Okay now you’re just showing off.
I want and option that makes the glowing tailcap of my X6 to blink once every 10 seconds when someone responds to one of my posts and a double blink each time a new PM comes in.
I know it’s a joke but there are some very cheap small wifi modules that could fit in larger lights. Of course beyond the cool factor it doesn’t seem very useful. Plus there is the issue of battery life and I think the aluminum body of our lights might reduce the signal.
As I was typing my message which was indeed originally intended as a joke aimed at SB, I started laughing because everything each of you said went through my head in the time between brain and screen.
I am certain that Toykeeper could (and probably will) make that happen from the programming end and yes, even now this “could” be a reality though Halo I think you are correct in saying that it is not practical beyond the “cool” factor at this time based on current hardware, at least within the “budget” category. It won’t take long though for the hardware to make my joke a reality to become available.
Anyone care to place a wager on whether or not this will happen in the next 5 years? I’m not a betting man, but I predict my joke will be in some of our BLF lights within the aforementioned timeframe… :face_with_monocle:
5 years is quite awhile. I’ll bet someone builds one within that time. You could seriously do one now. Don’t even need serious coding like ToyKeeper and others do. You could likely get by with some arduino level stuff. A SRK type light would probably be easiest since it has room and 4x18650s. And I think the cost would be more in time / effort than price. The extremely popular ESP8266 wifi modules start at like $2. All that’s stopping someone is the will to do it. :face_with_monocle:
Was going to mention the Flex Asgard, but I’m too late. It probably would have been more popular if they started with an EDC-sized design first.
I don’t really want network communication protocols in my flashlight though. I mean, if I want network-driven lights there are already lightbulbs which can do it… Or, you know, cell phones.
Besides, in 5 years SB will probably have BLF developed to the point where it’s self-aware.
Lol. I do this to avoid serious coding. I’m not really a specialist of any type, more of a generalist, and I like variety in what I do. Can’t quite say I’m “ten miles wide and one inch deep”, but maybe half a mile wide and a couple feet deep? I dunno. I seem to be pretty okay at a lot of things but awkwardly unexceptional at all of them.
Anyway, I’m glad SB is getting so many options working. I’m also glad people tolerate my ramblings. Sometimes it takes me a while to realize I’m thinking out loud.
You have a large community of flashaholics that beg to differ with your humble opinion of your own work. ;) You saying you aren’t an artist doesn’t change the facts oh Sorceress of light. :)
One of these days I’m going to learn to keep my mouth shut when I don’t want to get compliments or de-rail threads.
It’s like the kid who took orchestra class for a few years and can play violin better than anyone in an average pub, but they wouldn’t make the cut for a serious orchestra. I’m that kid, not the acclaimed concert solo violinist. And I’m totally okay with that; I’m not looking for praise or reassurance. It’d get boring doing the same thing long enough to get to an expert level.
Edit: I’m’a just be quiet now, since I suspect I may be trying to get out of quicksand by flailing. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled forum tech discussions. BLF is pretty much back to its former level of functionality, but this time with some pretty sweet upgrades. And I’m pretty sure SB sprained some part of his brain with all those long hours of PHP code. This kind of injury only be treated with copious amounts of beer.
Well, not exactly. I pointed out the problem of accidental log-outs, especially when using portable devices. You’re the one who came up with the idea of putting the log-out in a separate window.