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| From | Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher |
| Date | 2025-02-17 08:43 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vovebr$15ppa$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (8 earlier) <voniu5$3gf1u$1@dont-email.me> <op.21yqxpud1svx94@office-pc.attlocal.net> <vopg94$3ubjl$1@dont-email.me> <voq6jb$27ih$1@dont-email.me> <9u86rjpr8sge96kgj83mf0vb7ut5ik1pq3@4ax.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2/17/2025 6:57 AM, micky wrote:
> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:59:59 -0500, Newyana2
> <newyana@invalid.nospam> wrote:
>
>>
>> This kind of thing reminds me of Consumer Reports. They
>> get 10 DVD players that are basically the same, so they rate
>> them on how easy it is to dust them or change the batteries
>> in the remote. I once saw CR do a paint review. They reviewed
>> only latex exterior. (At a time when oil paint was more common.)
>> And they rated things like brushability and ease of brush cleaning.
>> Was the color true? Did the brush strokes settle? Did it hold up
>> over time? Was it water-permeable on sills? Who cares?! Brand
>> X rinsed out of the brush 1.27 times faster than brand Y.
>
> Wow, and LOL. I tried CR a few times and they kept recommending things
> that didn't seem to be sold where I lived (In NYC). So I gave up on
> them. I didn't get as far as you did.
>
They used to be everywhere in print. Doctor's offices, friends'
houses... A few years ago I went to the local library to look up
something in CR. These days I usually just do an online search
for "best of". The quality of the reports is not always dependable,
but at least it gives me an idea of options. The CR website is very
strict. It's useless unless you buy a subscription. Not being a big
consumer of microwave ovens or Pop-Tart alternatives, the
subscription is not worth it to me.
The landscape is changing, too. Not long ago I needed to
replace our BluRay player. The only remaining local retail source
is Best Buy. Their selection is severly limited because they want
to push the overpriced 4K machines. So there was really nothing
to research. I got the same cheap Sony that we had before. They
seem to last maybe 4 years, with light use. But there's no
way to fix them and the cost of a new one is modest. It tries
to be "smart" but it has no access to Internet. It works well
enough.
Nearly everything is disposable these days, with the notable
exception of cars, with those prices going up wildly due to excessive
computerization and "luxury" marketing. So it makes sense to repair
those. I'm especially surprised with pick-ups. Back in the 80s,
companies like Toyota, Mazda, Honda, etc came out with small, good,
cheap pickups. By the 2000s, those same pickups had larger bodies,
more drink holders, and were marketed to suburban teenagers at
twice the old price. Today the pickups are gigantic, cost more than
cars, and are marketed to metrosexual men who don't want to be
mistaken for gay in their tight pants, 1/8" beard and eyeliner. So they
buy a giant, American pickup and leave a rusty old chainsaw in the back.
(On a rubber pad so it doesn't scratch the bed.)
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Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-17 06:57 -0500
Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-17 08:43 -0500
Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-18 15:21 -0500
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Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-21 15:13 -0500
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Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-13 12:05 -0500
Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 13:12 -0500
Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-13 14:56 -0500
Re: From BAD to WORSE Was: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-13 17:07 -0500
Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-16 00:06 -0500
Re: Ongoing trouble using ExplorerPatcher Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-16 10:38 -0500
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