If Microsoft's Red Ring of Death debacle has taught us anything, it's that technology is far more ephemeral now than it's ever been.

要说微软(Microsoft)的三红死机事件教给我们一个什么道理，那就是如今的技术与过去相比显得昙花一现。

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Crowds eddied in the darkness around card-sharp tables, ring-toss stalls, hawkers selling snails in broth under flickering gas torches, and the main attraction – a rickety wooden “Wall of Death”.

在黑暗中，赌牌摊，掷环摊四周人头挤挤，闪烁的煤气灯下，小贩在叫卖蜗牛汤。

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As a result, flags all over Washington were at half-mast in the days following his death, including the ring of flags surrounding the Washington Monument, seen here.

因此，他们在华盛顿各地国旗半旗在他去世后的日子里，包括华盛顿纪念碑周围，在这里看到国旗环。

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In this case, it may have taken a while for the PS3 to start outselling the Xbox 360 because of a little problem called Red Ring Of Death which killed a lot of those consoles outside of warranty, leading to replacements being bought.

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Joppy has been out of the ring for 14 months and was fighting for the first time since the death of his baby daughter Vashti, whose name he wears on his shorts.

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Warning signs and a life ring have been installed next a weir after the death of a teenager on the River Avon.

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