They’re like that in this apartment we’re renting and I keep seeing them elsewhere. I don’t get it.

  • Blackmist
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    24 hours ago

    Depends on the device.

    Something like a vacuum, sure. You’re probably going to move it around anyway.

    But I used to have a Spectrum computer, and it had no power switch. If you plugged it in then it was just on. Much simpler to power off at the switch than unplug it and risk the plug falling down the back of the table into a rats nest of cables.

    Plus I guess it’s one more step a toddler needs to do to electrocute themselves…

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      22 hours ago

      But I used to have a Spectrum computer, and it had no power switch. If you plugged it in then it was just on

      Something I’ve learned talking to my bri’ish friends online over the years: this happens to you guys because you have those switches. I cannot think of anything I’ve bought in the US that didn’t have its own power control for when it’s plugged into the wall (unless it’s something silly that I made or, for whatever fucking reason, Christmas lights and ONLY Christmas lights as every other decorative string light I own has a switch)

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        21 hours ago

        Nvidia Shield has no switch either. If it crashes (and Disney+ is the main culprit causing that, along with full 4K Blu-ray rips on Jellyfin) you have to pull the power cable on it.