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Shouefref wrote:If an option is not ticked, the user nevertheless has to decide whether it should be ticked or not.
Shouefref wrote:That you don't want to admit it, is typical IT fanboy behaviour, and I'm not the only one who complains about it.
Shouefref wrote:I would like to add that I agree with Just brew it about the red/green problem too, but that doesn't occur that much in software - which doesn't mean they should introduce it or not avoid it.
Shouefref wrote:I remember back in the 90's the computer monitors were very tiring to the eyes, and we as users would never have blamed the monitors for a lack of quality. Whereas it WAS due to the monitors, because we didn't have that problem when reading on paper.
just brew it! wrote:And in any case, if excess radiation from CRTs promoted tumor formation at all, wouldn't you expect it to be causing retinal tumors, not brain tumors?
Igor_Kavinski wrote:just brew it! wrote:And in any case, if excess radiation from CRTs promoted tumor formation at all, wouldn't you expect it to be causing retinal tumors, not brain tumors?
I surmised that based solely on my horrible headache-inducing experience with his monitor.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:I think parts of our body exposed to the elements are more resilient to radiation because they have to be otherwise we wouldn't survive long without getting tumors since they are the ones exposed to all kinds of radiation almost ALL the time.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/09/when-televisions-were-radioactive/570916/
What are the chances that monitor was manufactured by some company that cut costs on properly limiting the radiation exposure of its electron gun?
just brew it! wrote:...or gold.A filter isn't going to do much... unless it's made of leaded glass.
Shouefref wrote:Actually, lot's of people whith whom I talked about it, agreed. It are only IT sales persons who disagree, and people who seem to be fanboys when IT is concerned. Others are not happy with it.
Waco wrote:Shouefref wrote:Actually, lot's of people whith whom I talked about it, agreed. It are only IT sales persons who disagree, and people who seem to be fanboys when IT is concerned. Others are not happy with it.
I'm not an IT sales person. I disagree 100% with you.
Shouefref wrote:They will only reluctantly admit something is wrong.
Shouefref wrote:Yes, we should go back ten years to have W XP again. That was much better. People who say that isn't true, have never used W XP.