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POPSharassment in the UK is off the charts -- worse than in former Soviet states. As a photographer myself, this absolutely enrages me. Nobody ever harasses people with cheap digital cameras, but if you have an SLR you are suddenly a terrorist. I was harassed a few years ago by the police for taking pictures on public property. It was in Pt. Arthur, Texas near my home town. I was taking pictures of a sunset behind the refineries from across a lake, too far away for any sensible person to confuse it with "surveillance." The cop who harassed us told us that what we were doing wasn't illegal but if we kept it up he would haul us in for "disturbing the peace" and "criminal mischief", the latter being almost impossible to contest. I am seriously afraid these days to practice my beloved hobby and have found myself carrying my camera less and less. Screw the terrorists! It's the police that are taking away my liberties, not foreigners.
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POPSGummy Bears Defeat Fingerprint Sensors This fooled fingerprint detectors about 80 per cent of the time. I wonder if this gummy bear issue has been solved? If so, how? Who would have thought that gummy bears could be a threat to national security, huh? :lol:
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POPSMicrotrends Keep up with the latest trends via the weekly column in The Times Saturday magazine - or of course, online.
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POPSCheap Way To Take Pictures Near Space Wow. This is insanely cool. Guy blows up balloon with helium and the balloon reaches a maximum height of 22.27 miles above the earths surface, taking one picture every minute of the ride.
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POPSAiptek SportyCam: super-small personal camera I am really a sucker for these sorts of tiny personal cameras. I just bought one of Aiptek's other multifunction devices -- incredibly cheap and flimsy, but astonishingly versatile. Now I want one of these. Not available in North America (yet, anyhow) as far as I can tell.
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POPSGreat gift - Cheap digital camcorder Got one of these at CostCo for $90. A kid can use it - very decent quality, output to TV (cable included). Built-in software for PC-based transfer conversion etc. via built-in USB connector (flip-out kind). The only drawback - 2 AA batteries that last... well they don't last long enough, so rechargeable would be in order.
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POPSDIY Photography Light Box Huzzah! I had been considering how to best photograph things to sell on Etsy and eBay. Finally a self-contained solution with professional results.
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