Fun with iPhones & Microscopes
Inspired by http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2722
iPhone 3G at 26x magnification:
iPhone 4 at 26x magnification:
iPhone 3G at 375x magnification:
iPhone 4 at 375x magnification:
iPhone 4 iBooks text at 26x magnification:
Inspired by http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2722
iPhone 3G at 26x magnification:
iPhone 4 at 26x magnification:
iPhone 3G at 375x magnification:
iPhone 4 at 375x magnification:
iPhone 4 iBooks text at 26x magnification:
OK, I got one of these because a friend told me they really work.

Then I read the warnings on the repellent refill:
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS:
CAUTION: Harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. Avoid contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Avoid breathing vapor. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum, or using tobacco. Remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse.Store away from food, beverages and pet food. Do not use indoors or in enclosed spaces. Do not touch device with metal instruments or wet hands. Do not allow materials of any kind to cover the unit while it is in use. Replace refill only when unit is off.
FIRST AID: Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice.
If Swallowed: Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow. Do not induce vomiting unless told to by a poison control center or doctor. Do not give anything to an unconscious person.
If on Skin: Take off contaminated clothing. Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes.
If Inhaled: Move person to fresh air. If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth if possible. Have product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment.For additional information in case of emergency, call toll free 800-558-5252.
Be sure to wash hands after handling.
Whoa. If able to swallow? If person is not breathing?
So I looked up the active ingredient: metofluthrin. It is a pyrethroid. According to one article:
Pyrethroids affect nerve impulse generation throughout the entire nervous system. Multiple nerve impulses occur when only a single one was expected, and there is an increased release of chemical neurotransmitters as well. These actions result in convulsions, prostration, and death.
I’m starting to think that being bitten by many disease-carrying mosquitos will be healthier.
The latest OS for the iPhone, iOS4.1, includes a new social gaming app from Apple called “Game Center”. It has only been released to developers at this point, not the general public, and the backend is not really working yet. As a result, when you view the other gamers that you have connected with, you get this:

I can’t help but think of this: South Park: You Have 0 Friends
Engineers at Amazon need to adjust their targeted marketing algorithms. Granted, if I buy a Katy Perry CD or a James Patterson novel, I might be interested in more of the same. However, I bought a ladder, and have been getting crap like this for the last month:

