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Venkatesh Rao
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Conversational account. For work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian. IKEA builder.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      One reason repair/maintenance/DIY home handyman stuff is such a yakshave is that you have to deal with vast amounts of reality detail for even the smallest, cheapest things, which is why unless you have other motives, it is almost always radically cheaper to replace than repair.

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      And this includes replacing an abstraction level above repair level (ie, you replace the whole rather than the part)... the effective cost difference is so radical, that it's cheaper to replace a $100 thing for a $1 broken part, rather than replace the part, let alone repair it

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      Like, this apparently simple repair job of what's probably a $0.50 wholesale part of a whole worth like $100 had me scrounging around for a clamp, looking up superglue drying times, spend 20 minutes doing a tiny jigsaw puzzle...

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    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      ...and it's possibly still not enough. What I've done so far is within what I already know. and now it looks like I'll have to learn about nylon thread weights, how to tie a whipping knot, bobbins, possibly how to apply epoxy/lacquer... none of which I've done before.

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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Venkatesh Rao

      Repair I'm talking abouthttps://twitter.com/vgr/status/1295088861077331968 …

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      Most complex superglue surgery in my life. Mending a cracked leg sleeve on a tripod. Had to glue 3 shards (still imperfect) and get glue in crack in front, then apply a g clamp while it dries, since it’s in tension and would pull apart. pic.twitter.com/GEQTKVtFYo
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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      So far, I've spent $0, 1 hour, and learned nothing. But if I do the whole thing @DavidRalin suggests in the replies to make it a solid fix, I'll probably end up spending $20, and 2 hours more. In the process I'll acquire a new skill, and $18 worth of inventory for future repairs.

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    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      Plan B would be to play phone tag with the manufacturer for an hour, and maybe pay $6 to get just the part. I'd learn the much less valuable lesson of how good a company's customer service is. Plan C would be to replace the whole thing. A 2 minute, $100 task.

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      Incredibly, the incentives are radically stacked to make that last option the financially rational one unless you're extremely cash poor/time rich by US standards.

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    9. Krampus with Golem Characteristics‏ @DavidRalin Aug 16
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      Is it rational to buy another whatever rather than retrieve the old one from the mansion's attic?

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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      You do realize I don't actually have a mansion :D

      2:50 PM - 16 Aug 2020
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        2. Krampus with Golem Characteristics‏ @DavidRalin Aug 16
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          Speaking for myself.

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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Aug 16
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          Replying to @DavidRalin

          Just joined the repair cafe mailing list... maybe I'll make it down there one day when this covid stuff is past, if I'm still in LA

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