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Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by blamazon »

vladharbuz wrote: post #28

I find it repulsive that his first recommendation to “inventors” is to file for a patent. Really, the most valuable piece of advice you have is “make sure you secure legal protection in case other people rip you off”? By all means, that's probably a thing you have to think about at some point, but surely there is more important advice for creatives than “lawyer up”.

To quote Dyson from the same video:

> “An expert thinks he knows it all but he's also rather inhibited by his experience, his knowledge. He finds it difficult to steer off the well-known path.”

One of Dyson’s well-known paths might be wielding patent laws against competitors.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by Jolter »

estsauver wrote: post #12
chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

I’ve been using a Canon MFP 4270 since 2008 and it’s been consistently reliable and great.

The only issue is Windows no longer recognizes it by default, so you have to manually install drivers off their website. And of course, Windows Update regularly breaks the install so I have to reinstall them. I don’t blame Canon for that though.

Getting new toner cartridges has been no problem as of yet, but I suspect the market is drying up by now because there were mostly off-brand ones available last time I had to get one.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by blitzar »

chrisseaton wrote: post #18
celticninja wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmmm, straighteners, put in a curl, sounds defective.

No, it's called a 'straightener' but it's a generic tool for controlling the shape of hair - can straighten or curl - both are intended use-cases.

Can hair curlers also straighten hair or is it a one way process?

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by chrisseaton »

blitzar wrote: post #33
chrisseaton wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's called a 'straightener' but it's a generic tool for controlling the shape of hair - can straighten or curl - both are intended use-cases.

Can hair curlers also straighten hair or is it a one way process?

I think hair curlers are cylindrical, while straighteners are flat. You can curl with a flat surface by heating up and then curling around the whole thing. But with a curler there's nothing flat to shape against!

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by blitzar »

tigerlily wrote: post #19

Well, the worst product I own is one of his bagless vacuum cleaners. The crummy look and feel, the unbelievably loud and high-pitched whine and the accompanying tinnitus-inducing higher order acoustic harmonics, and just the overall plasticky shittiness of it after about an hour of dragging it around is simply vomit-inducing. My pet hate is the 100x added friction between the retractable bristles and my plush carpet.…

> just the overall plasticky shittiness of it after about an hour of dragging it around is simply vomit-inducing

Get the battery one. No more hour of dragging it around - you only get 5-7 minutes before it is dead, then back on the wall. The downside is I think they found an even lower bidder for the plastic when they made them, so that 5 minutes feels like a lifetime.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by gorgoiler »

estsauver wrote: post #12
chrisseaton wrote: post #5

When he says printers are the worst designed things, would be great to see a Dyson-engineered printer that was solid and reliable. Shame there probably isn't the market for them anymore.

Brother printers are consistently reliable and high quality, particularly the laser jet ones. I highly recommend getting one that doesn't have a scanner also, they just do one thing, really really well.

…and for scanning get a Fujitsu ScanSnap ix1500 (or sibling.)

An amazing product. The UI is a touchscreen but it makes up for it by 70% of it being a giant blue button with “SCAN” on it :)

And so fast too.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by PaulDavisThe1st »

chrisseaton wrote: post #29
AussieWog93 wrote: post #25

So many angry people here using any excuse they can to shit-talk this guy. It's almost like I'm on Reddit and someone has made the mistaking of expressing a shred of admiration for Elon Musk.

Yeah, had no idea there was this much bitterness and hatred for Dyson of all people!

You live, you learn.

For some people, the discovery that successful and reasonably charismatic entrepeneurs can be ... well, shall we say less than ideal human beings ... comes as quite a shock.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by [deleted] »

PaulDavisThe1st wrote: post #37
chrisseaton wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, had no idea there was this much bitterness and hatred for Dyson of all people!

You live, you learn. For some people, the discovery that successful and reasonably charismatic entrepeneurs can be ... well, shall we say less than ideal human beings ... comes as quite a shock.

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Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by ascorbic »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #25

So many angry people here using any excuse they can to shit-talk this guy. It's almost like I'm on Reddit and someone has made the mistaking of expressing a shred of admiration for Elon Musk.

I'm guessing you don't live in a country whose politics he manipulates and whose tax he avoids.

Re: James Dyson answers design questions from Twitter [video]

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Post by city41 »

rootusrootus wrote: post #11
jimnotgym wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really dislike Dyson. 1) Move to Singapore, citing that Britain won't join the euro as a factor. 2) EU energy efficiency test goes against his product 3) Campaigns for Brexit I had one of his vacuum cleaners and it was under powered and always needed cleaning inside. I got a Meile with a bag afterwards. Much more powerful for less money.

It's hit or miss. For a plug-in vacuum, there are others I would choose first. But for a cordless stick vacuum, nobody else is comparable.

I find their stick vacuums are complete junk. I'll never buy a Dyson again. They get clogged almost every time you use them (you gotta either jam a butter knife down the main intake or take apart the filter, both susceptible to blockage). The max button gets stuck in the on position, the battery only lasts a few months. I don't understand the appeal at all.
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