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I'm for it but I'm afraid once trained it'll be hard to undo.
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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I can't understand how it is even possible for someone to tell me I can't repair a piece of hardware I bought. I can use it, I can rip it into pieces, I can paint it bright pink. But to not be allowed to repair? Isn't that overstepping the bounds a little? It also seems totally again any free-market argument one would raise.
And that doesn't even touch on the moral issues with a law that says "we will force you to waste resources".
cheers
Chris Maunder
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The free-market argument would be that the purchase was subject to such a contract and you weren't forced to buy.
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Touche
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Chris Maunder
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Is that what they even mean by "right to repair"?
I was under the impression that "right to repair" zealots were demanding that manufacturers build products so they're not difficult to repair. Like screws instead of glues...
Not sure I want my government or any other telling manufacturers how to design products. As long as a product is safe and functional, I prefer to let the market decide a product's fate.
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I think it has more to do with licensed firmware/software, testers/analyzers, and parts availability.
One of the things I always liked about Dell and a few others: they put maintenance manuals on line. But forget getting a parts for a 5 year old system. eBay is your friend there.
>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Ahhh! That makes sense. Thanks.
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right to repair is completely different than being able to MacGyver stuff. What's happened is a number of a$$holes in companies are trying to prevent anyone but the oem's from maintaining equipment. It's the equivalent to the subscription model software companies have been pushing (looking at you SciTools - thieving #$#$%$%$%%). The oems are trying to lock in their customers to the oems very expensive maintenance plans.
Me? If it runs, I don't toss it. Multiple cars pushing 200k in the driveway.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: Multiple cars pushing 200k in the driveway
Same here. I'm driving a 2002 Honda Civic that's going to have 1 light-second (186,282 miles) on the odometer some time in the next year. I'm totally geeked out over it, as I did the same thing on my first Honda (an '85 Accord).
Software Zen: delete this;
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 And here I was.... getting excited every time my mileage is a palindrome. You've aimed considerably higher than I..
Missed every digit being the same in my new car by about 5,000 kms. Oh well... only about another 104,000 kms to go! 
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You could go for 300,000 km  ...
Software Zen: delete this;
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Now there's an idea.. 
Wish I'd had it when replying earlier. Sheepishly, I'll admit that it only occurred to me around lunchtime (about 2 hours after replying)
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light - second folks epic comment alert!
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Duffy - Rockferry[^]
I have this pretty large music collection with around 1000 CD's.
At the end of last year I decided to digitalize/archive it all in good quality and I'm still working on it (on and off).
This week I decided to rip my Duffy CD, which got stuck in my head after that.
I really don't know when or why I bought it, but I think during my student days, 11+ years ago and probably because I liked her hit single Mercy.
Last year she posted on Instagram that she had been drugged and abducted on her birthday and raped over the course of a few days, followed by spending ten years alone to recover and going into therapy 
Hopefully she can put that behind her and continue making fine music.
Maybe she'll even score another SOTW!
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Sounds nice, I'm definitely going to check out their upcoming album!
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"Sounds nice"? Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman Here is my Revenge of the Week J. S. Bach - Toccata in D Minor Guitar cover - YouTube[^]
"I once put instant coffee into the microwave and went back in time." - Steven Wright
"Shut up and calculate" - apparently N. David Mermin possibly Richard Feynman
My sympathies to the SPAM moderator
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Not quite so new, used to listen to Apashe back in 2013 or so, especially Apashe - Black Gold - YouTube[^]
The style is called (EDM) trap, Wikipedia: "Trap (EDM) or EDM trap is a style of electronic dance music (EDM) that originated in the early 2010s.[5] It blends elements of trap music, which is an offshoot of Southern hip hop, with elements of EDM like build-ups, drops, and breakdowns."
Here's another favorite, LOVE the video, but not safe for work
DJ Snake, Lil Jon - Turn Down for What - YouTube[^]
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Loved their hit You & I (the song that plays at the start of that video).
As for involuntary dancing, Fatboy Slim did it best[^]
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The Chemical Brothers came close, at about the same time?: Do It Again. But yes, that is a great one!
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I'd completely forgotten about that one!
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An easy one to end the week
Legend is cross with one hip broken (7)
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Legend
is cross with X
one hip ONEHIP
broken (anag)
PHOENIX
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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