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Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:16 pm
by Sigma_Orionis
SciFiFisher wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
geonuc wrote:I don't think the Oregon 450 is made anymore.


Gee, I wonder why. And that's probably why you aren't getting decent support. I hate when companies do that.


Planned obsolescence... It's real. It's here! Invading your consumer products since 1932. :P


The least worst of all economies are those where consumer spending keeps them running. Planned Obsolescence is the side effect of that, go ahead, blame that Pinko Cyrtocommie Liberal known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt for that :P

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:40 pm
by SciFiFisher
Sigma_Orionis wrote:
SciFiFisher wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
geonuc wrote:I don't think the Oregon 450 is made anymore.


Gee, I wonder why. And that's probably why you aren't getting decent support. I hate when companies do that.


Planned obsolescence... It's real. It's here! Invading your consumer products since 1932. :P


The least worst of all economies are those where consumer spending keeps them running. Planned Obsolescence is the side effect of that, go ahead, blame that Pinko Cyrtocommie Liberal known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt for that :P


It is true that if you are going to base an economy on people buying things and spending money you have to give them lots of reasons to keep spending. :lol:

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 5:09 pm
by vendic
You also need to pay them enough so they can spend.
Because that's what makes the economy stronger.

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:23 pm
by SciFiFisher
vendic wrote:You also need to pay them enough so they can spend.
Because that's what makes the economy stronger.


Preach it Brother! :wave:

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:43 pm
by Sigma_Orionis
vendic wrote:You also need to pay them enough so they can spend.
Because that's what makes the economy stronger.


Oh yeah.

Considering that the alternative is Feudalism.......

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:04 pm
by vendic
That's where it's heading except it's not royals that own everything, it's businesses that do.
Needless to say, once the breaking point is reached, there will be a new invention that replaces the guillotine.
I just wonder why the hell these idiots refuse to see the writing on the wall.

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:00 am
by Sigma_Orionis
All Roads lead to Feudalism :P

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:15 pm
by SciFiFisher
vendic wrote:That's where it's heading except it's not royals that own everything, it's businesses that do.
Needless to say, once the breaking point is reached, there will be a new invention that replaces the guillotine.
I just wonder why the hell these idiots refuse to see the writing on the wall.


Because most people do not study and/or learn from history. Thus the truism... "damned to repeat it". Every civilization/generation rationalizes that their situation is different "This time". Failing to realize that human nature and immutable laws of nature cannot be changed. It seems that some people really do believe that if you put lipstick on a pig and put it in front of an orchestra it will sing. :P

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:52 pm
by geonuc
FWIS:

Start with a rant on a faulty piece of hiking equipment, less than two pages later we're discussing the flaws in human society as pertaining to the laws of nature.

Why did it take two pages?

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:56 pm
by SciFiFisher
geonuc wrote:FWIS:

Start with a rant on a faulty piece of hiking equipment, less than two pages later we're discussing the flaws in human society as pertaining to the laws of nature.

Why did it take two pages?


We are story tellers and we like to develop the plot and the characters. ;)

Re: Garmin GPS

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:49 am
by vendic
And set the stage for the upcoming apocalypse that we have manage to stop at the last minute by our mighty and awe inspiring bumbling incompetence.

Also we're all out of practice. FB has taken it toll on refined intellectualism and created a mindless horde of Trump and Hillary worshiping idiots. I mean that in the nicest possible way of course...but wtf America???

This is why Garmin is crap.