Made to break
by Giles Slade · first published 2006
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That’s a reductionist view. Have you read “Made to Break” by Giles Slade? A great book on this subject. Make no mistake, there’s a lot of deliberate planning and effort that goes into designing things to break after a point in time, for nothing else but profit,…
on “It's time to make computing personal again” ↗…fire station in Livermore, California, has been on almost continuously since 1901. In 2015 it was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s longest-burning bulb.... Giles Slade, in his book “Made to Break,” traces the term “planned obsolescence” to a 1932 pamphlet, circulated in New York, titled 'Ending the Depression through Planned Obsolescence'.... the lamps market will bring in an estimated thirty-eight…
on “What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs?” ↗This part was really interesting: "Giles Slade, in his book “Made to Break,” traces the term “planned obsolescence” to a 1932 pamphlet, circulated in New York, titled “Ending the Depression through Planned Obsolescence.” The term gained currency in 1936, through a similarly…
on “The L.E.D. Quandry: Why There's No Such Thing As “Built To Last”” ↗