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Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by samatman on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:25AM (#30588149)
There also are (or were) a lot of consumer products which used ordinary incandescents for heat. The familiar example to Americans of a certain age is the EZ-Bake Oven, but there was a long tail of others, because if you wanted an off-the-shelf source for ~40-150W of heat, and the light is either a plus or neutral, it was tough to beat an Edison bulb and socket.
Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by BeefWellington on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:44AM (#30588386)
Another example of this:

Bird sanctuaries are harmed by the ban in some ways (though in the meantime they've no doubt found alternatives) because incandescent bulbs make great heaters.[1]

[1]: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/incandescent-bulb-ban-...