Joel Johnson writes over at Boing Boing Gadgets:

Should you buy the Sigma DP2? Only if you're in love with the sensor. While it's definitely a better choice than its predecessor and is not without its manual charms, its high price puts it in range of DSLRs and other cameras that come without as many limitations.
Looking through a glass viewfinder is such a treat, though—too bad it doesn't seem to actually line up very well with the actual pictures.

Join the discussion on this video over at Boing Boing Gadgets, where Joel has also uploaded a slideshow of unretouched images from the DP2!

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/ 2009/07/02/boing-boing-video-r e-1.html

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(This episode sponsored by WEPC.com) Founders of The Pirate Bay have made a deal to sell off "the world's largest BitTorrent tracker" to a Swedish gaming company for about $7.8 million.

More than 20 million visitors use the site each month. This April, TPB's three founders and a representative of their ISP were sentenced to a year in prison and damages of about $4 million over allegations of copyright violation.

A week before the news was announced, I interviewed Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde at the Open Video Conference in New York City, about that lawsuit, and about their plans for the future. He mentioned that "huge, huge news" was coming up, but refused to disclose the news at that time. Here is our conversation. - Xeni Jardin

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Ze Frank, Kid Beyond, Shira Lazar, and World Puzzle Champ Wei-Hwa Huang joined Boing Boing's Rob and Xeni for in-flight networked Google gaming aboard WiFi-equipped Virgin America flights.

"Day in the Cloud," a mile-high frag-a-thon aboard two dueling Virgin America planes both eqipped with in-flight WiFi.

During the one-hour flights, bloggers and game dorks played games that required internet connections, to compete for netbooks and pure ultimate leetness over their foes.

Competing on the plane from Los Angeles to San Francisco (named "YouTube Air"): me (Xeni), Rob Beschizza from Boing Boing Gadgets, legendary internet hilarity farmer Ze Frank, web personality Shira Lazar, and Wei-Hwa Huang, former Googler and world puzzle champion.

On the plane from San Francisco to Los Angeles (named "Superfly"): Kid Beyond, singer, beatboxer, and game nerd.

Lessons learned: Google makes it easier to cheat. Absinthe makes it harder to win. WiFi makes flying less boring. Kid Beyond and Ze Frank are very funny. Wei-Hwa Huang is the guy you want on your team in a puzzle competition. And finally, Rob and I should stick to blogging/vlogging, and forget about competitive puzzle-solving.

More Boing Boing Video: boingboingvideo.com

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Ze Frank, Kid Beyond, Shira Lazar, and World Puzzle Champ Wei-Hwa Huang joined Boing Boing's Rob and Xeni for in-flight networked Google gaming aboard WiFi-equipped Virgin America flights.

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"Day in the Cloud," a mile-high frag-a-thon aboard two dueling Virgin America planes both eqipped with in-flight WiFi.

During the one-hour flights, bloggers and game dorks played games that required internet connections, to compete for netbooks and pure ultimate leetness over their foes.

Competing on the plane from Los Angeles to San Francisco (named "YouTube Air"): me (Xeni), Rob Beschizza from Boing Boing Gadgets, legendary internet hilarity farmer Ze Frank, web personality Shira Lazar, and Wei-Hwa Huang, former Googler and world puzzle champion.

On the plane from San Francisco to Los Angeles (named "Superfly"): Kid Beyond, singer, beatboxer, and game nerd.

Lessons learned: Google makes it easier to cheat. Absinthe makes it harder to win. WiFi makes flying less boring. Kid Beyond and Ze Frank are very funny. Wei-Hwa Huang is the guy you want on your team in a puzzle competition. And finally, Rob and I should stick to blogging/vlogging, and forget about competitive puzzle-solving.

More Boing Boing Video: boingboingvideo.com


(Sponsored in part by WEPC.com).

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"Ssshhhh," a track from the new album "Hits" by Danish "playful techno" artist Hess is More, aka Mikkel Hess. Directed and produced by NYC-based m ss ng peces. Boing Boing blog post here with more on the amazing body-mounted "Doggie Cam" they used to create the video's unique look -- like being a player inside a video game.

