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Plants, lots of plants. Cactus also good, least back in the CRT days as they helped absorb emissions. This and headphones with your music. Also and above all

by Zenst 8y ago

Plants, lots of plants. Cactus also good, least back in the CRT days as they helped absorb emissions. This and headphones with your music. Also and above all, do take regular breaks and plenty of virtual cigarettes (as in going thru the process but not smoking - as in just get out of the office for a few minutes).

mikro2nd 8y ago
Came to say just this. Also, add a desk-lamp with a solar-immitating/"daylight" spectrum. (In the bad old days of incandescent bulbs that was one of the blue "daylight" bulbls. I don't know what the LED equivalent would be.)
- jimnotgym 8y ago
  Have a look at the Phillips range at any popular electronics store. You can have any colour you like (except black)
DonHopkins 8y ago
Back in the day I developed a Palm app for taking virtual smoking breaks: https://i.imgur.com/7FlQ6Bj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7FlQ6Bj.jpg
EForEndeavour 8y ago
> Cactus also good, least back in the CRT days as they helped absorb emissions. I've never heard of this; could you elaborate? What health-relevant emissions do CRTs give out, and how would having a cactus in the vicinity of the CRT help?
- Zenst 8y ago
  https://emfacademy.com/5-indoor-plants-that-absorb-radiation/ https://emfacademy.com/5-indoor-plants-that-absorb-radiation...
  - EForEndeavour 8y ago
    Got any actual sources? That link pushes a fearmongering agenda, and repeatedly mentions a "NASA study" without ever referencing it. It sounds like they're referencing the infamous NASA Clean Air Study, except that didn't examine radioprotective properties of plants. And that doesn't make sense anyway, because the radioprotective benefit is only conferred if you consume the plant. EDIT: read through more of the link, and it's total bullshit. A representatively BS quote, brackets mine: > Because of the spider plants amazing abilities at cleaning out pollution [completely false extrapolation of the Clean Air Study], it is also believed to be effective at absorbing forms of radiation in the home [WTF?]

by Zenst 8y ago

mikro2nd 8y ago

Came to say just this. Also, add a desk-lamp with a solar-immitating/"daylight" spectrum. (In the bad old days of incandescent bulbs that was one of the blue "daylight" bulbls. I don't know what the LED equivalent would be.)

jimnotgym 8y ago
Have a look at the Phillips range at any popular electronics store. You can have any colour you like (except black)

DonHopkins 8y ago

Back in the day I developed a Palm app for taking virtual smoking breaks: https://i.imgur.com/7FlQ6Bj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7FlQ6Bj.jpg

EForEndeavour 8y ago

> Cactus also good, least back in the CRT days as they helped absorb emissions. I've never heard of this; could you elaborate? What health-relevant emissions do CRTs give out, and how would having a cactus in the vicinity of the CRT help?

Zenst 8y ago
https://emfacademy.com/5-indoor-plants-that-absorb-radiation/ https://emfacademy.com/5-indoor-plants-that-absorb-radiation...
- EForEndeavour 8y ago
  Got any actual sources? That link pushes a fearmongering agenda, and repeatedly mentions a "NASA study" without ever referencing it. It sounds like they're referencing the infamous NASA Clean Air Study, except that didn't examine radioprotective properties of plants. And that doesn't make sense anyway, because the radioprotective benefit is only conferred if you consume the plant. EDIT: read through more of the link, and it's total bullshit. A representatively BS quote, brackets mine: > Because of the spider plants amazing abilities at cleaning out pollution [completely false extrapolation of the Clean Air Study], it is also believed to be effective at absorbing forms of radiation in the home [WTF?]