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Re:Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, a... by lightedman on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @02:47PM (#48911366)
Try musicians that are used to playing extremely high speed semihemidemisemiquavers.

We notice latency. Neil Peart could almost get sample-precise timing, he was so godlike.

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Re:Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, a... by gf000 on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @03:37PM (#48911965)
Humans are good at predicting stuff, and they can notice when the expected doesn't happen.

But I wouldn't necessarily say that people can notice it everywhere in every state of mind. The medium, context etc all matter a lot.

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