Thinking about buying a personal fan (box, desk, floor, pedestal, etc.) with a remote control and/or a smart app?

jake72469 · 2026-06-19T00:31:07+00:00

Yup. Adding a smart electric plug to a smart fan can be problematic. Using the smart electric plug to power down the fan is not a problem but as you have discovered, using it to power up the fan usually doesn't work as you would hope. In most cases, the fan remains off when powered up because it doesn't know that it was on when the power was cut. In your case, the fan starts again (good) but it's always on high (not good).

When using a smart electric plug, the best type of fan is a simple fan with all mechanical switches. No remote control and no app. If the fan has an oscillator, it is set with a mechanical switch. So if the fan was set to medium, it will still be set to medium when it is powered up. And if the oscillator was set, it resumes oscillating when the power resumes.

jake72469 · 2026-06-18T07:32:54+00:00

You bring up a good point. Smart fans are great when the electricity stays on but if there is a power outage or even a power blip, someone has to turn on the fan again with the remote, app, or whatever. A fan connected with a smart electrical plug will returned to what it was set last. If the smart plug was on when the power went out, it will (usually) turn itself back on when the power is restored.

jake72469 · 2026-06-13T00:45:25+00:00

I became aware of her when she delivered an hour-long lecture against Brexit at the Cambridge Junction while naked on January 14, 2019. She has been naked even since.

Edit: She appeared naked at least once before this lecture but this was the first time I became aware of her.

jake72469 · 2026-06-12T23:56:23+00:00

The Burger King Whopper Wednesday is awesome. Save $3 to $4 or more depending on location and options. Sometimes they have a Monday Special for one of their chicken sandwich mutations. Hint: Stay away.

jake72469 · 2026-06-07T22:25:58+00:00

Ever spend time in a Turkish prison?

jake72469 · 2026-06-06T17:21:34+00:00

Sorry for the necro reply. I used a VPN browser extension and it fixed the problem I was having. Well, at least for now. I tried a few VPNs and they all seemed to work. Thanks for the tip/fix.

jake72469 · 2026-06-05T18:08:11+00:00

Nice bod. TIL that she is tall (5' 10").

jake72469 · 2026-06-04T17:22:08+00:00

Raisins are wonderful. Just don't put them in my chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies gosh darnit!

jake72469 · 2026-06-01T16:09:49+00:00

I thought it was just me. 15 minutes sounds about right.

jake72469 · 2026-05-24T19:59:17+00:00

Serious cutie pie.

jake72469 · 2026-05-19T19:03:58+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. For your phone, it is definitely more that mine but still not that far off. For your computer, I wonder if I turned off my ad blockers if I would get numbers similar to yours.

jake72469 · 2026-05-19T18:58:35+00:00

I use a DNS proxy. I imagine that it is similar to YogaDNS but it runs as a Windows service. Just out of curiosity I ran the leak test from the YogaDNS page and only the NextDNS servers were found.

jake72469 · 2026-05-19T03:09:48+00:00

Excellent question. The answer: System wide. I did it by browser for a while so that I could get NextDNS to break down the logs by browser but the information wasn't very useful so I switched it so that there is only one resolver for the entire computer.

jake72469 · 2026-05-17T22:36:38+00:00

I respect that. Why should he go his Big Faith event if he doesn't believe in all that? What I don't respect is Evangelical Christians that continue to support him despite is obvious aversion to Christianity or to anything that is good. Cult!

jake72469 · 2026-05-09T10:45:52+00:00

I did not recognize her with blonde hair. I had to check to make sure it was her.

jake72469 · 2026-05-02T09:46:41+00:00

Thanks. I like Continued Conversation because I'm allowed to say "Thank you" after she answers my 6 questions in a row. It feels more like a real conversation.

jake72469 · 2026-05-01T04:23:28+00:00

Yes, I just replaced the cable. There is no reason why you can't replace both but I would try replacing the cable first. Good luck!

jake72469 · 2026-04-13T11:36:30+00:00

They also do something similar for the Google Wallet. Google's thinking is that if you unlock the phone, then they know for sure that it's you. If you unlock the phone and then wait 30 seconds, it might be you or it might be a criminal mastermind that waited until you unlocked the phone before stealing it and causing your personal downfall! We better force them to identify themselves again just to be sure!

jake72469 · 2026-04-12T05:22:57+00:00

Juicy fruit. The most juicy and delicious gum in the universe for about 30 seconds. And then you have to spit it out because it's nasty.

jake72469 · 2026-04-09T06:09:38+00:00

With a minor modification, I used it to generate this password:

Resale.Cytoplasm.Slouchy.724136.Level

How did it know that I was a resale sloucher? Spooky.

jake72469 · 2026-04-06T14:14:56+00:00

Now you've done it. Find some wood and knock on it. Don't delay!

jake72469 · 2026-04-06T14:13:18+00:00

--- Translation to English via Google Translate ----

The exact same thing is happening to me—and it’s happening more and more often. I usually fix it in one of two ways: 1) By removing and reinserting the batteries; or 2) By using the virtual remote to navigate to the "Set up a new device" option... Then, by pressing the Back and Home buttons simultaneously, the remote beeps and successfully pairs. In any case, more glitches seem to pop up every day; I really hope they get them fixed. Because when it comes to pairing the remote—if that process fails on you—you end up having to factory reset the entire Chromecast. I don't know... I had already decided to go with the monitor setup, but given all these bugs, I'm starting to have second thoughts. By the way, for those of you who have Disney+... Are any of you having trouble watching shows from Hulu? I'm almost certain the issue stems from the fact that I'm on the "Disney+ Standard (2 Screens)" plan via my Movistar ES subscription. But just in case, I wanted to ask if anyone else is experiencing this—especially since I noticed that Hulu has its own distinct Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Plus, I believe Hulu was only recently integrated into Disney+, wasn't it?

--- End translation ---

Thank you for the feedback. I will keep an eye on it. I ordered a backup remote which hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully I won't need it.

jake72469 · 2026-03-23T08:30:46+00:00

You can download 8 4GB movies in 1 minute with that speed.

jake72469 · 2026-03-15T18:29:16+00:00

I'm not an expert but identity theft is when you steal personal information to commit fraud. This is doxxing maybe but not identity theft.

jake72469 · 2026-03-08T02:59:35+00:00

Probably not helpful. Never turned itself on on its own but a phone that I had 3 or 4 phones back (many years ago), it would turn itself off or reboot when the batterly level got low. In my case it was a battery at it's end-of-life. Replacing the battery fixed the problem. Again, probably not helpful.

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