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My cheap unbranded lamp has a red flashing mode. Just figured out it's flashing SOS in moerse code.
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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more and more a standard feature. I have cheap USB rechargeable light bulbs for tent camping without the danger of flames, and they also have an SOS mode.
I have a flashlight with a mode that does the same, and I had it for two years before I noticed.
As a South African, that typo is moerse funny.
Eli5 how being SA is relevant.
In Afrikaans that word is used to add emphasis, like "damn" funny. A bit impolite, but pretty common.
I think it’s because the translation is “huge” or something.
Damn SwiftKey!
That's so you can set it in the window if you need rescuing.
At first I read that domain name as "I u search linux" and I was very confused.