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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Would it not make more sense for a certain standard deviation away from the mean failure time to still meet the lifespan of the longest living patient? Why a flat 20 years?

Like if your product lasts an average of 40 years with a 2 year standard deviation on failure, if your longest living patient uses it for 34 years then you've effectively guaranteed it will last for life for over 99.7% of users, even if very few will ever last for 54 years.