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March 16, 2016
Everyone seems to be dreaming of some kind of unitary system for everything.
The best example of this phenomenon I've seen lately is the quixotic quest to automate light switches using phones.To a person like me, that idea lives 167 miles past stupid in the land of Moron. I've installed every kind of light switch in a house. The house I currently live in still had some rotary switches hooked up to knob and tube wiring. I think Edison installed it when he was still moonlighting on the weekends trying to make a few bucks. Those are interesting, but they're honestly lousy light switches. They arc like you're turning on the lights in Dr. Frankenstein's parlor, and if you turn them counter-clockwise they do everything except turn the lights on. Some of the switches in my house have two buttons. Top one on, bottom one off. That was an improvement on rotary switches. I've replaced most everything with single-pole switches at this point. To turn lights on and off, the design cannot be improved upon. Period. Sippican Cottage: You May Not Believe This, But 'Weapons-Grade Nuts' Is the Name of My Psychedelic Furs Tribute Band. But I Digress
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 16, 2016 9:52 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.