Kaua siis Olympus E-510 aku vastu pidas? 2617 pilti!

Kui oma eelmises postituses uue kaamera kohta imestasin, et 850 pilti ja ikka aku näitab rohelist, siis see polnud veel midagi. Vahepeal jõudin juba oletada, et mulle on praakeksemplar müüdud – selline, mis üldse voolu ei võta.

Käisin just selleks, et aku tühjaks saada, päikeseloojangut pildistamas. Plõksisin kenasid, kuid muidu suhteliselt mõttetuid pilte õhtul ligi kuussada (rõhuv enamik neist läks hiljem kustutamisele) – mälukaart sai täis, ent ikka oli aku indikaator roheline. Mis jama on, ma ei riski niimoodi kaugemale välja minna – uus kaamera, ei tea ju millal aku tühjaks saab…

Alles hommikul, kui tegin varakult ühe tiiru, hakkas aku punast näitama, nii 1400 tehtud pildi pealt. “Lõpuks,“ ohkasin kergendatult. Aga… võta näpust. Sain jälle mälukaardi suhteliselt mõttetuid plõkse täis – aku oli punases, aga töötas edasi nagu vana mees…

Ning lõpuks sain lõuna ajal aku tühjaks. Kokku sai siis esimese aku laadimisega tehtud 2617 pilti. Ja oleks siis, et madala kvaliteediga – ei, umbes 90% SHQ, 5% RAW ja 5% HQ. Välku ei tarvitanud.

Allpool oleva (DCRP E-510 ülevaatest pärineva) tabeli kohaselt on E-510 aku kauakestvam, kui enamikul lähikonkurentidel – 650 pilti, kui poolte puhul välku kasutada. Selle järgi lootsin, et hea kui peab kaheksasada klõpsu vastu. Aga 2617 pilti ühe laadimisega… eat my shorts, Canon.

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What Happened to All the Nice Guys?

Kohustuslik lugemine kõikidele naistele.

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/483318927.html

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I see this question posted with some regularity in the personals section, so I thought I’d take a minute to explain things to the ladies out there that haven’t figured it out.

What happened to all the nice guys?

The answer is simple: you did.

See, if you think back, really hard, you might vaguely remember a Platonic guy pal who always seemed to want to spend time with you. He’d tag along with you when you went shopping, stop by your place for a movie when you were lonely but didn’t feel like going out, or even sit there and hold you while you sobbed and told him about how horribly the (other) guy that you were fucking treated you.

At the time, you probably joked with your girlfriends about how he was a little puppy dog, always following you around, trying to do things to get you to pay attention to him. They probably teased you because they thought he had a crush on you. Given that his behavior was, admittedly, a little pathetic, you vehemently denied having any romantic feelings for him, and buttressed your position by claiming that you were “just friends.” Besides, he totally wasn’t your type. I mean, he was a little too short, or too bald, or too fat, or too poor, or didn’t know how to dress himself, or basically be or do any of the things that your tall, good-looking, fit, rich, stylish boyfriend at the time pulled off with such ease.

Eventually, your Platonic buddy drifted away, as your relationship with the boyfriend got more serious and spending time with this other guy was, admittedly, a little weird, if you werent dating him. More time passed, and the boyfriend eventually cheated on you, or became boring, or you realized that the things that attracted you to him weren’t the kinds of things that make for a good, long-term relationship. So, now, you’re single again, and after having tried the bar scene for several months having only encountered players and douche bags, you wonder, “What happened to all the nice guys?”

Well, once again, you did.

You ignored the nice guy. You used him for emotional intimacy without reciprocating, in kind, with physical intimacy. You laughed at his consideration and resented his devotion. You valued the aloof boyfriend more than the attentive “just-a-” friend. Eventually, he took the hint and moved on with his life. He probably came to realize, one day, that women aren’t really attracted to guys who hold doors open; or make dinners just because; or buy you a Christmas gift that you mentioned, in passing, that you really wanted five months ago; or listen when you’re upset; or hold you when you cry. He came to realize that, if he wanted a woman like you, he’d have to act more like the boyfriend that you had. He probably cleaned up his look, started making some money, and generally acted like more of an asshole than he ever wanted to be.

