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Check out brightness control:

http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html

It works as long as I disable flux.

I've wanted a "lower minimum brightness" option on every apple product I've owned... with the exception of an iPod shuffle which has no screen.

You can hold option-shift while adjusting the brightness (or volume) to get quarter increments. However it looks like it doesn't have any effect below the 1st level for brightness.

If you open System Preferences, it has a handy little brightness slider. Just Option-<brightness> opens the right pane.

Agreed. There is a setting that inverts colors, which darkens most text areas in websites and apps. It screws up pictures though, obviously.

That's surprising. I actually think it's too dark, and always find myself cranking up the brightness everytime I switch workplaces.

He means in a dark room at night. I have the same complaint. When all other lights are turned off at night, the MacBook Pro screen, at minimum brightness, is still way too bright for my taste.

Flux should help in those dark situations :-)