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arby commented on How To De-Kernelize Microwave Popcorn

"This would have been a worthwhile post if you had told us how to avoid having unpopped kernels in the bag."

http://lifehacker.com/5029854/#c7026340 4:29 PM on Aug 3

arby commented on Do You Shoot in RAW?

"@Mike Panic: "Digital (from a DSLR) has a much more narrow range than film ever did, you can only really recover 2/10ths of a stop over exposure and 3/10ths under exposure." Where do you get those numbers?"

http://lifehacker.com/392449/#c5832862 9:51 AM on May 22

arby commented on Do You Shoot in RAW?

"@tcabeen: No, I understand the usual reason why people shoot RAW+JPG, but @bdk184 asserted that there's some kind of "double layer" going on that gives a "crisper" look in black and white."

http://lifehacker.com/392449/#c5829315 12:16 AM on May 22

arby commented on Do You Shoot in RAW?

"@bdk184: "Double layer photo with a RAW base and a JPEG overlay"?"

http://lifehacker.com/392449/#c5827554 9:44 PM on May 21

arby commented on Man Tries To Buy From "The Camera Professionals," Fails

"@Buran: As spinachdip said, B&H can actually be overwhelming when you go visit it, especially since they expanded and put all the still cameras on their second floor (the first floor has MP3 players, video cameras, TVs, lighting equipment, darkroom materials, and binoculars, IIRC)."

http://consumerist.com/5009849/#c5808267 8:48 AM on May 21

arby commented on The Best Sales Line Ever

"First off, "fullproof"?"

http://consumerist.com/5007257/#c5437431 3:21 PM on Apr 29

arby commented on Should Microsoft Extend XP's Life?

"I got my Dell laptop with Vista just a couple of months ago (I don't think they offered XP on this model, and I figured I would go ahead and try it)."

http://lifehacker.com/384068/#c5396804 1:03 AM on Apr 27

arby commented on Merck Ghostwrote Vioxx Studies For Doctors

"@Mitch6: So, how do you like working as a Niaspan rep?"

http://consumerist.com/380311/#c5284761 4:57 PM on Apr 20

arby commented on This Rodent Skull Does Not Belong In Nutty Cranberry Maple Granola

"@ceriphim: Actually, I've seen a fair number of rodent mandibles in my day (seriously: I had to identify Rattus, Mus, Meriones, and Microtus mandibles taken out of owl pellets), and that doesn't look like one."

http://consumerist.com/379166/#c5169199 2:50 PM on Apr 13

arby commented on Best Digital Photo Organizer?

"@ACF: Yes, IMatch can find all files of a particular resolution."

http://lifehacker.com/372605/#c4907980 4:44 PM on Mar 27

arby commented on Best Digital Photo Organizer?

"@Gigadafud: I bet the tagging system in Adobe Elements comes nowhere near that in IMatch ([www.photools.com]), which is probably one of the most powerful tools out there for keeping photos organized."

http://lifehacker.com/372605/#c4891062 9:49 PM on Mar 26

arby commented on Avoid These 8 Worst Foods in America

"@Potrod: What particularly pisses me off about tuna sandwiches at sub shops (not just Quizno's) is that they could easily drop 100 calories or more off a given sandwich by using a reasonable amount of mayo instead of adding enough to turn the tuna into mushable glop."

http://lifehacker.com/369811/#c4796962 4:38 PM on Mar 20

arby commented on CrazyBusy Argues Modern Life Inhibits Creativity