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As an antithesis of joke items i thought i would be positive and ' big up' new things that are good.
I will start with drone ' fireworks displays' all the beauty without the noise.
I hope this will be the norm when things get back to normal
I will start with drone ' fireworks displays' all the beauty without the noise.
I hope this will be the norm when things get back to normal
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How new are we talking?
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I do like the concept of ring doorbells but we had a case of kids playing knock down ginger on a neighbors house and it nearly came to getting the police involved over posting pictures of the perpetrators on social media breaking privacy laws.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
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Cheap go pro style cameras you can attach to your pets for hours of fun..... as long as your pet gives you permission obvs.
Also those usb portable juicers/smoothie makers as long as you drain the power befor cleaning it..... How we laughed on the way to A and E
Also those usb portable juicers/smoothie makers as long as you drain the power befor cleaning it..... How we laughed on the way to A and E
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Genuine question - what's so good about LED lamps?Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
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LED lamps are energy efficient i think they last more than 5 years
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Why just lamps?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:33 am LED lamps are energy efficient i think they last more than 5 years
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Maybe Jono will enlighten usGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:23 pmWhy just lamps?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:33 am LED lamps are energy efficient i think they last more than 5 years
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I meant lamp in a more generic sense. Not sure why I chose that word.
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Lamp as in light bulb.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:59 pm I meant lamp in a more generic sense. Not sure why I chose that word.
I think lamp is more commonly used these days than bulb.
When I worked in maintenance, back in the day before the wheels came off, only electricians called bulbs lamps.
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Automatic/video doorbells sound like hell to me. Great, you can answer the door remotely and see who's there, but there's bugger all you can see if they start doing something contrary to what you'd like. I'd rather not know. Also, I'm aware of landlords (in the USA I believe) who are able to lock people out of their properties remotely if they reckon they're behind on payments or whatever. Furthermore, some of these companies have been known to sell the data they collect on people's entries and exits. So, that's a no to IoT door entry tech from me.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
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LEDs are a huge leap forward this century though.
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As for the landlords - well, yes, that's regrettable, but if you make something much more convenient you are making it more convenient for bad guys. A criminal might use an LED torch to rob you but it's not the LED's fault.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:32 pm Automatic/video doorbells sound like hell to me. Great, you can answer the door remotely and see who's there, but there's bugger all you can see if they start doing something contrary to what you'd like. I'd rather not know. Also, I'm aware of landlords (in the USA I believe) who are able to lock people out of their properties remotely if they reckon they're behind on payments or whatever. Furthermore, some of these companies have been known to sell the data they collect on people's entries and exits. So, that's a no to IoT door entry tech from me.
As for the privacy - unless you think they're selling that data to burglars then it's no different to something like using Facebook. Unless I'm missing something...
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I just thought Jono meant doorbells generally. Either way it's weak in the context of this topic. And are LED bulbs really such a game-changer?
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And while I'm here - the vaccines one. Obviously they're really good and life-saving etc. but I see it as too boring and serious for this type of thread. You thought you were above criticism for that one, but no - you've been rumbled.
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Those guys from kent who have invented/adapted wind powered electricity for motorway lighting signs etc.
The genius behind it is that the slipstream of a vehicles trajectory will always generate the neccessary wind to power the electricity
The genius behind it is that the slipstream of a vehicles trajectory will always generate the neccessary wind to power the electricity
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Significant reduction in global carbon emissions and cheaper and longer-lasting than what they replace. Something actually useful that won a Nobel prize. And, even more important, last year's Christmas tree lights work first time.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:55 pm I just thought Jono meant doorbells generally. Either way it's weak in the context of this topic. And are LED bulbs really such a game-changer?
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Are they much more efficient than your regular energy-saving light bulbs?David Williams wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:37 pmSignificant reduction in global carbon emissions and cheaper and longer-lasting than what they replace. Something actually useful that won a Nobel prize. And, even more important, last year's Christmas tree lights work first time.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:55 pm I just thought Jono meant doorbells generally. Either way it's weak in the context of this topic. And are LED bulbs really such a game-changer?
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I and everyone I know locally would call it a lightbulb or a bulb - not a lamp. I wonder whether it's dialectal (West Mids/Worcestershire here). A lamp in my mind would conjure up a heat lamp rather than a lightbulb. The little flat ones are called spotlights - are we at least agreed on that?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:27 pm I think lamp is more commonly used these days than bulb.
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I think of a desk lamp. I had to look up heat lamp.
