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John Carmack reviews your home's user interface. (infosec.pub)
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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Just wait until he discovers how some people configure smart switches.

One press turns the lights on. A long press turns them on dimly. Two presses turns the lights on in the staircase. Three presses…

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you don't have Bluetooth you can access them via morse code.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

The first two are good. I love hold-to-dim. But a switch should only control one thing.

[–] homura1650@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

When I bought my house, one of the lights was a dumb switch, but smart bulb. Normally, it works like a normal light. But if you turn it on, off, on quick enough, it changes color temperature!