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I browse many different websites every day. One of them has an unusual and accidental feature: It's black before it has completely loaded; then it takes on the usual white background. This is great because I can close my eyes for a few seconds, and still notice when it's loaded (the change in brightness
is visible even though closed eyelids.) If all websites did this (perhaps through a browser plug-in), it would be much easier on the eyes because you wouldn't be staring at pages while they load.
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Anything that allows a few seconds of relative peace and
freedom from advertising would be nice. |
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I wasn't thinking of ad blocking, but that's an interesting idea - the screen could go black for 5 seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds, depending on how long the site's ads normally are, and you get a nice mini-meditation session. |
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"This restful screen page was brought to you by Blackman's Window Blinds" |
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Ahh, do it properly...A pair of red velvet curtains that re-open once the new page has loaded,with a tinny midi rendition of a fanfare. |
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Can be fitted with seven veils for viewing the erm, more exciting images...my friend....yes, my friend sometimes looks at on the net. |
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//tinny midi rendition of a fanfare// Wouldn't actual polished brass trumpets powered by compressed air mechanically raised from behind the monitor be more impressive? |
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Alternately and oppositely an eye focussing web browser
could direct your eye to some decidedly important
position on the screen by creating some sort of motion or
visual phenomena. |
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I've noticed a number of sites have been adopting the "white on black" style for text presentation. |
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This can look pretty funky - but it makes my eyes hurt if I need to read any more than an opening paragraph. |
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Really you want to be able to browse with your eyes closed. You are already halfway there, looking for changes in brightness - and that was our ancestral path that lef to the evolutoon of eyes!
What you need is a brighter screen that can be read effectively through closed eyelids. It might be necessary to have a small screen directly apposed to the eyelid to make this work. |
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