The key is allowing lights to switch from green to red in a decentralized, chaotic way, instead of following a regular programmed pattern.

它的关键是让红绿信号灯的切换以一种分散混沌的方式进行，而不是按照通常有规律的程序化模式。

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Using these inputs, the ECU is programmed to switch from the low lift to the high lift cam lobes when the conditions mean that engine output will be improved.

应用这些参数值，ECU在引擎动力输出需要被提高的条件成熟时候，程序自动从低升程的凸轮切换到高升程的凸轮。

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The lights in Swanage will be programmed to switch off between 00:00 GMT and 05:30 GMT from April.

BBC: Swanage street lights switch-off to save ?150,000 a year

The smells are dispensed by a fan which can be programmed to switch on at certain times of the day.

BBC: 'Smelly' fans remind people to eat

They can be programmed to automatically dim the lights on sunny days or switch on the a.c. for an employee's cubicle when he swipes his ID badge at the front door.

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