Sentences with phrase «obsolescence as»

When was the last time you had a device that actually got more and more useful with each passing month, instead of feeling a sense of creeping obsolescence as soon as it boots up the first time?

The commercial imperative, in a digital age, has dictated built - in obsolescence as an integral character of electronic media.

And so «While We're Young» is essentially a riff on Murphy's «I'm Losing My Edge,» his super witty and self - effacing dance single about a hipster fearing his creeping obsolescence as a newer, more savvy, more wired - in generation redefines what's cool.

«EDF's once formidable institutional know - how seems to have atrophied providing a good example of knowledge obsolescence as a result of an extended period of no nuclear construction experience,» Grubler wrote.

Angry librarians, who like the Postal Service face obsolescence as a result of the cyberspace revolution, argued that libraries are a better place for Internet links because they are open longer and their staff better able to provide help to users.

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The 128 - year - old beauty company, known for products such as Skin - So - Soft and ANEW skincare, has been hit by a triple whammy: the rise in sales of low - priced beauty products at mass - market chains such as Walgreen (WAG) and Dollar General (DG), the apparent obsolescence of its direct - selling model for beauty items, and ill - advised forays into fashion, jewelry and pricier skincare products that alienated many customers.

To be sure, this is a travesty of economic reality inasmuch as it reflects a distorted set of tax laws that permit absentee investors to depreciate buildings again and again, as if they wear out and lose value through lack of upkeep (despite landlords being legally required to maintain rental properties intact), or by obsolescence (even as construction standards cheapen).

In a video posted to Youtube on December 12, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted that banks would eventually disappear once their role as financial middlemen became redundant, adding that this obsolescence might result from market changes wrought by cryptocurrencies, namely bitcoin.

As a result of the product recall, the Company established reserves that include cost estimates for customer refunds, logistics and handling fees for managing product returns and processing refunds, obsolescence of on - hand inventory, cancellation charges for existing purchase commitments and rework of component inventory with the contract manufacturer, write - offs of tooling and manufacturing equipment, and legal settlement costs.

Some users saw the announcement as proof that the company had engaged in «planned obsolescence,» a scheme to degrade the old devices to force users to upgrade.

Byline assumes the residual and obsolescence risk of the equipment and monthly payments can typically be deducted as operating expenses.

Those individuals rendered worthless as producers and commodities by obsolescence — the old and infirm — are discarded (warehoused or euthanized) and the nonproductive poor (the homeless, the unemployed, the irresponsible, the incompetent) are viewed as a threat.

The LeaseTech business model, as explained by owner Lloyd Hawley, is based on resisting the obsolescence of the machines.

I see the problem as one of obsolescence.

So far, CDC has been able to reduce its transportation costs, inventory obsolescence, expedited freight and out - of - stock as it relates to these programs.

Like in the past, new policy innovations are currently being explored to find new ways to deal with the social pressure resulting from the increasing obsolescence of manual labour, as can be seen in the experimenting with Universal Basic Income in Finland.

Is the rising power and capital accumulation of FAMGA (Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon) together with advances in block chains and artificial intelligence leading to the concentration of wealth in ever fewer hands, obsolescence of manual labour and even the destruction of capitalism, as Karl Marx believed in the 19th century?

One MP told PoliticsHome: «She said that just as we had replaced Spitfires and Tornados have been updated, she was worried about the obsolescence of Trident subs.

And the yes voters, 73 % of whom are apparently in the market for a second referendum within five years, might well reflect that all the commissions thus far — from the constitutional convention which delivered devolution through Labour's Calman commission updating the Scotland Act, to the latest Smith proposals, share one arresting component: all appear to have a built - in obsolescence — as the independence debate stubbornly refuses to shut down.

And if you miss the window when they are still somewhat - adoring tweens, you'll be relegated to obsolescence by a teenager who'll find you about as relevant as Sarah Palin.

And as individuals, we don't want to wither away into obsolescence.

I wont go into speculative reasons of their wrong behavior such as, premium shells rolling higher, matchmaking being rigged, or releasing overpowered pay to win content (then nerfing it when they release new pay to win content, aka planned obsolescence), or anything else which cant be verified but is widely thought as true, I will simply state the facts which are more than enough to show you this game is not worth your time or money.

Yes, Zootopia will age, its references to head - swap apps and the newfound obsolescence of CDs destined to make it easily identifiable as a 20teens movie.

Floored (Unrated) Obsolescence expose» examines automation's impact on workers at the Chicago Board of Trade as the commodity market's primary method of operation shifts from frenzied, man - a-mano action in the pits on the floor of the exchange to impersonal electronic trading on computers.

The education secretary at the time, Michael Gove, outlined the rationale for the changes in a speech last January: «ICT used to focus purely on computer literacy — teaching pupils, over and over again, how to word - process, how to work a spreadsheet, how to use programs already creaking into obsolescence; about as much use as teaching children to send a telex or travel in a zeppelin.

