tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post76549591342157883..comments2024-03-28T15:07:22.673+05:30Comments on Shoot First, Mumble Later: Bulbs and ovensGirish Shahanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-70516076030807915442020-06-22T00:05:36.843+05:302020-06-22T00:05:36.843+05:30Great article.Great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-76011983716512627442010-09-23T21:26:56.781+05:302010-09-23T21:26:56.781+05:30you are a sharp eye on things, don't you? prin...you are a sharp eye on things, don't you? printers, DVD players, washing machines, faucets. you have rightly pointed out the short lived culprits. Nowadays, even fridges aren't long lived as they used to be. Being from computer field, you can imagine how much frustration floppy drives have caused to us. And even DVD writers in computers don't last long. After some months,they usually are capable of just reading and not writing. Pen drives, some work for long, some don't. Its all on fate :)nashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-38305091164115567592010-09-21T10:01:07.480+05:302010-09-21T10:01:07.480+05:30I totally agree with your list of causes. The flop...I totally agree with your list of causes. The floppy drive comes to mind as a perfect example of the confluence of falling prices and looming obsolescence. In the last days of the floppy one was lucky to be able to use a disk twice before it got corrupted.<br />It's still nice to think of sturdy appliances built to last and last.Girish Shahanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877402074547726173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-74371278088689211682010-09-21T09:47:37.861+05:302010-09-21T09:47:37.861+05:30possibly we dont build them as we used to... possi...possibly we dont build them as we used to... possibly it doesnt make sense and the technology is going to become obsolete...possibly we wont pay such a high price for longevity. the prices of appliances always have downward pressures. possibly we use them with far less care then before. i remember handling appliances with respect as a child and simply banging them shut these days. who knows... but they sure seem to die out faster than I can earn (old jungle saying)jaimithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913601185902291124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-13905305025190409282010-09-16T12:56:19.268+05:302010-09-16T12:56:19.268+05:30Nice Quote :)Nice Quote :)manish nainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024210672199702325.post-827419127249602082010-09-15T22:36:59.881+05:302010-09-15T22:36:59.881+05:30We bought a microwave oven in Muscat around 1987,...We bought a microwave oven in Muscat around 1987, and it is still being used, albeit with intermittent visits by the repairman. <br /><br />The best part is we originally got it at half-price because the door had a scratch somewhere (not visible to us yet). I really do believe electronic or other items don’t have the same longevity they used to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com