Good lord, people. Reading these comments is depressing. Has the whole world gone insane?
First - if the pull-cord works, why not use it? It sounds like a good idea, especially for use in places where - guess what - people can't rely on constant access to reliable electrical power.
Second - repetitive stress injuries? Are you joking? Please tell me you're joking. What do you think people did for, oh, the last five thousand years, before computers, when they had to do things like make homes out of logs and wash clothes by hand? Gross movements don't cause RSI, it's little stuff like typing that does that. You should be more worried about the keyboard use than pull-string injuries.
Third - oh yeah, I'm so sure people will be spending 60% of their yearly wages to replace... shoestrings. Conspiracy-minded nutcases aside, who honestly thinks that this is designed to be a money-maker via replacement parts? That's incredibly dumb. Oh, and one of your "American money sponge" examples is, uh, Japanese, by the way.
Fourth - the comment "what about those kids who can't pull strings?" is just silly. There will always be a small percentage of people that can't use any given device. Does that mean we should stop making them? If I lose a hand in an accident, should the whole world bend over backward to change everything in existence, just for me? How IS the weather in Utopia, by the way?
Fifth - to those who say "the poor need food and medicine, not computers" - hey, I have an idea. How about you pursue your OWN cause and leave other people to pursue theirs? If you want to see change, get off your butt and do something yourself. But there's nothing more hypocritical than sitting on the sidelines, picking at those who DO things instead of just CRITICIZE, like a flock of vultures. As it is, there are already tons of organizations providing food and medicine. Nobody is working as hard on education, and that's what we call an "opportunity".
Unbelievable. Sometimes I think the entire population of the civilized world has been replaced with fault-finding, useless pussies. It's depressing.
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Good lord, people. Reading these comments is depressing. Has the whole world gone insane?
First - if the pull-cord works, why not use it? It sounds like a good idea, especially for use in places where - guess what - people can't rely on constant access to reliable electrical power.
Second - repetitive stress injuries? Are you joking? Please tell me you're joking. What do you think people did for, oh, the last five thousand years, before computers, when they had to do things like make homes out of logs and wash clothes by hand? Gross movements don't cause RSI, it's little stuff like typing that does that. You should be more worried about the keyboard use than pull-string injuries.
Third - oh yeah, I'm so sure people will be spending 60% of their yearly wages to replace... shoestrings. Conspiracy-minded nutcases aside, who honestly thinks that this is designed to be a money-maker via replacement parts? That's incredibly dumb. Oh, and one of your "American money sponge" examples is, uh, Japanese, by the way.
Fourth - the comment "what about those kids who can't pull strings?" is just silly. There will always be a small percentage of people that can't use any given device. Does that mean we should stop making them? If I lose a hand in an accident, should the whole world bend over backward to change everything in existence, just for me? How IS the weather in Utopia, by the way?
Fifth - to those who say "the poor need food and medicine, not computers" - hey, I have an idea. How about you pursue your OWN cause and leave other people to pursue theirs? If you want to see change, get off your butt and do something yourself. But there's nothing more hypocritical than sitting on the sidelines, picking at those who DO things instead of just CRITICIZE, like a flock of vultures. As it is, there are already tons of organizations providing food and medicine. Nobody is working as hard on education, and that's what we call an "opportunity".
Unbelievable. Sometimes I think the entire population of the civilized world has been replaced with fault-finding, useless pussies. It's depressing.