As Americans stare down what Tony Wagner terms the «global education gap» and contemplate the possibility that our entire K - 12 education system is slipping into obsolescence, many educators and families alike are searching for ways to improve learning by devoting more time to it.

Just as carburetors began their slow - march into obsolescence, the 928 contributed to the changeover to modern fuel injection with its 4.5 - liter V - 8, later enlarged to 4.7 - liters.

Planned obsolescence can take any form, so long as it works.

Android Auto ™ vehicle integration is provided «as is», and Honda can not guarantee Android Auto ™ operability or functionality now or in the future due to, among other conditions, changes in Android Auto ™ software / Android ™ operating system, service interruptions, or incompatibility or obsolescence of vehicle integration hardware or software.

As much as I don't want my bookshelves to become part of this trail of obsolescence, I can already see early warning signs of my own desire for convenience — for instantly getting what I want, for not having to deal with mere objects in all their cumbersome actuality — beginning to outrank my love of the book as a physical thinAs much as I don't want my bookshelves to become part of this trail of obsolescence, I can already see early warning signs of my own desire for convenience — for instantly getting what I want, for not having to deal with mere objects in all their cumbersome actuality — beginning to outrank my love of the book as a physical thinas I don't want my bookshelves to become part of this trail of obsolescence, I can already see early warning signs of my own desire for convenience — for instantly getting what I want, for not having to deal with mere objects in all their cumbersome actuality — beginning to outrank my love of the book as a physical thinas a physical thing.

Finally, it is not only public libraries that are in danger of obsolescence in the eBook world — it is publishers as well.

There are various percentage handicaps which are applied to the working capital figure (to account for obsolescence of inventory and uncollectability in receivables as well as the nebulous benefit of some other current assets like pre-paid insurance and rent) to arrive at the sum used to deduct liabilities from and arrive at the proper current asset figure used in the equation.

The same principles that apply here, such as not paying up for growth, or buying businesses you can understand that are not subject to rapid technological change or obsolescence, apply internationally as well.

This is important when ascribing an intrinsic or long - term value to the operations, as the risk of obsolescence for the majority of the operations is considerably lower than other individual companies within the market.

«Please remove (charge - off item) along with any and all collection accounts related thereto from my credit report as the FCRA Compliance / Obsolescence Date has passed.

As a property owner, you can write off «depreciation» of your asset to compensate for deterioration related to the wear and tear, aging or other structural obsolescence of the home.

Planned obsolescence had a lot of subtly deep design implications as well.

What they did was to introduce obsolescence to their game design, with the establishment of «Standard» as the primary form of Tournament play.

And as a consequence, even in technological obsolescence its potential value approaches infinity.

Twenty - five artists working across a range of mediums address concerns related to artificial intelligence, biotechnology, bioethics, planned obsolescence, desire as mediated by technology, surveillance, social justice, and virtual existence.

Deformed, as if cringing in protest against being discarded, and rendered in glazed ceramic, the objects form a lyrical visual commentary on the rapid obsolescence of household items that are often invested with meaningful memories.

A story of advancement inevitably turns into obsolescence, and Technologism seeks to document the early use of broadcast technology as a way of bridging the gap (and finding a space) between the image on the screen, the physical presence of the viewer, and the broader community.

More recently, he has also created works that address the obsolescence of film, as in a series of photographs depicting boxes of expired film from the 1950s, the decade in which Fisher began taking photographs.

As for modern life, Mathew Cerletty's pellucid image of an edition of the Yellow Pages floating on swimming pool - blue water is incisive: It's a parable about obsolescence, a condition to which painting has yet to succumb and possibly never will as long as humans are around to do iAs for modern life, Mathew Cerletty's pellucid image of an edition of the Yellow Pages floating on swimming pool - blue water is incisive: It's a parable about obsolescence, a condition to which painting has yet to succumb and possibly never will as long as humans are around to do ias long as humans are around to do ias humans are around to do it.

«The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin» will go on view as part of a permanent collection reinstallation planned for 2018.

As an artist, Russell resists the global push for progress and insatiable desire for «high - tech» gadgets and instead presents us with a dysfunc - tional art object — a «low - tech» symbol of obsolescence and frustration.

In this new iteration, comprised of images and ephemera bequeathed to the artist by confidante Michelle duBois, Crosher explores ongoing themes such as identity, travel, transience and obsolescence.

Yet Cooke's heroic investment of care and skill is a validation of painting even as he pronounces its absurdity and obsolescence.

The reinstallation will feature iconic masterworks and present recent acquisitions across departments, including artworks never on view before at the High, such as Kara Walker's monumental cut - paper installation «The Jubilant Martyrs of Obsolescence and Ruin» and paintings and sculptures from the 2017 Souls Grown Deep Foundation acquisition of folk and self - taught art.

His artistic pursuits live as witty and informative interventions into contemporary culture at a time when we witness its rapid and frequent obsolescence before our eyes.