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planned obsolescence

HP Won't Issue New Drivers For Leopard, Tells You To Buy A New Printer

Matt's Officejet 6110 scans perfectly under Ubuntu, but won't play nice with Leopard. When Matt called HP for support, he was told that the company has no plans to issue new drivers so he should just buy a new printer. To soften the blow, the tech mentioned HP's trade-in program, which would give Matt a whopping $16 for his printer. More »

10:50 AM on Sat Mar 15 2008
By Carey
14,655 views, 148 comments

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Make Your Own Replacement Snow Shovel Blade

"This last winter broken snow shovels starting appearing everywhere. I tried to track down replacement parts, but it turns out that replacement scoops don't seem to exist. So I set about to make a simple replacement scoop using basic tools and found materials," writes the author of this Instructable. More »

12:25 PM on Wed Apr 25 2007
By Ben Popken
2,748 views, 18 comments

planned obsolescence

Products Are Designed To Break So You Will Buy Another One

Stay Free! has an interview with Giles Slade, author of Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America. More »

6:43 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Ben Popken
1,981 views, 37 comments