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Doin' stuff down south
Ya know, in my fantasy-world, this post was really long and informative. But after unloading my camera and dealing with the hassles of getting Picasa to correctly interface with Picasa Web, I'm exhausted, so maybe I'll make it short and sweet.
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Kotrla
I just met Rudolf Schuster, who assured me that my surname is in fact Czech, not Slovak. -
Video Compression
So I bought a nice-ish new Canon camera to take on my adventures. It makes reasonably good videos: 640 x 480 @ 30 FPS. The problem is that it encodes them with MJPEG, so the files are more than 1.5 megabytes per second of video. This isn't such a problem while shooting video, 'cuz I have an 8-gig SD card. But I recently took a look at my ( Read more... ) -
Cooper
I just heard my nephew Cooper say his first word to me other than "Dah!" (which means "yes" in Cooper-Speak).
He's at Georgetown for the family Christmas celebration. He opened a present that included a book I sent him from the McMurdo Gift Shop entitled, "Pinkelton and the Antarctic Adventures." He came on the phone to thank me and said, "Book -
Investing
So I'm investing for the first time in my life since I keep getting paychecks and have nothing to spend it on. Now, I know that there's practically no chance of "out-smarting" the market, and that thinking about it is probably just a waste of time. I should just invest when I have money to invest. But it's too much fun to try to predict the ( Read more... ) -
Getting into a routine
Now that I've become accustomed to this place, I'm begrudgingly settling into routine. On a typical day, I'll awaken at around 6:15 to the BBC as the alarm in my TV startles me. I'll yell at it and snooze until around 6:45 at which point I frantically dress and run off to the galley for breakfast ( Read more... ) -
Sea Ice and Happy Camper
Over the last few days I've had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the Antarctic wilderness. I've had a great time and taken a bunch of pics. If you're interested, take a look at a ( long post with a bunch of pics. ) -
How to spend a Saturday in Antarctica
1. Drill two holes in the sea-ice at a 45 degree angle, making a loop under the ice. Anchor rope to loop for tent stakes.
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Antarctica continues to not suck.
That about sums it up. As I've explained to many people, it's like living in a small town of 1000 people. Everyone is here because they want to be, and they're almost all fascinating people. There are three bars within walking distance, and the food is free. Plus, I never sweat ( Read more... ) -
Post composed on the flight to the ice
Finally, here's the post I composed while on the flight to the Ice ( Read more... )