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A lot of commercial hardware has a u-shaped curve for failure: lots of bad hardware shows up shortly after it's made, then very few failures, then everything goes at once.
The Legend of Spyro: Path of Delusions Book IX Chapter 17
"a failure" a failure. dark spyro leaned over him, their noses almost touching, like two faces of shy lovers who were about to share a kiss for the first time in their life. "a total failure" a total failure.
Radioactive Toy (or The Post-Apocalypse Pygmalion) Part 3
From the outset, this exodus had been a failure. no. wait. maybe going up top had in fact been a failure. maybe some of them were right. it was dangerous but not in the ways they said.
A Taste of Her Own Medicine
Brownell dreamed fitfully- the previous attack on their company replayed itself, albeit with more ghastly reiterations- joshew's haggard, pale shade wracked her mind- moaning woefully at her failure in resuscitating him....deep seated fears of aodhan,
Revenge
Then there was this dog just yapping away outside and i made a joke, like, to mr evans about how some blighter or another was a fucking failure, couldn't even keep his mutt under control. i figured it would, y'know, make him lighten up a bit.
Owning My Humanity -- Anxiety
I'm always looking to an unseen guide, some non-existent life partner who will approve of my seeking my own happiness, rather than constantly trying to ward me away from failure; a blight born already of my inaction, that needs no extra carelessness on my
Andross - A Villain Study
failure is a bitter, angry, and harsh teacher. but she is an instructor that you need if you are to gain true success. and what i have coming next will give me true success. soon, you too will experience true power.
You Make Me Cry
failure? these and so many other questions came to mind to haunt him. none of them were good; none really gave a shot at the answers he wanted. he wasn't sure there was an answer. "wh...
Pushing
Pushing the drive away you do not notice the world awake, life coming back life no longer holds any valuable meaning you breathe in, you breathe out, simply pushing all of life away what is the point of trying if it will ultimately lead to failure
Guardians: UGSM Serenity
The arc is capable of tearing through a ships hull if it hits it's target in the correct spot, failure to reach that spot let alone target it will result in excessive damage done to the vessel, but depending on the vessel that is targeted, will either hamper
Small Little Reflection in the Middle of the Night
I get a bunch of thoughts of failure clouded in my mind, but i shake them off quickly. although i shouldn't think of it that often, i feel like there should be a way to release this.
750 Green Like Sekhmet
Her knack for eating almost anything has made it a point of pride to keep things down, more than anything else, and the nanotech has enabled her in her conviction that failure is not an option.