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Japan to Discourage Sale of Old Electronics
devphaeton writes to tell us Engadget is reporting that after April 1st (no this is not an April fools joke) the sale of old electronics in Japan could become much harder. From the article: "It seems that Japan's government revised its "Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law" back in April 2001, and added a stipulation that items authorized under the country's old law (the "Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law") couldn't be sold anymore, but granted those products a five-year grace period. Well, if you check your convenient wall calendar, you'll see that the five-year period is about to end, which means that as of April 1, pretty much any electronic gear sold before April 1, 2001 can't be legally resold in Japan." The article also mentions that sellers can continue to sell old gear providing they get certification that the items conform to modern safety standards.
I was gonna make an April Fools jab, but then I realized owning a room full of 30 year old tin boxes is no laughing matter.
There must be a serious plague of exploding N64s and MP3 players in Japan.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
His calm presentation of the facts might result in a rational discussion.
Such an atmosphere is not conducive to my beloved sensationalism, conspiracy theories, and targetted hatred of corporate entities.
I can just see this now:
"Hey, wanna buy a pager? Come on, Alphanumeric! How about a blender?
I've got a deal just for you on vcr's buddy.. Step into my alley"
They sound especially sweet when running off of non-copper electrical outlets that lack Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters.
Aluminum wiring wrapped with asbestos insulation is the best.
Here comes a hammer.
Literalism isn't a form of humor, it's you being irritating.
They revere it almost to the point of fetishism.
Tubegirl?
Snowden and Manning are heroes.
I dunno about that, but honda seems dead set to replace human workers with affordable robots. just don't let the old people find out about it!
Old Glory Insurance: Robot Insurance
As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/95/95foldglory.phtml
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html