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From: Noddy on 10 Mar 2010 02:22 <tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au> wrote in message news:vo9ep517jjermugdpd472bt6lj016ap4h8(a)4ax.com... > In 1989 I purchased a new Sharp HiFi VCR. It is still functioning today. Buy a current one and you'll be lucky if it sees next Christmas. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: David Z on 10 Mar 2010 04:42 "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4b9619b7$0$27789$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Oh dear! Mr Toyota must be shaking in his boots. > > http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1025243/Toyota-Prius-in-runaway-drama-on-California-freeway > > A Toyota Prius has accelerated out of control on a busy California freeway > before police intervened to bring the vehicle to a standstill, police > said. > James Sikes, 61, was driving on the busy Interstate 8 freeway outside San > Diego when he noticed his car was starting to accelerate of its own > accord, the California Highway Patrol said. > The terrified motorist was helpless as the car hurtled out of control > along the road at speeds more than 90 miles per hour. > However Sikes was able to call police, and officers using a loudspeaker > were talked the driver through the process of slowing down by using his > emergency brake and then turning off the engine. > Police then pulled in front of the car as it decelerated and rolled to a > stop and put the rear bumper of the squad car against the front of the > Prius. > The incident came as Toyota staged a technical demonstration to attack > allegations by a vocal critic that problems with its electronics may cause > its cars to speed out of control. > In recent months, Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles > worldwide due to acceleration issues. > The latest incident in California was a chilling echo of the incident last > August where off-duty California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor was > killed along with his wife, her brother and the Saylors' 13-year-old > daughter when the accelerator of the Lexus ES350 they were in got stuck. > Minutes later, the Toyota-manufactured vehicle slammed into the back of a > sport utility vehicle at about 100mph, veered off the freeway, overturned > and burst into flames. All four family members died. Police must be well paid in the US. How many Aussie police officers would have $80,000+ Lexuses?
From: John Tserkezis on 10 Mar 2010 05:26 On 10/03/2010 4:05 PM, tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au wrote: > In 1989 I purchased a new Sharp HiFi VCR. It is still functioning today. I've wondered about that. *ALL* DVD players I've owned have never lasted as long as any of our VCRs in the past. And VCRs are dogs as far as mechanicals go.
From: John Tserkezis on 10 Mar 2010 05:31 On 10/03/2010 12:28 PM, Jason James wrote: > Software bugs should be pretty rare these days. Dunno about that. Across all areas, it appears to me that software is suffering more now than in the past. Not something I can explain, I don't know if it's dealing with vast volumes of code to squeeze in all the features demanded of the market, management pushing projects out sooner than they should, or programmers are just getting plain lazy. Either way, code is getting sloppier.
From: hippo on 10 Mar 2010 07:51
David Z wrote: > > "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:4b9619b7$0$27789$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > Oh dear! Mr Toyota must be shaking in his boots. > > > > http://fat.ly/ummzo > > > > A Toyota Prius has accelerated out of control on a busy California freeway > > before police intervened to bring the vehicle to a standstill, police > > said. > > James Sikes, 61, was driving on the busy Interstate 8 freeway outside San > > Diego when he noticed his car was starting to accelerate of its own > > accord, the California Highway Patrol said. > > The terrified motorist was helpless as the car hurtled out of control > > along the road at speeds more than 90 miles per hour. > > However Sikes was able to call police, and officers using a loudspeaker > > were talked the driver through the process of slowing down by using his > > emergency brake and then turning off the engine. > > Police then pulled in front of the car as it decelerated and rolled to a > > stop and put the rear bumper of the squad car against the front of the > > Prius. > > The incident came as Toyota staged a technical demonstration to attack > > allegations by a vocal critic that problems with its electronics may cause > > its cars to speed out of control. > > In recent months, Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles > > worldwide due to acceleration issues. > > The latest incident in California was a chilling echo of the incident last > > August where off-duty California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor was > > killed along with his wife, her brother and the Saylors' 13-year-old > > daughter when the accelerator of the Lexus ES350 they were in got stuck. > > Minutes later, the Toyota-manufactured vehicle slammed into the back of a > > sport utility vehicle at about 100mph, veered off the freeway, overturned > > and burst into flames. All four family members died. > > Police must be well paid in the US. How many Aussie police officers would > have $80,000+ Lexuses? > > > Probably more if they only had to pay about $US32-35K like US drivers do! -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |