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@hidden if you ever wondered why digital movies look better than shot with film

Digital photography captures the traces of light coming from the objects into data. The digital photograph is a data of light. The light is memorized in the camera with no need of a darkroom. The analogue medium, by contrast, transforms the rays of light into a negative, that is, into a reversed image. Analogue warps light. It is neither bright nor dark. Analogue interrupts the light of life. The analogue medium interrupts the natural relation in which the object is connected to photography via the light. 'Digital' is something that is precise. Data is digitized light through our fingers. The rays of light coming from an object are preserved in clear data. There is, by contrast, no similarity between light and its reflected negative. The analogue medium *translates* light onto paper. In this process, the light is lost. In analogue photography, mathematics gives way to alchemy. It disenchants photography.

And there we go.

Our wonderful "Somalian" friend got indited on the obstruction of business charge ("威力業務妨害罪"). The maximum sentence on conviction is 3 years or less, and/or a fine of 500k JPY or less. The trespassing charge was dismissed (不起訴処分) as "not serious, victim forgave them, rekt by public opinion, etc" (起訴猶予).

The pre-trial detainment period is a max of 2 months (with 1 months extensions as an option), and bail is possible but extremely unlikely.

I was expecting additional charges to force a visa overstay, but the oft quoted statistic about Japan's conviction rate is fully applicable now.

https://www.sankei.com/article/20231102-77EF5MJKRNLGLAGKHWLS5BSAW4/

@LukeAlmighty ah, the nature is just lovely, don't you just love staring at the great tits in the morning

ah, these lovely cheap "how to draw anime" books from 00's

this is still available on am*zon, traced cover and all

fascinating (and gorgeous!) chart showing the evolution of recorded-music revenue over the last 50 years

the first thing that jumps out at me is how much smaller the overall pie is post-streaming. the streaming services and major labels have successfully managed a) to dramatically devalue recorded music and b) to put a much larger percentage of it directly into their own pockets. it's one of the single biggest upward transfers of wealth in history — from artists to billionaire corporations

@beardalaxy Prescott Games sounds like something that would publish Bible-themed shovelware

After Midnight is much better

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