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OxygenOS 11.0.6.7 for OnePlus 8T brings fingerprint scanner, camera boosts, November patch, more

December 30, 2020
The OxygenOS 11.0.6.7 update is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8T with a number of important software and hardware boosts for the fingerprint scanner, camera, and more. As one of the few OnePlus smartphones actually running Android 11, the OnePlus 8T has a distinct advantage over certain handsets. However, it lacks in a few key areas simply as a way to justify the existence of the OnePlus 8…
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Blue-collar games were great in 2020 because they’re about perseverance

December 30, 2020
Before writing about games, I had a lot of different jobs. I sorted packages at a FedEx facility, I built delivery pallets at a Kroger distribution center, and I worked as a courier. Now that I spend all day at a desk thinking about video games, I definitely harbor a slight longing for something more physical. But games are actually fantastic at emulating the world of blue-collar jobs, and I found…
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Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos III

December 30, 2020
In the previous essay on reading photos, I looked at how things we know, mental baggage we have accumulated besides just memories, affect what we see in a photograph. Things like cultural background, political beliefs, movies we’ve seen, or books we’ve read. We’re…
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First Look: Sigma 35mm f/2 and 65mm f/2 DG DN C

December 30, 2020
Earlier this month, Sigma announced three new lenses for Sony E and Panasonic/Leica L Mount cameras: The Sigma 35mm f/2, 65mm f/2, and 24mm f/3.5. These lenses, while bearing the “Contemporary” badge, are part of a new “I series” category. Sigma says that they define a new standard for sophisticated class and quality, and achieve the nexus of both compact and premium. With this…
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Why Mirrorless Wins: We’ve Come a Long Way and I’m Not Going Back

December 30, 2020
In 2018 with some trepidation I bought my first mirrorless camera, a Nikon Z7. It wasn’t because I thought it was better than the DSLR I had been using but because my old muscles were spasming with the weight of the camera I was using and I hoped that a package a pound lighter would help me keep on working. Then slowly I began to learn what I had bought — a camera with major advances over…
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