f.lux has been updated to a new version

Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by peterjmag on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @10:57AM (#6559992)

Agreed. I've noticed a pretty significant improvement in my sleep patterns since I started using it. I used to have trouble "tearing myself away" from the computer at night, and I'd often stay up way too late just staring at my screen and not really doing much of anything—just sort of spinning my wheels. That rarely seems to happen any more.

Now, where the heck is the "Donate" button?

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by logn on Thursday October 17, 2013 @04:06AM (#6564153)

> Now, where the heck is the "Donate" button?

There's no need to donate; they'll start extracting cash from customers pretty soon!

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by richardking on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:30AM (#6560196)

curious-- I do this sometimes (often) too, but how does f.lux help you tear yourself away?

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by shiftb on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:47AM (#6560303)

Without the bluish light keeping me stimulated and awake I get tired more quickly. Once I'm tired enough, I just go to sleep.

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by m_myers on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:03PM (#6561811)

I've noticed that I can't make it to 4 AM anymore, but I'd just attributed it to getting older. Perhaps it is f.lux's doing after all.

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by altrego99 on Thursday October 17, 2013 @09:56PM (#6569336)

f.lux is an awesome little thing I had installed for months. Then on the excitement of moving to a new place, I removed it. And I could stay awake thru the night again. So it wasn't old age after all. Now I will put it back again.

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by tnorthcutt on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @10:13PM (#6563319)

I use f.lux and think it's great. I recently started taking a small amount (~1.5mg) of melatonin after reading a post[0] by Gwern and the accompanying discussion on HN[1]. I find that taking it ~30 minutes before I want to go to bed makes it much, much easier to "tear myself away" from the computer, book, etc. and go to bed.

0. http://www.gwern.net/Melatonin 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495358

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Re:f.lux has been updated to a new version by PeterisP on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @04:06PM (#6561835)

Bright blue light disturbs your natural sleepishness feeling (melatonin/etc), so the need to sleep is felt as, say, exhaustion which is different and comes later.

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