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License to spill : where dry devices meet liquid lives /

License to Spill argues that leading a liquid life is characterized by costly maintenance, repair and monetary expense and is anything but "natural." Through a study of controversy, contact and corrosion, the book considers how life's wet messiness intersects with consumer devices mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Plotnick, Rachel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2025].
Subjects:
Electronic apparatus and appliances > Reliability.
Electronic apparatus and appliances > Protection.
Electronic waste.
Waterproofing.
Breakage, shrinkage, etc. (Commerce)
Consumer behavior.
Description
Summary:License to Spill argues that leading a liquid life is characterized by costly maintenance, repair and monetary expense and is anything but "natural." Through a study of controversy, contact and corrosion, the book considers how life's wet messiness intersects with consumer devices meant to stay dry.
Physical Description:ix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262551588
0262551586