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And now I'm reminded I have two of these to repair.
Submitted 17 hours ago by shalafi@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://i.imgur.com/zetAsf8.png
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davidagain@lemmy.world 21 minutes ago
Mechanite@lemmy.world 57 minutes ago
Maybe we can put our differences beside us. For science. You monster.
HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 50 minutes ago
How GLaDOS would hurt us now: Portal 2 turns 15 next year.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 minutes ago
The writers of glados deserved some sort of award. Heck, the entire design around that villain was cool as hell.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Pro-tip: I invested in rechargeable batteries, including 9v’s. Every solstice I just go ahead and change out the batteries proactively. (Could use the equinoxes instead but I usually have a bunch of other chores winterizing or de-winterizing the house at those times).
It’s annoying and probably overkill, but it’s way better than dealing with those annoying low battery beeps that always seem to start happening at 3AM.
shiftymccool@piefed.ca 6 hours ago
I’ve been seeing quite a few portal references lately, 10/10 i approve
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 50 minutes ago
Note: HUGE SUCCESS
Natanael@infosec.pub 5 hours ago
I’M A POTATO
Armand1@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
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Twig@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
Here you go ibb.co/ympNPmsP
Armand1@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Many thanks.
cosmicpancake@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
Oh hell, that picture hit me in the gut. I have two of those exact things sitting in my closet and every time I think about fixing them I just want to cry. Whoever designed these clearly hated future owners.
Parts are impossible to find, the screws strip in 0.3 seconds, and of course the cheap plastic decides to crumble right where it matters. I swear manufacturers do this on purpose so you buy a new one.
I’ll probably procrastinate for a month, then tear one apart at 2 AM with a soldering iron and too much coffee. If it works, I pretend it was a planned restoration. If not, well, eBay scavenging spree it is.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 49 minutes ago
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CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 16 hours ago
Parts?
Anyhow, they have a 10 year lifetime. You can’t repair it.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
Don’t these things run off of decaying isotopes? I don’t think you can fix that
rumba@lemmy.zip 39 minutes ago
They run off batteries, using either isotope decay or light sensor (or both)
I actually have one hanging off my ceiling right now, it’s battery was fine, but it tripped likely due to dust or a spider on the optical sensor. It went off at 2am, network sent them all off, took me 10m to find the right one I wasn’t about to just blow it out and out put it back on the ceiling :)
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
If I could turn back time, if I could find a way
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
“Jerry, we have thousands of warheads full of plutonium”
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 3 hours ago
where there’s a will there’s a way
Natanael@infosec.pub 5 hours ago
Depends on model. Almost all older ones does (using radiation from the isotope to electrically charge smoke particles that pass through, which then can be detected by a sensor).
Many newer ones are optical.
SGforce@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
Don’t know what it’s like where you live but around here if they are old enough to fall apart they aren’t to code anyway. They need replacing like every two years, I think.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
Seven to ten years, depending on manufacturer. The newer ones use a lithium battery and last ten years.
shalafi@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Our floor plan + regulations made for a stupid setup. All three bedrooms and hallway require an alarm. All 4 are within 8’ of each other.
And there isn’t one in the kitchen!
FrederikNJS@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
The ones in the kitchen will be set off by burnt food… Leading to people disabling the alarm anyway.
In your kitchen you can get heat sensitive fire alarms instead.
lovely_reader@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Afaik, it’s not recommended to have them in kitchens, because harmless culinary mistakes can set them off so people end up disabling them in annoyance. You have to have one in a common area on every floor, but ideally not the kitchen.
Scubus@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Bruh i cant afford to live through my house burning down or through my fire alarm waking me when ive got work. Plus i smoke a lot of weed so im like immune to smoke or something
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 7 minutes ago
This particular model I have in my house. Only ones I’ve ever had that take 2 AA instead of 1 9V battery. And when you open it + and - indicators aren’t easily determined so take note before you remove the old batteries or you’ll be struggling, which is no fun at 3am when you’re barely awake, standing on a short stool and your eyes are full of gunk.