Actually, it's correct. The EU statute applies to the manufacturer, not the seller, and most companies simply provide a two-year warranty that meets or exceeds their obligations under EU statute, rather than train staff on local rules. Apple has gone that route.
You're probably thinking of the Sale of Goods Act which applies in the UK, and which does apply to the seller. There are moves to harmonise the EU rules which would essentially remove the UK statute but I (and the government) think it would be a bad idea. I have more power under the SOGA than the EU rule. (I once used it to very easily get a TV replaced that died 8 months out of the warranty. They called me up and gave me store credit equal to most of its value, to account for depreciation.)
I'm still using the iPhone 4 I bought in 2010, and am looking forward to the big iOS7 UI overhaul to take it through year 4. A relative of mine got an HTC Desire around the same time and you'd better believe he's not on that any more.
I've had household appliances that have gone obsolete more quickly.
Says the guy who's having an anonymous to-and-fro argument on the internet in a comments thread almost nobody will read, rather than writing a proper piece of text on the subject like a purposeful, intentional human being.
That's like arguing against curing cancer because it'd get rid of the idea of a cancer survivor. When everyone's identity has a space, conformism is on the way out.
If I die without watching White Tulip again I'll be deeply disappointed. Peter Weller and John Noble at the same time!
You shouldn't use a computer, they call it "computer programming" as in "programming" (mind control). (Not that I disagree with the point that today's TV is about as enlightening as the red top newspapers, but talk about a dodgy rationale.)
American television is no longer informative. The high-quality overseas news agencies and documentary shows you read online are, to me, domestic ones broadcast nightly.
I mean, I channel surfed into a first-rate Feynmann doc the other night at the height of prime-time.
Some people "zone out" while watching TV. Some people actually pay attention. I typically watch movies and serial drama on mine, so it's not really an option.
Of course to replicate the exact quantum states you have to overcome the uncertainty principle, which in Star Trek involved the Heisenberg Compensator. (Which is always being overlooked in favour of the inertial dampener by people compiling "most transparently token solution to a physics problem" lists.)
The first lego "kits" appeared in 1964; there was already a motorised Lego train set by 1968. While there was certainly a "dark age" of kits with specially-designed non-transferrable parts in the 2000s, I really don't think the construction-only "golden age" of Lego you're imagining actually existed.
If you need confirmation, observe that a lot of cargo is moved by plane already and none of it is moved by a system like the one they're describing, even though it'd be far simpler than doing it with passengers. If the engineering and economics don't work for dead weight, what hope do they have at working for people?
In fall 2011, I have designed a model of the ATLAS experiment made entirely of LEGO bricks. It illustrates all details, from the muon and magnet system to the innermost pixel detector and will hopefully be a great eye-catcher for all generations. Here's some key features: ATLAS LEGO model
about 9500 pieces
roughly 1:50 in scale
(close to scale with the LEGO man)
material cost of about 2000 Euros
(payed by the high energy physics group at the Niels Bohr Institute)
about 1 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m in size
approximately 33 hours construction time
(spread out over several weekends and after hours)
around 48 hours to build the 3D model
(a one-timer though)
As a follow up to the 1:50 model, I also designed a smaller and cheaper miniature model in LEGO bricks. Though it does not illustrate all details, the key features of ATLAS are visible. Here's some key features: ATLAS LEGO mini
560 pieces
roughly 1:2000 in scale
material cost of about 75 Euros
about 22 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm in size
approximately 90 minutes construction time
around 7 hours to build the 3D model
(a one-timer though)
There's already airport-like security for the Chunnel; if the "special" line's platform is isolated, it doesn't affect other trains or users of the station.
You can count them as PCs for two reasons: because people are buying them for ordinary household computer tasks like email and web-browsing, or because omitting them makes it obvious that the wintel market is imploding.
If you were in the PC market and weren't making a tablet, you would fall to your knees and thank whatever supernatural forces you believe in that analysts have chosen to use this metric now.
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Actually, it's correct. The EU statute applies to the manufacturer, not the seller, and most companies simply provide a two-year warranty that meets or exceeds their obligations under EU statute, rather than train staff on local rules. Apple has gone that route.
You're probably thinking of the Sale of Goods Act which applies in the UK, and which does apply to the seller. There are moves to harmonise the EU rules which would essentially remove the UK statute but I (and the government) think it would be a bad idea. I have more power under the SOGA than the EU rule. (I once used it to very easily get a TV replaced that died 8 months out of the warranty. They called me up and gave me store credit equal to most of its value, to account for depreciation.)
