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Default Planned Obselescence....A Good Thing?

Ignoramus16071 wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:13:34 +1100, Rod Speed
wrote:

You do not u nderstand what is the meaning of words such as "intent"
or "intentional". An act is intentional if its outcome is known. So if
tey make a wallet that would not hold credit cards, or a tea kettle
with obviously inadequate hinges -- the outcome is known and that is,
therefore, an intentional outcome.


"Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence".

(or something similar)