Themos Kallos
@timaras.com
An inquiring mix between a physicist, an engineer, a geek, and a Greek.
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🎙️ Podcasting at notatop10.fm
📸 Photographing at photography.timaras.com
🔬 Working at oriondtech.com
Rewatched the Titanic, this time in all its 4K UHD glory. Watched the movie 3 times in 1997-1998 in the cinemas, and it still holds up so well. The last major movie that did not rely too much in CGI.
Obligatory side watch: New deGrasse Tyson's story with the wrong sky: youtu.be/8B6jSfRuptY
Obligatory side watch: New deGrasse Tyson's story with the wrong sky: youtu.be/8B6jSfRuptY
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - Titanic 3D and Cameron "Wrong Sky"
YouTube video by St. Petersburg College
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Rewatched the Titanic, this time in all its 4K UHD glory. Watched the movie 3 times in 1997-1998 in the cinemas, and it still holds up so well. The last major movie that did not rely too much in CGI.
Obligatory side watch: New deGrasse Tyson's story with the wrong sky: youtu.be/8B6jSfRuptY
Obligatory side watch: New deGrasse Tyson's story with the wrong sky: youtu.be/8B6jSfRuptY
My oldest and most treasured subscription continues
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My oldest and most treasured subscription continues
That's a pretty bookstore alright (Livraria Lello in Porto)
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That's a pretty bookstore alright (Livraria Lello in Porto)
There's Black Friday, and Black Friday "warm up"??
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
There's Black Friday, and Black Friday "warm up"??
Just had a very successful (and expensive) visit to Nintendo's popup store in London
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just had a very successful (and expensive) visit to Nintendo's popup store in London
I love HTX guy's videos. Both visuallly and content wise. youtu.be/kLS5Cg_yNdM
Is Fast Charging Killing the Battery? A 2-Year Test on 40 Phones
YouTube video by HTX Studio
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I love HTX guy's videos. Both visuallly and content wise. youtu.be/kLS5Cg_yNdM
I had a go at the Lemmon comet last week outside London with the Canon R6 and 400mm lens. Very challenging as it's close to the light-polluted horizon. About 1.5h of data.
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I had a go at the Lemmon comet last week outside London with the Canon R6 and 400mm lens. Very challenging as it's close to the light-polluted horizon. About 1.5h of data.
My second favorite photo is the questionnaire given to audiences who previewed the original Star Wars in early May 1977
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My second favorite photo is the questionnaire given to audiences who previewed the original Star Wars in early May 1977
My favorite photo from reading "The Cinema of George Lucas"
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My favorite photo from reading "The Cinema of George Lucas"
Watching this video debunking Oz Pearlman's mentalist tricks just makes me appreciate his skill even more. youtu.be/2Pbzz3uzrGU
revealing all of oz pearlman's secrets (complete guide to mentalism)
YouTube video by Baskin
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Watching this video debunking Oz Pearlman's mentalist tricks just makes me appreciate his skill even more. youtu.be/2Pbzz3uzrGU
A long term consequence of brexit: most UK universities will be running a deficit next year, as fewer foreign students attend.
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A long term consequence of brexit: most UK universities will be running a deficit next year, as fewer foreign students attend.
Comic Con nearby must be the only logical explanation why two Predators are loading their baby into a car
October 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Comic Con nearby must be the only logical explanation why two Predators are loading their baby into a car
I finally captured an Andromeda pic I am happy with. 5h of data with the Canon R6 and the 400mm lens.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I finally captured an Andromeda pic I am happy with. 5h of data with the Canon R6 and the 400mm lens.
Reading Marcus Haern's 'The Cinema of George Lucas' is so much better look into the making of star wars than any wikipedia article. Turns out spreading out information as a story works miracles.
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reading Marcus Haern's 'The Cinema of George Lucas' is so much better look into the making of star wars than any wikipedia article. Turns out spreading out information as a story works miracles.
iTunes Match. Going on for another year. This subscription will never die.
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
iTunes Match. Going on for another year. This subscription will never die.
There's solving a Rubik's cube. And then there's solving a 4x4 Rubik's cube blindfolded.
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There's solving a Rubik's cube. And then there's solving a 4x4 Rubik's cube blindfolded.
I've noticed that the iPhone Air, with the Apple cell modem, is way more aggressive in staying in 4G data rather than pushing to 5G.
October 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I've noticed that the iPhone Air, with the Apple cell modem, is way more aggressive in staying in 4G data rather than pushing to 5G.
People complain about the bad readability of Liquid Glass but look at 1991 Nintendo.
September 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
People complain about the bad readability of Liquid Glass but look at 1991 Nintendo.
This video on the search for the secret room in A Link to the Past encompasses all the passion and geekdom of pre-2000s gaming. youtu.be/SY00ri_a9y4
Chris Houlihan Is Real
YouTube video by Kevin Hainline
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This video on the search for the secret room in A Link to the Past encompasses all the passion and geekdom of pre-2000s gaming. youtu.be/SY00ri_a9y4
On the upside, the lighter iPhone Air feels amazing to handle. On the downside, upgrading from a 14 Pro, a 3 year old device, felt underwhelming. Screen, speed and layout are all too similar. Asymptotic progress.
September 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
On the upside, the lighter iPhone Air feels amazing to handle. On the downside, upgrading from a 14 Pro, a 3 year old device, felt underwhelming. Screen, speed and layout are all too similar. Asymptotic progress.
The iPhone Air has the perfect tradeoffs for me, primarily because I usually carry my Canon camera when going in interesting places, rarely using anything beyond the 1x lens on the phones. I guess the single speaker is the next tradeoff, for which I do not care about.
September 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The iPhone Air has the perfect tradeoffs for me, primarily because I usually carry my Canon camera when going in interesting places, rarely using anything beyond the 1x lens on the phones. I guess the single speaker is the next tradeoff, for which I do not care about.
My take at the Milky way (Cygnus region) from last July in the greek Pindus mountains.
Canon R6, Samyang 14mm f2.8 for about 1h exposure.
Canon R6, Samyang 14mm f2.8 for about 1h exposure.
September 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My take at the Milky way (Cygnus region) from last July in the greek Pindus mountains.
Canon R6, Samyang 14mm f2.8 for about 1h exposure.
Canon R6, Samyang 14mm f2.8 for about 1h exposure.