Unofficial PetaPixel BotFeb 21
You (Probably) Don’t Need an f/1.2 Lens: The Law of Diminishing Returns https://petapixel.com/2026/02/21/you-probably-dont-need-an-f-1-2-lens-the-law-of-diminishing-returns/ #beginnerphotographer #fixedfocallengthlens #learningphotography #opinionpiece #buyersguide #educational #fastprimes #Editorial #f12lenses #gearguide #primelens #Opinion
You (Probably) Don't Need an f/1.2 Lens: The Law of Diminishing Returns

There are some scenarios where an f/1.2 maximum aperture is desirable, but I think this is rarely the case.

PetaPixel
Advocate.comFeb 9

I watched the Kid Rock Turning Point USA halftime show so you don't have to

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/opinion/kid-rock-halftime-tpusa-review

GeeWhizNov 15
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/no-point-making-a-high-spec-steam-machine-larian-publishing-boss-says-because-anyone-who-wants-a-powerful-pc-is-going-to-look-elsewhere-anyway/
#gaming #OpinionPiece #editorial #gamingnews
'No point making a high-spec Steam Machine,' Larian publishing boss says, because anyone who wants a powerful PC is going to look elsewhere anyway

Valve's new living room box is not built for the hardcore, and that's kind of the point.

PC Gamer
Acharya PrashantOct 5

The Pioneer, 4th Oct'25

Borrowed Respect, Fragile Nationalism

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"The deeper problem is not economic but inner. For generations, we have been trained to depend on someone else: a ruler, a saviour, a foreign economy. To stand alone feels risky, so we clutch at authority."

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📍 Print :
Available in all 8 English editions of The Pioneer across India

🌐 Read online : https://www.dailypioneer.com/2025/columnists/seeking-validation-abroad--borrowed-respect--fragile-nationalism.html

#Nationalism #India #OpinionPiece #SelfReliance #ThePioneer

Seeking validation abroad: Borrowed respect, fragile nationalism

True respect does not arrive from visas or tariffs, nor from applause abroad. It is born only when we stop looking outward for validation, and begin to live from inner strength. That alone is dignity. Everything else is illusion For decades, success in India has meant distance. The farther one

The Pioneer
Columbus - FeedsAug 4, 2025
Album Review: Reneé Rapp’s “BITE ME” sets the tone for August album releases - Audrey Coleman
Album Review: Reneé Rapp’s “BITE ME” sets the tone for August album releases

August tends to be the month that pop artists have a chokehold on — and this year is no different. Queer pop star Reneé Rapp started the month off strong, releasing “BITE ME,” her second full-length album, Friday.  Rapp rose to fame at the age of 19 after performing as Regina George in the Broadway […]

The Lantern
DiaryofaFloppingFishJul 31, 2025

New Post:
“The Traverse City Walmart Attack – An Opinion on America's Failing Mental Health System”

What happened in northern Michigan is tragic—but not isolated. In my latest blog post, I talk about how the system keeps failing people, and why we all should be concerned.

Read it here:
https://diaryofafloppingfish.com/2025/07/31/the-traverse-city-walmart-attack-an-opinion-on-americas-failing-mental-health-system/

Let’s talk about it.
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The Traverse City Walmart Attack: An Opinion on America’s Failing Mental Health System

Traverse City Walmart Stabbing: Could This Attack Have Been Prevented? Michigan is reeling from an attack at the Traverse City, Michigan Walmart on July 26, 2025 where a 42-year-old man “alle…

Diary of a Flopping Fish
Hacker NewsJul 15, 2025

Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/marc-andreessen-is-a-traitor/

#HackerNews #MarcAndreessen #Traitor #Controversy #TechNews #LiberalCurrents #OpinionPiece

Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor

It is the tech oligarchs, not young radicals, who have turned against the system that made them.

Liberal Currents
Doctor MadApr 28, 2025
"Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction" - https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/28/windows_opinion/
#opinionpiece #theregister #foss
Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction

Opinion: Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there's a problem

The Register
Cara SutraMar 28, 2025

New!
Does Your Number of Sex Partners Really Matter? The Truth About Sex, Stigma & Self-Worth 🤔

👉 https://carasutra.com/2025/03/does-your-number-of-sex-partners-really-matter-truth-sex-stigma-self-worth/

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Does Your Number of Sex Partners Really Matter? The Truth About Sex, Stigma & Self-Worth

Does your number of sex partners really matter? Unpack the slut-shaming sex stigma, fidelity concerns & more in this thought-provoking piece!

Cara Sutra
A.StringerFeb 21, 2025

"To move on, we have to get through denial, anger and the other stages of grief to acceptance. We need to recognise that we live for the foreseeable future in a world without a friend in the #WhiteHouse, and that this points to a destiny for #Britain much closer to #Europe."

Afflicted with liberal angst in the age of #Trump? Take a leaf from Bridget Jones’s diary | Rafael Behr | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/19/donald-trump-bridget-jones-liberal-international-crisis

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#opinionpiece
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Afflicted with liberal angst in the age of Trump? Take a leaf from Bridget Jones’s diary

The new movie wasn’t conceived as an allegory of the current international crisis, but for a generation of fans it works on that level, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian