14 Apr
2013
14 Apr
'13
8:24 p.m.
On 14 Apr 2013, at 22:54, "Toby Thain" <toby at telegraphics.com.au>
wrote:
On 14/04/13 9:26 PM, Mouse wrote:
That is what I got from my parents, and I thank them every day for it.
The dominant culture thinks nothing of discarding working, useful things. When it comes
to electronics, it is fairly certain we junk far more stuff in perfect working order, than
faulty stuff.
That leaves us more to dumpster-dive for. ;)
If the
hardware was made past a certain year...I don't find it worth
saving because it won't last.
That may be true of the hardware you get, but there _is_ good-quality
hardware made even today. It's hard to find, and it costs (as quality
always does), but it exists. I once saw a machine - architecturally a
peecee - which looked as though it were intended for the sort of use
where a failure doesn't just mean a truck roll, it means chartering a
small airplane and at least two or three days of a bush pilot's time,
and that's before you even _think_ about the costs of the replacement
machine and the tech who goes along to do the swap.
I hate planned obsolescence with a burning
passion...
I too, though I suspect your passion on this point burns rather hotter
than mine.
I don't throw things away because I don't
have a use for it [...]
Agreed. My parents were Depression-era kids, and it shows in some of
the attitudes I got from them. "Use it up, wear it out, make it do--
Our only consolation is that one day, we will have to stop doing this. It's a very
finite rope. And boy, will we feel dumb then.
--Toby
or do without." I just recently (three days
ago) explained to someone
that taking a computer I was offering was actually doing me a favour,
because it lets me get rid of a machine without tripping my "aak!
throwing away working hardware!" issues.
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