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by roseburg 10y ago
Touch buttons = circuit board. Horrible idea. What could go wrong so close to excessive heat? Ovens used to last decades, and they still last longer than most other appliances, but now it's the circuit board in the control panel that g
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by roseburg 10y ago
This. I shared this link above, but I wrote a post on it. It's really sad what's happened to the appliance industry. http://recraigslist.com/2015/10/they-used-to-last-50-years/
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by roseburg 10y ago
Speed Queen now makes the best top loading machine, hands down. It's just hard to find them locally. I believe they can be purchased on Amazon now.
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by roseburg 10y ago
Few reasons. One is a positive history/experience with them. The Whirlpool made (most common machines on the market) top loading machines were rock solid for 30 plus years. People would often have them for 20-30 years. (and still have
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by roseburg 10y ago
Very interesting that whoever posts the link first gets to frame the narrative of the news story. Even more interesting are new accounts/users on Hacker News that just post political posts steering the conversation in one direction. Is
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by roseburg 10y ago
Exactly, create a single record for all the voters so they can be targeted and influenced to vote for the Democratic nominee. Does that not concern you? Imagine that God forbid they started controlling what information was seen by people, l
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by roseburg 10y ago
I guess that title is one generous way to put it!
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by roseburg 11y ago
The answer is probably close to why people view banks as some sort of public service organization rather than a business. I used to work at a bank, and it was amazing to hear comments from people.
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by roseburg 11y ago
I'd always heard that from customers, but I so rarely came across them, that I never really looked into them for myself. Makes sense though, commercial laundromats aren't going to mess around with poor quality machines. Speed Quee
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by roseburg 11y ago
I agree with what you are saying, but of those two options there is no quality option for people to choose. Both those machines are the new vertical modular style and are one of the worst designed washers ever. On an average trip to the scr
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by roseburg 11y ago
Hi, author here. I agree that quality and reliability is tougher to sell to today's consumer. Maytag sure was successful though with their never seeing the Maytag man ad campaign a long time ago. I have people talking to me about that
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They Used to Last 50 Years – How today's appliances are being built to fail(medium.com)
5 points by roseburg 11y ago|6 comments
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by roseburg 11y ago
I think it comes down to discipline. Not doing what you know you need/should do is a discipline issue. There is probably a lot of incentive to do what needs to be done during YC when everyone is watching, and preparing for demo day.
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by roseburg 11y ago
Hi, my co-founder and I are currently working on our idea from Hawaii and Portland Or. Will separate remote locations be ok during the fellowship, or will you want us to both work from the same location?
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Good Ideas Are Always Crazy Until They’re Not(recraigslist.com)
3 points by roseburg 11y ago|0 comments
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The Power of a Comment on Hacker News(recraigslist.com)
14 points by roseburg 11y ago|0 comments
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The Power of a Comment on Hacker News(recraigslist.com)
4 points by roseburg 11y ago|0 comments
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Your mobile provider isn't worth a year of your life(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 12y ago|0 comments
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How To Grow Your Business on Craigslist(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 12y ago|0 comments
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10 Things to Remember When Starting a Business(recraigslist.com)
4 points by roseburg 12y ago|0 comments
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Why You Should Teach(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 12y ago|0 comments
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What Paper Airplanes Have Taught Me About Success(recraigslist.com)
2 points by roseburg 13y ago|0 comments
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by roseburg 13y ago
It took me a few years to gain the knowledge and experience to put a course together, but I finally did it. I really appreciated the encouragement I got from HN two years ago. Just wanted to share the update. https://news.ycombin
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Why I Started A School(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 13y ago|1 comments
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What Every Entrepreneur Needs(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 13y ago|0 comments
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Soon Everything Will Be Delivered(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 13y ago|0 comments
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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Raise Your Prices(recraigslist.com)
2 points by roseburg 13y ago|0 comments
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The News is Killing Us(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 14y ago|0 comments
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How to Buy a Used Cell Phone(recraigslist.com)
1 points by roseburg 14y ago|0 comments
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by roseburg 14y ago
I wasn't sure if these type of posts are helpful/wanted here at HN. If not, I'll make sure not to submit them again. Thanks for the feedback. - Ryan

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