Forget Milk

• waking up in Poiana Brasov, where it’s minus -4 degrees! #
• sorry -6! #
• On way to Bucharest #
• landed in Bucharest. A whole lot warmer #
• @loiclemeur http://m.seesmic.com/ seems to be down in reply to loiclemeur #
• R&R #
• educating myself in Aperture #
• loving iTunes Genius. It’s well, erm, Genius! #
• @om congrats on CNNMoney Deal – http://tinyurl.com/43qnh8 in reply to om #
• State of The Blogosphere – Sept 2008 – http://tinyurl.com/4cxqlz #

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• @Zoso hell no! in reply to zoso #
• updated flickr – http://flickr.com/wilkinslee #
• leaving town. #
• @lucianmarin or maybe http://stairporn.org ? in reply to lucianmarin #
• leaving town for a little bit. back in the wee hours of the morning. #
• @lucianmarin deskporn, chairporn, paperporn? in reply to lucianmarin #
• in poiana brasov #

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• playing with Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilkinslee/ #
• Schnookie: http://forgetmilk.com/20/09/2008/schnookie/ #
• @1nu i love it! be sure to keep hitting my flickr account in reply to 1nu #
• @diemkay i am in love with it. it’s a beauty in reply to diemkay #
• @MihaiDragan its far from evil in reply to MihaiDragan #
• did anyone else catch the F18 over Bucharest today? http://tinyurl.com/3ookrf #
• @gutzanu http://flickr.com/photos/wilkinslee in reply to gutzanu #
• @om File / Show Duplicates – remove only one of the two duplicates in reply to om #

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We took a little ride today, and to our amazement we saw an F18 (assume F18) Fighter Jet flying over head.

What we proceeded to see was a truly amazing pilot putting his machine through its paces. 

In the video clip below, you can just about make him out, he’s a little black dot! But pay special attention to 1min 1sec into the movie, center of the screen. 

I am still in awe by the way this guy flew. Top marks to him. 

Does he by any chance fly for Tarom too?

Fighter Jet Over Bucharest from Lee Wilkins on Vimeo.

Educating myself with the Nikon D90

Schnookie shall be spending a few weeks with us whilst the in-laws are travelling.

This picture was taken using the new Nikon D90.

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• i feel a cold coming. (aka Man Flu) #
• going back to flickr http://tinyurl.com/4xsc7u #
• Flickr’d – http://flickr.com/photos/wilkinslee #
• @uberVU congrats in reply to ubervu #
• @vladstan announces SeedMoney.ro: http://www.vladstan.com/seedmoneyro/ in reply to vladstan #
• @garyvee digg this one: http://tinyurl.com/42ccg3 in reply to garyvee #

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When I first joined Flickr it was back in August 2004. I even secured the url /lee to begin with. Everything was great.

But then, when I needed to renew my Pro Account the only option was to use Paypal. But as I was/am in Romania, Paypal for me was not an option. So I deleted the account.

TWO DAYS later they implemented a payment gateway which wasn’t Paypal! Damn it. 

Anyway, I have begun to use Flickr again. Here is a picture I took recently. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend Formula 1 in Hungary in August.

Be sure to stop on by my flickr page here: http://flickr.com/photos/wilkinslee

If you’re a wannabe digital slr owner like myself then you need to check this out:

Engadget: 21.1MP Canon 5D Mark II with HD Video

Of course, if like me, then you would have been looking at this pre-5D Mark II:

DPreview: 12.3MP Nikon D90 with HD Video

Canon were lacking behind with the D90 announcement. But with Canon announcing an extra 8.8MP and a price tag of a mere $2,699 (body only) then the Photography wars have just begun!

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Switzerland based Goldbach Media Group announced yesterday that it becomes the largest shareholder in ARBOmedia.
 
According to the Goldbach Press Release (pdf link) the offer price of €9.80 a share represents a 47% increase on market-value. More importantly Goldbach will possess a 72.7% majority in a dominant Central / Eastern European market player. Goldbach also announced its rapid growth plans for CEE.

So far its sounds like a good deal for Goldbach. But wait. In 2007 ARBOmedia posted revenues of €76.6m but “owing to exceptional items” posted a loss of €6.5m. So a 47% above-market-price valuation on top of a €6.5m loss / €76.6m revenues, is a golden deal for ARBOmedia. 

I’m guessing its the German mentality of doing business, but “owing to exceptional items”? What are these items?

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