Naw I want it for my kid, glow in the dark and all, and I don’t wanna pay a fortune for it 😭

It looks like it is out of print, I’m hoping that I still have it on a box somewhere, because it’s selling online for stupid prices.

I think the key part is “the LEDs could be made dimmer, or the halogens brighter, the manufacturer chose not to”.

It makes sense for plain ol halogens to share the same socket as plain ol LEDs, because they function in the same way and are the same brightness.

But bulbs of different characters probably should have different sockets, so that high-intensity bulbs of any kind (eg xenon, laser, led) cannot be used in a regular lighting fixture without the necessary hardware to make it safe.

But here we have another problem - standardizing car parts is very beneficial to the owner because it makes repairing much easier and cheaper; if every manufacturer uses their own connectors for everything, then vendor lock-in would get that much worse and replacement parts would get that much harder to find and more expensive.
If manufacturer we’re encouraged or forced to use standards, and we’re instead encouraged not to, then they’d all make their own proprietary connectors for everything forcing you to get all maintenance done at official dealership where they can charge extortinat prices.

So it’s kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario. I think all we can do is regulate the behavior we want to see, and fine manufacturers, garages, and drivers that violate it.

This is why regulations should be about the behavior they want to see and not the technology used.

The goal is not to blind drivers; companies should be able to use whatever tech they want, but they should get fined every time their tech doesn’t work as expected in the real world.

The problem isn’t LEDs though. The technology isn’t what’s making it bright.

The regulation needs to be specific about what they want the end result to be, not about the specific technology used.

Like: there should be a mode of operation where oncoming traffic at x distance, seated at y height, on level roads should not experience more than z brightness.

On the basic end: because they’re cheaper, use less energy, are more reliable, and last longer.

On the fancy end: have you seen demonstrations of Audi’s matrix LEDs? They have the ability to dim specific areas dynamically, so that they can track incoming traffic and keep them in a dim-zone while still keeping the road and shoulders well lit.

Keep in mind that there is nothing special about LEDs that make them brighter; they can make LEDs dimmer and they can make halogens brighter, but the manufacturer has chosen not to.

New doesn’t mean no aftermarket

Oh shit, I googled for what I could remember and I found it:

A very scary jack-o’-lantern

Reading this little pumpkin shaped glow in the dark book about a witch. My whimsy levels went through the roof.

I wish I could remember what the book was called

I don’t, but I should.
I don’t because my fear of donating to a fraudulent/ineffective organization aligns with my laziness regarding figuring out the best causes and procrastinating in making a budget.

Fear and executive dysfunction, together forming the perfect storm of neurodivergent inaction.

Probably for the best.
He’s 12 stories high, and made of radiation

Fear of death

Has a pocket full of horses, fucks the shit out of bears
Threw a knife into heaven, can kill with a stare

I second someone else suggestion: the murderbot diaries. It’s great.
Most of the books people here are recommending are fairly lengthy, but you can get through the first murderbot book in a dedicated evening.

Each of the novels is more detached than the last - it’s great but probably not for someone just starting their journey into fiction

Each of the novels is more detached than the last - it’s great but probably not for someone just starting their journey into fiction

Until we get data to the contrary, we must assume they are

Coconuts

I wish I could be so unfettered

Four dogmen?
Horsedogs?