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Pinhole glasses. Fuck AI (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/glasses@lemmy.sdf.org
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No I wouldn't consider these as viable everyday wear, but given how badly nearsighted I am, they still give me much better focus than my natural vision.

I got 2 pairs of these delivered today for only $7.16 total πŸ‘

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[–] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Remember remember…..

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 10 months ago* (1 child)

    I couldn't help but notice your username. I actually own an original ET game cartridge for the Atari 2600. Sadly not from the dump site though, also no box or manual, but I'd almost be willing to bet all the money in my wallet the game still works if I had a working Atari to put the cartridge in.

    Oh wait, I have $0 in my wallet, so I guess I'm betting $0 that it works LOL! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

    I have actually tried the game with the Stella Atari emulator, and yeah, the game makes no fucking sense 🀦

    Edit: Is there a PDF or otherwise scanned copy of the manual out there?...

    IDK, Merry Christmas πŸŽ„

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    • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (12 children)

    What do the pin holes do?

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 10 months ago

    They help improve blurry vision to an extent, without needing a prescription. They're definitely not any substitute for prescription glasses for everyday wear, but for $7.16 for 2 pairs of them, they're a fine emergency backup.

    Though they are a little odd to look through, but not too bad really. Still, with all that said, I definitely would not recommend driving a vehicle with them on.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    A pinhole camera doesn't focus light. Only lenses can focus light. The reason why looking through a small hole makes the image sharper is exactly because that basically prevents the lens in your eye to "misdirect" light that's coming in from the side.

    But there is a reason why our eyes are not pin hole cameras. The amount of light that hits your retina is pretty low when looking through a pin-hole so that actually only works on bright sunny days.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    They work okay indoors too, with reasonable lighting anyways. Not any substitute for proper prescription glasses, but good as a cheap emergency backup.

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    [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'm surprised they still make these. My mom got some for the whole family like 25 years ago, because she heard that they'd improve her vision over time. They did not. She's damn near blind, though lol

    It's neat that they work well for you, what activities do you use them for?

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 10 months ago

    I just got them today LOL, basically just bought them as a super cheap emergency backup should anything ever happen to my proper prescription glasses.

    Although far from perfect, I'd say that my vision is about 3 times better while wearing them compared to my natural vision, but then again I'm extremely nearsighted, like 20/500 level nearsighted.

    And yes I'm wearing them right now as I type my messages on my tablet. I'm gonna keep them on and try them out through the day, save for any driving, that's a no-go, while I keep my prescription glasses on my hat to swap out if I need.

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    • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    What's this got to do with AI?

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    • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    What did Al ever do to you?

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I'm surprised they still make these. My mom got some for the whole family like 25 years ago, because she heard that they'd improve her vision over time. They did not. She's damn near blind, though lol

    It's neat that they work well for you, what activities do you use them for?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago

    I just got them today LOL, basically just bought them as a super cheap emergency backup should anything ever happen to my proper prescription glasses.

    Although far from perfect, I'd say that my vision is about 3 times better while wearing them compared to my natural vision, but then again I'm extremely nearsighted, like 20/500 level nearsighted.

    And yes I'm wearing them right now as I type my messages on my tablet. I'm gonna keep them on and try them out through the day, save for any driving, that's a no-go, while I keep my prescription glasses on my hat to swap out if I need.

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    • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    What did Al ever do to you?

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    • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (5 children)

    What's this got to do with AI?

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    Remember remember…..

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I couldn't help but notice your username. I actually own an original ET game cartridge for the Atari 2600. Sadly not from the dump site though, also no box or manual, but I'd almost be willing to bet all the money in my wallet the game still works if I had a working Atari to put the cartridge in.

    Oh wait, I have $0 in my wallet, so I guess I'm betting $0 that it works LOL! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

    I have actually tried the game with the Stella Atari emulator, and yeah, the game makes no fucking sense 🀦

    Edit: Is there a PDF or otherwise scanned copy of the manual out there?...

    IDK, Merry Christmas πŸŽ„

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