"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Bad Monitor Eyestrain

Diaoz

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I use the computer for about 10hours a day and there's no way to cut that down because it includes work.

Anyway, I've been doing that for the past 5years or so. The first 3years was with a 15" CRT and has been pretty problem-free.

2years ago I upgraded to a 17" LCD.

The 1st year has been fine, until this year(the second), I'm starting to get really painful eyes after just 2 - 3hours of use. It gets better when I adjust some of the settings but comes back shortly after my eyes get used to it. This is a major problem because it makes concentrating really difficult and basically zaps everything out of me.

I was wondering which settings should I adjust?
1. Backlight
2. Contrast
3. Brightness
4. Gamma
5. Monitor Angle
6. Monitor Distance (from eye)
7. Monitor Height (it's currently slightly lower than my head, but I can elevate it with a book or something)
8. Ambient lighting? I'm using Orange spotlight.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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Skel

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Im in the same boat. 9 hours a day staring at a monitor. I dont have eye pains but i have huge circles under my eyes. They will never go away. It sucks but i have to get paid. Try taking a break every 45 minutes and just walk around or go to the bathroom or something. Really not much can be done.
 

Porky

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I was just thinking that my new LCD monitor seems to be screwing up my eyes.
 

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You know those filters for CRT's? Try getting one of those and it may damper the overall harmfulness/brightness of the screen.
 

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sry tripple post due to lag time! sigh, If anyone can tell me how to fully delete the post much THX!
 
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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The LCD should not damage your eyes at all as compared to the CRT which will make you blind.....

-Rule one, when you use your computer as it is with the T.V. I know I like to watch it in the dark, but this will hurt your eyes a lot. Make sure you have your lights on because this will prevent eye damage.

-Rule two, adjust your brightness of the screen.

-Rule three, take breaks every hour or two. Staring at anythign other then an HB 7+ is sure to cause eye damage hehe.

With the CRT there would have to be some distance in between you and the monitor, but the LCD does not have any of that radiation or harfull affects as the CRT does.
 
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