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Even better: Fnurbification enabled | O Fnurbification disabled :)

by q3k 4y ago

numpad0 4y ago
I think the way it's done in aerospace is FNURB NORM c- ALTN or else FNURB [ ] < normally blank [ ] < shows ALTN when selected
- ilyt 4y ago
  It would probably have TEST as 3rd option
AndrewDucker 4y ago
Light switches are on when they're in the down position.
- Terretta 4y ago
  (A) What? Not. Off: https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/light-switch-in-off-position-picture-id477996737?k=6&m=477996737&s=170667a&w=0&h=XhkbS_0IHsIWI9voL0L2JQH8vZjmGrSv-HTZpft_bUc= https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/light-switch-in-off-pos... Also off: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rocker_light_switch.jpg/150px-Rocker_light_switch.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Ro... Unless you mean this kind that offer either way: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BTb1oUUYS.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BTb1oUUYS.jpg (B) The standard three way* switch would like a word. * Which actually means two switches (or more).
  - Izkata 4y ago
    Yeah, I've lived with dual switches my whole life. Hallway in my childhood home, the two entrances to my kitchen now. Also my bathroom switch is left/right. I had no idea "up is on/off" was even a thing until someone referenced it a few years ago (in my 30s).
  - kube-system 4y ago
    Y'all live on different continents. Their switches don't look like that. They look like this: https://youtu.be/uJeBKUVIRYo?t=371 https://youtu.be/uJeBKUVIRYo?t=371
- latexr 4y ago
  It depends entirely on how they were mounted/wired and if the person doing it cared. Where I live the inconsistency is real, even inside a single home, though most people seem to not care. In my own home I fixed everything which was in the subjectively wrong position, it was trivial to do.
  - KineticLensman 4y ago
    Yes. An electrician re-wiring my kitchen had three adjacent switches differently up / down when all off. He happily redid them when asked, but clearly himself didn't care about the consistency.
- l- 4y ago
  The analogous case being a horizontal circuit laying on a table with the crossbar switch up in the air causing an open circuit & being down closing it.
- jonwinstanley 4y ago
  Unless you have two switches for the same light so the on position depends on what position the other switch is in too
  - jonsen 4y ago
    Both switches should be turned 90 degrees and move horizontally.
    - jonwinstanley 4y ago
      Hahaha yes!
  - TacticalCoder 4y ago
    Yup I've got some like these in the house here.
  - gpderetta 4y ago
    luckily all light switches have a light indicator show the current status.
    - jameshart 4y ago
      Except when the bulb has gone. Which is the one time you really want to be sure the power is off.
      - gpderetta 4y ago
        In that case removing the broken bulb and sticking your fingers on the metal bits also works.
- throwaway019254 4y ago
  > Light switches are on when they're in the down position. This really depends on the part of the world you are living in. When I was living in Central Europe the light switches were on when they were in the up position. Edit: Even all my Canadian switches are like this. Up is on.
  - vinay427 4y ago
    The UK and many ex-colonies that also maintain plug/outlet switches seem to generally use down for on, while the US/Canada/Central Europe often use up for on. Especially annoying are the posh toggles, unnecessarily popular in some European countries (e.g. CH) that don’t have any physical indicator of on-off status.
    - michaelscott 4y ago
      The lack of any affordance whatsoever on buttons, switches and appliances in Switzerland drives me absolutely insane
    - Digit-Al 4y ago
      This becomes confounded if you have multiple switches for the same light though.
      - scotty79 4y ago
        Maybe they should be installed sideways.
      - kortex 4y ago
        Here in USA, single-gang switches have "on" and "off" embossed on the switch, so the state is shown based on the position (oriented up is on). Multi-gang switches have no embossing.
      - vinay427 4y ago
        It’s fine for multi-way switches, and probably even better than confounded switches, but as I mentioned they’re unnecessarily common which in this case means that they’re often used (at least in some settings in CH) for single-switch setups as well. For instance, my apartment had around 8-10 push switches of this type, with only 1 that was a three-way switch.

