If it didn’t need a sign it didn’t need a light… some things need an indicator. A . 5 inch square bit of e ink is way better because it casts no light. And if a manufacturer thinks you need a light … Then you get a light … Need it or not. So …

If it doesn’t need a sign … It didn’t need a light.

From an electronic tech perspective… I’ve been replacing the LEDs in anything that annoys me with a dull red and a resistor valued to keep it barely visible. It’s a tad more eloquent than tape. Most things don’t need a led at all. I’d love to see manufacturers switch to an e paper solution with a simple “on” or “off” displayed. And I hate standby led’s.

In starting to, but it’s more like the old days now where I’ll go to my list of cool sites and only if all those run out and I’m bored enough to doomscroll will I visit the R.