cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/19798927

Sure, the whole world is on fire right now, but there are also little things to be upset about. ☝😉

  • Track_ShovelEnglish
    7•28 days ago

    I had a mine pickup that had a blue LED for the indicator that the buggy whip was on. That thing was a fucking laser at night, shining right into my eyeball. I eventually got fed up and made a duct tape flap to put right above it so I could still tell it was on (my feet would be blue) but my retinas would still be intact

    • Troy
      5•28 days ago

      Yeah, it’s way worse in vehicles haha. I have an aftermarket entertainment system in my 2006 Matrix – it has three modes: Daytime colours (bright), nighttime colours (dark blue but still bright), and screen off. Highway driving at night means the only real option is screen off. I otherwise really like the system, but it seems like a huge oversight. It seems that none of the developers of these things ever actually test them in nighttime driving/working conditions.

      • @BigPotato
        3•28 days ago

        I don’t miss much about the 2013 Prius but it had what was basically a blackout mode, akin to the old Saabs, where almost everything inside the car that was illuminated would turn off.

        Great for cruise control on the highway at night.

    • TurboWafflz
      2•28 days ago

      I’m sorry, but what on earth is a “buggy whip”

      • Track_ShovelEnglish
        5•27 days ago

        A tall flag that attaches to your pickup. It has a light on the end.

        It prevents this from happening:

        • TurboWafflz
          4•27 days ago

          Interesting, I think that is about the last thing I would have guessed but it makes sense

          • Track_ShovelEnglish
            2•27 days ago

            Yeah it’s not intuitively named. I suspect the term came from Australian miners that made their way to north america.