tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post2878717263986769232..comments2023-09-02T10:14:53.094-04:00Comments on Recreating Eden: Those Funny Light Bulbs Really Are Disagreeable, the New York Times FindsMary Soderstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-85404462603654268192008-04-23T04:58:00.000-04:002008-04-23T04:58:00.000-04:00She didn't associate fluorescent lights with the u...She didn't associate fluorescent lights with the usual cold and sterile environment that we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-19326269390364585692008-01-12T20:58:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:58:00.000-05:00In other words: "A period marks the place where in...In other words: "A period marks the place where inquiry stopped." <A HREF="http://dumluks.blogspot.com/2005/12/mentors-moment.html" REL="nofollow"> Citation.</A> <BR/>--mlMartin Langelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214277415738344944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-87206889034072538732008-01-12T09:50:00.000-05:002008-01-12T09:50:00.000-05:00What we're accustomed to is indeed a great deal of...What we're accustomed to is indeed a great deal of the equation. But there are other concerns about compact fluorescents: they currently contain mercury which can create contamination problems when they are dumped, and many varieties flickere which apparently can be trigger migraines in some people.<BR/><BR/>I don't doubt that the industry will eventually find ways to get around these problems, as well as the light spectrum one. A far more serious one is the distince possiblity that people who use the energy efficient bulbs, and governments who mandate their use, will think they've solved the problem of energy consumption and waste. But they certainly haven't if they drive gas hogging vehicules and don't support governments who regulate emissions,<BR/><BR/>MaryMary Soderstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-39174345680928928292008-01-11T20:04:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:04:00.000-05:00Hot and cold is the problem. Incandescents are war...Hot and cold is the problem. Incandescents are warmer than normal sunlight. Fluorescents are colder. A combination of the two comes close to natural sunlight. <BR/>Still use is all. So you need a filter to make the other type work. Think theatrical gel media. or colored glass shades.<BR/>--mlMartin Langelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214277415738344944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-11676727324129248412008-01-11T14:46:00.000-05:002008-01-11T14:46:00.000-05:00I don't like the look of the new bulbs either, but...I don't like the look of the new bulbs either, but I try to remind myself that we can become attached to the most surprising things. My husband used to share an office with a Japanese woman who raved about the fluorescent lighting, because it reminded her of the lighting back home. It made her nostalgic for her family! She didn't associate fluorescent lights with the usual cold and sterile environment that we do.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14333973869079804845noreply@blogger.com