The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a Cure

Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by unshavedyak on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:25PM (#38784182)

I imagine you'd be able to wear the same thing you do outdoors. Which is to say, i don't wear sunglasses outdoors.

But regarding the lighting itself, yes i do think it is similar to stage lighting (brighter, i assume). Thermal and power is a significant concern with the lighting iirc, but i'm not too familiar. If i recall correctly the post that advocated these as a video and had an explanation on the difficulties. It heated up the room significantly.

With that said i want to stress that this was some post i saw several years ago, and i can't seem to find the video anymore. Iirc the lights were insanely bright, though.

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by arrowleaf on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @01:01PM (#38784593)

I briefly took up a hobby of trying to raise some tomato plants indoors. The lights that claim to emit the full spectrum of non-visible light to match sunlight are insanely expensive (thermally and otherwise). There's probably more to the sunlight's effects on dopamine production than lux.

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by matwood on Thursday December 28, 2023 @12:15AM (#38790295)

Many years ago I had a coral reef aquarium. The lighting required was the biggest expense and challenge to place and keep cool.

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