I hopped into the comments just to say... if you've taken nothing away from this entire awesome guide but a curiosity to explore what that Archer show (part of the screenshot in tip #5) is... you've been well served. ;-) Read more

@mike_311: You'd have to ask the photographer, I shared the specs with you guys that he shared with the notes on his Flick photo. I couldn't tell you the exact lighting arrangement but I'd venture to say it was probably light out or he used a fill light since the elements in the bokeh appear well lit and not the kind… Read more

@muptup: It was a 1/1000 exposure, f/9, ISO 1600, with a 100mm macro lens.... and presumably a cheap glass lens filter attached because some of those look like they're practically hitting the lens. (Although I have a similar lens and sometimes I feel like the bee or whatever I'm photographing is about to smack my… Read more

@kettlewhistle: Years ago I read a really interesting magazine piece about Michael Jordan. The reporter doing the piece had followed him around for weeks and he said that Michael practiced more than anyone he'd ever met. He practiced long after the team went home. He practiced long before they got there. He was… Read more

@RighteousDork: I completely missed that until I saw your comment. You win the sharp-eyed commentor of the day award and he wins the "right down the mouse pad" Anime fan award? Read more

@JRock: You just gotta have faith. Read more

@Scott Messinger: When I originally found out about them I did a little reading and came across the scenarios you describe... it just seems crazy to think that you can't collect the rain off your roof to water your own yard since the water will remain local and return to the local water table. Read more

@WordTipping: I was shocked about such regulations when I first found out about them and I continue to remain shocked about them when people remind me. Read more

@Dougiefresh91: Depending on your locale there is almost always an ordinance against dilapidated pools/standing bodies of water exactly for the reason you describe. Good luck getting in enforced against a house that went into foreclosure, however. Read more

@lightmanx5: Dude don't get me started on the finale. I am deeply in the camp of "Hey guys, I had 876 questions about the LOST universe and you answered 4. I will not be subscribing to your newsletter." Read more

@TuxBobble: Indeed. The year my parents switched from having a solid pool cover to a mesh pool cover was the year the frogs and the ducks found a new spring hang out. Read more

@jedimaster: It was a stretch, I know. I was wondering if anyone would bring that point up. ;-) You win the LOST fan prize of the day! Read more

@Dougiefresh91: If it's properly cared for, no. Read more

@pvcrisp: It's a little Tiki statue. Although the Tiki craze faded in the US about 40'ish years ago the one thing that has stuck around was the Tiki torch (the ubiquitous bamboo torches people trot out every summer to light their yards and ward off bugs). Read more

@lhong1987: I'd been thinking about building a small one to feed frogs. I bet if you built one with a little side chamber that could be attached and detached it would be a nearly fuss-free way to grab a couple dozen flies without opening the whole container. Read more

I'm impressed. It actually was able to parse "wife's sister's son's brother's uncle's great grandmother's third cousin's grand niece" with a matching chart to boot. Read more

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: The design should work on any flies.... just scale it slightly according to your target. Read more

@ben.burnes: Indeed it is. Oops! I updated the post to reflect that. Looks like Kevin and I just love saving at the ol' library. ;-) Read more

@franco1975 [Troll ]: Indeed. When it's 90%+ humidity out the "evaporative" part of the equation kinda breaks down. ;-) Read more

@aegish_jalmur: Having experiences them in both.... they're still cooling in a humid climate (the same way that getting wet with cool water is almost always cooling). Read more