Plus ça change…

In the old days, I had to wind my watch up each night, and every couple of months do a little fiddling to make sure the date indicator was current.

Today, I have to charge my watch up each night, and every couple of months do a little fiddling to make sure the firmware is current.

…plus c’est la même chose.

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On the subject of watches, this very nice BBC article has a certain ‘back to the future’ quality:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31979004

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