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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 2, 2012, 15:23 |
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Cutter wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 19:09:
There are still quality things out there. A good set of knives, cookware - cast/iron/enamel/copper, pepper/spice/coffee/rice mill - Peugot, etc. will all last you a lifetime and a few generations if taken care of. So, it's not that it's not worth dropping the coin, you simply have to distinguish what's popular - brand wise - versus what's actually good. If you're buing something every few years to replace a shitty product you may as well have dropped the coin to begin with and have the superior product in the first place.
Actually, that's very true. It depends on the object. I was thinking of appliances, but you're right, I have cast iron pans and a set of expensive Henckel knives, both of which have gotten 10 years of daily use, that are still basically brand new. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 2, 2012, 10:00 |
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Creston wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 17:31:
Manufacturers realized that if they built something to last, it would last, and people would never buy new. If instead they'd build something that would die in a few years, people would go buy new.
Sure, there's some truth to the planned obsolescence thing. Printers and light bulbs are a great example of that. On the other hand there is a lot of stuff that is simply far more complex and prone to wear/tear, especially considering our reliance on miniature electronics in almost every facet of our lives.
For the past 50 years, companies have been basing their business model around planned obsolescence. If they were to all suddenly make goods that lasted a lifetime now, our economy would literally collapse. It's a such a crazy, inter-connected chain with roots everywhere from the US to China that there is no going back. It will have to be forced by lack of natural resources to continue production as these rates. |
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Playing: Faster Than Light, Tales of Graces F, Fire Emblem 3DS
Watching: Ghost in the Shell, Hannibal, Oblivion |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 2, 2012, 02:02 |
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Creston wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 17:31:
Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 12:44:
Yeah you're probably right on the manual handcrank jobs still working fine after 100 years. My grandmother is still using her mothers 1950's automatic rising/lowering toaster and still works perfectly, though I did have to get some german solder(silver/tin/flux) to fix on element on it about 5 years ago for her. And every toaster I've owned in the last few years dies out after a few years, or starts to burn toast.
Manufacturers realized that if they built something to last, it would last, and people would never buy new. If instead they'd build something that would die in a few years, people would go buy new.
Ergo, Latin, everything now dies in 3-5 years. It's pure bullshit.
Creston That is why I get and still use old stuff like CRT TVs, VCRs, etc. 
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 20:15 |
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| Poor people can't afford to buy twice. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 19:09 |
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There are still quality things out there. A good set of knives, cookware - cast/iron/enamel/copper, pepper/spice/coffee/rice mill - Peugot, etc. will all last you a lifetime and a few generations if taken care of. So, it's not that it's not worth dropping the coin, you simply have to distinguish what's popular - brand wise - versus what's actually good. If you're buing something every few years to replace a shitty product you may as well have dropped the coin to begin with and have the superior product in the first place.
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| "Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" - Jack Burton |
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Hand crank coffee |
Oct 1, 2012, 18:25 |
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And yes, it's crossed my mind that it's sad that four years seems like a great lifespan for one of these electric grinders, as I bet there are manual hand-crank grinders out there that are still operating fine after 100 years. I love my hand crank grinder, and it makes superior coffee, but it takes 15m and a lot of effort to grind enough beans for a pot of coffee. So I usually use the electric one. |
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| Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 18:24 |
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Creston wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 17:31:
Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 12:44:
Yeah you're probably right on the manual handcrank jobs still working fine after 100 years. My grandmother is still using her mothers 1950's automatic rising/lowering toaster and still works perfectly, though I did have to get some german solder(silver/tin/flux) to fix on element on it about 5 years ago for her. And every toaster I've owned in the last few years dies out after a few years, or starts to burn toast.
Manufacturers realized that if they built something to last, it would last, and people would never buy new. If instead they'd build something that would die in a few years, people would go buy new.
Ergo, Latin, everything now dies in 3-5 years. It's pure bullshit.
Creston
Yeah. This has the unfortunate effect of me not wanting to splurge on something expensive. I have no idea if it's going to last longer or not, so I just go cheap expecting the expensive one would break in about as much time anyway, and I'd be out even more money. |
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| Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed. |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 17:31 |
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Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 12:44:
Yeah you're probably right on the manual handcrank jobs still working fine after 100 years. My grandmother is still using her mothers 1950's automatic rising/lowering toaster and still works perfectly, though I did have to get some german solder(silver/tin/flux) to fix on element on it about 5 years ago for her. And every toaster I've owned in the last few years dies out after a few years, or starts to burn toast.
Manufacturers realized that if they built something to last, it would last, and people would never buy new. If instead they'd build something that would die in a few years, people would go buy new.
Ergo, Latin, everything now dies in 3-5 years. It's pure bullshit.
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 16:18 |
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BobBob wrote on Oct 1, 2012, 15:09:
Ever wonder why your coffee tastes a bit like a grinder?
Hey! You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 15:09 |
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| Ever wonder why your coffee tastes a bit like a grinder? |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 13:40 |
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Btw, the Morrowind Overhaul 3.0 came out today. 
http://www.ornitocopter.net/
The original download is hammered to death, so maybe wait until some links are up.
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Oct 1, 2012, 12:44 |
Mashiki Amiketo |
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| Yeah you're probably right on the manual handcrank jobs still working fine after 100 years. My grandmother is still using her mothers 1950's automatic rising/lowering toaster and still works perfectly, though I did have to get some german solder(silver/tin/flux) to fix on element on it about 5 years ago for her. And every toaster I've owned in the last few years dies out after a few years, or starts to burn toast. |
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