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You can thank Louis Rossmann, in part, for this one. His livelihood does depend on it (although he has acknowledged that, as electronics get more disposable, h

You can thank Louis Rossmann, in part, for this one. His livelihood does depend on it (although he has acknowledged that, as electronics get more disposable, he will inevitably end up having to shift into something like software or hardware design), but he has made a really admirable effort of actually going boots-on-the-ground and lobbying at political hearings.

fapjacks 9y ago
YES. And what an awesome channel he has. Very captivating and relaxing to watch him repair equipment.
- david-cako 9y ago
  I love his personal philosophy videos. Really sharp guy.
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - KozmoNau7 9y ago
    Only if you agree with a simplistic "taxes bad, equality bad, free markets good" philosophy. I find it rather tiresome and not very thoughtful.
    - david-cako 9y ago
      I'm neutral on his political stances. I think either a strong shift towards extremely free markets (i.e., healthcare and education highly privatized and non-subsidized), or towards highly regulated markets (i.e., healthcare and education fully publicized and price-regulated) would both be a step in the right direction. Either case seems like it lends towards cheaper services. There's something to be said for age old Adam Smith principles, but I think the "FEWER REGULATIONS!" statement requires more nuance than most people who espouse it tend to afford. I feel like we're at the very bottom of a parabolic curve right now where everyone is getting fucked due to fake money being injected into these systems. I think above all, what everyone can agree on, is that the individual should come first, and policy should follow. The amount of large businesses with their hands in politics is really the struggle he's crusading against. I can definitely see where he comes from as a small business owner -- it seems like the same injustice that individuals feel towards certain sections of the upper class is magnified. I think it's helpful to hear small-business owners' side of the argument, because they really are the ones who stand to be hurt most by moving further left, unless done with careful tact.
      - KozmoNau7 9y ago
        Denmark is very left-wing compared to the US (still, though our "dear" government is trying to undo that), and yet has been rated one of the best countries to do business in. "Left-wing politics are anti-business" is a huge fallacy.
      - fapjacks 9y ago
        Right. His philosophy is "anti-regulatory capture" which is a great philosophy all around.
samkite 9y ago
Louis is just an awesome guy. Very smart and just has a way of talking that really captivates me.
icantdrive55 9y ago
He opened up my eyes too. He's honest, and seems like a moral person. He seems to love what he does, but we need people like him in politics. It's too bad just being honest is so rare these days.
throwaway613834 9y ago
He's freaking awesome. Have you seen the videos he has on the kinds of arguments Apple makes to prevent the right-to-repair become a thing? They're quite eye-opening and really gets to the heart of how ridiculous the whole situation is.
- jackbravo 9y ago
  could you share one?
  - snuxoll 9y ago
    They basically all boil down to trade secrets and "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products". Personally, I don't see how gerber files with board layouts and selling replacement components violates any trade secrets, considering the former is readily reverse-engineered (even if you can't easily determine exact routing for things in layers not on the board surface) and the latter poses them no risk either. As for what boils down to the "people are stupid" argument, that's just BS and they know it.
    - throwaway613834 9y ago
      > They basically all boil down to trade secrets and "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products". Not sure where you saw that (link?), but no, they don't. Watch the video I just linked above on what their lobbyists say.
    - TeMPOraL 9y ago
      > "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products" One has to ask what's really more likely to destroy my life - the glass of the iPhone I clumsily tried to repair, or the shit I wrote on that iPhone...
  - throwaway613834 9y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eyidi2HaMY&t=11m38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eyidi2HaMY&t=11m38s Listen from that timestamp till 13:10.
M4v3R 9y ago
His videos on YouTube when he teaches people how to do board-level Macbook repairs, for free (while advertising his own business of course): https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos Even though I'm a programmer and not really a hardware guy, I find watching him repairing stuff very interesting and oddly satisfying. He often even does all this on a live stream. PS. For some reason most of his videos get a "do you want a website" preroll ad, which is already a running joke on his streams.
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  > PS. For some reason most of his videos get a "do you want a website" preroll ad, which is already a running joke on his streams. Just got that ad... in Polish. Seriously, what's going on with that? Why always this ad?

