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I like dark mode because it matches the dark circles under my eyes.
Jeremy Falcon
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I dislike dark mode because it reminds me of the old Amber screens.
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I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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MarkTJohnson wrote: Amber screens
I hadn't thought about those in a long, long time.
I've used both green and amber screens. Between the two, I thought amber was much better.
I remember one of the secretaries working at my high school hired me to help her out with some word processing (I was a fast typist, a stickler for accuracy, knew my way around WordPerfect and was proficient enough to correct her own grammatical errors), and she had one of those amber monitors. Provided I adjusted the brightness so the individual letters wouldn't "bleed", I thought it was rather pleasant to work with.
And she paid quite well. I don't remember exactly the amount, but she paid me per page, and she almost regretted giving me the job 'cuz I "cost her a lot". On the other hand, she got her work done in no time, and being paid by the page, it really didn't matter I how fast I was, it would've ended up costing her the same. Win-win.
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I like light mode because I'm not very strong.
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I like dark mode on my phone as it makes the screen crisper. I dislike dark mode on my computer as it makes the colors weird.
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You know, I just realized I never went looking for dark mode on my phone.
Turns out if I search for "dark" under Settings, only the messaging app supports it. And I actually kinda like it...but everything else remains on a white background.
This is on Android 9. I'm guessing newer versions (and recent iPhones) have better support for it.
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My wife is having troubles with her battery usage and dark mode improved her battery life by about 20%. Not bad.
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I dislike dark mode because there is enough darkness in this world without my adding to it.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Dark mode in a dark room, with bright and Cheery Music. Happy![^]
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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I like dark mode because our renovated office space has LED lighting which is much brighter than before, and light text on a dark background is easier for me to read with my visual issues.
[bit of a run-on sentence, but that was a requirement]
Software Zen: delete this;
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I like dark mode because I am a vampire and have light sensitivity!
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I like dark mode because I spent a lot of money on an OLED monitor.
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"Yesss... Give in to the Dark Side!" Nope. Not me.
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I tried now more than a handful of times dark mode (specifically in VS). In general I don't last more than a day, last time I used it for a week, maybe a bit more. One day I decided I couldn't take it anymore. I don't know why. I am now using a beige background, actually now is like a muted mustard color.
Why I try dark mode (theme in VS) once in a while? Because I felt it has a lot of detail in differentiating various bits of code and I find that useful, sometimes. And other days I am ashamed as it looks like a circus.
Until the day they'll ban it because of privilege reasons, I'll use the white background.
giuchici
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Because of low vision, I sit close to the monitor, so that light mode is like staring directly into a 100 watt lightbulb.
Bonus answer: Dark mode consumes less energy on emissive displays like OLEDs.
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Drop the brightness. That's most people's problem.
2 of my monitors have their brightness at 0. On one, I set the contrast at 40. The other at 75.
My primary display is a 4K TV, with the brightness at 50 and contrast at 75. People hold up their phones next to them and comment how dark my monitors are. Yes. That's entirely intentional.
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Thanks for your thoughtful comment, but inverse video works better for me. High contrast with the background plus low overall brightness, and videos don't look washed out.
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I had cataracts. Dark mode was vital to my working. At that time, a white background would overwhelm the text. I've since had the surgery on both eyes and I good now.
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
"I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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I like dark mode because light attracts bugs
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