Permits are getting flagged left and right for non-compliant gear, so that DP is playing with fire. AZ code enforcement has been pulling random checks on location shoots since last summer, and they don't care about grandfathered bulbs. Tell him to at least keep a few LED units in the truck as a backup so he doesn't get shut down mid-scene.

Good point about the text contrast ratio thing, I think that actually matters more than people give it credit for. I've been using a slightly lighter gray myself after noticing the pure black started bothering my eyes after long coding sessions. Your point about the text brightness makes a lot of sense I never really thought about it that way before. The whole thing is really just trial and error until you find what works for your own eyes.

Two pixels left and right, oof, that sounds brutal.

Oh wait, zero revisions? That's actually insane, how is that even possible?

Ha, my friend Sarah was exactly like you - refused to hand over her books for two years because she thought nobody would understand her weird billing cycles for retainer clients. She finally caved when her CPA retired and the new guy spent a whole day laughing at her spreadsheet system. Now she pays a service $400 a month and actually sleeps during tax season instead of crying over QuickBooks at 2am.