IBM made solid cases and keyboards, but the rest was rubbish.

Occasionally Intel does something interesting, but they never get any support for it in M$ software.

Sadly… we are still paying the price for that legacy! And it proves that Intel/M$ have no idea how to innovate, or any real reason to even try. *shrug*

I don’t hide the fact that I hate corporations. They have screwed me out of too much money over the years in a marketplace that is obviously tilted in their favor.

If you want to see a totally FUBAR computer motherboard design, there is no finer example than the original IBM AT, their 80286-based micro. If the fact that they soldered two 64K RAM chips together to get a 128K chip doesn’t tip you off, look at the spiderweb of jumper wires on the back of the board.

It was garbage from the start, but people paid a mint for them because they had the IBM corporate label on them.

The only thing corporate clowns love is the prestige that comes with big bucks. If you want to really cause them pain, go after their money because the only thing they really fear is poverty.

You are dead right, of course! I shoulda thunk o’ dat! 😐 😉

You can be meaner than me at times m8! 😈 Well done! 😆

Oh well. *shrug*

PS. On another forum I frequent, you’ll be happy to know that the general consensus is that we hope Murdock will have a stoke, ASAP, please!! 😈 😉

I didn’t vote for Obama because I looked at the way he voted in the Illinois and US Senate and saw a Republican. If the Republicans take control of the House in this year’s election, he will be lucky to finish his first term.

OT: You have to know something about Islam to understand that Sufis are mystics and the Islamic version of Quakers, i.e. pacifists. When regular Muslims see the bigots in NYC protesting Sufis, they react badly. If you can’t get along with Sufis, you really are looking for a fight.

Of course there’s going to be blow-back. There’s always blow-back. I would like the name of clown who thinks it’s a good idea to continue to attack people in Pakistan with drones during the flood and Ramadan. That’s how stupid the people in charge are.

FEMA ordered the area sealed and refused to let private groups enter; the Department of Defense refused to send in military assistance. It was days before the public outcry caused by media reports of what conditions were like in the areas affected by the disaster cause the Federal government to finally, reluctantly, respond. The bad feelings that local people have towards their local governments is that they didn’t start executing Federal officials who were blocking the aid from reaching people who were hurting.

We know what happened and we know who was to blame – you don’t, Mr. Duff.

OT: Speaking of… have you seen this? (and I am entitled to say “I told you so” – not *you* personally…) 😉

Taliban Operative: We Are Using Protests Against Park 51 To Get ‘More Recruits, Donations, and Popular Support’

Well… BIG DUH!!

Stupidity is it’s own reward usually… But I am pretty certain that the morons causing this, will not be the ones who pay! They never do. Which is why I am amazed that the rest of the supposedly intelligent US citizens, allow them a platform for this garbage. In most other countries, these morons would be at least considered a danger to the public good, and even traitors. *shrug* You have some very weird *principles* over there. 😉 😛

If there is another attack on the USA, I get to say “I told you so” again! I’m loosing count…

*SHRUG*!

A bad situation was made worse when the Feds effectively laid siege to the city and stopped aid from going in. The looting didn’t really start until what little there was stored in the city ran out.