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When I go to a garage sale, I can sometimes find a 30 year old blender that still works just fine. I want a "smart" blender that still functions perfectly well
by beat 10y ago
When I go to a garage sale, I can sometimes find a 30 year old blender that still works just fine.
I want a "smart" blender that still functions perfectly well in 30 years. I do not want a blender that becomes unusable because software is no longer supported, an API is no longer available, a proprietary connector is no longer in use, etc.
- douche 10y agoYou want one of these[1]. I see them all over the place second-hand, and they are damned near indestructible. Almost like the Kitchen-Aid mixers, that reached the heights of perfection somewhere in the 80s, and have declined and become cheaper and flimsier since. [1] https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ee/16/d3/ee16d37f11db310c2833755ba34359e6.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ee/16/d3/ee16d37f1...
- beat 10y agoOh, I have an excellent blender (a Breville). I was more expressing the problem I see with poorly thought out "smart" added to machinery - systems that will become unusable due to bit rot or connector conspiracy in far less time than they otherwise should.