Replacing a broken set of blinds in my house and apparently no one sells the old standard kind where you pull the cord to raise them, I guess because kids and/or pets could tangle in the cord? Bit of an education in miniblinds today.

      • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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        15 hours ago

        Yes. It keeps the heat that is generated on the surface of the blinds outside your window, so the room doesn’t heat up so much.

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      10 hours ago

      In the US nearly every window that opens has a screen in it to keep insects out. That’s why venetian blinds have gone out of favor in the past 70 years.