Fact is, now, he’s probably getting laid, and in a way, your ultimate rejection of him is to thank for that. And I’m sorry that it took the complete absence of “nice guys” in your life for you to realize that you missed them and wanted them. Most women will only have a handful of nice guys stumble into their lives, if that.

So, if you’re looking for a nice guy, here’s what you do:

1.) Build a time machine.
2.) Go back a few years and pull your head out of your ass.
3.) Take a look at what’s right in front of you and grab ahold of it.

I suppose the other possibility is that you STILL don’t really want a nice guy, but you feel the social pressure to at least appear to have matured beyond your infantile taste in men. In which case, you might be in luck, because the nice guy you claim to want has, in reality, shed his nice guy mantle and is out there looking to unleash his cynicism and resentment onto someone just like you.

If you were five years younger.

So, please: either stop misrepresenting what you want, or own up to the fact that you’ve fucked yourself over. You’re getting older, after all. It’s time to excise the bullshit and deal with reality. You didn’t want a nice guy then, and he certainly doesn’t fucking want you, now.

Sincerely,

A Recovering Nice Guy

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Edit: lisasin Craigslisti postituse sisu, kuna inimestel on nõnda kergem lugeda. Samuti kustutab Craigslist aeg-ajalt vanu poste.

Newegg laieneb Euroopasse

Inquirer kirjutas eelmisel neljapäeval, et Newegg laieneb Euroopasse. Ei ole veel teada, millal laienemine toimub, kuid see, et laienetakse on väidetavasti kindlalt paika pandud. Naljaga pooleks pakuti Neweggi Euroopa haru nimeks EUegg.

Newegg.com on suur USA online-arvutipood – tegelikult ilmselt suurim maailmas. Tuntud on Newegg oma agressiivse hinnapoliitika, hea kaubavaliku ja ülisoodsate eripakkumiste poolest.


Kuivõrd Newegg ostab kaupa ülisuurtes kogustes, siis saavad nad need kätte väga heade hindadega. Julgeks pakkuda, et hinnavahe Eesti poodidega on vähemalt veerand – võrdluseks oleks ehk hea (pool-) professionaalseid audiotarvikuid pakkuv Thomann.de, mille kaup koos Eestisse saatmisega on veerandi kuni kolmandiku võrra odavam kohapeal ostmisest.

Samuti ollakse väga kiired reageerima kauba hinnamuutustele. Kui Eestis olid LaCie välised kõvakettad pikalt üle kolme tuhande krooni, siis Neweggist võis selle saada $100 eest (~1200.- + saatmine).

Kauba valik on väga suur – kindlasti suurem kui Eesti poodides. Arvata võib, et Euroopa haru kaubavalik erineb USA omast – kõigepealt peavad kõik kaubad EU’s sertifitseeritud olema, vooluvõrgu pinged on erinevad, teatud kaupadel (näiteks Canoni fotoaparaatidel) on Euroopas ühed ja USA’s teised nimetused.

Omaette teemaks on Neweggi legendaarsed eripakkumised. Need ei ole Eesti stiilis – “18 000-kroonine sülearvuti nüüd 17 900.-!!! Kaasa tasuta hiirepadi!!!” – vaid kordades. Nii on näiteks olnud saada $600 videokaart 199 dollari eest, $200 kõvaketas poole hinnaga jne. Eripakkumised on sagedased ning väiksema allahindlusega pakkumised pidevad.

Omaette küsimus on see, kas Newegg Eestise hakkab kaupa saatma. Tahaks loota, et tehakse pood kogu Euroopa Liidule – ja eriti tore oleks see, kui meie Hansa- ja Ühispank teeksid kiire lepingu et saaks lihtsalt kauba eest maksta.

Eesti võrgupoed – doktorpeebud ja modikompid – muidugi hävivad totaalselt. Nad ei suuda hinna suhtes konkureerida – ehkki samas, seda nad ei tee ka praegu. “Päris” arvutipoodides ja Eesti võrgupoodides on samad hinnad – nii kaob ära võrgupoe suurim eelis, müügipinna ja müüjate puudumisest põhjustatud odavad hinnad.

Igal juhul jään mina Neweggi valikut ja hindasid ootama.