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  • Oooh fuuuuuuck. Do we now have the HDR screen version of the 90s/00s CD volume wars? MAX IT OUT?!? BE LOUDER! BE BRIGHTER! WTF.
  • I’ve always wondered why it happened, assumed it was a rendering bug.

    fwiw it seems like “reduce white point” overrides any of these effects - which is good.

  • I'm on an SDR setup so I wasn't expecting to see the proper effect, but the square labeled "SDR White" is actually `rgb(220, 220, 220)`.
  • I’ve noticed this trend on LinkedIn just recently. Very noticeable at night, obviously, when my screen is naturally more dim. But these logos are like blinding headlights.
  • Please don't
  • For an authoritative overview of high dynamic range on monitors, I recommend the 137 minute documentary Debunking HDR (Steve Yedlin, 2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44248968
  • For your uBO (Lite) custom filters

    soverybright.com##:style(dynamic-range-limit: standard !important)

    linkedin.com##:style(dynamic-range-limit: standard !important)

  • > Every social network strips these tags except the worst one

    > Clearly we need more of it

    I do not in fact want sites trying to get around my display preferences to post their visual presence on screen.

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