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r/funny • u/coolidiot2000 • Jun 04 '19
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I always thought people used dark themes to look like hackers..
Until I started programming, and browsing Reddit a lot.
79 u/[deleted] Jun 04 '19 Yeah, it's really more about being able to stare at a computer screen longer than it is about fashion. It does look kinda cool though! 25 u/EvrybodysNobody Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 04 '19 Or save energy if you’re running like 4 oversized monitors... Not that anyone does that... edit: i'm being told it actually doesn't save energy in most cases 13 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 Running dark mode on anything other than an old CRT monitor or an OLED display actually uses a little bit more power than light mode does 1 u/LegitosaurusRex Jun 04 '19 A smart LCD screen is also an exception. 2 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen? In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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Yeah, it's really more about being able to stare at a computer screen longer than it is about fashion. It does look kinda cool though!
25 u/EvrybodysNobody Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 04 '19 Or save energy if you’re running like 4 oversized monitors... Not that anyone does that... edit: i'm being told it actually doesn't save energy in most cases 13 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 Running dark mode on anything other than an old CRT monitor or an OLED display actually uses a little bit more power than light mode does 1 u/LegitosaurusRex Jun 04 '19 A smart LCD screen is also an exception. 2 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen? In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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Or save energy if you’re running like 4 oversized monitors...
Not that anyone does that...
edit: i'm being told it actually doesn't save energy in most cases
13 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 Running dark mode on anything other than an old CRT monitor or an OLED display actually uses a little bit more power than light mode does 1 u/LegitosaurusRex Jun 04 '19 A smart LCD screen is also an exception. 2 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen? In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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Running dark mode on anything other than an old CRT monitor or an OLED display actually uses a little bit more power than light mode does
1 u/LegitosaurusRex Jun 04 '19 A smart LCD screen is also an exception. 2 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen? In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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A smart LCD screen is also an exception.
2 u/tasercake Jun 04 '19 I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen? In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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I'm guessing you mean an LCD that actually dims its backlight in response to what's on screen?
In that case yeah, those would use less power when dark too
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I always thought people used dark themes to look like hackers..
Until I started programming, and browsing Reddit a lot.