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What is going on with ceiling fans

311 points · 266 comments · colinprince

  1. nekusar · · focus · HN ↗
    Quite a lot of deserved hate, honestly.

    1. Almost all are "appified", aka proprietary crappy BT protocol with required corporate spy/app.

    2. Non-replaceable LEDs means burnout = e-waste.

    3. LEDs are overdriven meaning they're intentionally ran to burn out sooner.

    4. Many of the "fans" are indeed blades on a motor. For they blow? Nope. But they do indeed suck.

    5. Many are just hideous and garish pieces of garbage. But "in matters of taste, the customer is always right".

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