Parents are afraid of lcd screens

trocchietto · 02-22-2016, 01:54 PM

hi, this could be the proof that a tablet with eink support could have a huge market, especially if combines lcd for not reading activities

personally speaking i see in my self how I feel relieved reading from paper/eink
after a day behind the pc
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...rvey-booktrust

meeera · 02-23-2016, 01:19 AM

This article is about interactive ebook concerns, not LCD screen concerns.

HarryT · 02-23-2016, 02:59 AM

Did you actually read the article, trocchietto? It's not talking about screen technology, but about digital vs. paper books. Your thread title is completely misleading.

tomsem · 02-23-2016, 11:45 PM

I'm a little uncertain about what they mean by 'interactive ebooks' in the article, and wonder if I'm running afoul of some Britspeak idiom. What is 'addictive' about them? How would they erode attention span? Where can I get one, they sound great!

meeera · 02-24-2016, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

I'm a little uncertain about what they mean by 'interactive ebooks' in the article, and wonder if I'm running afoul of some Britspeak idiom.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22i...ctive+ebook%22

JSWolf · 02-24-2016, 05:51 AM

To me it sounds like these parents have no clue what's going on.

Alpha o · 02-24-2016, 07:38 AM

Could be worried what answers the device will give in certain situations. Could be anything that would offend someone's sensibilities. If they have no control over the responses, they don't want the device.

Texas Instruments had the Speak and Spell, and Speak and Read 30 years ago.
The answers were preprogrammed and totally respectable, but in this day and age even dinosaurs can enrage certain people.

meeera · 02-24-2016, 07:52 AM

I'm not where you're getting that from, Alpha o. The article is reasonably clear about the parents' concerns, and they had nothing to do with creationist figments, which thankfully have minimal toehold in the UK from what I understand. I also read nothing about people being "enraged".

Parents were concerned that heavy exposure to whizz-bang multimedia "books" (more properly, apps) may contribute to reducing children's interest in books. It's entirely responsible, as a parent, to limit children's consumption of video/gaming/TV/multimedia, and encourage alternative activities in a good proportion of their leisure time - arts, sports, play, reading, etc.

Similarly, vetting multimedia content for the age-appropriateness of violence, sexuality etc is again a reasonable and responsible thing for a parent to do, and it's difficult to vet the content of an interactive book without playing through all of the content yourself, clicking on every single link, etc. Reading in text about violence or sex or abuse or whatever is very different from being exposed to it visually/auditorily, so as a parent I understand these concerns completely. I've not censored my child's book reading, but have carefully and gradually managed what he's exposed to in video form over time to keep it developmentally appropriate for him, monitoring his individual capacity to process the content. I get pretty disturbed by the fact that many kids in his class, even in primary school, were allowed to watch Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, but hey, their families, their rules, so I keep it to myself.

I don't think there's anything especially surprising or irrational in the results of the survey. The parents don't appear to be getting up a campaign to say "These apps should be BANNINATED!", they were asked about their personal concerns within their own family, and they responded. Parents are parenting. Thumbs up to them.

HarryT · 02-26-2016, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasmineJasmine

Blue light is harmless. What's harmful are all the frequencies MISSING from man's artificial environment. Sunlight rejuvenates man's spectrum and restores his connection to the universe. That is why ancients worshiped the sun. Modern man with shrunken brain. He made sun into a deity, the son, and lost hiss connection with the universal spectra. The rich connectedness of the ancients filled them with wisdom and allowed them to survive environments which 'modern man' could never endure.

What utter twaddle.

eschwartz · 02-26-2016, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasmineJasmine

Blue light is harmless. What's harmful are all the frequencies MISSING from man's artificial environment. Sunlight rejuvenates man's spectrum and restores his connection to the universe. That is why ancients worshiped the sun. Modern man with shrunken brain. He made sun into a deity, the son, and lost hiss connection with the universal spectra. The rich connectedness of the ancients filled them with wisdom and allowed them to survive environments which 'modern man' could never endure.

Wait, does that mean I could go into space without a spacesuit if I were more connected with my ancientness?

Or something?

Spoiler:

Freeshadow · 02-27-2016, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Wait, does that mean I could go into space without a spacesuit if I were more connected with my ancientness?

Or something?

