• stinerman [Ohio]@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    Sent this to my wife and we talked a bit about how I don’t like lights on.

    I realized that even when I’m home alone at night (and not taking care so that she doesn’t wake up), I will use the flashlight/torch on my cell phone rather than turn on lights in the house.

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      5 months ago

      I’m the wife and I’m like you. I will stand in the dark and wait for my eyes to adjust rather than turn on a light.

      We have fairy lights and red LED string lights for the high traffic areas to dissuade hubby from flipping on the overhead.

      Low light motion sensor nightlights for a couple spots so that we don’t step on a cat on the way to the bathroom.

      The kitchen lights are dimmable, so we can go bright when needed to cook, and dim if just searching for a snack.

      I love it. He has given in and adjusted. I find it calm and cozy.

    • Zink@programming.dev
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      5 months ago

      Dimmable RGB LED bulbs are for this. One command can turn on all the lights to 100% in soft white color. Another can set them all to 1% and orange color. The color change makes the room even darker than just setting the lights to 1% at normal color.

      That’s the family-friendly version anyway. If I’m the only one up, I’m totally content with everything off.