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		rwmj on July 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't use 7-segment displays (2011) [pdf] That's sadly all scientific papers. It makes a lot of sense on a printed page, and possibly on a vertical (portrait) monitor, but rarely on a 16:9 laptop screen or phone.

_Microft on July 9, 2024 [–]

Isn‘t it rather sad that all screens seem to be purely optimized for video consumption today? Even on devices that are meant for work?

ChickeNES on July 9, 2024 | [–]

Not really? If anything, widescreen is better for working since it's nicer when you put two windows side-by-side

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