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Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by redshirtrob » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

ranieuwe wrote: post #113

redshirtrob wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mostly stick with corded tools. Over the past 17 years I've managed to collect: - A Milwaukee right angle drill. I don't use it much, but when I need it, it's invaluable - A Porter Cable circular saw. I get a bit more use out of this. Circular saws are so versatile. - A hand-held power planer. I used this a lot fitting doors to irregular door jams. I've loaned it out quite a bit too. Like the right angle drill, I d…

Just bought a lot of yard tools and picked Ego as my battery platform. Same reasons you outlined: I hate dealing with gas engines, cords are annoying and get you stuck. I can now start a job, pause half way do something else and continue again without dealing with starting engines etc. The blower is fantastic and quiet at that too. Much more relaxing than a gas one making noise all the time. The edger is phenomenal b…

Thanks. I borrowed one of their chainsaws from a neighbor back in the spring. It worked flawlessly. That's the brand I was considering so glad to hear another positive review.

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by Adferdfqwer » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

julius wrote: post #28

hubraumhugo wrote: post #2

A few months ago, I began developing the Buy For Life platform. It started as a simple list where people could add brands that manufacture durable products. It now evolved into a full platform with aggregated product reviews from all over the web, discussions, and various metrics to calculate a score for each brand and product. I want to help people finding the most durable and sustainable products in the world. It s…

Good idea. Thanks for making that site. I am an asshole. I copy&pasted a fake 5 star review from Amazon, using a fake account. Do you have a plan to stop brands from doing this to you?

Suuwuw

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by hubraumhugo » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

SoSoRoCoCo wrote: post #212

Excited to see this! Comment: looking at the Lodge Skillet, I can easily see how this is not going to scale well for products with many, many reviews. The page is already cluttered and hard to navigate with just a few dozen comments. Do you have a plan to collapse the UI into something more of a summary that can be expanded?

I will certainly work on the UX/UI in the coming weeks. Right now, I'm just overwhelmed by all the submissions and comments.

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by arh68 » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

I don't know. I'm more of the mind to create a new blog post titled "Everything, reviewed" in which I review every product I've ever owned (worth mentioning), and put all my reviews there. I think you could aggregate that info, if only I had good identifiers. This is where I wish the world had URIs & Dublin Core for, ya know, everything. Good luck deciphering what I mean when I'm blogging.

I think Rotten Tomatoes is not the site to copy here, but rather Criticker: if I can rate items and compare my ratingset to similar ratingsets, that would be valuable. It's more of a cornucopia of the commons [1], if you will, where contributing even a little will reward you epsilon (and everyone else, too).

[1] http://bricklin.com/cornucopia.htm just read about this guy a la the Visicalc thread, never thought I'd use the phrase

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by globular-toast » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:32 PM UTC

Lio wrote: post #168

globular-toast wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar problem with other brands that have been "diluted" over the years. Elsewhere in the thread someone mentioned Dr Martens who now make shoes in China that are complete garbage quality.

That's true. The original contract manufacturer for Dr Martens, Solovair, is still making their own shoe designs in the same factory in England though. If you want a nice pair of monkey boots, Solovair are the guys to go and see not Dr Martens. These are exactly the sort of small manufacturers I like to know about and this is an interesting project to find them. If you're going to get something once it's nice to find…

Indeed. I didn't know about Solovair, although I'm not really into that style. But I have bought all my shoes from factory shops of Northamptonshire shoes companies. They keep the lasts for all of their shoes so they can continue to repair and refurbish old models.

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by noscript » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

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Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by desertblues » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:36 PM UTC

The desire for minimizing possion subject to max utility is a tribe I'd aspirationally want to be in.

A tool like this would decrease research effort sig.

I'd personally trust the masses more than a pro.

Biggest risks are obvious: manipulation of scores, minority voices on niche products, etc.

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by hubraumhugo » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

hiidrew wrote: post #247

Love the site but I feel like this could be exploited the same way as Amazon reviews, e.g. paying people in fivrr to 5-star review your shitty product. Wondering if there's anything we could do to fix this relationship or if community submitted reviews are broken in general.

As I mentioned before, moderators and a trustworthiness/credibility rating for each user can probably tackle this issue. Have you ever posted some bs in a niche subreddit? It quickly gets deleted/downvoted.

Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by no2script » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

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Re: Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for durable products

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Post by driverdan » Wed, Oct 07, 2020, 6:42 PM UTC

SoSoRoCoCo wrote: post #218

driverdan wrote: post #112

I like the concept but since it's open to the public it will suffer from ignorance. For example, take the Salomon Quest boots that are listed. I own a pair of them. While they're good boots for the price they do not deserve an A- score. They are not BIFL. The soles are glued making them not resoleable. The sole on one of mine has started coming unglued too. The same can be said for the Victorinox Fibrox knife that ha…

Funny you call out the Fibrox. I don't think full-tang is a prerequisite for BIFL. Why? Because I have my grandmother's kitchen knife from Ireland from the 1910's and it isn't full tang and is still a workhorse despite having the handle replaced sometime in the 70's. So what is a rating system to do when people have very different ideas on BIFL? For this existential dilemma, it would be helpful if the top DIMENSIONS…

That would be great but also very time consuming to do and manage.

> So what is a rating system to do when people have very different ideas on BIFL?

Objective vs subjective is something that's hard to overcome without a complex system like you suggest. I agree it's at the heart of the problem I described and I don't know if there's a practical solution, especially for a side project.