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Is this a joke? Remote-control light switch
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PlainName:
That second one is great  :-+
Capernicus:
remote controlled anything always offers some perk i reckon.
dkonigs:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on March 11, 2022, 11:41:05 pm ---great idea,no modification to the fixed wiring,so no rules broken

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Yeah, this is what everyone else is likely missing. We sometimes find ourselves in situations where "the rules" prohibit us from implementing the "proper/obvious solution" to a problem. Thus, weird kludges are necessary.
NiHaoMike:

--- Quote from: dkonigs on March 14, 2022, 02:24:46 am ---Yeah, this is what everyone else is likely missing. We sometimes find ourselves in situations where "the rules" prohibit us from implementing the "proper/obvious solution" to a problem. Thus, weird kludges are necessary.

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Anyone remember acoustic coupler modems? Sometime in the mid 2000s, I seen one in a hotel room with its own keyboard and a composite cable to plug it into the TV, most likely unused for years if not a decade or more. I guess at one point it was common for business travelers to dial into the office with one of those?
ataradov:

--- Quote from: dkonigs on March 14, 2022, 02:24:46 am ---Yeah, this is what everyone else is likely missing. We sometimes find ourselves in situations where "the rules" prohibit us from implementing the "proper/obvious solution" to a problem. Thus, weird kludges are necessary.

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I though of that, but to me it feels like removing a face plate and attaching a custom contraption is already a problem here. This switch can't be operated by anyone other than the creator. What if there is an emergency and you need to have the light on? Will you fumble around for the phone?

Those simpler ones that you stick with a tape are better in that respect.
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