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28th July 2005

Preview Your Links with Unobtrusive JavaScript

“You know that feeling at the grocery store express lane when you find out that the person in front of you actually has 74 items, a book of coupons, a checkbook and arthritis? That’s the feeling I get after clicking on an innocent looking link that goes to a PDF unexpectedly.”

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28th July 2005

How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily

“I don’t think I’m really all that intelligent, but I have a talent for amplifying my intelligence.” — R. D. G., 1975

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28th July 2005

A Tedious Explanation of the f/stop

“Photographers set their exposure using a combination of shutter speeds and f/stops to get the correct amount of light on the film. The shutter speed regulates how long the film is exposed to light coming through the lens. The f/stop regulates how much light is allowed through the lens by varying the area of the hole the light comes through.”

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