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I wish I can do a wheelie on my mountain bike! This is a tutorial I found on Youtube:

Wheelie on a Mountain Bike Tutorial

The most important thing on your bike, is your brake system, you will need the brake lever on your handlebars. When performing a wheelie, this will help you control speed and prevent you from falling on your butt. Your rear brake has to function properly or you will face the risk of falling.

Adjust your seat to a middle position, You'll ride the wheelie sitting down, and seat position will help keep you maintain your centre of gravity and balance.

I was playing around with my desk ornament (aka Tombo and Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service) and taking photos with my Nikon D700 and macro lens. Here are the results... Macro photography is close-up photography. The classical definition is that the image projected on the "film plane" (i.e., film or a digital sensor) is close to the same size as the subject. On 35 mm film (for example), the lens is typically optimized to focus sharply on a small area approaching the size of the film frame. Most 35mm format macro lenses achieve at least 1:2, that is to say, the image on the film is 1/2 the size of the object being photographed.

Many 35mm macro lenses are 1:1, meaning the image on the film is the same size as the object being photographed. Another important distinction is that lenses designed for macro are usually at their sharpest at macro focus distances and are not quite as sharp at other focus distances. In recent years, the term macro has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print is made, the image is life-size or larger. With 35mm film this requires a magnification ratio of only approximately 1:4, which demands less of lens quality than 1:1. With digital cameras the actual image size is rarely stated, so that the magnification ratio is largely irrelevant; cameras instead advertise their closest focusing distance.

I was watching this recent video (below) with Steve Ballmer (Microsoft CEO) and the student claims that his Mac has windows installed on it. According to this Engadget article, you can. There's also a video showing you how to do it below...

The airing of Caprica's pilot episode started last week on SyFy on the 22nd January. It was the same episode which was released on DVD last year - although this one was edited to have less nudity and sex scenes. Caprica is a spin-off and prequel of Battlestar Galactica. I found that these reviews on io9 and Popwatch particularly good.

When I first watch Caprica last year I was lost. This spin-off series was totally different from Battlestar Galactica. It took me a second viewing to see the science fiction themes running through the episode and get used to the new episodal structure. I think they've put a lot of stuff into the two hour special. From Zoe creating an avatar which is "alive" even when she dies (ooopss spoiler), to the virtually twisted religious theme of monotheism vs polytheism. We're also given a front seat to the birth of the first cylon. I guess they're off to a great start.