CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@jonm I saw that, too. A strong indication of how unintuitive the clock UI is on most microwaves.

@risottobias @lmorchard @TechConnectify Never watched this one. When I was a kid, all electric clocks were like this. Quartz movements didn’t become common until sometime in the 70s, I think.

@sadmin The central server at the power company, yes

@jamesfee @dmoren If you’re going to use a TC GIF, you should suggest moving to Hawaii.

@BeateRich There are moving parts, so I’m sure there’s some noise, but I just put my ear against it and didn’t hear a thing.

@BeateRich No, not at all. Clocks of this kind are basically electric motors.

I don’t mean to make all you HomeKit users jealous, but I wanted to automate a lamp in my living room, and this has been working perfectly.