28 Aug
2006
28 Aug
'06
7:14 p.m.
Evan wrote.....
Granted, this is the on- and off-topic list, vs.
cctech as frequently (and
recently!) noted here. But having said that, and at the risk of starting
the you-know-what conversation,
Well, no freaking risk... you brought it square up,
teed it up, swung, and
lobbed it right into the air.
I * strongly * disagree with putting
"Pentium" (or anything newer than most computers based on a 286/386) into
the on-topicness of classiccmp. I know this is supposed to be a vaguely
family-friendly list and all, but as for the fucking 10-year-rule,
You know, but
you'll say it anyways I see.
I say
let's fucking throw it away and never fucking bring it up again.
Chronological rules don't work because of Moore's Law.
There *IS* no
10-year rule. I'm really getting tired of saying that. It's
not that the very concept is wrong, it's just outdated. It doesn't work
after a certain point.
Jay