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Not all photographs are a lie. I was wrong.
I have previously argued that all photographs are a lie and laid out my reasoning for the claim. I was wrong and my claim was incorrect, but it's not as simple as dismissing the arguments I made.
Or: on failure and even more failure.
Fountain pens are wonderful, when they work, otherwise they can make attractive paper weights. Good quality coated paper and the very personal choice of ink makes a huge difference to the experience.
Put that burnt bitter sludge away, please!
Not all coffee is equal. Even when you have a range of top quality beans to pick from, your taste preferences are going to impact how you feel about each one.
Dear Cod put that glue away!
Like all good (and bad) remakes of films, taking on a new bird will never be the same experience as any previous birds you've looked after. Comparisons may be natural, but not always useful.
For those of you not (increasingly sensibly) using an adblocker.
We may have to put up with advertising in order to gain free content, that doesn't seem entirely unreasonable, but should we be interuppted mid-sentence? Surely there's a better way to both provide free content and make a profit for an organisation as large as Google.
May apply to many other types of magazine!
Magazines can be very useful when they provide news, introduce you to new things and offer trustworthy reviews. Yet when they focus on a narrow remit, such as photography, there's only so much that can be written on each possible topic.
A HowTo guide to making HowTo guides shorter.
HowTos can be immensely useful things when written well and exclude unnecessary content. Far too often they contain an enormous amount of irrelevant material which can make them more difficult to use effectively.