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Just glad we don't use CRTs anymore. The blue background of the Turbo Pascal IDE couldn't have been great for my eyes.
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My memory of Turbo Pascal was yellow text on a black background, which I quite liked. I set Turbo C up to be the same. I do find dark themes work well for me, though.
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As with most things, the answer is "it depends"
I find light-on-dark easier to read most of the time, but have recently written a small systray app to switch the overall windows theme between light and dark (and much of my software follows) so that when I'm working outside (which I've started doing because the weather is quite pleasant), I switch to a light theme, to be able to see what's on my screen more effectively.
There are some points to ponder in this discussion though, including plain-old-preference and light sensitivity (I find bright colors on the screen to be rather harsh - even light outside can be a little much sometimes, but I feel like I adjust to it better once I'm actually out there - so perhaps it's more of a contrast issue)
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If you say that getting the money
is the most important thing
You will spend your life
completely wasting your time
You will be doing things
you don't like doing
In order to go on living
That is, to go on doing things
you don't like doing
Which is stupid.
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Dark theme for dark environments, light theme for light environments.
But you really shouldn't work in a dark environment.
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People get older. White light dazzles because when you are no longer young, the vitreous humor of the eye is disorganized and manifests halos in the presence of intense light and filaments that seem to fly.
Adopting a dark theme minimizes the effects of an eye that is no longer perfect. The programmers who are no longer very young, those with the experience necessary to manage non-trivial projects, are getting older and older.
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I had (I've since had curative surgery) cataracts and a white background drowned out the text, especially because the text color was not full black, but a softer, grayish black.
Dark themes allowed me to read the text. It's as simple as that.
Windows "Ease of Access" settings were fine up to a point. I found the "High contrast" settings ultimately unhelpful.
The worst problem I had was with web pages. Browsers try to help but they can only go so far.
Web apps such as JIRA, Confluence, etc., had no dark or high contrast mode.
Before the surgery it was very fatiguing. At the end of the day I was usually wiped out.
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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The pixels of an OLED screen only draw power when they are illuminated. Dark themes save energy, which is important for portable computers and phones. As people get used to dark themes on their phones, they are going to bring that preference across to computers. Where is my OLED laptop?!!
I'm totally in the white-background-causes-eyestrain camp. You can turn the brightness of your monitor down to the point where black text on white background is tolerable, but then images look dark and lack detail. A dark theme makes just the text darker.
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The dark themes saved my eye sight. I was going blind from white backgrounds, too much LED light. I almost didn't pass my DMV eye sight test. I went black theme on everything, and my eyesight came back within a couple of weeks. Sort of like the old days or monochrome monitors with green text.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
Discover my world at jkirkerx.com
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Some of us have sensitivity issues with bright light. It is sometimes actually painful to be outdoors on bright days, without wearing extra-dark glasses.
This was never a problem in my "green screen" CRT days. It was even better when I got an amber CRT.
Ever since Windows, I have always edited display themes (for applications that allow it) do my own version of a dark theme. It is wonderful to finally have dark themes available for most programs. I just squint a lot with the handful of apps that don't have it.
Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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The reason for it is that it's just great. I (my eyes) highly enjoy it. I remember the first time I flipped to it, my head and eyes went "aahhhhhh.. .wonderful".
I think another reason is less battery draw on mobile devices, although I saw an article that said dark vs light mode in the end had a pretty low advantage (but was an improvement).
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I used to be a staunch advocate of light themes, but a combination of extended viewing times, the Samsung G9 monitor (which is both incredibly bright, and almost panoramic, so your eyes are blasted from all angles) and increasing ocular migraines has led me to discover that depending on environmental light levels and equipment involved, dark themes can be a huge mercy. Turning the brightness down isn't enough, as you're dropping contrast / dynamic range.
I think something like C# in VS looks prettier in the light theme, for sure, but the practicality and comfort of dark theme let me finally give it up.
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There's a bit of a panic on, because we're running short of CO2, used, (amongst other things), in fizzy drinks and abattoirs.
Ummmm. Look up guys. See that greenhouse gas that's killing the planet. Yeh, the CO2 stuff.
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OK, go ahead and invent a cost-effective way to extract it from the atmosphere and sell it to fizzy drink manufacturers and abattoirs.
Just remember who gave you the idea when you're a multi-billionaire credited with solving climate change. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: OK, go ahead and invent a cost-effective way to extract it from the atmosphere
Yeh, I did actually do some reading on it and, apparently, it's not that easy. But if was easy, it wouldn't be such a great "opportunity", would it! I'll let you know when I've figured it out. 
It does seem a bit stupid that we rely on two or three, seasonal, companies to produce 80% of the UK's needs. Particularly when those companies are significantly affected by the cost of gas.
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5teveH wrote: Look up guys. See that greenhouse gas
If you can see CO2, you have unique eyesight.
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Dear Friend,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise; this
is because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you
this email following the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be
of mutual benefit to both of us. However, I am Barrister Michael
Arthur, SAN, Attorney to the late Engr.Ronald Johnson national of
Northern American, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development
Company (SPDC) in Nigeria On the 11th of November, 2002. My client,
his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident
along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road. Unfortunately they all lost their
lives in the event of the accident, since then I have made several
inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client; I can easily convince the bank with my
legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.
Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared
not serviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at
about $15 million U.S dollars (Fifteen million U.S. America
dollars).Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official
working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over several years now. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at $15million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then
you and I can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through and also forward the following to me:
1, Your Full Name:.......
2, Your House Address:..................
3, Your Country:..........................
4, Your Contact Telephone ......
5, Your Age and Gender:.......................
6, Your Occupation: .................................
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me VIA this my confidential email
( baafredmike@outlook.com
Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER Michael Arthur SAN.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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These scams would not exist if they still, to this very day, didn't get suckers to take the bait.
Sad, really. 
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Haven't seen one of these for a while. 
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I would take the money if BARRISTER Michael Arthur SAN reduced his share to 30%.
TOMZ_KV
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"Barristers" argue cases in court. "Solicitors" are those lawyers who handle contracts, wills, etc.
Don't do it! It's a scam!
However, if you do get 50% of the money I have a bridge you may be interested in buying at a very reasonable price.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I got one of those a couple of years back from someone claiming to be the "Supervisor of Mines" or some such in South Africa.
Other than the invented position, the fractured syntax, and the sheer unlikelyhood of anyone in SA hearing of me in this manner, it was totally convincing...
(And if you believe that it was convincing, I've got another bridge to sell you, this one with a beautiful view of the river Jordan...)
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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Anyone else noticed ?
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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No[^]. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It is quiet: "This video is not available".
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Works fine for me. It must be a regional block.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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