Interesting Links for 17-03-2022

[andrewducker]

Why comments are usually terrible, and how to make them better

(tags:comments web )

I can see 29 distinct colours. How about you?

(tags:colour eyes genetics )

The happiness of love turns to sadness when unspent.

(tags:love dogs death sadness grief )

Disney employees are staging walkouts over company's response to the 'Don't Say Gay' bill

(tags:Disney LGBT )

Ukraine-Russia peace talks make significant progress as 15-point plan to end war drawn up by officials

(tags:Ukraine Russia war )

Americans overestimate how big minorities are (I'd be very surprised if Brits didn't think the same)

(tags:USA minorities polls demographics viaJennieRigg )

His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent.

(tags:Jews singing religion computers death lgbt )

UK sets out action plan to tackle inequality based on recommendations from a commission that concluded there was no systemic racism in Britain.

(tags:UK racism )

Why Russians Support Putin's War Against Ukrainians

(tags:Russia Ukraine war polls )

France ends gas heaters subsidies, boosts heat pumps in bid to cut Russia reliance

(tags:France heating electricity Russia )

Russian war in Ukraine 'largely stalled on all fronts', UK claims

(tags:russia ukraine )

In-flight surgery with a coat-hanger and silverware

(tags:surgery airplanes )

Comments

[bens_dad]

I see more colours in your image than the one on Diana Derval's LinkedIn page.

I fail some of the Ishihara tests and have "weak red cones" but have had high score on some other colour discrimination tests and have been known to "carry a colour" - judge which of two similar colours in front of me is closest to one I saw half an hour ago in a different place - better than some other people.

I scored high thirties on your image but not more than thirty two on Derval's original.
I may be interpolating a smooth variation and seeing the steps because they don't match that curve, rather than because I can actually distinguish between colours of the blocks.

[andrewducker]

To be honest, I doubt that an image that's been copied from site to site, of unknown provenance, on an uncalibrated monitor is probably not going to be great for really telling what your eyes are up to. It is fun though :-)

Fascinating how good your colour memory is - I'm largely aphantastic, and so I don't think I could carry it more than about ten seconds!

[channelpenguin]

If I recall correctly what "aphantasic" means (don't see mental images?), then you might be suprised. I almost totally do not see mental images (I'd say totally, but I might be wrong) .... but I'm AWESOME at that colour carry / match over time thing.

[andrewducker]

I'll see if I can find a test!

[channelpenguin]

Oooh. I can colour match over time too. Never tested how long. If it's a thing I know well, then days probably. Thank you for letting me know that I'm not the only one who noticed this ability! It never seems to get mentioned.