9 Apr
2013
9 Apr
'13
1:56 a.m.
On 9-apr-2013 3:12, Dave McGuire wrote:
Because it works, and because there's (usually)
no reason to change.
Why are we talking about this?
Because it doesn't work and there are tons of reasons to change.
Again, this is for the most part again an observation.
In your world, do salesmens' preferences
dictate how well a tool
performs a job? I pity your manager.
You assume too much.
Oh, right! This is the mailing list where we all
talk about our
day jobs, working with cutting-edge equipment.
I seem to remember you brought these things up.
In fact, I still run Tru64 UNIX here, but I don't pretend to run
anything seriously. (No way in hell that I'd ever expose a Tru64
UNIX system directly to the 'net either, to name something else.)
I design ARM-based systems for a living, kid.
Do you swear against yourself, by any chance? I mean, you're
conspiring with the /debbil/ now, right?
And if/when that work dries up, I'll probably go
work with
cutting-edge mainframes.
You never answered where I asked why you turned that job
opportunity down. So yes, definitely your second choice.
That is unless IBM decides to just stop making them
due to
your fantastic and much-valued business advice.
I'm an idiot /little person/, remember? And I lack the
millions/billions in cash, to pay for the kind of acoustics
that will be audible by IBM...
- MG