Days of "Built to Last" are coming back
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This planet has finite resources. Past three to four decades has seen increase in consumer (not customer) attitudes for "use and throw" culture. Advertising, in-built obsolescence, consumer's rapidly changing tastes are all to blame.
Everything (even rubbish products) require energy and other resources, to produce. A bigger problem exists for disposing them carefully. I foresee going back to change in consumer attitudes of owning few solid & good things which will last for long.
Insofar entertaining (experiencing) new things are concerned, we are witnessing developments in augmented reality.
Amen to D2! There are some audiophiles who require portable music and have not heard of Cowon. Get a pair of good earbuds and you have one professional portable audio system. I'm told it accepts a particular type of Nokia mobile phone battery.
This question should be aimed at CIOs and managers. Most of them do not visit Slashdot. And if you really get hold of them, the answer is, no, they are not ready.
What on planet Zapata is ERM software package?
Having worked on large backend ERP business systems (mostly SAP) for past 15 years, I am hearing ERM for the first time in my life.
I'd take this an opportunity to experiment "minimalistic living". Try to live "gadget free" for some days. Check google for minimalist living. Who knows.
We are constantly fed with information and losing ability to think clearly. How many times we are "autocompleting" when someone talks or communicates? The politicians, subliminal messages, sound bytes.....is making us Pavlov dogs.
T40, T41, T42, T43 and (currently - for five years) T60 user here. I think the sale of IBM's PC division to Lenovo happend somewhere around T60 series. Hence the last good generation.
If Lenovo keeps on doing this harakiri....hmmm...I'm told Fujitsu Siemens makes good laptops.
If fundamentals & financials are strong, why panic?
"An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative". ---- Benjamin Graham in his book Security Analysis
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This planet has finite resources. Past three to four decades has seen increase in consumer (not customer) attitudes for "use and throw" culture. Advertising, in-built obsolescence, consumer's rapidly changing tastes are all to blame.
Everything (even rubbish products) require energy and other resources, to produce. A bigger problem exists for disposing them carefully. I foresee going back to change in consumer attitudes of owning few solid & good things which will last for long.
Insofar entertaining (experiencing) new things are concerned, we are witnessing developments in augmented reality.
For those who like Thankpad keyboards....especially the trackpoint and trackpad.
Amen to D2! There are some audiophiles who require portable music and have not heard of Cowon. Get a pair of good earbuds and you have one professional portable audio system. I'm told it accepts a particular type of Nokia mobile phone battery.
Why do I get a distinct impression that this entire discussion topic is like of tupperware ladies?
"I use this grinder in my kitchen, this lipstick is good, that moisturizer is good"?
JEEPS are built, not bought.
No, I am not talking about the latest contraptions but older Jeeps...CJs
This question should be aimed at CIOs and managers. Most of them do not visit Slashdot. And if you really get hold of them, the answer is, no, they are not ready.
Energy > Interest > Curiosity > Learning
Passive entertainment > Lethargy > Energy Drain
Suggest reading a short essay "On Thinking for Oneself" by Arthur Schopenhauer.
The Japanese seem to be building a 60 mega watt hour battery based on this technology.
organized religion = earthly politics man always creates god instead of worshiping him.
Please drop the idea of this Beta. Thank you.
Try meditation.
What on planet Zapata is ERM software package? Having worked on large backend ERP business systems (mostly SAP) for past 15 years, I am hearing ERM for the first time in my life.
Read this as well. PDF warning: Perfect Storm
The sad part is that those who decide where our resources go can't see further than 10 years. (and being optimistic, here)
Or the next quarter
Read research of Tullet Prebon, Issue Three "Forever blowing bubbles".
5BX.
I'd take this an opportunity to experiment "minimalistic living". Try to live "gadget free" for some days. Check google for minimalist living. Who knows.
For an economist, the real world is often a special case.
It is called IGBT
The Power of Nightmares
We are constantly fed with information and losing ability to think clearly. How many times we are "autocompleting" when someone talks or communicates? The politicians, subliminal messages, sound bytes.....is making us Pavlov dogs.
T40, T41, T42, T43 and (currently - for five years) T60 user here. I think the sale of IBM's PC division to Lenovo happend somewhere around T60 series. Hence the last good generation.
If Lenovo keeps on doing this harakiri....hmmm...I'm told Fujitsu Siemens makes good laptops.
And Cyrix
I've a Thinkpad T60 laptop and the WiFi adapter just seems to work fine, even after 6 years of use & abuse. Yes, I've replaced two WiFi routers.
If fundamentals & financials are strong, why panic?
"An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative". ---- Benjamin Graham in his book Security Analysis