I'm reasonably sure I've seen at least one of the "restore old things" channels using a kind of vibrating bath with abrasive material for getting rust off and/or polishing old pieces of metal. Like a static sand blaster, I guess.
[0] isn't one of them but at least I'm not entirely mad - it does happen.
> Researchers have noted instances where devices known to be active had their shutdown.log cleared, alongside other IOCs for Pegasus infections. This led to the conclusion that a cleared shutdown.log could serve as a good heuristic for identifying suspicious devices.
Which is why the article is pointing out that a cleared `shutdown.log` is no longer an indicator of Pegasus infections (because it now happens every boot.)
> the gold thing seemed like a good, cheap way to get on Trump's good side
Which, whilst morally repugnant, does make business sense - if Apple got hit by tariffs or other penalties, you can be sure the Carl Icahn style leeches would be popping out of the woodwork complaining that Tim Cook was ruining Apple / the share price / etc. and trying to orchestrate shareholder and/or board revolts.
(And Good Lord, imagine the threads on here if Apple's value dropped just because Tim Cook didn't give a hideous piece of tat to Trump.)
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30987544/ "These results suggest that high suggestibility confers vulnerability to dissociative states in individuals exposed to trauma and displaying an anxious attachment style."
> I had a look and I found one[0] (cw: child abuse) which agrees but the direction is wrong - they discovered trauma leads to suggestibility.
I never said that trauma comes from suggestibility. Even for traumatized people you can make things worse by using their suggestibility and saying they are miserable, they get more miserable, what you said agree with that.
> I just use my hands to turn light switches on and off.
Difficult if you're not there though? Whereas a smart bulb/switch can turn it on when you're not there (crime deterrence) or when you're almost home (handy in hallway with no light.)
(Niche uses, perhaps, but "I just use my hands" is reductive silliness.)
Both of your use cases do not require any from of smart device and certainly no internet connection.
In fact you could even use an simple analog switch if you want the lights to go on at certain times. And for the hallway I would suggest the tried and true motion sensor.
Sure for really complex logic and a lot of flexibility you might want an micro controller eventually but those are truly niche uses.
"Smart" devices are insanely overengineered for the simple problems they solve and the huge problems they can cause.
> And for the hallway I would suggest the tried and true motion sensor.
By the time I'm in the dark hallway, it's a bit late. "But just add a motion sensor outside!" Yeah, except this is a block of flats and you can't add stuff to the communal areas like that.
> if you want the lights to go on at certain times
I don't. I want the lights to go on -as if we were at home-. Which is "random times depending on which room and what people are doing and if there is cooking going on and ..." Home Assistant learns from smart bulb activations and can simulate our presence effectively.
It consists of a mechanical timer, a dial, and a relay. It plugs into a receptacle. It does not require an internet connection.
> or when you're almost home (handy in hallway with no light.)
This wall switch occupancy sensor that can switch 2A (240 watts at 120V, more than enough for one hallway) is $23, it’s a decora device so figure $2 more for a 1-gang stainless decora wall plate (or less than buck if you go with plastic!): https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lutron-Maestro-Motion-Sensor-Swi...
However, that much current can power (72) 10W LED recessed cans that each put out about ~1000 lumens. Or enough light for approximately 2400 square feet of interior space.
> (Niche uses, perhaps, but "I just use my hands" is reductive silliness.)
These are not niche functions, occupancy sensing and time of day scheduling are in basically every commercial lighting control system and fairly common in homes. They’re solved problems with cheap commodity devices available that don't require an internet connection.
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> It consists of a mechanical timer, a dial, and a relay.
Great but it only works on fixed times. Which isn't what we want.
> This wall switch occupancy sensor
Would only work once we're inside. Which isn't what we want.
(And there's no possibility of putting one outside.)
> They’re solved problems with cheap commodity devices
For certain simplistic scenarios where things are easily installable, etc. Which is great! I'm not saying everyone should use smart things. Just pointing out, repeatedly, that the "cheap commodity devices" do not, and indeed cannot, perform the same functions as smart devices.
[2] With some tweaks to characters and using 2px for space[4], I think you can get e.g. "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." into 158px (61.7% of a line) instead of 344px. One of the headlines shown ("[2] Is Postgres read heavy or write heavy?" would fit into 149px (58.2% line) rather than being truncated to "[2] Is Postgres read heavy or..."
[0] Although slightly distressing because I certainly read this at the time and typed it in to play around with but had lost all memory of it. Ah, age.
-edit-: Also I had completely forgotten all about the channels and streams shenanigans.
> In Seattle is running 4 car trains at 8 minute headways at peak which works out to 7500 people per hour at crush load (4 cars, 250 people per car, 7.5 times per hour). This would require 125 vehicles with 5 seats leaving every minute which is clearly impossible.
7500 isn't that high - the Manchester Metrolink did 46M user journeys in year ending March 2025 (~5250/hour assuming 24/7 which it isn't.) Docklands Light Railway did 97.8M (~11000/hour ass.24/7)
[0] isn't one of them but at least I'm not entirely mad - it does happen.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VyRGoq5EnQ "The Secret Shine: How Vibration Polishing Perfects Stainless Steel"
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