cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/19798927

Sure, the whole world is on fire right now, but there are also little things to be upset about. ☝😉

  • towerful@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    At one point, blue LEDs were super expensive because of their difficult production.
    So any product that has a blue LED was considered premium. I guess they were also considered futuristic and high-tech.
    Somehow, this is still in the mind of some manufacturers.
    All I want is a barely-visible-in-soft-daylight diffused/frosted red or amber LED.
    But no, it’s always some 5w lensed blue LED at somehow produces a tighter beam of horrendous blue light that’s brighter than most flashlights.

    • justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Reminds me on a German proverb “to add your mustard to it”, which apparently came from a time at which mustard was rare and exquisite. So they added it to any kind of food just to “up it’s prestige”.