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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.mageia, alt.os.linux.pclinuxos, comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. |
| Date | 2016-11-03 21:50 -0700 |
| Organization | None, as usual |
| Message-ID | <nvh42g$848$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <nvbgrd$poc$1@dont-email.me> <c5poed-2oq.ln1@dougshost.douglaidlaw.net> <nvd700$llh$2@dont-email.me> <slrno1l0lr.n1s.ibuprofin@planck.phx.az.us> <nvfbjp$58u$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 11/03/2016 05:47 AM, TJ wrote:
> On 11/02/2016 08:19 PM, Moe Trin wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article
>> <nvd700$llh$2@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>>> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>>
>>>> Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>
>>>>> Sad news but remediable. Should be spread around...
>>
>>>> It isn't just screens. "White" incandescent globes emit light with
>>>> a yellow tinge. "Whuite" LEDs in torches (flashlights) and in the
>>>> modern automobile lighting are at the blue end.
>>
>>> I had wondered about people selling yellowish "gaming glasses". Is
>>> this possibly what they're for?
>>
>> Nah - that's to protect your eyes from those alien ray-guns that the
>> bad guys are using ;-)
>>
>> Actually, for many years, competitive target shooters (using real guns
>> on outdoor ranges) MAY wear yellow tinted glasses (safety glasses if
>> you're smart), but that is to increase the contrast of the black rings
>> on the white paper target. (You may notice that traffic warning signs
>> are black on yellow rather than black on white, so that they can be
>> seen better - same rational.) I think I got my first pair of yellow
>> shooting glasses in 1955 or so. You need to be wearing a hat with a
>> large bill (or equal) to keep the sun out of the way though. Yellow
>> tinted glasses and bright sunlight don't work well together.
>>
>> Old guy
>>
> My brother likes to wear yellow-tinted glasses when tractor-cultivating
> young corn where other weed control measures have been less than
> successful. He says they make the corn stand out from the weeds.
Orange glasses REALLY make green stand out. Creepily so.
--
Cheers, Bev
"They redundantly repeated themselves over and over again
incessantly without end ad infinitum" -- ibid.
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Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-01 18:52 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2016-11-02 20:44 +1100
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 06:23 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 10:16 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:19 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-02 23:46 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-03 07:07 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 21:49 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 05:42 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-04 09:41 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-04 10:00 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 20:12 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2016-11-03 08:47 -0400
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 20:14 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-03 21:50 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:18 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 03:44 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:42 -0500
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-11-07 08:01 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2016-11-02 08:38 -0400
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 06:28 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-11-06 18:46 -0500
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2016-11-03 00:21 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 03:39 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-02 21:40 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 10:11 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2016-11-03 06:54 -0400
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-03 07:52 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 15:22 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-03 08:36 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-11-03 17:19 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-11-03 13:11 -0400
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-11-03 19:24 +0000
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-11-03 08:07 -0700
Re: Bad news for screen watchers especially if you prefer bright screens. Ikke <hviaene@invalid.org> - 2016-11-04 09:44 +0100
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