Why "they/it" instead of also "they/them"?
I was under the impression that "they/them" were the already established pronouns when gender is irrelevant.
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"All these birds have to go" — Musk, shortly after the sink stunt
In January this year, a delivery rider in the eastern city of Qingdao was stabbed to death by a security guard for entering a building without authorisation.
WTF...
(TIL about "rice"... is anything in the US not racist? 🤦)
Maybe... but before sharing files, his priors include selling stolen phone numbers, some shady stock manipulation, an embezzlement sentence, running an illegal hedge fund, and other shenanigans.
Disney ~~stole~~ adapted most of those belowed stories and characters.
Lenses scratch over time, plastic ones faster than glass ones. The coatings are the first to go, so you can use that as a warning sign to get a new pair ASAP. Try to keep them in a microfiber lined case or pouch, not just a random shirt pocket.
If you start seeing "starburst" effects around lights at night, it means the lenses most likely are scratched.
Only clean them with a microfiber cloth, and never dry. At the very least, breathe on them to have some moisture. Blow on them first to get rid of any dust that would come off easily. Avoid rubbing dust into them, even with the microfiber cloth. It's best to use a single motion from one edge to the other, ideally while pulling the cloth away so dirty parts don't get dragged along the lens (takes a bit of practice). Shake the cloth off after each pass. Goes without saying, but clean hands are required to keep the cloth clean.
If you really have to, you can put them under running water, but beware of corrosion in any metal parts (frame, hinges, screws). Shake off leftover water, then clean with a microfiber cloth. DO NOT use a hairdryer on plastic lenses or frames. Depending on the water hardness, it might leave mineral deposits behind, so it's generally better to avoid it. Rain is usually fine, unless you get into acid rain, or dusty rain.
Chromatic aberration is inevitable, so no point in fighting it or panicking, it just comes with the territory. With a good pair of glasses, whatever you're looking at straight ahead, should look fine though. If it doesn't, consider getting back to your optician for a better fit.
Random reflections and glare are a thing too. There are coatings to mitigate them, which makes sense for like driving at night, but you might get by without them, YMMV.
As well as copyright infringement, Dotcom faces more serious charges, including money laundering and racketeering. He has long argued that he should not be held liable for copyright infringement carried out using his site
Ok... so what about that money laundering and racketeering, once again?
Really not sure how to feel about this. The copyright infringement damage claims are bonkers, but this guy is not exactly an upstanding citizen either. He already got some jail time in the 90s, fled to NZ, changed his name to a joke, and has been involved in random shady stuff over the last decade.
Good thing the Fediverse is a thing... too bad it isn't more popular, and with more tooling, but good thing it exists.
Check the ADHD video, I think it complements the series of articles quite nicely.
consumer cameras were made with a certain type of complexion in mind
Not sure if it's what you're talking about, but consumer cameras, and most graphics systems, have been using logarithmic encoding (gamma) to fit a larger dynamic range into a reduced data range... which has the effect of reducing de detail level of larger areas of an image, with the idea that the human eye would struggle to see them anyway. It didn't have anything to do with complexion, but with pushing technology to a minimally acceptable level on a limited budget. HDR cameras with linear encoding, are still quite expensive, way out of the consumer market range, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change too soon.
Question: I tend to use they/them both when I'm unsure of someone's gender or pronouns, and when gender is irrelevant to a given conversation. Does that also feel like a misgender?
(Disclaimer: I might be biased, because I feel more like agender, which means I'm more comfortable not referencing gender at all)