Spoiler:

Your post is definitely NSFD*; you nearly gave me a coffee snort-out.
*

Spoiler:

theducks · 02-27-2016, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

What utter twaddle.

I made the mistake of getting a 6000+K LED for my reading lamp

When I moved away, everything was RED hued for minutes.

I have started wearing shades when using my Monitor for any length of time. My eyes ARE less tired (they tend to cross when tired).

Staring into light sources has never been good

frahse · 02-27-2016, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

What utter twaddle.

So "one stretch" in speech, deserves another "in your opinion."

MikeB1972 · 02-29-2016, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasmineJasmine

Blue light is harmless. What's harmful are all the frequencies MISSING from man's artificial environment. Sunlight rejuvenates man's spectrum and restores his connection to the universe. That is why ancients worshiped the sun. Modern man with shrunken brain. He made sun into a deity, the son, and lost hiss connection with the universal spectra. The rich connectedness of the ancients filled them with wisdom and allowed them to survive environments which 'modern man' could never endure.

Now that's a really out there definition of Vitamin D

Freeshadow · 02-29-2016, 06:58 PM

^that

Cholesterine+Sunlight=D3

02-22-2016, 01:54 PM	#1
trocchietto Addict Posts: 399 Karma: 2038458 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Amsterdam, but I am neapolitan Device: sony 650 ,T2, samsung 7.7, ipad2, ipad mini2, yotaphone2, galax tab s2	Parents are afraid of lcd screens hi, this could be the proof that a tablet with eink support could have a huge market, especially if combines lcd for not reading activities personally speaking i see in my self how I feel relieved reading from paper/eink after a day behind the pc http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...rvey-booktrust

02-24-2016, 07:52 AM	#8
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,814 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	I'm not where you're getting that from, Alpha o. The article is reasonably clear about the parents' concerns, and they had nothing to do with creationist figments, which thankfully have minimal toehold in the UK from what I understand. I also read nothing about people being "enraged". Parents were concerned that heavy exposure to whizz-bang multimedia "books" (more properly, apps) may contribute to reducing children's interest in books. It's entirely responsible, as a parent, to limit children's consumption of video/gaming/TV/multimedia, and encourage alternative activities in a good proportion of their leisure time - arts, sports, play, reading, etc. Similarly, vetting multimedia content for the age-appropriateness of violence, sexuality etc is again a reasonable and responsible thing for a parent to do, and it's difficult to vet the content of an interactive book without playing through all of the content yourself, clicking on every single link, etc. Reading in text about violence or sex or abuse or whatever is very different from being exposed to it visually/auditorily, so as a parent I understand these concerns completely. I've not censored my child's book reading, but have carefully and gradually managed what he's exposed to in video form over time to keep it developmentally appropriate for him, monitoring his individual capacity to process the content. I get pretty disturbed by the fact that many kids in his class, even in primary school, were allowed to watch Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, but hey, their families, their rules, so I keep it to myself. I don't think there's anything especially surprising or irrational in the results of the survey. The parents don't appear to be getting up a campaign to say "These apps should be BANNINATED!", they were asked about their personal concerns within their own family, and they responded. Parents are parenting. Thumbs up to them. Last edited by meeera; 02-24-2016 at 07:57 AM.

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meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,814 Karma: 68407974 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	This article is about interactive ebook concerns, not LCD screen concerns.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Did you actually read the article, trocchietto? It's not talking about screen technology, but about digital vs. paper books. Your thread title is completely misleading.

02-23-2016, 11:45 PM	#4
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I'm a little uncertain about what they mean by 'interactive ebooks' in the article, and wonder if I'm running afoul of some Britspeak idiom. What is 'addictive' about them? How would they erode attention span? Where can I get one, they sound great!

02-24-2016, 05:51 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	To me it sounds like these parents have no clue what's going on.

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Alpha o Addict Posts: 282 Karma: 2603524 Join Date: Jan 2015 Device: Onyx Boox Darwin, inkBOOK Obsidian	Could be worried what answers the device will give in certain situations. Could be anything that would offend someone's sensibilities. If they have no control over the responses, they don't want the device. Texas Instruments had the Speak and Spell, and Speak and Read 30 years ago. The answers were preprogrammed and totally respectable, but in this day and age even dinosaurs can enrage certain people.

02-29-2016, 06:58 PM	#15
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