Someone over there needs to realize that there is different category of product where buying one means you’re all set. Another ladder is, right now, the thing I am least likely to buy.
After several trips down to Florida and many launch scrubs for weather and other issues, we finally got a payoff!
This was recorded in 720p HD with a Pentax K-7 DSLR mounted on a William Optics APO Refractor.
For the full effect, make sure you watch it in 720HD mode, full screen.
Here’s the setup; mine on the right and Tom’s on the left. The big fuzzy grey thing is just a windscreen for the video microphone.
Just got back from vacation in Italy. A small sampling of pictures can be found here: http://gallery.me.com/matt_m
Comcast is constantly running ads saying how they have far more HD than either satellite or Fios, and I am getting a little sick of their lies.
When they count channels, Comcast considers each on-demand program like a separate live channel. It isn’t. That is a lie.
A few weeks ago I wanted to show a recent episode of Frontline to a couple friends, and much to my surprise, it was available on-demand in HD from Comcast (9 times out of 10, nothing I want to see is in their on-demand list). However, due to the poor bandwidth inherent in cable, the program stopped and stuttered several times a minute. It was like the old days of trying to watch video online with a dial-up account (buffering… buffering…). It was completely unwatchable.
So if we take as a given that Comcast’s HD on-demand is useless, how do they compare in terms of actual HD channels?
For this exercise, I included the maximum number of HD channels available, regardless of price; but did not include any premium movie channels or out-of-area sports programming that requires a separate subscription.
Scroll to the bottom for totals.
| Channel | Comcast | Verizon Fios | Direct TV | Dish Network |
| WCVB (local ABC) | ![]() |
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| WMUR (local ABC) | ![]() |
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| WBZ (local CBS) | ![]() |
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| WFXT (local Fox) | ![]() |
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| WHDH (local NBC) | ![]() |
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| WLVI (local CW) | ![]() |
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| WSBK (local Ind.) | ![]() |
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| WBPX (local Ind.) | ![]() |
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| WBGH (local PBS) | ![]() |
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| WBGX (local PBS) | ![]() |
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| WSBE (Rhode Island PBS) | ![]() |
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| A&E | ![]() |
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| ABC Family | ![]() |
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| Altitude | ![]() |
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| AMC | ![]() |
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| Animal Planet | ![]() |
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| BET | ![]() |
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| Big Ten Network | ![]() |
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| Biography | ![]() |
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| Bravo | ![]() |
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| Cars TV | ![]() |
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| Cartoon Network | ![]() |
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| CBS College Sports | ![]() |
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| Centric | ![]() |
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| CMT | ![]() |
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| CNBC | ![]() |
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| CNN | ![]() |
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| Comcast SportsNet NE | ![]() |
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| Comedy Central | ![]() |
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| Comedy.TV | ![]() |
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| Crime | ![]() |
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| Discovery | ![]() |
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| Disney | ![]() |
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| Disney XD | ![]() |
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| Encore | ![]() |
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| Epix | ![]() |
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| ESTV | ![]() |
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| ESPN | ![]() |
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| ESPN U | ![]() |
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| ESPN2 | ![]() |
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| ESPNEWS | ![]() |
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| Fashion TV | ![]() |
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| Food Network | ![]() |
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| Fox Business | ![]() |
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| Fox News | ![]() |
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| FSN Prime Ticket | ![]() |
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| Fuel | ![]() |
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| Fuse | ![]() |
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| FX | ![]() |
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| Golf Channel | ![]() |
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| Hallmark | ![]() |
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| HD Theater | ![]() |
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| HDNet | ![]() |
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| HDNet Movies | ![]() |
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| HGTV | ![]() |
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| History | ![]() |
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| HSN | ![]() |
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| IFC | ![]() |
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| Lifetime | ![]() |
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| Lifetime Movie | ![]() |
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| Logo | ![]() |
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| MavTV | ![]() |
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| MGM | ![]() |
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| MLB Network | ![]() |
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| MSNBC | ![]() |
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| MTV | ![]() |
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| MyDestination TV | ![]() |
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| Nat Geo | ![]() |
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| NBA TV | ![]() |
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| NESN | ![]() |
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| NFL Network | ![]() |
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| NHL Network | ![]() |
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| Nickelodeon | ![]() |
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| Outdoor Channel | ![]() |
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| Palladia | ![]() |
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| Pets TV | ![]() |
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| Planet Green | ![]() |
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| QVC | ![]() |
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| Recipe TV | ![]() |
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| Science Channel | ![]() |
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| Smithsonian Network | ![]() |
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| Speed | ![]() |
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| Spike | ![]() |
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| Syfy | ![]() |
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| TBS | ![]() |
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| Tennis Channel | ![]() |
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| TLC | ![]() |
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| TNT | ![]() |
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| Travel Channel | ![]() |
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| Universal | ![]() |
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| USA | ![]() |
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| Versus | ![]() |
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| VH1 | ![]() |
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| We | ![]() |
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| Wealth TV | ![]() |
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| Weather Channel | ![]() |
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| WFN | ![]() |
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| WGN America | ![]() |
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| Yes | ![]() |
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| Comcast | Verizon Fios | Direct TV | Dish Network | |
| Total HD Channels | 40 | 85 | 63 | 67 |
Windows 7 is the best PC operating system ever, according to Steve Ballmer. “We’ve already sold twice as many units as any OS in a comparable time frame,” an exultant Ballmer informed shareholders at a meeting on Thursday.
Step One: Release the worst, most annoying, most bug-filled OS ever; Windows Vista.
Step Two: When everyone desperately grabs for its replacement like Titanic victims reaching for life rafts, declare success.
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