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JoshTriplett • today at 5:59 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Yes, please. I don't want a clock on my microwave, or my oven. If I'm not interacting with it, it should produce zero light.

(Some people use oven features that involve knowing an absolute time, such as "turn on at this time". That seems to be the uncommon case, and meanwhile everyone has to deal with a clock that's rarely right.)


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jandrese • today at 6:55 PM

Eh, if you only have a clock on only the microwave or oven then you lose access to the current time when you're cooking something or convert it over to timer mode. Having some redundancy isn't a bad thing in this instance.

Or simply have a dedicated clock in there and turn off the display on all of the appliances.

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lifestyleguru • today at 6:17 PM

> such as "turn on at this time". That seems to be the uncommon case

Indeed. "Please create fire hazard exactly at this hour when I'll not have time to do it personally".