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Re:In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox by Scarblac on Monday January 29, 2024 @10:19AM (#39177222)
> And (as a european) i'm reminded of the confusing american light switches which show a light when they are off.

I have those in Europe. The point is that you can find the light switch in the dark. Why would it need a light when it's on, if it's in the room that it lights?

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Re:In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox by neuralRiot on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @04:28PM (#39209658)
This reminds me of when i was studying electronics and we had to design a circuit with some purpose. I made a “Light indicator” with an LED a photoresistor and some other stuff.
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