Ranting to /dev/null

New gadgets

So my mp3 player died. It had served me well, but too many passengers not quite getting the power supply connected correctly ended up having it no longer charging at all, which kind of makes it more functional as a paperweight than anything else.

Started looking around for new hardware. Decided to stick with Archos, because they've adopted and maintained the "offer ridiculously more features than an iPod for less money" model, which I like.

I got this, the Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder. 20GB hard drive, mp3 playback, and embedded camera, camcorder, and audio recorder. Nice screen too.

What follows is me goofing around with the camera features. I've uploaded some pictures of my dogs. Not exactly the normal fare around here. You have been warned.

This is my dog Lady. As you can see from her eyes, and the fact that she's looking vaguely off to the left of the frame, she's pretty much blind. The breed, while gorgeous, has weak eyes. She is unbelievably sweet, and wants nothing more than to be in the immediate vicinity of whoever happens to be home (preferably mom, but I'll do in a pinch).

Then there's Ginny. She was introduced to the family by the Seeing Eye group, and my brother (nominally anyway) raised her as a pup to be given back as a work dog. She turned out to be a bit too timid to be a reliable guide dog, but makes a fantastic pet. Her lineage is 100% mutt, bred for health, friendliness, intelligence, and longevity, and she's got 'em all.