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scubadude
7 days ago
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Why so many control rooms were seafoam green (2025...
Modern street lighting provides a way clearer view of the scene imo than the old sodium lighting. Maybe it's just brighter now.
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jacobolus
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Providing a day-like view of the scene should not be the primary goal of nighttime lighting.
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LtWorf
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It's about 100000x brighter and if your bedroom is next to a street lamp, good luck getting some sleep.
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albumen
7 days ago
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Blackout curtains.
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6510
6 days ago
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After they swapped out the lights at my job I couldn't sleep after night shifts. It's pitch dark but the biology thinks it was noon an hour ago.
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duskdozer
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Inadequate.
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bookofjoe
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When I was an medical intern back in the day and worked 24 hour shifts every third day, I bought a roll of thick black vinyl and taped it to the window frame. 0.0 light got through.
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LtWorf
6 days ago
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But i want sunlight in the morning?
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bookofjoe
6 days ago
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https://shop.delos.com/products/philips-wake-up-light-hf3650...
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LtWorf
6 days ago
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"i want a wife" "here's a blow up doll. Totally the same thing"
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Citizen_Lame
6 days ago
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Best we can do in this economy.
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