💻 You know I love Route 66 – I drove about half of it with my sons many years ago. M. B. Henry drove it much more recently, and this week shared photos and stories of all of the giant things you’ll find on the route. Read Route 66 Series: One Trip to Giant World
💻 One of my favorite foods is a humble fried egg. But I cannot abide a runny yolk. I am firmly in the “over hard” camp where the yolk is cooked through. I always break my yolk with the egg shell as soon as the egg hits the hot frying pan. Brett and Kate McKay share a technique for frying an over-hard egg where you don’t have to break the yolk, but still get a good crispy edge on the white. Read How to Make a Perfect Over-Hard Fried Egg
📷 I was heavily bullied during my middle school and early high school years. I was just a quiet nerd and an easy target. I turned out all right in the end, but especially today so many kids like me end up bitter and angry — and identify with troublesome and troubling groups. Daniel Miessler takes a quick look at this phenomenon, and has some suggestions on how to limit the problem. Read How Much Incel Terrorism Can We Prevent With Kindness?
📷 The first digital rangefinder camera wasn’t a Leica. You might find it surprising that it was an Epson, and was based on the Voigtländer Bessa R series of film cameras when it was introduced in 2004. Sam has a good review of this camera he describes as the most film-camera-like digital camera ever made. Read The Epson R-D1 2022…16 Year Review!
📷 Dmitri reviews the Konica Big Mini BM-302, a 35mm point-and-shoot camera with a well-regarded lens. Read Konica Big Mini BM-302 Camera Review
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