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throwaway15858

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    Comment #39098217

    The problem with phones is the chipset software support. You can make the most repairable phone but when they both get the same length of support it helps less.

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    Comment #39098162

    That's certainly the case. The problem is the legal and social framework hasn't caught up with the times. It wasn't that long ago that the government was small enough to be funded …

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    Comment #39098079

    I've thought about this and there's no way to condense a multivariate notion of product quality into a scale. The best I've come up with is that all products should have to promine…

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    Comment #39097799

    The line between "private" companies and government action is intentionally blurred. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point

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    Comment #38962125

    If 10 years of bombing by the Saudis (with American assistance) couldn't dislodge them I don't imagine this will amount to much either.

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    Comment #38961937

    THINK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_(slogan)

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    Comment #38961787

    >Once a car gets older, there's usually no shortage of the electrical components on the secondary market as they're getting scrapped Usually the lifespan limiting component is the …

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    Comment #38961734

    The problem is the degradation is fastest when it's brand new.

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    Comment #38961441

    There are a lot of reasons, many of them bureaucratic. If you own your own home in an urban locale with a garage and drive more than 12k miles a year an EV is probably perfect for …