Comments on: Principia Mathematica Corporatica

By: ajlec2000

ajlec2000 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:59:20 +0000

I get my computers from people who take Intel to heart and thus have an old computer to get rid of. I usually get them very cheap, even free at times. Wish people had that attitude about cars. I’d be driving a 2004 Caddy.

By: LazyO>

LazyO> — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:17:11 +0000

Your argument for buying a new computer (Toshiba has much better keyboard ergonomics and much better quality monitor; thus, my eyes and fingers will not be as tired after using it versus my current notebook.), while perfectly sound, has absolutely nothing to do with this post (Computer years progress rapidly, so even if a computer is only a few years old it will not be able to work in today’s world.). Why bother posting an off-topic rebuttal that completely ignores the whole point of this post?

By: prinzzchavo

prinzzchavo — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:20:08 +0000

…but then again, yours seems to be a decision taken with functionality in mind.

On that behalf, it fits quite well with what is being said on this blog

By: truzicic

truzicic — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:30:45 +0000

Lol, stinkin’ capitalists XD What a nonsense…

By: Conkeh

Conkeh — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:06:38 +0000

I like this blog very much and would agree with a large portion of the stuff being said here.

However, things are not always as simple as this post suggests – unfortunately. For instance, I’m about to buy a new Toshiba that will give me hell to configure my Linux on, and toss a perfectly good and compatible 97-year-old FSC aside. Why? Well I work 10-12 hours a day on my notebook that goes to the office and everywhere else, and I have very tired eyes and fingers. The Toshiba has much better keyboard ergonomics and much better quality monitor. I don’t have to buy MS products preinstalled if I don’t want to, and the price goes down if I don’t.

So why wouldn’t I buy the new shiny thing?

By: mulenmar

mulenmar — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:00:03 +0000

Ooh, you’re right Intel. I *should* buy a new computer. But it’ll be a Lemote Yeeloong, which has a Loongson MIPS-architecture processor that, like everything else in it, is NOT made by you!

Trivia: I misspelled every single word of the name of that laptop and its processor before looking it up.

By: Foz

Foz — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:17:11 +0000

I apologise in advance:

When 500 years old you reach, work as well you will not, hmmm?

*cackle*

By: Theo

Theo — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:22:27 +0000

@loOm, it even can be worse.
*look at his old 8 bit stuff (atari, commodore and msx computers)*

By: lo0m

lo0m — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:10:09 +0000

oh no! my 486 is over 500 years and I didn’t say Happy Birthday even once.. oh boy, she’ll definitely break up with me..