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Tapiola sun panorama
So my N86 got a software update, and Panorama mode works better with dramatic light changes as you can see above. Even better, now the camera has face detection as well.
The 8 megapixel sensor with wide-angle lens was already there 😉
Cool autumn mornings
Moctezuma, Aztec Ruler
I had the chance to check (quickly) this exhibition at the British Museum. If you have been to the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico then this will not show you a lot of new stuff.
If you haven’t had that chance and you happen to be in London, I’d wholeheartedly recommend it. There’s a few pieces that are not shown in Mexico at all.
Spitalfields market, London
Hi-def would have been impossible
Finally we got a flatscreen TV for the living room, and returned our old one for recycling. Before flatscreen technology, large HD televisions (and therefore HD technology) were deemed impractical because they would have simply not fit through any door. Picture that for a moment.
Reminds me of the famous Bill Gates quote that nobody would need more than 640 kB of memory for a personal computer.
Autumn is here
Don’t you just love ruska?
September Equinox
The September Equinox marks the start of the big changes for autumn and the point at which days become shorter the fastest here in Finland. This far north, for every day we lose 5 minutes of daylight, which is quite a noticeable difference.
If you haven’t bought a bright light lamp yet and you live hereabouts, you should.
Have I mentioned how beautiful Finnish lakes are?
The Spanish basketballing machine
I was very fortunate to have watched two Eurobasket quarterfinals in Poland (Russia-Serbia & Spain-France). Spain especially impressed me with their fast handling of the ball, tough defense and great offensive mobility. This Spanish team has 4 players in the professional leage of North America (soon to be 5) and it shows. No wonder the “ÑBA” won the championship in the end.
Quite a different story from the Olypic games in Barcelona in 1992, where the Spanish star Jofresa went to ask the American team for their autographs after their game if memory serves me right.