Subj : Re: Bluetooth To Ethernet
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Mon Apr 13 2026 08:06:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
> 
>   > You're talking to yourself again - what was in that tippy mug??
>   KM> Air??
> Well that's now, I was talkign about before!

It's not a very satisfying drink.

>   > Aw great! The good news is the ones here are older so hopefully before
>   > they cheated in manufacturing.
>   KM> Likely so -- if they haven't burned up yet, they're not going to.
> 
> Anyone else else thinking "burn in test"?

LOL.

> 
>   KM> That's typically the case with Chinese junk -- at first they're
>   KM> hunting a market so there's some effort toward better quality.
>   KM> Then they start coasting and quality goes into the toilet.
> 
> Or the beginning production runs use a higher wattage resistor because
> cheaper is smaller quantities (will this mug warmer sell?) and when
> found it does use a slightly smaller wattage becuase cheaper in the huge
> purchase quantities.  The problem is that particular wattage barely
> holds up: but of a voltage spike -- bye-bye!

Yeah, that's the Chinese way. Once you have the market, keep shaving 
quality until you get to "It turns on long enough to get it sold" as the 
sole criterion.


>   > One thing I don't like about Amazon reviews is they sometimes have
>   > combined reviews: the item being reviewed is sold by the seller but
>   > otherwise has nothing to do with the item at the top of the page.
>   > (Sloppy example: I'm looking at a monitor but the review is for a
>   > radio.)
>   KM> Oh yeah. For a while they had an option to see only reviews for
>   KM> THIS product, but that seems to have vanished again.
>   
> I don't recall that option but it would be nice.

Sure would. Ebay now has that option, and it's sometimes helpful.

> And speaking of Amazon sorting, sometimes their 'search for' option and
> requirment list on the left are cuckoo!  I was looking for a 5v fan with
> 3 pins (plus some other specs) -- why are you showing me 2-pin fans?
> Click in: nope, no multi-pin option.  Same with showing me 12v fans with
> no 5v option, etc.   Tried quoting the desired spec: sometimes a little
> better.

Yeah, and it's getting stupider, not better. Frequently I give up and go 
trawl eBay instead, which at least still has an exact search function. 
(Well, as the first things spit up. Usually.)

> 
>   KM> It's a lot of why I only pay attention to negative reviews.
> 
> Here too: if I'm interested in the product I really don't need anyone to
> cheer me on.  I am, however, interested in one's experience: parts
> missing, alignment, sturdiness... some option which would be nice ot had
> but not thought of until later.....

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