elmicha

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You could plug in a power meter with wifi and look what power is used.

  You could use a babyphone or a camera (e.g. an old phone).

  I’m not sure if an Alexa (Echo Dot or so) would react on the little tune of your washer, but it hears the standard annoying beeps of my washer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is my bedroom being heated?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If everything is already warm enough, there’s no need to add additional heat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Kodak came back with a Camera tomorrow, what would you be awaiting from a company like them?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  From Wikipedia:

  The company has licensed the Kodak brand to several products produced by other companies, such as the PIXPRO line of digital cameras manufactured by JK Imaging. petapixel.com/…/kodak-brand-license-holder-jk-ima…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s a matter of scale. Electrocution of line workers, the home owner or renter should be prevented by an automatic disconnect switch. Without that switch you could have power on the pins of the plug, and that would be very dangerous.