motion detecting lights in each officeand i've been sitting here reading tdub and other internets to warm up my dayand apparently i sat motionless enough for ~10-15 minutes that the lights just cut out and i had to stand up and wave my arms around to get it back on...fail.
9/17/2009 9:47:13 AM
win.
9/17/2009 9:48:07 AM
You can circumvent this with an IR diode and a simple 555 circuit. Power it off your USB port if you wish.
9/17/2009 9:48:52 AM
there we go, thats the kind of tdub i remember ^
9/17/2009 9:49:56 AM
we have them too, we actually keep a sticky note over the sensor so the lights stay off because we have two big windows giving us more than enough natural light.
9/17/2009 9:50:14 AM
Natural light White fluorescent light
9/17/2009 9:51:38 AM
YOU GOT SOMETHING AGAINST WHITES?
9/17/2009 9:52:18 AM
yeah unfortunately i dont have a windowbut to compensate my office is about twice the size of the window offices
9/17/2009 9:52:21 AM
Same here. One old dude constantly bitched about it so much they had somebody come in and put a regular switch in his office.Of course he's so old and slow it wouldn't detect him when in motion in his office.
9/17/2009 9:52:36 AM
I like the idea of motion lights in offices, but I lack windows and occasionally fall asleep at my desk; I'd end up napping for way longer than I should if the lights turned out as well
9/17/2009 9:56:09 AM
those motion detecting lights put in bathrooms suck
9/17/2009 9:57:54 AM
no kiddingraise your hand if you've ever had to navigate your way out of dropping a deuce with the light from your blackberry after being interrupted mid brickbreaker
9/17/2009 10:00:42 AM
Hand
9/17/2009 10:03:42 AM
fucking bathroom spelunking
9/17/2009 10:05:03 AM
9/17/2009 10:14:10 AM
I've had the lights go out and had the cleaning woman come in and start cleaning, assuming no one was thereI raise my feet to remain invisible and unleash an unholy fartAll you hear is "Dios Mio !!!", the mop drop and the door swing open, followed by a pattering of Mexican footsteps[Edited on September 17, 2009 at 10:17 AM. Reason : x]
9/17/2009 10:16:42 AM
lol, those fuckers suck when you're on the shitter
9/17/2009 11:15:48 AM
hahaha
9/17/2009 11:19:02 AM
^^^ that's hilarious!
9/17/2009 11:21:39 AM
I too have had the lights go out while sitting a said crapper...they remained out for another 5-6min until someone walked in and turned them back on...
9/17/2009 11:48:11 AM
I was finishing up a building and went to use the bathroom. The lights shut off like 2 minutes after I sat down. I thought someone was fuckin with me at first.
9/17/2009 12:06:53 PM
federal courthouse has em everywhere, throwing something at the sensor generally works
9/17/2009 12:24:33 PM