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When you get a pet rock, should you not take it for granite?
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Gneiss one!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Of quartz, just don't get a rock that's been convicted of basalt and battery.
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Let me make it crystal clear as I shale say that was a truly igneous pun! It's too slate, now, to geode you into any way into further stoner-style remarks.
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My pet rock is a fighter; he competes in the paper-weight class.
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Mines a tad bigger, in the smelter-weight division.
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Does that mean it's not rock solid anymore?
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Nope, but's still a fluid situation
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Sedimentary, my dear Watson.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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I taught mine a new trick; stay, staaaaay. He caught on right away!
The less you need, the more you have.
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What is the deal with Light and dark mode in Windows10? What is the reason dark mode sprang into existence?
I have always used Light mode. I'm wondering if I should "come to the dark side".
Finally, which mode do you use and why?
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I don't know. What I do know is that things moving around on a dark background cause me discomfort, while the same things moving around on a white background do not.
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Light for me - I find it harder to read things on a dark background.
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I find the opposite true, but I have moderate dyslexia, and it helps reduce eye strain. for some reason dark mode fixes the words bumping into each other than light mode for me. but there needs to be a pretty good contrast for this to work well.
there are quite a few studies that back this up.
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Back in the day, all we had was dark mode (monochrome). I prefer the light myself, but I do have a universe (space) background. Does that count?
"When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others; same thing when you are stupid."
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Call me a sith but I have the dark mode on. Much much less pain in the eyes in the end of the day due to less contrast.
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Rage wrote: Much much less pain in the eyes in the end of the day due to less contrast.
It's not the contrast, it's the brightness. Most people have their monitors set up so bright it's like staring at the sun. No wonder it gets painful.
Right now, both of my monitors have their brightness set down to 0 (that's right, zero). Contrast on one is set to 50%, the other at 75%.
I've been setting up my monitors that way for decades, and I've never felt that any pain could be attributed to staring at a monitor all day.
Of course I can't say how good your display will be with brightness at 0 if you're using a dark theme. But the default light theme has been working great for me since Windows 3.0...
Oh, and a good reason to avoid dark theme...on a bright, sunny day, the layer of dust isn't visible. 
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I agree, so many people have their screen way too bright.
Funny anecdote is that I was told at the time that the switch from dark to light background was made because it is more readable and reduces eye strain.
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the Kris wrote: I was told at the time that the switch from dark to light background was made because it is more readable and reduces eye strain
Once color monitors were commonplace, I remember reading that green over black was considered to be the worst color combination imaginable. I have no problem believing that.
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Much Like Diets...
This is very individual
I used to run DOS: Yellow on Blue, I do Yellow on Black now.
But I have changed my editors away from dark mode.
I grew up on Green and Amber (an improvement) monochrome monitors.
Agree with others than many people have their monitors too far away, and also too bright.
FWIW, you should be able to read your text on your screen without "acquiring" the image.
(For laymen, that is without using the fousing muscles in your eye). This reduces eye strain.
[Imagine trying to read your screen with your eyes dilated!]
in fact, I print a screenshot of text, and TAPE it to the monitor, I keep tweaking the font until it matches properly. Then I measure the distance from my face to the monitor (usually about arms length plus a bit).
I bring the PAPER in to my eye exam. I show the doctor where to hold it, and after he has dilated my eyes, he holds the paper, and adjusts it until I can read it easily. THAT becomes the distance I place my monitors.
I had LASIK 22 yrs ago, and do not regularly need glasses any longer (But I learned this about 5 years before I had LASIK and my Rx was stable that entire time)
There is a website on REVERSING Myopia (most computer people could use this advice)
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Part of the problem is that monitors seem to come from the factory with 100% brightness! I always try to keep the brightness down to a comfortable level.
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I prefer Light mode. Except for picture books, every book I've ever read has been in Light mode.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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Light mode for Windows, because the dark mode isn't nice. It's difficult to make a nice dark theme. For VS and VS Code I use dark mode as it's easier on the eyes.
For web pages I sometimes use the DarkReader plugin. Maybe CodeProject needs a dark theme?
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I use dark mode, my eyes are sensitive to bright light since cataract surgery. I also use Dark Reader add in for Brave but it has its problems.
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If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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The purpose of dark mode is simply to reduce eye strain when used in low light conditions.
If you are in a well lit room, then light mode is more likely to be preferred. But it a darker room, a bright screen can start to get uncomfortable fast, and I can only assume will have long term affects too.
You may ask, who works in a dark room?? Well, probably not many. But with all the mobile devices being used for so much non-work related stuff these days, a lot of people are using Windows in bed where it is darker.
Ultimately, it is a usability feature. Although no doubt some people will use it just out of preference.
I prefer light mode myself, I don't use Windows in bed. If I am on my Android phone in a dark room, I just turn down the screen brightness to reduce strain.
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