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Re: <News> - Tron Joystick Handles!
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: brandon on November 15, 2007, 01:44:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on November 15, 2007, 10:57:10 am ---
People were claiming that a joystick with a broken microswitch was a "broken joystick", which is like claiming that a guitar with a broken string is a "broken guitar".
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well.. that's not a very good analogy though.. I change my strings at least every two weeks at a cost that's less than 1% of the total value of the guitar.
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The analogy was valid. Another analogy would be a tennis racket with a broken string.
BTW, what does a microswitch cost? What does a spring cost? Most people in this hobby have those things kicking around the house anyway. Neither part is ever likely to break under home use anyway, since they last for years under arcade use.
--- Quote ---Its not economical to repair a Nintendo joystick that's totally shot and the parts cost more than a newer, more durable balltop stick like a Sanwa.
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First, there is no such thing as a "Nintendo joystick that's totally shot", except for the one that Cheffo took a big hammer to out of frustration. Even then, the only thing major he did was bend the base. Oh, and Sanwa's are not "more durable". In case you didn't notice, they use microswitches and springs too, which are just as prone to breaking as the ones in any other joystick.
--- Quote ---Besides, after all the trouble of sourcing parts and disassembling and reassembling the thing you still just have a ---smurfy--- Nintendo joystick ;) Maybe they were designed to be used by arthritic old ladies or something...
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Yes, sourcing microswitches and springs is quite a bit of trouble (lol).
--- Quote ---but at any rate.. how do you define broken? by your definition not many things are truely broken. What if a guitar had a broken neck? this actually happens commonly enough. It happened to me. The guitar actually still held string tension and was playable. was it broken? it was functional.. what would have to happen to it before it was considered broken? Every part is available.. if nothing was left but a a few tuner pegs you could still buy the parts to "fix" it.
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If you want to know the definition of "broken" then look it up (keep in mind that the dictionary is not a usage guide). However, if you haven't figured out how people actually use the word in everyday language, by this stage in your life, then I don't know what to tell you.
--- Quote from: shardian on November 15, 2007, 03:45:22 pm ---When a microswitch malfunctions on a nintendo joystick, the "joystick" is "broken". The "shaft", the "body", the "actuator", the "bearing", the "restrictor", etc - are not "broken".
When a guitar string snaps, the guitar is "broken" until the string is replaced.
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Yet another person who confuses a dictionary definition with actual language usage. Here is what you can do, since you have apparently been confusing people you know with your incorrect take on how the word "broken" should be applied: go to a guitar or tennis forum. Make a post saying, "I broke my guitar" or "I broke my tennis racket". Then post a picture of a perfectly intact racket or guitar, with a little arrow pointing to the broken string. See if you don't get told something along the lines of "You didn't break the racket/guitar, you simply broke a string."
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 15, 2007, 04:41:06 pm ---
AKA trolling.
The trap is the pavlovian response itself.
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Apparently you think you can redefine the word "trap". You can't. There is only a trap if I am being compelled by your "bait" into a compromising position. Since none of you "broken Nintendo joystick" types can get the upper hand in an argument with me (some of you will soon resort to simple "heckling", I can see it with a prophet's ken, lol), there is no compromising position, therefore, no trap.
You can't "trap" someone into being on the correct side of an argument.
shardian:
Can we get this guy a custom title already?
Seriously, I think Saint also has his popcorn and beverage of choice ready. Why else would he keep this part of the thread instead of trashing it? ;)
CheffoJeffo:
Mmmmm ...
leapinlew:
Hi Maxim!
:D
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