They're not glued, the lifespan is more than 2 years, and nothing takes 6 months to get from factory to consumer in the mobile phone business.
I'm still using the iPhone 4 I bought in 2010, and am looking forward to the big iOS7 UI overhaul to take it through year 4. A relative of mine got an HTC Desire around the same time and you'd better believe he's not on that any more.
I've had household appliances that have gone obsolete more quickly.
Says the guy who's having an anonymous to-and-fro argument on the internet in a comments thread almost nobody will read, rather than writing a proper piece of text on the subject like a purposeful, intentional human being.
If you think that "increased exposure to opinions that may not be of interest" is a bad thing for a person something is horribly wrong with the world.
That's like arguing against curing cancer because it'd get rid of the idea of a cancer survivor. When everyone's identity has a space, conformism is on the way out.
If I die without watching White Tulip again I'll be deeply disappointed. Peter Weller and John Noble at the same time!
You shouldn't use a computer, they call it "computer programming" as in "programming" (mind control). (Not that I disagree with the point that today's TV is about as enlightening as the red top newspapers, but talk about a dodgy rationale.)
American television is no longer informative. The high-quality overseas news agencies and documentary shows you read online are, to me, domestic ones broadcast nightly.
I mean, I channel surfed into a first-rate Feynmann doc the other night at the height of prime-time.
Back when there were no card- or board-game nights ("free time" is a Victorian construct) people got a lot more done and there was less crime, too.
Some people "zone out" while watching TV. Some people actually pay attention. I typically watch movies and serial drama on mine, so it's not really an option.
Maybe this is the solution to the Fermi paradox, all the other aliens are hiding on their planets pissing themselves about imagined invaders too.
Of course to replicate the exact quantum states you have to overcome the uncertainty principle, which in Star Trek involved the Heisenberg Compensator. (Which is always being overlooked in favour of the inertial dampener by people compiling "most transparently token solution to a physics problem" lists.)
Palletised cargo is not the same thing as a big clip-on self-contained cargo module for an aircraft.
Maybe not every kind of creation is the creation of computer software? Maybe computers can be good for things other than computer-oriented tasks?
The first lego "kits" appeared in 1964; there was already a motorised Lego train set by 1968. While there was certainly a "dark age" of kits with specially-designed non-transferrable parts in the 2000s, I really don't think the construction-only "golden age" of Lego you're imagining actually existed.
If you need confirmation, observe that a lot of cargo is moved by plane already and none of it is moved by a system like the one they're describing, even though it'd be far simpler than doing it with passengers. If the engineering and economics don't work for dead weight, what hope do they have at working for people?
Speeds that are the product of an irrational number and the speed of light cannot be expressed as a fraction. Consider yourself out-pedanted.
Then raid your brick pile and build one.
560 pieces.
In fall 2011, I have designed a model of the ATLAS experiment made entirely of LEGO bricks.
It illustrates all details, from the muon and magnet system to the innermost pixel detector and will hopefully be a great eye-catcher for all generations. Here's some key features:
ATLAS LEGO model
about 9500 pieces
roughly 1:50 in scale
(close to scale with the LEGO man)
material cost of about 2000 Euros
(payed by the high energy physics group at the Niels Bohr Institute)
about 1 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m in size
approximately 33 hours construction time
(spread out over several weekends and after hours)
around 48 hours to build the 3D model
(a one-timer though)
As a follow up to the 1:50 model, I also designed a smaller and cheaper miniature model in LEGO bricks.
Though it does not illustrate all details, the key features of ATLAS are visible. Here's some key features:
ATLAS LEGO mini
560 pieces
roughly 1:2000 in scale
material cost of about 75 Euros
about 22 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm in size
approximately 90 minutes construction time
around 7 hours to build the 3D model
(a one-timer though)
http://sascha.mehlhase.info/physics.php
(You need to click "ATLAS model" in the second link)
He's putting together kits for ATLAS collaborators here but I doubt Cuscoo would fund a 2000 Euro kit as a consumer product.
There's already airport-like security for the Chunnel; if the "special" line's platform is isolated, it doesn't affect other trains or users of the station.
You'll be in a better position to adapt to that reality without a whole lot of panic in the boardroom.
You can count them as PCs for two reasons: because people are buying them for ordinary household computer tasks like email and web-browsing, or because omitting them makes it obvious that the wintel market is imploding.
If you were in the PC market and weren't making a tablet, you would fall to your knees and thank whatever supernatural forces you believe in that analysts have chosen to use this metric now.