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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:04:29 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:04:28 -0700, John Ames wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:09:55 -0000 (UTC) Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> Why not moving your head? Those are muscles that can get tired, too.
>> 
>> Because the point was about eye-travel.
> 
> The point was about looking a large monitor. Why would anyone not turn
> their head if they had to?
> 
> And holding your head still for too long will tire your neck muscles,
> too.
> (Try it.)

Next up, curved monitors...

https://www.zetron.com/blog/public-safety-dispatch-centers-101-
terminology-systems/

You can see the corner of another monitor on the left, and there may be 
another one past it. Typically the one in front of them is the most used 
and the rest have special functions, but PSAPs do love their monitors. 
However curved monitors have gotten a lukewarm reception.