Comments on: Computers Ruin Things https://www.isegoria.net/2011/06/computers-ruin-things/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/06/computers-ruin-things/comment-page-1/#comment-244546 Isegoria Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:51:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=25086#comment-244546 The Toyota Hilux — known to Americans as the Tacoma — has a reputation as an indestructible truck.

Even more than a car or truck though, I want my appliances to last forever — dishwasher, laundry machine and dryer, refrigerator and freezer, etc.

]]> By: Doctor Pat https://www.isegoria.net/2011/06/computers-ruin-things/comment-page-1/#comment-243843 Doctor Pat Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:06:30 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=25086#comment-243843 I have a car like that. The only electronics are in the fuel-injection system; the rest of the car not only could have come out of the 1970s, but actually has a lot of interchangeable parts with the 1978 model.

It was sold as a commercial vehicle, which is why there wasn’t such a push to do things like replace a perfectly good windup window with an electric system.

Wait, the radio is also modern. I forgot it because it doesn’t work; it needs some secret code punched in it whenever you change the battery. I just use my iPod. I love it.

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