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So, fedi, how do I pick monitors?
I want to spec out a new home office workspace. I want three monitors, probably larger than 24” each. I am somewhat visually impaired, inasmuch as I have myopia, astigmatism and encroaching presbyopia, and have just been operated for strabismus. I have glasses for this, but I do need to keep my screens at a reasonably consistent distance from my face.
I’m not a gamer, so I don’t need the ultra-high-framerate screens, and I’m not in professional media either, so super-faithful colour reproduction is not a huge concern. I would appreciate high contrast ratio, and good tolerance for a pretty well-lit office with lots of natural light. I mostly do office work and programming.
I’m not looking for specific monitor recommendations, rather resources that tell me what to look for and how to evaluate the relevant specs.
I am not averse to spending some money on decent quality monitors, I am going to spend hours a day at it.
transflective lcd is great if you want the room lighting and don't care about exactness of color. unfortunately there's only about two companies that make them these days and they are $$$. up side is reduced eye strain because you aren't staring at a lamp.
otherwise i think pretty much any name brand fits those requirements as long as you make sure it has a VESA mount (four holes in the back that are used to attach it to desk arms; some hipster brands like to leave them out), and also make sure you have enough GPU ports & adapters (its normal to have only one HDMI port and the rest are DisplayPort, whereas the monitor might be take either/both DP or HDMI)
Azerbaijan unveils ambitious AI strategy for 2025–2028 to drive digital transformation
The 'Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2025–2028,' recently approved by President Ilham Aliyev, marks a significant step in the country’s digital transformation.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Are we still friends? US-Canada border towns face a strange new reality.
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Are we still friends? US-Canada border towns face a strange new reality.
Planned limitations on Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which spans the U.S.-Canada border, symbolize a fraying relationship between towns with traditionally close ties.Sarah Matusek (The Christian Science Monitor)
Trump is picking off the universities one by one and they are caving very quickly. www.politico.com/news/2025/03... Worth reposting this article i wrote the other week. christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to comeChristina Pagel (Diving into Data & Decision making)
Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals (President Donald J. Trump/The White House)
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Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information from Specified Individuals – The White House
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Rescinding Security Clearances and Access to Classified Information fromThe White House
In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey.Voters were angry about persistently high inflation.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Le Monde | Selon l’Observatoire syrien des droits de l’homme, au moins quatre frappes ont touché l’aéroport de Palmyre, qui abrite des forces affiliées aux autorités. #Israël dit vouloir éviter que l’arsenal de l’ancien pouvoir syrien tombe aux mains des nouvelles autorités.
Israel strikes Hezbollah in response to rocket fire in most significant flare-up of tensions since ceasefire
CNN — The Israeli air force says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire in the most significant flare-up of tensions since a ceasefire brought uneasy calm to the region.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Guerra Ucraina-Russia, news in diretta: Zelensky boccia la missione Onu: “Non ci proteggerebbe”. A Zaporizhzhia morta intera famiglia dopo raid
Le notizie in diretta sulla guerra tra Russia e Ucraina dopo le dichiarazioni di Donald Trump che ha annunciato che "le linee guida principali dell'accordo per la pace sono state stabilite".Ida Artiaco (Fanpage)
HARCÈLEMENT ET CORRUPTION DE MINEUR : LE POLICIER FINALEMENT JUGÉ EN CRPC, DÉCISION « SCANDALEUSE » POUR LES PARTIES CIVILES
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"L’EST Républicain Article de presse réservé aux abonné-e-s Extrait Ce capitaine de police, renvoyé fin 2023 devant le tribunal pour notamment corruption de mineur, harcèlement moral et détention
France : il n'y aura pas de porte dérobée sur WhatsApp et Telegram
L'Assemblée nationale a massivement rejeté un amendement qui visait à imposer des portes dérobées aux messageries comme WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram et Olvid.Florian BURNEL (IT-Connect)
Democrats are talking about how to handle transgender rights politically, after infighting and flailing over the issue in the last year. “We have to create more space in our tent,” said Rep. Sarah McBride.
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Flooding Trump’s Zone: Networked Warfare Still Works
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"In the period leading up to Trump’s inauguration, spokesmen for the President-elect repeatedly stressed that he would hit the ground running. Metaphors like “fire hose,” “shock and awe,” and “flooding the zone” were common from those both officially and unofficially associated with Trump. And hit the ground running, he did indeed. ICE sweeps in Chicago..."
Author Pankaj Mishra argues Israel operates within a culture of impunity, emboldened by global far-right movements that admire Israel’s brazen cruelty.
“Some of the worst people in the world today are drawn to Israel,” he says. “Not because they are protective of Jewish population of Israel, but because Israel again represents to them — embodies this opportunity to take whatever you can and hold on to it using extreme violence if necessary.”
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Israel’s “Culture of Cruelty” Inspires the Far Right Worldwide, Says Pankaj Mishra
“The World After Gaza” author Pankaj Mishra on what Israel’s war on Palestine reveals about power and violence.The Intercept Briefing (The Intercept)
Doug Webb
in reply to Ulli Lust • • •beautiful line drawings of landscapes and creatures to tell stories about political technologies... Wow! Here for this!
I am planning at some point to try and make a "fediparty" in Leipzig. I wonder if I could use your work in making a poster? Or perhaps you're even interested in making a poster, with date/place left empty? 😅
Ulli Lust
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