These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget… inside their bodies.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I deal with electrical stuff and it is a different animal. We know our stuff can’t last for decades. All we can do is document it so freaken well that the person who deals with it 20 years later has a shot at it. And unlike mechanical we can’t just tell people to have a bunch of spare on hand because that stuff will rot on the shelf.

    • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      If something needs updates and repairs then they should be designed as such. Interchangeable parts, standard interfaces, safe shutdown and removal procedures. Planned upgrade cycles. Etc.