Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous

Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by EADGBE on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:44AM (#17757794)

Needing to make a fridge open sources screams at me that we really need to be simplifying the operation of a fridge.

I think component complication for planned obsolescence is much more of a thing than programming something in X years to kill itself.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @09:47AM (#17757824)

Err it depends on your outlook. I’m such a hacker at heart I literally want everything I own to be open source.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by white-flame on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @12:49PM (#17759532)

Devices that are more efficient tend to be more complex, so that's another tradeoff to consider.

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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by EADGBE on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:08PM (#17760366)

I.E. Internal Combustion Engine vs Electric Motor

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