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| Re: Bad, sad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. [message #331232 is a reply to message #331186] |
Wed, 02 November 2016 15:57   |
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In article <nvbh0i$poc$2@dont-email.me>, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
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> Hi guys and gals,
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> Sad news but remediable. Should be spread around...
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> < https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-leds-light-u p-your-brain/?WT.
> mc_id=SA_HLTH_20161101>
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> DEA is going to be after this deleterious stimulant. ;^)
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> bliss
Not really news. It's been around for a while. That's why you're not
supposed to use your tablet to read eBooks, watch TV, etc. before going
to sleep. It's also why some makers are adding "night mode" to their
devices that (supposedly) lessen those (supposed) effects.
Of course, as always, it's based on an idiotic, ill-run "study" that
produces dubious results which are reversed by the next silly "study",
which in turn are reversed by the next silly "study", ... and so on.
The idiotic "experts" never agree.
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| Re: Bad, sad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. [message #331233 is a reply to message #331232] |
Wed, 02 November 2016 16:54 |
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Originally posted by: Ryan P.
On 11/2/2016 2:57 PM, Your Name wrote:
> In article <nvbh0i$poc$2@dont-email.me>, Bobbie Sellers
> <bliss@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
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>> Hi guys and gals,
>>
>> Sad news but remediable. Should be spread around...
>>
>> < https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-leds-light-u p-your-brain/?WT.
>> mc_id=SA_HLTH_20161101>
>>
>> DEA is going to be after this deleterious stimulant. ;^)
>>
>> bliss
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> Not really news. It's been around for a while. That's why you're not
> supposed to use your tablet to read eBooks, watch TV, etc. before going
> to sleep. It's also why some makers are adding "night mode" to their
> devices that (supposedly) lessen those (supposed) effects.
>
> Of course, as always, it's based on an idiotic, ill-run "study" that
> produces dubious results which are reversed by the next silly "study",
> which in turn are reversed by the next silly "study", ... and so on.
> The idiotic "experts" never agree.
>
I've never understood why so many mobile device apps insist you have
dark writing on a bright background. Its even hard on my eyes in the
daylight, much less at night.
First thing I do when I'm using an ereader app is look for that
"night" setting, or customize the background myself to white text on
black background.
I definitely relax much more while reading a real book vs an ebook.
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| Re: Bad, sad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. [message #331239 is a reply to message #331233] |
Wed, 02 November 2016 20:18 |
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In article <nvdjoo$7u4$1@dont-email.me>, Ryan P.
<rdeletepaque@wi.rr.comm> wrote:
> On 11/2/2016 2:57 PM, Your Name wrote:
>> In article <nvbh0i$poc$2@dont-email.me>, Bobbie Sellers
>> <bliss@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys and gals,
>>>
>>> Sad news but remediable. Should be spread around...
>>>
>>>
>>> < https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-leds-light-u p-your-brain/?
>>> WT.
>>> mc_id=SA_HLTH_20161101>
>>>
>>> DEA is going to be after this deleterious stimulant. ;^)
>>>
>>> bliss
>>
>> Not really news. It's been around for a while. That's why you're not
>> supposed to use your tablet to read eBooks, watch TV, etc. before going
>> to sleep. It's also why some makers are adding "night mode" to their
>> devices that (supposedly) lessen those (supposed) effects.
>>
>> Of course, as always, it's based on an idiotic, ill-run "study" that
>> produces dubious results which are reversed by the next silly "study",
>> which in turn are reversed by the next silly "study", ... and so on.
>> The idiotic "experts" never agree.
>
> I've never understood why so many mobile device apps insist you have
> dark writing on a bright background. Its even hard on my eyes in the
> daylight, much less at night.
>
> First thing I do when I'm using an ereader app is look for that
> "night" setting, or customize the background myself to white text on
> black background.
>
> I definitely relax much more while reading a real book vs an ebook.
Part of the problem is that many ebook readers and PDF documents have a
pure / bright white background, while very few books, and even
magazines, have paper that bright (and the paper often yellows as the
book ages).
You might find that turning down the brightness and raising the
contrast might help, but it's still not going to be as good as reading
a real book / magazine.
Added to the problem is that many people read their ebooks with the
room lights turned off (in fact it's sometimes promoted as a good
reason for having an ebook reader - your partner can sleep while you
read) ... unfortunately it's not actually a good way to read them and
you're better off leaving the room lights on.
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