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		EADGBE on Aug 14, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be ... Needing to make a fridge open sources screams at me that we really need to be simplifying the operation of a fridge. I think component complication for planned obsolescence is much more of a thing than programming something in X years to kill itself.

SequoiaHope on Aug 14, 2018 | [–]

Err it depends on your outlook. I’m such a hacker at heart I literally want everything I own to be open source.

white-flame on Aug 14, 2018 | [–]

Devices that are more efficient tend to be more complex, so that's another tradeoff to consider.

EADGBE on Aug 14, 2018 | [–]

I.E. Internal Combustion Engine vs Electric Motor

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