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Heres what its like to visit the last Blockbuster store in the U.S.
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Two Alaska blockbuster stores closed their doors, leaving only one store, in Bend, Oregon, to be the final Blockbuster in the entire country. - photo by Herb Scribner
Whats it like inside the last Blockbuster store in the country?

Its pretty simple, actually.

As I wrote about last week, two Alaska Blockbuster stores closed their doors, leaving only one store, in Bend, Oregon, as the final Blockbuster in the entire country.

Since then, people have flocked to the video rental location to experience its majesty before it shuts its own doors (if ever).

CBS News visited the Blockbuster in Bend to see if it has done anything different to keep up with the times.

Blockbuster General Manager Sandi Harding told CBS she hasnt changed much with the store. Her store has more than 14,000 titles all lined up in alphabetical order.

"It's all alphabetical so it still comes all the way around in the alphabet to find them," Harding said. "Nothing really has changed. We still have the category signs. I think if a customer walked in here, they would still be like oh, I can find that movie because it's like the library. You go and you kinda know where things are."

Charlotte Jones, a 15-year-old who has grown up during the Netflix era, said she enjoyed the experience of visiting a physical store.

"Just being here is kind of cool because it's the last one," Jones said. "When you see them all, like, next to each other, it kind of makes it easier. But with like on Netflix, you only see the title and that's all. But you have to like scroll through it and it takes a while to get through all of the movies."

Read more at CBS.

The Washington Post also visited the last Blockbuster store in the country.

Harding told The Washington Post that many of her customers are loyalists, while others are walking through the aisles simply for nostalgia's sake.

Others come in for the nostalgic stroll in the aisles, picking feverishly through the inventory to find an obscure film, The Washington Post reported. And snagging the last copy of a new and popular release provides a small thrill you cannot get from a download button.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.