• dukeGR4@monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    Phoebus Cartel, essentially the few oligopolistic light bulb companies got together and colluded and intentionally reduced the lifespan of light bulbs.

    • twix@infosec.pub
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      1 year ago

      https://youtu.be/zb7Bs98KmnY

      I’d like to point you to this excellent video by Technology Connections.

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      The rate at which our LED bulbs are failing (usually over-driven leds or garbage capacitors for the power supply), has me thinking it’s still a thing, only less formal and more profitable.

      See dubai bulbs for why.