Post ACYH2b2OS9fN66lDUW by evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com
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(DIR) Post #ACXrGRl39cDhYxalVo by urusan@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T04:50:14Z
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Back when CRTs were common, they would make me physically ill after just a few hours of use. Did anyone else experience that?
(DIR) Post #ACXrmzDqGmiWcLZjv6 by stevejail@gleasonator.com
2021-10-20T04:56:10.171526Z
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@urusan I loved them. But less screen is a good thing if so.
(DIR) Post #ACXtaOXV1vSZHStSzY by ubuntuxp@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T05:16:15Z
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@urusan I must've been too young to notice.
(DIR) Post #ACXuCYxWjo7CbLGf2m by evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com
2021-10-20T05:23:07Z
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@ubuntuxp @urusan What was it about CRTs that can make people sick?
(DIR) Post #ACXuZwN9qyaVsRP5fM by person@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T05:27:21Z
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@urusan When I was little we had a CRT TV, I don't remember feeling sick while watchig stuff on it. And I watched a LOT of Nickelodeon on it.
(DIR) Post #ACXulhQZFDTT07bbgu by sigsegv@floss.social
2021-10-20T05:29:30Z
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@urusan CRT = C Runtime Library? Yes, I think that can make you feel ill 😅
(DIR) Post #ACXvHhxSo6e7ugFtPk by urusan@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T05:35:18Z
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@evelyn @ubuntuxp I don't know, I only know that it would happen to me pretty consistently.If I had to guess, it was probably something to do with the image produced, as opposed to the X-rays.
(DIR) Post #ACXvMCRBQZbNbMIYKm by urusan@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T05:36:06Z
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@person This seems to be the more common case.
(DIR) Post #ACY09WMcWv71PNwCVE by bbbhltz@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T06:29:49Z
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@urusan most of the time, no. But, I encountered a few CRT monitors and TVs that would make me feel a little off.
(DIR) Post #ACY1CkXQO2d2By5vn6 by rick@fedi.n0id.space
2021-10-20T06:41:39.945481Z
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@urusan back then i felt nothing.. But i found an old one some years ago and testet it with a workmate..Holy hell how could i look at it for 7hours..Well could be a faulty one, cause it was damn old. It flickered like hell
(DIR) Post #ACY1ORR7ETMeQLid72 by enigmatico@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-10-20T06:43:45.602146Z
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@urusan I didnt. Though I was a kid when CRTs were a thing, and my parents wouldnt let me use the computer for a very long time.Still, never felt sick using them.
(DIR) Post #ACYCTe14zDs6NsDxMe by vrdhn@fosstodon.org
2021-10-20T08:47:56Z
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@urusan ions ; this was a common problem ;
(DIR) Post #ACYD49jIYSsTALJiyG by finlaydag33k@social.linux.pizza
2021-10-20T08:54:32Z
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@urusan I still use them a decent bit nowadays without issues.
(DIR) Post #ACYH14lSxSGyiO7N3Y by evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com
2021-10-20T09:38:45Z
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@urusan Could it be psychological? Because if it's due to the tech then other similar gadgets would make you ill too.
(DIR) Post #ACYH2b2OS9fN66lDUW by evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com
2021-10-20T09:39:05Z
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@sigsegv Cathode Ray Tubes?
(DIR) Post #ACYY578zkeHGTRdQ12 by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2021-10-20T12:49:57Z
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@evelyn @urusan CRTs do have a flicker detectable by the outer periphery of vision, which is focused on motion detection rather than detail, and emit a distinctive high-pitched whine. These effects could combine in a way that leads to the brain having trouble processing what it's experiencing and coming to the conclusion it's been poisoned, leading to nausea.The brain pretty much always goes with "I've been poisoned" whenever it doesn't get something.