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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
Mr. Scram:
Again, I'm not buying it. Corporations do what they've always done. They are and were in the money making business. We simply don't remember the hardships the labour force had to endure back then and our current problems obviously always seem the worst. Your current problems are always the worst problems. Factories were outright lethal places just 100 years ago. That's much better now. Something like building bridges or ships used to cost a certain number of deaths per meter or yard and this was completely acceptable. What also helps is that people are on average more educated now. Even though people still try their best and have moderate amounts of success, it's simply harder to take advantage of more educated people. The fact that educated nations tend to be safe and happy reflects this.
I never said production is cleaner nowadays, I don't know where you got that from and I'm not very interested in the argument either, though I will note there are much more substantial checks and balances in force. Products are demonstrably cheaper, more available and more reliable than they used to be too. No rant is going to change that reality. There's junk being made, but there was horrid junk being made back then. As I said before, stuff that modern people take one look at and know it's a bad idea. There's a lot less of that going on today.
If there are any tangible numbers to discuss I'd be more than happy to do so, but stories about how those are all manipulated by our lizard overlords are going to be taken with an appropriately sized saltmine. It seems you've seen the game played for a number of years and got jaded. It happens to the best of us, but the issue is with the observer and not the observed. Doomsday prophets have existed in all eras.
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: ChrisLX200 on May 16, 2018, 09:31:05 am ---Philips Research auction - some interesting stuff up for grabs: https://www2.ppauctions.com/auction.php?id=232
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Oh crap. That's close enough that running up there to collect stuff isn't too hard and there's loads of interesting things.
[Shouts aside:] "Honey, you know how you were saying the other day that I don't take you out often enough? D'you fancy a day trip to Cambridge?"
mnementh:
--- Quote from: Specmaster on May 16, 2018, 10:41:57 am ---
--- Quote from: ChrisLX200 on May 16, 2018, 09:31:05 am ---Philips Research auction - some interesting stuff up for grabs: https://www2.ppauctions.com/auction.php?id=232
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This is interesting, not too far away either, thanks for posting this info on here, some good stuff.
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Am I the only one who is amused by the large quantity of potted plants listed here?
I want to buy them all and ship them to BD139's place of work... I understand they have a shortage of O2 generators/physical security problems... :-DD
I wouldn't mind snagging that N generator though... or any of the number of nice & big sounding (but no pictures) Kaymar workbenches.
mnem
moo.
mnementh:
--- Quote from: beanflying on May 16, 2018, 12:24:44 pm ---'Off Topic'
Is it wrong to play with your blue balls while alone in the shed with the lights off :-DD
'On Topic'
It's been over a month since I brought my last Anchor now what don't I need >:D
AWOL for a while longer due to 'stuff'
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To quote my wife... "That is so very, very wrong... but it feels SO right... " >:D
As for your boat anchor drought... I suggest saving your pesos for that auction. Looks quite promising; if only they weren't all closing within the same hour more than 3 weeks from now, even I might get in on the action. |O
mnem
I need less Mexican flavor.
bd139:
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 16, 2018, 02:43:13 pm ---I want to buy them all and ship them to BD139's place of work... I understand they have a shortage of O2 generators/physical security problems... :-DD
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>:( :-DD
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