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Greed, Zealotry, and the Commodore 64
jira writes "On the occasion of the Commodore 64's rebirth as an Atom-equipped nettop, the Guardian's Jon Blyth remembers what the original Commodore 64 taught him. Among other things: 'But look at it, all brown, ugly and lovely. It taught me so much. The Commodore 64 taught me about zealotry. After upgrading from the inferior ZX Spectrum, I would try to convince the Sinclair loyalists to follow me. I would invite them to my house, and let them see that with just eight colors and a monophonic sound chip, their lives lacked true depth. My evangelism quickly faded into impatience. So, I can now see why American Baptists get so miffy about atheists — it's horrible dealing with people who don't realize how much better you are.'"
Watching militant atheists and "No science please we're fundies" Christians argue is like watching 2 identical groups of monkeys flinging shit at each other, that is to say it is very entertaining.
Upon interview, God was reportedly commented:
"What? The guy was a fucking moron!"
I teach people Sindarin, you insensitive clod. Why would I teach them a language that nobody speaks?