Too much information

For the past few days, I've been migrating my photos over to Flickr. (How did they come up with that name?) One thing I've learned: most digital cameras save additional information with every JPEG image they capture. My new camera, a Nikon D70S, saved the following with one picture:

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 300 dpi
Y-Resolution: 300 dpi
Software: Ver.1.00
Date and Time: 2006:05:27 13:32:59
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Shutter priority
Date and Time (Original): 2006:05:27 13:32:59
Date and Time (Digitized): 2006:05:27 13:32:59
Compressed Bits per Pixel: 1 bits
Maximum Lens Aperture: 36/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Sub-Second Time: 10
Sub-Second Time (Original): 10
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 10
Color Space: sRGB
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: BLUE GREEN GREEN RED
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 27
Compression: JPEG
Quality: BASIC
White Balance: AUTO
Sharpening: AUTO
Focus Mode: MANUAL
Flash Setting: NORMAL
Thumbnail IFD Offset: 1430
ISO Speed Requested: 200
Photo corner coordinates: 0, 0, 3008, 2000
AE Bracket Compensation Applied: 0/1
Tone Compensation (Contrast): AUTO
Lens Type: 6
Lens Min/Max Focal Length, Min/Max Aperture: 180/10, 700/10, 35/10, 45/10
Shooting Mode: Single Frame AE/Flash Bracketing Off White Balance Bracketing Off
Colour Mode: MODE1a
Lighting Type: NATURAL
Noise Reduction: OFF
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x009A: 78/10, 78/10
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00A0: NO= 3005154c
Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00A2: 710366
Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera: 1348
Image optimisation: NORMAL
Saturation: NORMAL
Image Width: 3008 pixels
Image Height: 2000 pixels

I'm only surprised that it didn't include latitude and longitude.


Today, I got a spam message with the following header: DRIVING ON THE SEWARD HIGHWAY MAY BE DANGEROUS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR PORTAGE VALLEY. Thanks for the warning. Someday, my spam may save my life.


Today's Globe carried an Associated Press story about a nine-year old boy who is determined to travel to Texas from his current home in Lakewood, Washington. He has been caught three times stealing cars, and was recently found in San Antonio after having sneaked onto two separate flights. Obviously, somebody needs to keep a closer watch on him, but you have to give him credit for being extremely resourceful.