tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434865226871680819.post3685824543757016407..comments2022-04-01T12:31:22.551-05:00Comments on Noetic Brainwaves: Fixing my wobbly desk fanDiddlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282506084918306569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434865226871680819.post-23866657711343285882012-09-07T22:05:40.285-05:002012-09-07T22:05:40.285-05:00I can see what you mean, but in general I would ha...I can see what you mean, but in general I would have to disagree. As you can see, this whole blog is about exploring and learning about technologies like this. Opening things/products up and doing that is called "hacking" by many people (see my post on the hacker/maker culture). This is great because it encourages learning by independence and not having everything being handed to us. I learned a lot by trying to fix this fan and I really didn't know what I was doing or what to expect, which is fine as long as you use common sense. And when taking many devices into account, it is usually cheaper to fix things yourself or buy replacement parts than having it serviced or than buying a new one. In this case, it didn't get fixed, but now I know what the problem is and I see that it's not worth replacing. I can tell that the problem isn't so bad after all and I'm more comfortable with the issues I have to deal with now that I know more.<br /><br />Another aspect to this is the belief that consumers should not be dependent on companies to fix, maintain, handle, and replace the products that they buy. There are companies that practically force this dependence on the consumers, which is unfair to the consumer who bought and owns the product. A well known organization that is helping people fix their technological devices (phones, etc) is iFixit (www.ifixit.com). They strive to decrease planned obsolescence and increase what they believe are basic consumer rights.<br /><br />So I hope you can see that, in general, fixing things yourself is found to be very valuable to many people and can be better than just replacing products.<br />But I see that you are connected with a fan manufacturing company (brooklynfan.com/), so that might have been your initial motivation for your post.Benhttp://noeticbrainwaves.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434865226871680819.post-12942566166665194352012-09-07T14:50:45.473-05:002012-09-07T14:50:45.473-05:00Fixing the fan yourself can be good if you know wh...Fixing the fan yourself can be good if you know what you’re doing. Your desk fan might be old, that is why it’s starting to create problems. Maybe getting a new one can be a better move rather than fixing it again and again with the same problem. It can save you plenty of money as buying one can be cheaper than repairing it in the long run.Staci Severnshttp://brooklynfan.com/about-bfb-pennbarry-delhi-fantech-fans-more.htmnoreply@blogger.com