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John Carmack reviews your home's user interface. (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 144 points 1 week ago (30 children)

My favorite is when one of the switches does nothing you can visibly see and you never find out what it’s for.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Pretty sure its the integrated drivers that cause the delay with LEDs lighting up. Better than the case 5-10 years ago though, where we still needed external drivers to make them work - now you just run your line voltage straight to the sockets. Much easier on the electricians.

That is a crappy switch placement, though. A little more planning would've fixed that. Nothing stopping you from getting a label maker though.

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[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Label makers exist, John.

Edit: just wanna thank Hawke for once again downvoting me. Love me a good stalker.

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[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You need the red card key.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Never noticed an issue with LEDs. Those CFLs though.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Blink.

Blink blink.

Bzzzzzzz....

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

You just perfectly described the CFLs in my detached, unheated garage during the winter

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I heard and felt this comment at the same time. Bravo! 👏

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

[Dim]

[Little less dim]

[Still dim]

[Can see a bit through the dimness]

[Functional but still dim]

"Fuck it I'll ignore it"

[5 minutes later] "Hey I can see."

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (7 children)

What's the issue? Do you normally label switches at home?

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Skill issue.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Shame on you if you vrbo and don't!

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think he's comparing it to user interfaces in the computing sense.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 12 points 1 week ago

For a 6 switch panel wouldn't be a bad idea. I'm poor so my rooms only have one switch per room, so it's pretty straightforward. But maybe some day...

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Switches at my home change place with every update so I have to re-learn which switch does what. It's a nightmare.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 6 days ago

Lmao, this person is going to be lock out of its own house after a bugged update.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Batman does. But they're all labeled "Bat light switch"

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 week ago

There isn’t an issue.

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