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tech never works for long (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] T156@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Mechanical Windows

As opposed to what, wireless windows?

[–] M1k3y@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 day ago

Microsoft Windows

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Electric windows exist. I guess these days they can also be controlled wirelessly.

[–] ApertureUA@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Is this a thing fat americans use or whatever the stereotype is meant to be here?

I've only heard of that in DIY context: I remember someone making one of these to be as dumb as possible by just making it toggle positions on a wake-on-lan packet and just be off otherwise.