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What is going on with ceiling fans

316 points · 271 comments · colinprince

  1. donatj · · focus · HN ↗
    My wife and I were out recently looking at ceiling fans to replace the one in our dining room, which has committed no crimes, other than having the appearance of being very much from the 1980s.

    I was taken aback by how few of the fans had replaceable lightbulbs! In the entire store there were maybe three or four options with a replaceable bulb!

    Call me crazy, but a nonreplaceable LED is a complete dealbreaker. I go through so many LED bulbs! I don't know if my electricity is like particularly bad or if that's just normal? The first LED bulb I ever bought (Shout out EarthLED) in 2008 for like $30 is still going strong, but every bulb I buy these days lasts like two years tops.

    Anyway, we did not buy a fan.

    1. christophilus · · focus · HN ↗
      My pet peeve is remote controlled fans. I want a physical cord or switch. The remotes are so flaky and annoying.
      1. samudrijan · · focus · HN ↗
        Your fan doesn’t need Wi-Fi?
        1. nekusar · · focus · HN ↗
          No, my fan is NOT part of the botnet, nor will it ever be.
          1. cosmicgadget · · focus · HN ↗
            Just make sure your fan is on the latest firmware!
            1. sgc · · focus · HN ↗
              Don't do that! v041 has been compromised upstream by a supply chain attack and big fan doesn't want us to know. You have to use v040 until it has been fixed. Also, used the hacked flashing software because the official version is spyware. Did you even read page 723 of the support thread?? I can give you more info when I am done patching my toaster.
              1. UnlockedSecrets · · focus · HN ↗
                Can you give me more information on the toaster? I am tired of it toasting slurs into my unlicensed bread....
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