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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

LEDs on electronics need either a maximum brightness or an adjustable brightness. I have taken to covering the LEDs on charger bricks with Sharpie/tape (often multiple layers of tape) to dampen the brightness because I cannot function with these damn things at night.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Connected to this: Bluetooth headphones do not need, and never needed, a flashing LED while they’re in use. I would regulate this harshly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They should flash when they are first turned on, so you can tell that they turned on. That helps diagnose connection issues versus power issues. After that, though, darkness please.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And the fast blink while pairing can stay too. That's a good use of the LED imho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Mine have a setting to disable the light outside of initial startup so thankfully I'm safe here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Same, all my electronics look like abominations of electric tape, it's the only way I can have them not light up my room at night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did you try just shutting off the current?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Right. Gonna do that with the humidifier

That I need

To make my room bearable during drought season

Or the split AC.

That I also need

To make my room bearable during summer.

Can you see how that would be a problem?

People who make electric devices are putting blinding blue LEDs in a million places they do not and will never belong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My trick is printer paper! 1 layer suffices for most LEDs, but the most intense ones need 2.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I need to try that. Thanks for the tip!