Even better: Fnurbification enabled | O Fnurbification disabled :)

by q3k 4y ago

Even better: Fnurbification enabled | O Fnurbification disabled :)

I think the way it's done in aerospace is FNURB NORM c- ALTN or else FNURB [ ] < normally blank [ ] < shows ALTN when selected

ilyt 4y ago
It would probably have TEST as 3rd option

AndrewDucker 4y ago

Light switches are on when they're in the down position.

Terretta 4y ago
(A) What? Not. Off: https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/light-switch-in-off-position-picture-id477996737?k=6&m=477996737&s=170667a&w=0&h=XhkbS_0IHsIWI9voL0L2JQH8vZjmGrSv-HTZpft_bUc= https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/light-switch-in-off-pos... Also off: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Rocker_light_switch.jpg/150px-Rocker_light_switch.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Ro... Unless you mean this kind that offer either way: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BTb1oUUYS.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71BTb1oUUYS.jpg (B) The standard three way* switch would like a word. * Which actually means two switches (or more).
- Izkata 4y ago
  Yeah, I've lived with dual switches my whole life. Hallway in my childhood home, the two entrances to my kitchen now. Also my bathroom switch is left/right. I had no idea "up is on/off" was even a thing until someone referenced it a few years ago (in my 30s).
- kube-system 4y ago
  Y'all live on different continents. Their switches don't look like that. They look like this: https://youtu.be/uJeBKUVIRYo?t=371 https://youtu.be/uJeBKUVIRYo?t=371
latexr 4y ago
It depends entirely on how they were mounted/wired and if the person doing it cared. Where I live the inconsistency is real, even inside a single home, though most people seem to not care. In my own home I fixed everything which was in the subjectively wrong position, it was trivial to do.
- KineticLensman 4y ago
  Yes. An electrician re-wiring my kitchen had three adjacent switches differently up / down when all off. He happily redid them when asked, but clearly himself didn't care about the consistency.
l- 4y ago
The analogous case being a horizontal circuit laying on a table with the crossbar switch up in the air causing an open circuit & being down closing it.
jonwinstanley 4y ago
Unless you have two switches for the same light so the on position depends on what position the other switch is in too
- jonsen 4y ago
  Both switches should be turned 90 degrees and move horizontally.
  - jonwinstanley 4y ago
    Hahaha yes!
- TacticalCoder 4y ago
  Yup I've got some like these in the house here.
- gpderetta 4y ago
  luckily all light switches have a light indicator show the current status.
  - jameshart 4y ago
    Except when the bulb has gone. Which is the one time you really want to be sure the power is off.
    - gpderetta 4y ago
      In that case removing the broken bulb and sticking your fingers on the metal bits also works.
throwaway019254 4y ago
> Light switches are on when they're in the down position. This really depends on the part of the world you are living in. When I was living in Central Europe the light switches were on when they were in the up position. Edit: Even all my Canadian switches are like this. Up is on.
- vinay427 4y ago
  The UK and many ex-colonies that also maintain plug/outlet switches seem to generally use down for on, while the US/Canada/Central Europe often use up for on. Especially annoying are the posh toggles, unnecessarily popular in some European countries (e.g. CH) that don’t have any physical indicator of on-off status.
  - michaelscott 4y ago
    The lack of any affordance whatsoever on buttons, switches and appliances in Switzerland drives me absolutely insane
  - Digit-Al 4y ago
    This becomes confounded if you have multiple switches for the same light though.
    - scotty79 4y ago
      Maybe they should be installed sideways.
    - kortex 4y ago
      Here in USA, single-gang switches have "on" and "off" embossed on the switch, so the state is shown based on the position (oriented up is on). Multi-gang switches have no embossing.
    - vinay427 4y ago
      It’s fine for multi-way switches, and probably even better than confounded switches, but as I mentioned they’re unnecessarily common which in this case means that they’re often used (at least in some settings in CH) for single-switch setups as well. For instance, my apartment had around 8-10 push switches of this type, with only 1 that was a three-way switch.