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What computer should I buy?
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Wales 1996 – a 35mm film retrospective
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Covid 19 “Honest Government Ad”
ByGarfThey say “many a true word spoken in jest“. This seems particularly applicable to this short “honest government” video produced by Australia’s JuiceMedia… Background to the video JuiceMedia’s “Honest Government Ad” started life as satire. But its probably the most truthful representation where we are right now with COVID-19. This associated video podcast explains its…
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ByGarfSlightly off-the-wall experiment with a pair of broken mannequins and some cheap but effective RGB LED lighting.
Buying tips
ByGarfThese days I am more concerned with bangs-per-buck rather than the latest, greatest technology. This kit is so disposable nowadays and the technology changes so quickly that I think you need to adopt a completely different purchase strategy. This is my strategy for consumer durables such as digital cameras and computers… Do some research and…
