine of the nation’s leading bankers at an afternoon meeting, officials said, in which he essentially told the participants that they would have to accept government investment for the good of the American financial system. This capital injection plan will use a huge chunk of the money authorized for Troubled Assets Relief Program. Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase were told they would each get $25 billion; Bank of America and Wells Fargo, $20 billion each (plus an additional $5 billion for their recent acquisitions); Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, $10 billion each, with Bank of New York Mellon and State Street each receiving $2 to 3 billion. Wells Fargo will get $5 billion for its acquisition of Wachovia, and Bank of America the same for amount for its purchase of Merrill Lynch." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

according to http://thislife.org/Radio_Epis... this is the "stock injection" plan right? according to that show, that was the preferred approach to buying the toxic assets, so I'm glad to hear it - Karl Rosaen

Yeah, this is the stock injection plan. But unlike, say, the UK plan, this was not optional—basically Paulson gave all 9 banks' CEOs an offer they couldn't refuse. On the other hand, existing shareholders aren't diluted in the US plan. - Jason Chen

not enough - Gregory Lent

"How did this happen? Why are markets reacting so negatively to a near $1 trillion bailout? The short answer is that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have been focusing on the wrong issues. They have been treating falling asset prices—houses, stocks, bonds—as well as the lack of confidence between banks, as the actual issue. This is the wrong approach. Falling asset prices and a lack of confidence are a result of the underlying problem. You don’t cure alcoholism by getting rid of a hangover; you cannot resolve confidence issues by merely cutting rates. The primary problem is that banks are refusing to extend credit to each other. Why? Because they do not understand the liabilities of their counterparties. Translated into English, that means they don’t know if the other bank whom they are dealing with will still to be standing tomorrow." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

ha, good luck with that - Gregory Lent

"Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work back to the United States - to New York City for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 - and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints which will be on display in New York City at the World Financial Center Plaza and along the Battery Park City Esplanade from May 1, 2009 to June 28, 2009. When completed in New York City, the Earth From Above exhibit will also move on to California in 2010." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"This is what a credit crisis looks like. It’s not like a stock market crisis, where the scary plunge of stocks is obvious to all. The credit crisis has played out in places most people can’t see. It’s banks refusing to lend to other banks — even though that is one of the most essential functions of the banking system. It’s a loss of confidence in seemingly healthy institutions like Morgan Stanley and Goldman — both of which reported profits even as the pressure was mounting. It is panicked hedge funds pulling out cash. It is frightened investors protecting themselves by buying credit-default swaps — a financial insurance policy against potential bankruptcy — at prices 30 times what they normally would pay. It was this 36-hour period two weeks ago — from the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 17, to the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 18 — that spooked policy makers by opening fissures in the worldwide financial system." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

4) Get out of Iraq. 5) Invest in a nuclear and alternative energy Apollo-like mission that would create jobs and eventually provide energy independence. - Chris White

Jason, I'm cynical about giving this administration any authority to do anything without getting all the terms up-front in writing. They just wanted the "authority" to go to war in Iraq right? Well, they just want the "authority" to spend $700 billion dollars on bad loans. I'm not buying it. Let it crash, and then we'll fix it. Besides, it's going to crash anyway. It just depends whether you want inflation or deflation. - Chris White

If people followed some good rules-of-thumb on their mortgage borrowing, they'd be less likely to get into trouble. Put down as much as you can (10% to 20% would be great) and don't borrow more than what will yield a payment that is no more than 25% of your take-home pay on a 15-year fixed mortgage. Simple! - Dave Roth

I'm going to call it right now—"adequate exposure to the market" is going to become a common refrain on 10-Ks for the next couple of years. - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"Suspending FASB 157 amounts to little more than an attempt to hide this broken business model from investors, regulators and the public. Its not just getting through the next few quarters that matters; Rather, its allowing the market place to appropriately reallocate this capital to where it will serve its investors best. That is what free market capitalism is, including Schumpeter's creative destruction. (A WSJ OpEd today get this issue precisely wrong)." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"Although rice cookers are gaining in popularity in the United States, with a respectable 3 million sold last year, they are still not standard equipment. But American cooks with Asian, Middle Eastern or Caribbean traditions hovering over the kitchen often find them indispensable, and surprisingly adaptable." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"A multi-process browser for OS X inspired by Google Chrome. First, a disclaimer: At this point, Stainless is really just a technology demo and is likely to stay that way (though we might add some novel ideas we have for bookmark, history and download management)." via http://daringfireball.net - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet

"And the strains in financial markets – especially short term interbank markets - are becoming more severe in spite of the Fed and other central banks having literally injected about $300 billion of liquidity in the financial system last week alone including massive liquidity lending to Morgan and Goldman. In a solvency crisis and credit crisis that goes well beyond illiquidity no one is lending to counterparties as no one trusts any counterparty (even the safest ones) and everyone is hoarding the liquidity that is injected by central banks. And since this liquidity goes only to banks and major broker dealers the rest of the shadow banking system has not access to this liquidity as the credit transmission mechanisms is blocked." - Jason Chen via Bookmarklet