Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics.
Basically, it's the study of cracks. And, there can exist cracks that won't propagate if the stress intensity is within parameters (usually determined with a safety factor).
So the manufacturer probably is confident that the crack is fine.
Obviously, no crack is good, but ALL materials crack with life because of fatiguing.
There, now you have a mechanical engineer's viewpoint.
I don't see how we as an open source community think that bad things will happen from the recent leak. Linux source code is open source, and few people use that to exploit other computers.
I'd have to agree that consumer electronics quality has been declining for several years. Perhaps it is an attempt by the companies to generate revenue. For example, if people bought things that lasted twenty years, so there would be no market. It could also be a move towards cheaper production methods. One thing is for certain: These cheap products are killing the small repair businesses. For most products, it is much cheaper to buy a new one than to repair it.
I have personally gone to a laser printer and love it. I've yet to replace the toner, and I print notes for lectures as well as essays/reports/labs. I think that printer quality is just a tangible example of what I mentioned above.
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Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. Basically, it's the study of cracks. And, there can exist cracks that won't propagate if the stress intensity is within parameters (usually determined with a safety factor). So the manufacturer probably is confident that the crack is fine. Obviously, no crack is good, but ALL materials crack with life because of fatiguing. There, now you have a mechanical engineer's viewpoint.
I don't see how we as an open source community think that bad things will happen from the recent leak. Linux source code is open source, and few people use that to exploit other computers.
I'd have to agree that consumer electronics quality has been declining for several years. Perhaps it is an attempt by the companies to generate revenue. For example, if people bought things that lasted twenty years, so there would be no market. It could also be a move towards cheaper production methods. One thing is for certain: These cheap products are killing the small repair businesses. For most products, it is much cheaper to buy a new one than to repair it. I have personally gone to a laser printer and love it. I've yet to replace the toner, and I print notes for lectures as well as essays/reports/labs. I think that printer quality is just a tangible example of what I mentioned above.