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Aylex @ Aylex @lemmy.ml
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If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months?

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  • Thank you for the correction

    • If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months?

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  • Thank you for the correction!

    • If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months?

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  • This is a really interesting article on lightbulbs, which have a pretty conspiratorial past: https://interestingengineering.com/science/everlasting-lightbulbs-exist-ed

    Did you know that a secret meeting was held in Geneva in 1924 between lightbulb manufacturers that lead to the formation of the 'Pheobus Cartel'?

    "The main objective of this cartel was to agree to control the supply of light bulbs. Each understood that if any one of them managed to develop a long-lasting light bulb, the need for replacement bulbs would likely dry up.

    Bulbs were lasting too long. Not ideal from their point of view.

    So, to combat this, all members of the cartel agreed to reduce the lifespan of bulbs on purpose. Initially, this was set to no more than 1,000 hours!"

    The longest-lasting lightbulb was first turned on it 1901 and is still shining.

    EDIT: Seems this is a myth, see replies for more information!

    • The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza: a hidden frontline for Israel

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  • It's as deliberate as calling people who criticize the actions of the Israeli government anti-semites. It's disingenuous and completely intentional. That way, you can erase Palestinian civilians from the conversation altogether.

    • The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza: a hidden frontline for Israel

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  • Yeah, there's so much space for them to work with, right?

    • New House Speaker Mike Johnson Said 2020 Voting Software Came from ‘Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela’: ‘It Really Was Rigged’

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  • All you need is a computer science degree and a dream, little buddy.

    • Goodbye Chrome. It was great while it lasted.

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  • I don't think that word means what you think it means

    • Reuters videographer killed in southern Lebanon [by Israeli strike], other journalists injured

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  • How about not conflating "Jews" with Israel?

    • The U.N. says the Israeli military told it that all of northern Gaza has 24 hours to move south.

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  • "limited amounts of force" 😭😭😭

    • The U.N. says the Israeli military told it that all of northern Gaza has 24 hours to move south.

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  • "gives the human shields a chance to escape from the death cult" is a WILD way to describe how millions of civilians suddenly have less than 24 hours to move south (where? Who cares?) lest they get absolutely bombed to fuck.

    • The U.N. says the Israeli military told it that all of northern Gaza has 24 hours to move south.

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  • Merely more genocide

    • It astounds me that anyone thinks otherwise on Hamas.

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  • Doesn't help that people conflate Hamas with Palestinian civilians.

    • Lauren Boebert Can’t Shake the Beetlejuice Debacle

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  • I mean, facial hair growth is literally a sign of sexual maturity in men, but you'd be hard-pressed to convince anyone that beards are sexual.

    The purpose of breasts is to feed babies; they're not inherently sexual in that way. That society has labelled them as such is different and very real, but it's harmful to declare breasts as inherently sexual just because of that.

    To be clear this is just semantics; Bobo is clearly in the wrong here.

    • Trump gripes on Truth Social that indictments are keeping him from PGA championship in Scotland

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  • Thank you so much for these running summaries, they genuinely make the whole situation actually followable for a non-American <3

    • President Joe Biden says he will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine

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  • Aw honey.

    • Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen

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  • I'm glad you're still with us, friend.

    • As far as public support goes, why aren't disabilities and chronic illnesses treated in a similar manner to LGBT issues?

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  • Perhaps reframe it as pride in still living, surviving, sometimes even flourishing in the face of a society that will not accommodate you. It's also a really direct counter to the shame that is so prevalent amongst disabled people. I have an invisible disability and it's taken many years for me to even accept that I am disabled, nevermind be happy with it, you know?

    • South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma won't return to prison due to overcrowding

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  • He was there for an hour and a half. Absolutely shameful.

    • Trump vows to keep talking about criminal cases despite prosecutors pushing for protective order

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  • I strongly suggest you don't treat a language learning model as a search engine or any kind of artificial intelligence. It is not.

    • Do neurotypicals really not have to do this? I'm seriously asking.

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  • This is why it's so hard to have these conversations with neurotypicals in particular. A majority of the time, NDs don't even know what they're struggling with because it's so automatic at this stage. And when things get boiled down to "nobody just runs a marathon automatically without deciding to lol silly!" it gets even more challenging.