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Hi HN, I've been ruminating of this a little bit and figured I'd write and post my thoughts (I'm not a good writer, sorry in advance). I don't expect this to get much traffic, but if it somehow does my cable line probably won't handle it well so here's an archive: https://archive.ph/VIbMD

I really like this little computer and I'm sure some of you enjoy (or enjoyed) them too. :)

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> I'm not a good writer, sorry in advance

I found your writing style to be concise, pleasant to read and certainly nothing to apologize for.

Ah memories. My first machine was a Classic ii. I think it might be in a friend's garage in Ohio, will have to check with him. Thanks for the great post!

Love this stuff! What is the tablet that is standing to the left of the Mac?

Shameless plug to a blog post I wrote a while back, where I sung the praise of my old laptop that is running Windows 3.1.

https://iskender.ee/2022/05/16/Laptop-1992.html

It’s not actually a tablet, it’s a blindingly bright white LED, one of the lights that is supposed to help with seasonal affective disorder.

I’m still not sure if it’s pseudoscience or not, but as we head into the dark half of the year I’ll try anything at this point.

I have no affiliation with Canadian Tire, but this is the exact product: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ottlite-clearsun-led-ligh...

As someone who’s been using f.lux and refining sleep hygiene for over a decade, if this helps you please take it:

- Chewable Vit. D3 can help, especially if taken in enough dose (studies showed minimal downside from “overdoses” of 100,000IU for months, so I’m comfortable recommending 5000-7000IU as a starting does), and at the right time (after ingesting it takes about an hour for your body to bring that all in to your bloodstream, so I like to take it around 8AM. A bit earlier if I’m trying to wake up extra early, and a bit later if I forget. The latest I’ve taken it is 12pm since afternoon sun is normal and healthy)

- Lamps for seasonal affective disorder can be a bit of a crap-shoot since there are no regulations around the term. If you get one and it barely (or doesn’t) help, it might not be any good. Things that are important here: the spectrum of light output, and the lumens. If there are any sharp peaks in the wavelength it might be as helpful as an LCD monitor on full brightness. For a true test of whether the concept itself helps, you can use halogen worklights short-term. With those there are concerns of heat and UV radiation, but they provide very bright full-spectrum light. If those work, it would probably be worth shopping around for the higher-end SAD lights.

I have a corncob 300 watt LED (not 300 watt equivalent mind you) and it works decently well for me in the winter. But I don’t think I have SAD, just want to have daylight during working hours.

Thanks for the post, for adding it to HN, and for providing an archive link right off the starting line.

Also thanks for posting the comment because now I get to help correct a typo: “This Mac is uncharging ...“

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