Posted on 03/10/2022 7:04:32 AM PST by blam
Daily on my computer I get messages that say 'we no longer support Windows-7 and others that say the same for IE-11'. These programs work just fine for me and they're all I need.
Quit! Dammit, It ain't broke!
(I remember years ago when Western Electric had a MTTF (mean time to failure) of 40 years for those black dial phones. Look at us now)
Speaking of breaking. The greenie weenies forced us onto LED bulbs. They do make bulbs to fit autos and standard light fixtures, but more and more, light fixtures and headlights are have the LEDs integrated into them. Now when they fail, the whole future gets tossed instead of just a bulb. Good job greenies.
If the economy breaks, it’s the desired result.
Sometimes things are obsoleted. It happens. There is zero analog broadcast teevee today. Tuners built for that technology might work, but there is no signal to receive.
Same goes for 3G. at some point, there won’t be any cell towers that carry it.
A good spot to be in, is to know how, to be flexible.
This guy doesn’t understand much about how things work. There are always alternatives and substitutes, the issue is how much time, cost, and pain will be required to implement them.
“I remember years ago when Western Electric had a MTTF (mean time to failure) of 40 years for those black dial phones.”
My parents have a home built 101 years ago. Original toilets, original sinks, original bathtubs.
When the power went out this winter the radiators still worked; the boiler is powered by natural gas (originally it was coal). Anyone with central heat and air either had to buy a generator or be cold.
A tree about 10 feet in diameter once fell on the house and made it about 2 feet into the attic. The very dense wood of the house frame stopped that enormous tree.
Does anyone here really think our “new” and “improved” housing will last like this?
Twelve years ago I bought a case of 100 watt incandessant bulbs for $0.50 per bulb. I still have most of them.
No. New cheap housing & material for cars seem made more for a Barbie doll than for a lasting product.
We really only have one problem.
Liberals.
They have to removed from power or we’re all screwed forever.
I still have incandescent bulbs I bought ($0.25 per) before they disappeared thanks to D.C. Not many left, but I have more. Now wish I had spent more time buying more. I have some that last years. The new lights are too expensive.
Where can I get tube gate valves for my TV?
I’m still running IE-11 on a Windows 7 machine. I get those messages, too. Many websites are now inaccessible for me. Some features on Amazon and other sites don’t work any more.
Time to fire up that new HP I bought a while back but have been dreading needing to figure out.
Mama, you got to move!
“The greenie weenies forced us onto LED bulbs.”
No. The market gave us LED’s as a better alternative to the awful fluorescent bulbs.
I downloaded Brave for those sites that won't work with IE-11. It is easy....to my surprise.
Some features on Amazon and other sites don’t work any more."
I just found out why I couldn't order snything on line anymore...it was IE-11. Now I just click on Brave and everything works again.
“I still have incandescent bulbs I bought ($0.25 per) before they disappeared thanks to D.C. Not many left, but I have more. Now wish I had spent more time buying more. I have some that last years. The new lights are too expensive.”
You can get 60w LED’s for less than $2.00 each. At 3 hrs per day they pay for themselves in 3 months.
Which wouldn't have been necessary if the CFLs hadn't been forced on us. I like LEDs. I don't like the trend of integrating them into things that will go to the landfill because they can't be recycled. A bulb is one thing. An entire light/headlight fixture is something else.
“Which wouldn’t have been necessary if the CFLs hadn’t been forced on us. I like LEDs.”
LED’s were coming regardless of CFL’s.
“An entire light/headlight fixture is something else.”
I just checked my 2019. LED bulb replacement easier than old-style bulbs.
Definitely easier than my wife’s old BMW!
This guy makes a lot of statements as if they were facts, when they are not. Meh.
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