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Blue LEDs reset your internal clock
- aston 19y agoSo... if you need some help staying up, http://wakeup.appjet.net/ http://wakeup.appjet.net/
- brentr 19y agoIn recent news, Microsoft claims their blue screen of death actually increases user productivity.
- noonespecial 19y agoAlso in recent news, accidents go up because drivers are blinded by blue light which is the color that reduces night vision the fastest.
- mechanical_fish 19y ago"You want an alert? I'll give you alert!" +1, ROTFL.
- sanj 19y ago"Nearly 30% of all fatal accidents involving large trucks in the US happen during the hours of darkness" Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we spend less than 30% of the day in darkness? (Yes, I know that the time spent on the road trucking is probably less than 30% in darkness. This just felt like a sampling bias. Like: http://www.insurance.com/quotes/article.aspx/Car_Accidents_Happen_Closer_To_Home_Than_You_May_Think/artid/104 http://www.insurance.com/quotes/article.aspx/Car_Accidents_H...)
- mechanical_fish 19y agoSo the secret to alertness is to mash the reset button on your biological clock three or four times a day? I'm imagining a future headline: "Dateline: 2027 -- scientists discover that overuse of blue light causes depression, hallucinations, amnesia, homicidal tendencies."
- phaedrus 19y agoSomehow I can't see truck drivers lining up to take "light showers". My best friend is a truck driver - you have enough trouble convincing him to take real showers.