On BB blog:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/23/bb-video-ssshhh-by-h.ht ml

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(This BB Video episode sponsored by WEPC.com) Google Apps and Virgin America are teaming up for a day of cloud computing in the clouds: "Day in the Cloud," Wednesday, June 24.

Boing Boing will be on board -- me, Rob Beschizza from Boing Boing Gadgets, and our friend Jane McGonigal, of Avantgame and Institute for the Future.

In this Boing Boing Video episode, I speak with Porter Gale of Virgin America, and Jen Mazzon, a "digital mom" from Google, about the in-flight game smackdown planned (one plane competes against the other to win a litter of brand-new netbooks), and about how always-connected data experience could change our lives.

Folks at home are also invited to play:

"All you'll need is a net connection, a Google Account, and the warm, comforting glow of your computer screen.

"Become one of the top scorers and we'll set you up with your own personal 'Year in the Cloud,' complete with a brand-new HP netbook and 1 terabyte of Google Account storage for your photos and mail--all of which will come in handy when you fly free for a year on Virgin America with complimentary WiFi."

Virgin America has long been a partner of Boing Boing's video efforts -- Boing Boing Video episodes are offered in-flight on Virgin America planes, and we'll soon be announcing a new, cool upgrade to this in-flight BB Video experience.

Boing Boing blog post: http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/23/bb-video-day-in-the.htm l

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* Brought to you by WEPC.com * Boing Boing video peeks inside the electrified world of Omega Recoil, a group of engineers and "makers" who craft giant Tesla Coils, and stage humorous and thrilling performances with those large electrical display devices.

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* Sponsored by WEPC.com.* Miles O'Brien, veteran space and aviation reporter checks in with Boing Boing for updates on the shuttle launch, new information about the Air France crash, and the hearings into what led to the "miracle on the Hudson."

More in this Boing Boing blog post:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/16/bb-video-this-week-i-1. html

Follow Miles online (http://milesobrien.com) and on Twitter: @milesobrien

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(Brought to you by WEPC.com, in partnership with Intel and Asus.) BB's Mark Frauenfelder and BB Gadgets editor Lisa Katayama profile three cool things from Maker Faire: The Yudu personal screen printer, an interactive, collaborative, musical Tesla Coil, and a candy-fabbing device from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.

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"Meet the Date Farmers," an introduction to the work of Coachella Valley, CA-based art duo of Carlos Ramirez and Armando Lerma.

BB blog post, includes related music video, interview with director, more about the NASA music project, and cool art by the Date Farmers:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/09/bb-video-a-volta-fro.ht ml

NASA project here:
http://myspace.com/nasa

Date Farmers art here:
http://thedatefarmers.com/

Logan (music video director) here:
http://logan.tv/

Buy the NASA "Spirit of Apollo" album here:
http://tinyurl.com/mzlqte

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Boing Boing Video (tv.boingboing.net) presents THE MAKING OF "A VOLTA," a behind-the scenes mockumentary for a music video from the NASA project, directed and produced by Logan with original art by The Date Farmers.


The Date Farmers online: thedatefarmers.com

Video directed and produced by Logan: logan.tv

Music by Amon Düül II: myspace.com/amonduul

Special thanks to Susan Applegate and the NASA Project: myspace.com/nasa



BB blog post, includes "making of" video, interview with director, more about the NASA project, and cool art by the Date Farmers:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/09/bb-video-a-volta-fro.ht ml

Buy the NASA "Spirit of Apollo" album here:
http://tinyurl.com/mzlqte

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Music video from the N.A.S.A. (North America South America) project: "A Volta," featuring Sizzla, Amanda Blank & Love Foxxx. Video by Logan, with art by The Date Farmers. Executive Producer: Susan Applegate.

BB blog post, includes "making of" video, interview with director, more about the NASA project, and cool art by the Date Farmers:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009 /06/09/bb-video-a-volta-fro.ht ml

NASA project here:
http://myspace.com/nasa

Date Farmers art here:
http://thedatefarmers.com/

Logan (director) here:
http://logan.tv/

Buy the NASA "Spirit of Apollo" album here:
http://tinyurl.com/mzlqte

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