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All i can say on the matter is if i go into an electrical wholesalers and ask for a replacenent lamp for my spotlight they will immediately know what i meanAdam Dexter wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:11 pmI and everyone I know locally would call it a lightbulb or a bulb - not a lamp. I wonder whether it's dialectal (West Mids/Worcestershire here). A lamp in my mind would conjure up a heat lamp rather than a lightbulb. The little flat ones are called spotlights - are we at least agreed on that?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:27 pm I think lamp is more commonly used these days than bulb.
however I'm sure if you asked for a bulb they wouldn't neccesarily say ' what to plant in a garden' like the electrician i worked with in the early nineties
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Screenshots.
With my abilities with tech being poor at best, the screenshot has been a godsend especially with two concurrent incidents of self isolation
With my abilities with tech being poor at best, the screenshot has been a godsend especially with two concurrent incidents of self isolation
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I'm certainly not arguing against progress as a way of avoiding nefarious use; that would be silly.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:41 pmAs for the landlords - well, yes, that's regrettable, but if you make something much more convenient you are making it more convenient for bad guys. A criminal might use an LED torch to rob you but it's not the LED's fault.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:32 pm Automatic/video doorbells sound like hell to me. Great, you can answer the door remotely and see who's there, but there's bugger all you can do if they start doing something contrary to what you'd like. I'd rather not know. Also, I'm aware of landlords (in the USA I believe) who are able to lock people out of their properties remotely if they reckon they're behind on payments or whatever. Furthermore, some of these companies have been known to sell the data they collect on people's entries and exits. So, that's a no to IoT door entry tech from me.
As for the privacy - unless you think they're selling that data to burglars then it's no different to something like using Facebook. Unless I'm missing something...
I think it's more that they're selling the data at all that I find problematic. As for Facebook, if people want to announce to the world what they're doing every five minutes, more fool them, but at least that's their choice.
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I did a bit more reading and what they are/were doing (article from early 2020) does sound pretty scandalous. However, my outrage with companies doing stuff like this is academic, in the sense that I don't care that they're selling my data personally. Maybe I should vote with my feet and boycott it, but to be honest my ire is outweighed significantly by even one of the instances I have enjoyed of not having to get out of bed bollock naked on a Saturday morning to go and answer the door.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:37 pmI'm certainly not arguing against progress as a way of avoiding nefarious use; that would be silly.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:41 pmAs for the landlords - well, yes, that's regrettable, but if you make something much more convenient you are making it more convenient for bad guys. A criminal might use an LED torch to rob you but it's not the LED's fault.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:32 pm Automatic/video doorbells sound like hell to me. Great, you can answer the door remotely and see who's there, but there's bugger all you can do if they start doing something contrary to what you'd like. I'd rather not know. Also, I'm aware of landlords (in the USA I believe) who are able to lock people out of their properties remotely if they reckon they're behind on payments or whatever. Furthermore, some of these companies have been known to sell the data they collect on people's entries and exits. So, that's a no to IoT door entry tech from me.
As for the privacy - unless you think they're selling that data to burglars then it's no different to something like using Facebook. Unless I'm missing something...
I think it's more that they're selling the data at all that I find problematic. As for Facebook, if people want to announce to the world what they're doing every five minutes, more fool them, but at least that's their choice.
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OK, what are these doorbells and what to they do?
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They ping your phone when someone's at your door.
The doorbell has a camera, speaker and microphone built in, so you can see/speak to the person at your door from your phone.
Adding to the list...
Google Maps/StreetView.
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Actually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.
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I was going to ask if regular fold-out maps were too big and unwieldy for you, but then I remembered how big your phone was.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pm Actually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.
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So you can tell people you're not in rather than letting them infer it from the non-response. Game changer.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:52 pmThey ping your phone when someone's at your door.
The doorbell has a camera, speaker and microphone built in, so you can see/speak to the person at your door from your phone.
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This banter.
Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:51 pmI was going to ask if regular fold-out maps were too big and unwieldy for you, but then I remembered how big your phone was.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pm Actually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.
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Yeah, it's more that the "You are here" marker doesn't seem to move in real time on those big physical maps.Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:51 pmI was going to ask if regular fold-out maps were too big and unwieldy for you, but then I remembered how big your phone was.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pm Actually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.
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Exciting news about fusion power.
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They already do tax energy supply.
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The electric motor, when first invented in the 19th(?) century. Not obvious to orient a coil and a magnet that way.
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I just watched this video about the invention of the blue LED.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
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