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What is this eurovision business?

well, it is the European Song Contest. It’s like the original idol, but based on European Nation States. Every year, they have a song-off and try to outvote each other till there are ten left in the finals. No country is allowed to vote for their own country and they all try to out-compete each other in some very spectacular ways … 

Let me present to you, as means of example, the Popera (yes, that’s not a typo, that is Pop-Opera) entry from Romania entitled “It’s My Life” by Cezar  complete with drag queen vampire outfit, latex clad naked men and dub-step break mid song … 

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‘Aspekt’ modular SLR camera system

Considering the fact that digital cameras still constrain the user to only use accessories from the same brand, a team from the university of applied science in schwäbisch gmünd, germany have come up with a solution to adapting to the needs and demands of professional photography equipment. ‘aspekt’, the mirrorless digital camera system is divided into specific functional elements and redesigned as a modular setup. the specially designed units enable users to attach older lenses which are not supported by SLR devices. 

Separate modules house a series of different components including  a 24 megapixel full frame CMOS sensor - which can be rotated from landscape to portrait without having to operate the device in an uncomfortable position - computing processor, battery with ergonomic grip and high quality OLED monitor in the viewfinder. the ‘aspekt’ also includes thunderbolt extensions for connectivity, alongside slots for conventional memory cards, a hard drive or flash memory. 

Wanting.

My money. Shut up. Take it.

re: Previous serious question post …

I see part of my issue is explaining myself - I am asking about my writing - topics, style, content and any other aspects. The posts I am talking about I have always (cross)posted here as well. I only mentioned Medium because it tends to clearly show up the disparity between readers and those who like it enough to tell others about it. My questions are not in regards to that platform, they are: 

  • Think about what it is that makes you star/heart/like something and
  • Think about what it is that makes you recommend/reblog/link to something
  • Is there anything about my work that does not lend itself to either of those things?
  • If so, what is it (i.e. can I fix it?)
  • If not - then I may just be boring. That’s ok too.

Right?

Hey, serious question/feedback time

NB: Not a pity-party gimme love shameless request for attention (this time)

So, it’s been a thing that has sort of played on my mind in regards to a number of my blogs, pieces and interactions … I get a lot of (non bot) and oft interactive followers and readers. I even get a steady stream of people revisiting many things I write and sometimes even referencing them (based on google analytics) … but I feel like something is missing.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean “where’s my stars” or “why no praises” I mean, I feel like people are almost saying “yeah, that’s good - but meh”. 

Medium.com highlights this to me in the way the stats are presented - showing me that I get a very good clickthrough and read ratio … but not a single recommendation. 

That seems to repeat my previous assertion that there is something missing in my writing. 

What I’m trying to figure out is what? What’s missing? Do I leave room for discourse or do I create a space of finality?

Or put another way, how can I improve it?

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