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Around The Horn
25 November 2024
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at El Salvador's Civil War, the San Francisco Pinball Dept., more interesting things, Video LEDs, SnapBridge and cataract surgery.
- Robert Nickelsberg documented El Salvador's Civil War in the 1980s as a Time magazine contract photographer. His book Legacy of Lies illustrates with black-and-white photographs and descriptive personal essays how U.S. foreign policy played out and fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.
- Morgan Ellis tells The Secret History of San Francisco's Rise as a Pinball Meccain words and pictures. "The San Francisco Pinball Department — or SFPD, for short — has been gathering at Free Gold Watch, a quirky print shop and arcade, since 2013," she writes. "The roster has grown to 85 players, and there's a two-year waitlist."
- In Interesting Things Written on the Internet, Thom Hogan tackles autofocus, computer speed and incremental change.
- Zach Sutton wonders about Using Video LEDs for Photography. "So, are we at a point where we can affordably use LED lights for photography studio shoots?" he asks." Yes, it certainly looks like we are."
- In A Change in SnapBridge, Hogan notes v2.12.0 asks you agree to the use of Adobe Analytics. "I should note that I was able to leave that dialog box unchecked and still have a functioning SnapBridge, so despite the appearances that this is required, it probably is optional," he writes.
- A Reddit poster considers the lens options for Cataract Surgery and gets lots of comments. We're not there yet but our own optometrist has said the multifocal options aren't as good as they'll be yet. And in our case, we are near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other, which works well without glasses for reading and distance. Anyway, it's an interesting (non-speculative) discussion.
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