The Top Ten Off Switches 245
Dan Jimbokla submitted a story that normally i would pass over, but I actually oddly enjoyed it. "CNET.co.uk has a truly funny and read-worthy article up about the top ten off switches. One of my favorite switches from the piece is #4 — The illuminated toggle switch: "This switch isn't designed for high-drain uses, typically it can only provide a maximum of 20 amps at 12 volts. That will make it suitable for a number of exciting uses though, and what it lacks in power handling, it makes up for in practicality. This switch will illuminate when the device it controls is turned on, and go off when the device is deactivated. This is logical and practical, and that has earned this switch a place in our hearts. What's more, it's far from expensive and there are even a choice of colors.""
Re:FIST!!! (Score:1, Insightful)
Dork (Score:3, Insightful)
Love it!
Re:controls logic (Score:2, Insightful)
In the era of managed shutdown... (Score:4, Insightful)
At one time, before the widespread adoption of journaling file systems, people said that the requirement of managed shutdown would make Unix/Linux unacceptable for most people. Ha! Nowadays when people hit the START button to get to the SHUTDOWN, Windows will sit there, "saving your settings" for a good minute or more.
Slashdotted? (Score:5, Insightful)
Did they include the "guy standing over rope with axe" switch to shut down the Manhattan project reactor pile?
Sometimes low tech is the best tech.
Re:Lighted switch? (Score:3, Insightful)
Best switch ever (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Toggle FTW! (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:controls logic (Score:5, Insightful)
Data's LEG? (Score:5, Insightful)
Yes, you read that right, one of the best off switches ever is fitted to the android from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Data, as he's known to his friends -- seen here snogging the face off the Borg Queen -- had one secret he only told a select few people. He could be deactivated with a power button on his leg.
"Oh yeah, yeah, wait, no, don't touch me th*thunk*"
Re:Data's LEG? (Score:3, Insightful)
(sad that i know this so certainly...)