Yesterday, they took down Sony and Playstaion.com, and the Playstation Network was non-functional most of the day.

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Somehow, our unit got into an endless loop of trying to install a software upgrade and basically became non-functional.

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Unfortunately, we were given a non-functional dummy unit to play with so we can't comment on things like screen quality or subjective performance.

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In many cases, players also cannot get refunds for their purchase of a non-functional game, which only serves to aggravate the situation further.

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Unfortunately, users of HTC's latest smartphones will need to contend with a non-functional settings button, which is an unnecessary eyesore that hogs screen real estate.

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Given the cells on which it appears, it may well play a critical role in facial development and thus (when non-functional) lead to the sort of defects found in those Margarita Islanders.

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The IRS has identified millions of delinquent returns and has been pursuing a cross-functional National Non-Filer Strategy to identify non-compliant taxpayers and design methods to encourage their compliance.

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So as long as you want to still compete as if you are young while the functional element has made you non-competitive, you will be old.

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