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Re:JDK 9 modules voted down by EC by LeifCarrotson on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:12PM (#14302993)
> Every time I see their stuff it reminds me of those all-in-one woodworking machines (It's a drill press AND a lathe!) you used to see on infomercials when infomercials were still a new thing. Too goddamned many moving parts, things that can break, and ways you can lose a finger.

You mean a Shopsmith? Those have been around since before infomercials, and they are still producing new versions. They're actually a decent combination wood lathe/horizontal boring drill press (which both already need the fancy variable speed drive), and there's nothing complicated about the disc sander that needs a separate machine. But yeah, the table saw option doesn't feel right...

Re:JDK 9 modules voted down by EC by hinkley on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:49PM (#14303250)
I was thinking of their competitor... mighty something?

But I believe you could order a VHS casette (possibly for free) with the informational video long before infomercials became a thing. They just had one ready to go before anybody else.