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> Does making tools more expensive really benefit anyone other than the companies which own the patents which make them more expensive? I would pay thousands t

by RajT88 2y ago

> Does making tools more expensive really benefit anyone other than the companies which own the patents which make them more expensive? I would pay thousands to avoid losing part of my hand. The increased price is a very good value, tens of dollars. Look at rearview cameras. Cheap tech. Used to be a 1000+ USD option. Now that they are government mandated the manufacturers figured out how to include them for a couple hundred dollars. Price goes up, but just a little. Money well spent.

PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
> I would pay thousands to avoid losing part of my hand. I cut off the distal segment of my right thumb on a table saw in 1995. The initial bill, before I disputed it and received a "professional courtesy discount", was $25k. So, you can pay a relatively small price to avoid losing part of your hand, or you can gamble that it will never happen, and then pay a high price for losing part of your hand. Pretty simple choice to me. ps. Doctor: what do want to do with the rest of your life? Me: well, I'm a programmer right now, but I'd rather be farmer Doctor: I know a lot of farmers with less digits than you still have, and you'll still be able to hit the space bar as-is.
- atmavatar 2y ago
  In effect, a SawStop system is like a one-time health insurance payment that prevents you from getting injured in the first place, only without jacking up the price because you used the tool in someone else's garage.
- numbsafari 2y ago
  Good thing you and the doc weren’t on opposite sides of the tabs v spaces discussion. Ed: The fact that you can hit the space bar with either hand, whereas the tab would require changing your keyboard layout is not a consideration I had previously considered in this debate.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
    You might say that the doc and I were aligned over the tabs vs spaces discussion. That is: tabs to indent, spaces to align.

by RajT88 2y ago

PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago

> I would pay thousands to avoid losing part of my hand. I cut off the distal segment of my right thumb on a table saw in 1995. The initial bill, before I disputed it and received a "professional courtesy discount", was $25k. So, you can pay a relatively small price to avoid losing part of your hand, or you can gamble that it will never happen, and then pay a high price for losing part of your hand. Pretty simple choice to me. ps. Doctor: what do want to do with the rest of your life? Me: well, I'm a programmer right now, but I'd rather be farmer Doctor: I know a lot of farmers with less digits than you still have, and you'll still be able to hit the space bar as-is.

atmavatar 2y ago
In effect, a SawStop system is like a one-time health insurance payment that prevents you from getting injured in the first place, only without jacking up the price because you used the tool in someone else's garage.
numbsafari 2y ago
Good thing you and the doc weren’t on opposite sides of the tabs v spaces discussion. Ed: The fact that you can hit the space bar with either hand, whereas the tab would require changing your keyboard layout is not a consideration I had previously considered in this debate.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
  You might say that the doc and I were aligned over the tabs vs spaces discussion. That is: tabs to indent, spaces to align.