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Lyn Alden
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I like how Nintendo systems from the 1990s could be put in a shed without air conditioning and survive for five years and still play games. Simple, optimized, robust engineering.

I like how cars from more than ten years ago just work, rather than being a nanny to you while you drive.

Cars, TVs, and all sorts of devices just whine today about problems. We’ve gone backward in some sense.

I’m willing to support brands that make more physical stuff. Already doing that with my next car choice.
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Mysth · 93w
…she wrote on her Nokia 3210.
xyp930 · 93w
Tell us about your car research. As little nannying, bing-bing-bing, electronics as possible please
nostrich · 93w
Good point, Lyn. That's why I changed over to a Nokia Flip phone a month ago. Almost as freeing as when I left Facebook 6 years ago.
Bitcoin Wizard 🧙🏻‍♂️ · 93w
"I like how cars from more than ten years ago just work, rather than being a nanny to you while you drive." that's one reason why I bought an older car instead of a newer one for the first time in my life "Hacking" the software of cars will become even more important in the future
+☉nepiX · 93w
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n · 93w
もっと長く使えるものを愛用したい.
Matt 🛸 · 93w
Buying a retail display instead of a "smart TV" was a really good choice for me. It literally just turns on and does nothing until I hook a device up to it. Just a screen, which is all I really want. No garbage software that doesn't get updates. No spying. Just a display. It's quite beautiful.
Matt 🛸 · 93w
I've even went back to buying DVDs and physical books. There's something wonderful about not needing permission to watch things I paid for. And not a person in the world knows I'm doing it. No WiFi, no BS licenses that just disappear stuff on a whim. I'm completely cut off and at peace with my bare ...
rewolf · 93w
I think it’s because software engineers are shittier than their hardware counterparts of yesterday. And many of the problems we see are to do with software or the sw/hw interfacing. Despite the significantly easier ability to test software than hardware. Although I think hardware might be a more d...
Bancario Surtado · 93w
planned obsolescence
unit · 93w
welcome to the nag economy
unit · 93w
Instapot went out of business because their quality was too high, no one reordered
FreeMarketKids · 93w
How about old fashioned table top games?
mutatrum · 93w
Cars in the EU are worse, they are made to whine. Only one example, note the antonymous naming: https://m.primal.net/JLbG.png
vlada · 93w
People apparently don't mind their cars treating them like children and sharing all their usage data with data brokers. Bitcoin fixes this?
Rigly · 93w
It would be great to see stuff move towards robust simplicity vs planned obsolescence we have now.
Mike · 93w
I have the same feeling. Even though I love tech, I'm starting to appreciate analog stuff more and more. I write on paper now, I picked up some old canon vintage lenses for my DSLR Camera as examples. I can appreciate all the AI advances and automation for tools when it comes to getting things don...
Thaeus01 · 93w
this is the consequence of inflation and the fiat money
Aurora Satoshi · 93w
Planned obsolescence. A result of the fiat world.
lasik · 93w
lasik · 93w
What's new is old again.... Buy a turntable! Less than $65! BTW if you follow the QR you are right there and as an amazon affiliate i might get $1.00! #music #shopping #turntable #records https://image.nostr.build/42a194dd65b0b733d1e529f1ad944a93ee51d128ba0d9d2730b775ed62b26de2.jpg https://im...
Ray · 93w
Medicine: https://10.cool
BTCrevolutionary · 90w
That’s what I love older cars. They do what they are supposed to do without them harassing every five seconds to slow down, wear your seatbelt etc…