My cheap unbranded lamp has a red flashing mode. Just figured out it's flashing SOS in moerse code.

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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y

That's Mörse

henfredemars@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Excellently mild. Thank you for the fine business.

r00ty@kbin.life · 1 pts · 3y

FB OM.

LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 3y

I have a flashlight with a mode that does the same, and I had it for two years before I noticed.

mateomaui@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 3y

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.

darq@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (4 replies)

As a South African, that typo is moerse funny.

Rouxibeau@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Eli5 how being SA is relevant.

darq@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

In Afrikaans that word is used to add emphasis, like "damn" funny. A bit impolite, but pretty common.

mateomaui@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 3y

I think it’s because the translation is “huge” or something.

gaussian_distro@iusearchlinux.fyi · 1 pts · 2y

Damn SwiftKey!

fubo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

That's so you can set it in the window if you need rescuing.

highduc@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

At first I read that domain name as "I u search linux" and I was very confused.