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pp@hj.9fs.net
Aug 31, 2026, 7:46 PM
this is what keeps us from a nuclear apocalypse btw
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Ozzelot :ai_free:ozzelot@mstdn.social
Aug 31, 2026, 7:49 PM
@khm
*dremel noises*
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Wulfric? Are you sure? 👻 🎃 😈wulfric@beige.party
Aug 31, 2026, 7:52 PM
@khm It's cutover for a generator. Those two switches should never be on at the same time.
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Mikey!mWare@ottawa.place
Sep 1, 2026, 1:07 AM
@wulfric @khm break-before-make
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Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
Aug 31, 2026, 7:53 PM
@khm
...
I'm slow. That took a second.
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Oh... You know what this is fine. That top breaker says, "No" so... we're all good here.
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John Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁🫎johnefrancis@cosocial.ca
Aug 31, 2026, 7:53 PM
@khm it's not like any modern human trying to work would have access to anything like a Phillips head screwdriver. Those only persist in the most backwards and stubborn parts of the world.
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Matt Palmerwomble@infosec.exchange
Sep 1, 2026, 1:30 AM
@johnefrancis @khm apparently, according to Australian electrical codes, if something requires tools to create a hazard, it's a reasonable design (this was given in relation to junction boxes as a specific example, but the general principle holds). I'd say it's the codification of the general principle that it's impossible to completely idiot proof something, because the universe is always capable of synthesising a more persistent idiot.
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Marc Etiennefnordius@muenchen.social
Sep 1, 2026, 6:35 AM
@johnefrancis @khm it works perfectly for preventing accidentally skipping te step of turning the top one off before turning on the bottom one. And if you really need to do both, then use the screwdriver.
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Juliet Merida, Dum Tran Elf 🏳️‍⚧️ :elfkin:julie@merida.hair
Aug 31, 2026, 7:56 PM
@khm@hj.9fs.net Turn the top one off, slide the thingie up, turn the bottom one on?
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Matt Palmerwomble@infosec.exchange
Sep 1, 2026, 1:30 AM
@julie @khm that's how I took it to work, too.
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ericmericm@infosec.exchange
Aug 31, 2026, 7:58 PM
@khm The main breaker is in the on position, so it's set up correctly.
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SkunkcrimesTamber@taur.zone
Aug 31, 2026, 8:09 PM
@khm Ah, interlocked grid/generator feeds? :)
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I Thought I Saw A 2 :donor:ithoughtisawa2@infosec.exchange
Aug 31, 2026, 8:12 PM
@khm the real fun of this is if you do it wrong you get a shock
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Ricardo Antifa Harvinricardoharvin@mstdn.social
Aug 31, 2026, 8:22 PM
@khm
This how you get Breakrooms...
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Matt Palmerwomble@infosec.exchange
Sep 1, 2026, 1:25 AM
@khm oooh, clever.
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MephM@nerdculture.de
Sep 1, 2026, 3:42 AM
@khm funny
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