I ask them to come inside the store and I’ll buy them some food.
If they decline, oh well. If they agree, I happily pay for some food for them.
Some of these encounters have broke my heart, others have just reiterated what most people assume when it comes to these things.
Not sure where you’re finding this battery price but I’m guessing it’s much cheaper than that.
I repair just about anything. Sometimes just for the challenge. Electronics are much easier than most realize.
The one thing that causes a barrier for most is the proper tools. “Proprietary” screws are a small toolkit away from just being a regular screw…
You could give the make and model of your laptop and I could send you links to buy anything and everything you need. I’d be willing to bet that tools and parts would be substantially less than buying a new laptop.
Caveat being if it’s a budget bin low spec laptop from a non reputable brand. If it was extremely cheap and cheaply made brand new, I’ll concede your point. Will say it’s still cheaper to fix, but at a certain point it doesn’t make sense to fix something that’s borderline unusable even new (outdated). That is assuming you don’t want to install Linux lol.
Does your assessment assume that you cannot fix it yourself?
Fixing things is nearly always cheaper than buying new unless the base assumption is you cannot perform it yourself and have to rely on a third party.
Repair services are often not even available because the margins would be so low. So, to answer your question of how we got here is because of Capitalism.
Now you have a new feature required on your next one if you can’t already do it.
Turning off the sound of my microwave was an ability I was not aware I had. It’s so small of a thing but amazing.
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It’s called the Streisand effect
Only 2.5 days late. You’ll get there.
Muscle memory
I don’t think anyone was suggesting otherwise.
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Some say it feels nice.
Also…gift cards? Wtf. Makes this comment sound fake af.
Everything you’ve proposed as an easy fix would not apply to the vast majority of end users; the target audience.
You need to look to Lexus forums. Crutchfield is just saying that there’s no drop in replacement that doesn’t require some small modifications. It’s a liability thing.
If critical vehicle controls are governed by the stock head unit, then you have to go a further step and integrate idatalink Maestro or equivalent or some other work around. I’m not familiar with your car but it could just be that the faceplate doesn’t play nicely with the stock dash. There are always custom options, but you’re unlikely to find it here.
If I get some time later I’ll look, but I suggest you find the largest forum covering your specific model and start digging. I guarantee you’re not the only one who has had this issue.
The Green Odyssey by Phillip José Farmer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Odyssey