I’ve just discovered a great technology that has enabled me to see things in the distance more clearly. While I’m usually quite up-to-date with technological trends and I love getting gadgets, for some reason I just never tried this out before. Recently I began wearing glasses. In case you’re not familiar with them, they’re quite ingenious and portable. My eyes can’t focus properly in the distance and the glass of the lenses is shaped in such a way to focus the light on my retina so items in the distance are in focus. When I read I don’t need them, so I can take them off. They arms even fold in to make them more portable, which is a nice touch.
The other neat thing about them is that there is a magnet in the metal between the lenses which lets me attach sunglasses to them without removing the glasses. So when it’s too bright out I just clip the sunglasses on and I’m set. It’s great to have them for driving.
I should have had glasses a few years ago, but for some reason I just didn’t think about it and now it’s painfully obvious that I needed the glasses. The world looks different to me now and I’m becoming accustomed to them. It was amazing when I looked up at the sky one night with my glasses on and saw the stars in the sky. I didn’t realize how much of a difference a simple (and non-electronic) technology could make in the way that I view the world. It also can partially explain my love for photography as it enabled me to see the world more clearly though a camera lens than I could with my own eyes.
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I’m really glad that you discovered this tool, Chris.
Now that you’ve done so, may I introduce you to some great tools for recording and archiving data. They’re called a “pencil” and “paper”. They are treasured, because they’re in very short supply.
I’m one step ahead. I’ve found these great things called Moleskine notebooks and they collect together several hundred sheets of paper. They also work with both a “pen” or a “pencil”. Such an elegant and powerful technology. What will they think of next?
Have you guys ever heard of this device called a telephone? It’s a very low voltage device that works when the power if off. If you can remember a 7 digit code. it magically transmits your voice through wires to the other person on the end and vice versa. It’s really neat! It is however losing ground as not quite as convenient as booting up a power hungry computer, logging in, waiting for a bunch of services to start, starting your browser, pressing keys upon keys, rewording, checking for spelling, etc. etc.
Sorry Chris, I had to. Gair and Susanne are expecting a baby in September, thought I would pass it on. Nice to see you the other day even if only for a moment.
That telephone thing could catch on. I’m not sure about the 7 digit code though, it seems complicated. I guess if there was some sort of book where you could look up the numbers it would make it a bit easier.
That’s great news about Gair and Susanne!
It was nice to see you too (but I wasn’t wearing my glasses, so I didn’t see you clearly).
Specs are wonderful things!! The first time I ever wore specs, I just stood outside the shop amazed that I could see leaves on trees and read signs all the way down the blog. It was pretty damned amazing.
So when you photographed things before, did you use an autofocus camera? I’m not sure I could ever live with taking photos that were always soft if I had to focus it myself (like most of my lenses).
I’m still amazed at the detail that I can see in the distance and leaves and signs. I have to stop myself for constantly commenting on how amazing everything looks now.
I’m more of a manual focus guy, but it was easier for me to see things through the camera since it would be in focus since I can focus on things that are close, but not things that are far away. I could see things in the distance clearly through a camera, but not without a camera!