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>> You know how in Doom, Quake, Quake II, HalfLife, HalfLife II, and
>> actually, just about *every* FPS ever made, the rooms all have
>> flickering lights in them?
>>
>> Well, that's how my bedroom is now.
>>
>> Yesterday the stupid high-efficiency light thingy worked perfectly.
>> Tonight it's started flickering, and as the minutes go by it's rapidly
>> getting worse and worse. Initially the brightness just waivered
>> slightly, but now it's flashing on and off, faster and faster (and
>> making that irritating "pinging" noise).
>>
>> GOD this is annoying! >_<
>>
> Go down to the basement and fetch another one. Thanks for sharing this.
Actually, I replaced the stupid energy-saving light with a normal one,
and now it works fine. (Although I scalded myself on the old bulb.)
The worrying thing, though, is that apparently the EU is trying to make
it illegal to sell normal (i.e. WORKING) lights...
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