fapjacks 9y ago

YES. And what an awesome channel he has. Very captivating and relaxing to watch him repair equipment.

david-cako 9y ago
I love his personal philosophy videos. Really sharp guy.
- deleted 9y ago
  [deleted]
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  Only if you agree with a simplistic "taxes bad, equality bad, free markets good" philosophy. I find it rather tiresome and not very thoughtful.
  - david-cako 9y ago
    I'm neutral on his political stances. I think either a strong shift towards extremely free markets (i.e., healthcare and education highly privatized and non-subsidized), or towards highly regulated markets (i.e., healthcare and education fully publicized and price-regulated) would both be a step in the right direction. Either case seems like it lends towards cheaper services. There's something to be said for age old Adam Smith principles, but I think the "FEWER REGULATIONS!" statement requires more nuance than most people who espouse it tend to afford. I feel like we're at the very bottom of a parabolic curve right now where everyone is getting fucked due to fake money being injected into these systems. I think above all, what everyone can agree on, is that the individual should come first, and policy should follow. The amount of large businesses with their hands in politics is really the struggle he's crusading against. I can definitely see where he comes from as a small business owner -- it seems like the same injustice that individuals feel towards certain sections of the upper class is magnified. I think it's helpful to hear small-business owners' side of the argument, because they really are the ones who stand to be hurt most by moving further left, unless done with careful tact.
    - KozmoNau7 9y ago
      Denmark is very left-wing compared to the US (still, though our "dear" government is trying to undo that), and yet has been rated one of the best countries to do business in. "Left-wing politics are anti-business" is a huge fallacy.
    - fapjacks 9y ago
      Right. His philosophy is "anti-regulatory capture" which is a great philosophy all around.

samkite 9y ago

Louis is just an awesome guy. Very smart and just has a way of talking that really captivates me.

icantdrive55 9y ago

He opened up my eyes too. He's honest, and seems like a moral person. He seems to love what he does, but we need people like him in politics. It's too bad just being honest is so rare these days.

throwaway613834 9y ago

He's freaking awesome. Have you seen the videos he has on the kinds of arguments Apple makes to prevent the right-to-repair become a thing? They're quite eye-opening and really gets to the heart of how ridiculous the whole situation is.

jackbravo 9y ago
could you share one?
- snuxoll 9y ago
  They basically all boil down to trade secrets and "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products". Personally, I don't see how gerber files with board layouts and selling replacement components violates any trade secrets, considering the former is readily reverse-engineered (even if you can't easily determine exact routing for things in layers not on the board surface) and the latter poses them no risk either. As for what boils down to the "people are stupid" argument, that's just BS and they know it.
  - throwaway613834 9y ago
    > They basically all boil down to trade secrets and "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products". Not sure where you saw that (link?), but no, they don't. Watch the video I just linked above on what their lobbyists say.
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    > "it's dangerous to let people repair these sensitive products" One has to ask what's really more likely to destroy my life - the glass of the iPhone I clumsily tried to repair, or the shit I wrote on that iPhone...
- throwaway613834 9y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eyidi2HaMY&t=11m38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eyidi2HaMY&t=11m38s Listen from that timestamp till 13:10.

M4v3R 9y ago

His videos on YouTube when he teaches people how to do board-level Macbook repairs, for free (while advertising his own business of course): https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos Even though I'm a programmer and not really a hardware guy, I find watching him repairing stuff very interesting and oddly satisfying. He often even does all this on a live stream. PS. For some reason most of his videos get a "do you want a website" preroll ad, which is already a running joke on his streams.

TeMPOraL 9y ago
> PS. For some reason most of his videos get a "do you want a website" preroll ad, which is already a running joke on his streams. Just got that ad... in Polish. Seriously, what's going on with that? Why always this ad?