I feel like this video touched some larger philosophical points about technological progress. It’s to work and create with restraints. If there are no limitations you end up with an unfocused mess.
It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition
Submitted 14 hours ago by TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 6 hours ago
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
I’ve seen that cropping up in a lot of videos lately from tech adjacent creators. Cathode Ray Dude veered off in his video about an HP laptop that had a feature that overwrote the Windows boot splash screen with a calendar view using the “Ring -2” management system into this kind of beautiful screed about basically why society is unraveling.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
only if you’re a shitty designer.
rollerbang@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Taste is subjective.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
Alec out there fighting the good fight for us.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I bought these lights, they’re sitting on the kitchen table waiting to be opened and put on a tree! I’m so excited!
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 6 hours ago
As always, he created a delightful video!
renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 13 hours ago
I literally wait every year for this video.
Beacon@fedia.io 13 hours ago
Did he ignore flicker problems again like last year? Because flicker ruins lights for a lot of us
credo@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I dunno. I just bought the Sylvannia led traditional white lights. Flicker free. Finally.
Beacon@fedia.io 5 hours ago
That's what's so stupid about the whole problem - the solution is known and easy but it costs a tiny bit more to make so lots of manufacturers don't do it. It just needs to run off DC instead of AC. Simple.
Steve@startrek.website 9 hours ago
I actually ran my outside lights on rectified DC power last year because the flicker kills me
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
His obsession over color quality while ignoring the flicker is very annoying.
LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 11 hours ago
He mentions flicker several times in the video.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
i’m sure they’re not perfect but i’ve had good luck with C7 ceramic LEDs from amazon.
schwim@piefed.zip 11 hours ago
Never watch a video that ends a statement with a question mark In the thumbnail.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
It’s technology connections, chill.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Bad take in this case.
Nima@leminal.space 5 hours ago
while I disagree with his hatred of blue and green LED christmas lights being too much (I actually love them), I do love hearing about his process to find the christmas lights of his dreams.
I look forward to these videos every year 😁