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hirez

My name is not Harry Palmer

Sep 19, 2011 19:23

If you're stuck inside a Len Deighton book, I suspect being woken regularly by having a bright light shone in your face is no fun at all. If you're me, it appears to be a tolerably good way to start the day.

verney junction, lunchtime recital, mouse scissors radio

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jarkman September 19 2011, 19:05:09 UTC

Sad ?

hirez September 19 2011, 21:04:35 UTC

Actually quite cheerful post long phonecall w/Ma. (Agriculture, Masonry, failures of technology, Peel - usual sort of ground)

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jarkman September 20 2011, 07:14:46 UTC

:-)

I tried a wakey-up light a few years ago, but it did nothing for me. Now, of course, I wake up early whether I want to or not. I think I need something which radiates extra dark in the mornings.

eljaydaly September 19 2011, 20:29:54 UTC

Did you get a light box? I've heard great things about those!

(Me, I'm one of the lucky ones who'd be happy if it were midnight 24/7. I should have been a vampire.)

hirez September 19 2011, 21:06:57 UTC

Not quite. (You freak... :) )

Actually, I was thinking about the tail-end of VPX (in response to a n00b asking if it should bunk off early on Friday. Ans: No!) and I think that long drive back down I95(?) was probably the best wasy of decompressing from the experience. For me, anyway. All I had to do was sit there...

eljaydaly September 20 2011, 08:40:47 UTC

Oh my god, I hope he takes your advice.

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hirez September 19 2011, 21:10:53 UTC

The former, sadly. It certainly seems to be a Good Thing, but this is only the start of the second week with the device.

A sun-following robotic caravan would be rather Ballardian.

anonymous September 23 2011, 20:23:08 UTC

Experimenting with F.lux... sort of like it, but as the monitor's colour is profiled, I could manually switch day & not-day profiles. And then I'd have a reasonable idea what photos looked like.

Also, tried wakey-uppy lights and discovered they worked as well as "sounds like a siren" 1980s digital alarm clock. i.e. for ca. 2 weeks. Then I adjusted. And reverted to "sleep mode on".

Do like "daylight" bulbs all over the place though. The main problem being leaving them on 'cos it looks like "real" light.

bogwitch64 September 19 2011, 21:59:24 UTC

Sounds like a good case for justifiable homicide in my book.

bmlg September 20 2011, 18:09:01 UTC

The light I wouldn't mind, especially at this time of year. As long as it isn't accompanied by large shouting men and having to sit in a hard wooden chair and (not) answer questions.