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Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by narag on Friday September 15, 2023 @05:33PM (#37529382)
The eyesight I wouldn't complain at all. Until recently I didn't need glasses, except for reading. Hypermetropia is also called far-sightness for a reason. Worst period is when I only used glasses for the screen. Someone would come to interrupt and talk, I took the glasses off, then we were commenting on the screen contents, I put it on again, then back to talk and glasses off...

At home I use a 27'' screen with the regular glasses. I fear that if for a next job at some office they don't provide a similar one, the situation will repeat, now with regular glasses vs reading glasses :-m

I much prefer reading paginated media, and if at all possible, fixed-layout media (e.g., PDFs rather than ePub)

ePub didn't grow on me and I couldn't put my finger on why, I guess that's the reason.

About WAP phones, this was the one the company provided:

https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagemobilephones/comments/gefgsm...

Not bad, but not much I could do with it and they took away when I resigned.

Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by dredmorbius on Saturday September 16, 2023 @02:53AM (#37532596)
Gradient lenses may be in your future...

The problem of focusing at multiple distances is ... a challenge.

Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by narag on Saturday September 16, 2023 @04:44PM (#37538515)
IDK, those are a different version of the annoyance. Instead of changing glasses, you change the angle.
Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no... by dredmorbius on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:53AM (#37541635)
Pick your poison.