The Light Shines Bright ... Always
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lights-massachusetts-school-year-no-one-can-turn-rcna65611
Local school installed fancy computer controlled lighting system, designed to automatically adjust the lights to save energy.
Then the pandemic came, something broke, and the lights have all been shining brightest ever since -- because that's their fail-safe/default setting. Teachers cannot dim or switch off the lights to show slideshows or instructional videos. The school stays fully lit throughout the nights. The lights cannot be dimmed or switched off unless someone flips the electrical circuit breakers.
The business that installed the original system has since changed hands many times, so it was hard finding anyone who knows the original system to come up with a viable repair plan. Even after a repair plan has been made, they have been delayed multiple times for lack of parts -- just couldn't get the necessary parts from China due to pandemic supply chain issues.
This is our first world problem. Other parts of the world have problems keeping their schools' lights on. We cannot switch ours off due to too much automation, not enough manual overrides, and an over reliance on the global supply chain. :man-shrugging:
