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From: Eeyore on 9 Nov 2006 12:17 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >" The days of inheriting a bicycle shop that grew into an airframe > >> >manufacturing enterprise are gone. " > >> > >> Good grief. Pendantic. > > > >Seeking clarity. > > > >> Yep. Nowadays, nobody has to wait for > >> their parents to die before making oddles of money. > > > >Most ppl aren't capable of making oodles of money. > > In today's global economy, lots more people have the opportunity > to make lots of money. And they don't even have to think of > something new. All they have to do is not spend what they make > on expense items. If only it were that simple ! Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Nov 2006 12:18 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >To be fair, Dell's 22 years old. > >> > >> I have other examples in another post. From Keith's and my POV, > >> 22 years in the computing biz is young, very young. > > > >And I could say it's very old. > > > >How many dedicated DSP processors existed 22 yrs ago for example ? > > Your definition of DSP, please. Digital Signal Processor. Think especially of devices with hardwired fast very wide multiply accumulate function. Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Nov 2006 12:23 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > > These people came from an economic system where the only property > > owners (I think) were farms. The only people who knew how to > > make things go were property owners. When the above people envisioned > > the manufacturing and industrial revolution, did they also anticipate > > where people would only own 1/8 acre with a hut on it? > > You mean like all of the people in Europe who lived in the cities already > had? I'll bet my place here has a lot less than 1/8 of an acre ! Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Nov 2006 12:23 lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> > >>> In addition, people burn the wood that is laced with arsenic. > >> > >>What kind of wood is laced with arsenic ? > > > > Any wood you want to prevent termintes from eating. > > Not any more, at least not new wood. What do they use now ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Nov 2006 12:24
lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > >>Why your desparate need to "make everybody do" things. Why not just let > >>them make their own decisions, and you make yours? > > > > Because there are never "do not burn" stamps on wood filled > > with arsenic. Because there isn't any pollution controls > > on burning wood. The ones who "sin" the worst are those > > who are rabid anti-smokers of cigarettes, consider the need > > for oil to be a mortal sin, and are against nuclear power plants. > > > > Yet these people have no problems with filling a whole neighborhood > > with smoke and arsenic. This is another example of perfection > > of inability to think. > > Why do you presume that it is the anti-smokers who burn pressure-treated > lumber illegally? That is a rather illogical, quite misanthropic, and > *very* disingenuous assumption. Just add it to the list ! Graham |