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I love that this man resurrected his blog after 10 years just to write this. Anger and spite are strong motivators.

ranebo 2y ago
You have no idea how true this is :). I had to upgrade everything, the old site didn't even have SSL. But this annoyed me so much I wanted others to know how to fix it.
- randmeerkat 2y ago
  > You have no idea how true this is :). I had to upgrade everything, the old site didn't even have SSL. But this annoyed me so much I wanted others to know how to fix it. People like you are the ones that make the internet worth logging on for.
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- runnr_az 2y ago
  Super fun read. Reminds me of the old software cracking days… totally appreciate you sharing it, even though i likely will never have one of those AC units.
- anfilt 2y ago
  Glad you did! Nice read as well.
- mst 2y ago
  My best open source work is pretty much entirely in the 'Rage Driven Development' category. (solid post, also solid rant, mate)
- skinkestek 2y ago
  Hopefully this costs the company that tried to fleece you even more money in backlash and also as more people see that is possible to fix this.
dclowd9901 2y ago
I made my daughter’s bed from scratch out of anger and spite toward IKEA.
- unkulunkulu 2y ago
  IKEA? Thats a surprise, what happened?
  - margalabargala 2y ago
    They probably noticed the material quality.
  - bityard 2y ago
    Some IKEA furniture is great, some of it is terrible. 10-15 years ago, it was where you'd go when you needed a great-looking nightstand or coffee table for a fair price and didn't overly care how long it would last. These days, you can expect to pay a premium for the "IKEA aesthetic" and shopping experience. Personally, the main thing I can't stand is that you have only limited ability to "choose your own adventure" and just go straight to the thing you're there to buy. I don't want to spend 25 minutes wandering through their corporate-curated displays to get to the kitchen faucets. I think they still have a good price on AA NiMH batteries, though. Edit: I am speaking to the US stores, I have no idea what IKEA is like closer to their homeland.
    - Suppafly 2y ago
      >Personally, the main thing I can't stand is that you have only limited ability to "choose your own adventure" and just go straight to the thing you're there to buy. Sure you can, just go down to the basement area where you pick up all the boxes anyway. You only need to browse if you don't know what you want.
  - dclowd9901 2y ago
    Wrote it elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397160 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397160 Nothing to do with the furniture itself and everything to do with their cockamamie order pickup system.
bitcharmer 2y ago
I love it too but this only becomes worthwhile if you manage to promote this post in social media somewhere. If you don't already have a strong social media presence or don't personally know anyone who does you can forget about it. And here on HN you really have to get lucky, post at the right time and hope the flagging gangs don't get you.
- Etheryte 2y ago
  This is only the case if you blog for social media clicks and likes. Most people who write blogs don't do it for that reason.
- JohnFen 2y ago
  I could not disagree more. This sort of thing is a public service. Even if only a dozen people find it valuable, it can be exceedingly valuable to them. It's worth putting this sort of thing on your website for that reason alone.
  - Cerium 2y ago
    In complete agreement, I will add an anecdote from my experience: I have a tiny hardly updated blog where I post stuff I do and assume nobody at all will ever read it. A month ago I got an email from somebody asking about a detail because her granddaughter's toy has the same problem that my daughter's did. It is so rewarding that some work I did for myself can continue to have value for people across the world.

You have no idea how true this is :). I had to upgrade everything, the old site didn't even have SSL. But this annoyed me so much I wanted others to know how to fix it.

randmeerkat 2y ago
> You have no idea how true this is :). I had to upgrade everything, the old site didn't even have SSL. But this annoyed me so much I wanted others to know how to fix it. People like you are the ones that make the internet worth logging on for.
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runnr_az 2y ago
Super fun read. Reminds me of the old software cracking days… totally appreciate you sharing it, even though i likely will never have one of those AC units.
anfilt 2y ago
Glad you did! Nice read as well.
mst 2y ago
My best open source work is pretty much entirely in the 'Rage Driven Development' category. (solid post, also solid rant, mate)
skinkestek 2y ago
Hopefully this costs the company that tried to fleece you even more money in backlash and also as more people see that is possible to fix this.

dclowd9901 2y ago

I made my daughter’s bed from scratch out of anger and spite toward IKEA.

unkulunkulu 2y ago
IKEA? Thats a surprise, what happened?
- margalabargala 2y ago
  They probably noticed the material quality.
- bityard 2y ago
  Some IKEA furniture is great, some of it is terrible. 10-15 years ago, it was where you'd go when you needed a great-looking nightstand or coffee table for a fair price and didn't overly care how long it would last. These days, you can expect to pay a premium for the "IKEA aesthetic" and shopping experience. Personally, the main thing I can't stand is that you have only limited ability to "choose your own adventure" and just go straight to the thing you're there to buy. I don't want to spend 25 minutes wandering through their corporate-curated displays to get to the kitchen faucets. I think they still have a good price on AA NiMH batteries, though. Edit: I am speaking to the US stores, I have no idea what IKEA is like closer to their homeland.
  - Suppafly 2y ago
    >Personally, the main thing I can't stand is that you have only limited ability to "choose your own adventure" and just go straight to the thing you're there to buy. Sure you can, just go down to the basement area where you pick up all the boxes anyway. You only need to browse if you don't know what you want.
- dclowd9901 2y ago
  Wrote it elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397160 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397160 Nothing to do with the furniture itself and everything to do with their cockamamie order pickup system.

bitcharmer 2y ago

I love it too but this only becomes worthwhile if you manage to promote this post in social media somewhere. If you don't already have a strong social media presence or don't personally know anyone who does you can forget about it. And here on HN you really have to get lucky, post at the right time and hope the flagging gangs don't get you.

Etheryte 2y ago
This is only the case if you blog for social media clicks and likes. Most people who write blogs don't do it for that reason.
JohnFen 2y ago
I could not disagree more. This sort of thing is a public service. Even if only a dozen people find it valuable, it can be exceedingly valuable to them. It's worth putting this sort of thing on your website for that reason alone.
- Cerium 2y ago
  In complete agreement, I will add an anecdote from my experience: I have a tiny hardly updated blog where I post stuff I do and assume nobody at all will ever read it. A month ago I got an email from somebody asking about a detail because her granddaughter's toy has the same problem that my daughter's did. It is so rewarding that some work I did for myself can continue to have value for people across the world.