The article's mention of ICL (formerly ICT) made me think of the book "LEO, The Incredible Story of the World's First Business Computer". The 1968 ICT merger with English Electric Computers to form ICL, connects the company with LEO, a computer designed by a Bakery company in the late 1940's/early 1950's. A bizarre and entertaining tale, if you are into obscure computer history.
It varies. Some of the sellers are calibration labs that
sell the units with a valid calibration and right of return.
For such a unit I've seen it vary between $5000 to $7500.
I would have a hard time shelling out that kind of money
for something from a less known seller on an as-is basis.
The model I'm referring to is very capable, and I still see
plenty of them used at a local EMC lab. But it is the same
model I used at school back in the 1980s.
At least being next to Kansas makes Oklahoma look *relatively* good.
Last refuge for the honest...
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The Living Dilbert?
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There is one place that is as honest as you
want it to be... working for yourself.
It's a shitty thing to say, because starting your
own business (or more realistically a partnership with
others you know) is not easy. Maybe you have to slog through
some soul crushing bullshit at a large corporate job to get the
money and contacts you need to do it.
But once you do it (success of failure), you will know what
it is to work for an honest organization where true merit counts.
There are plenty of very good (and close mainstream, pun intended)
beers from the US these days. Avery, New Belgium, and Victory breweries
are some of my favorites. (beware the Golden Monkey)
Of course, most of those brew English or Belgium style,
so props to the originating countries for showing the way.
I just wish I could convert more of my 'NASCAR' type friends
from 'Bud' and the 'Silver Bullet'. When they come over and peruse
my fridge full of tasty, bottled treats they give a blank look
and whine: but where is the Coors?
Grrr... the whole 12 step, give it up completely concept
just strikes me as so wrong. I've seen a couple of people
try this with AA, where they end up being too damn fragile.
Any exposure the the forbidden activity (even being around
others doing it) becomes a personal crisis.
People need to learn to live with these things instead of hiding from them.
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True, they put profit above happy travellers.
"Hey bud, let's party!" - Osama bin Spicoli
... and a CGI Hervé Villechaize as the *really* young Khan.
Until I read the article, I thought it was going to be Dance Dance Devolution.
Either way, it's safe to say:
we're through being cool.
No, but you should be welcome in Texas.
It is of science, and religion, of the smart and the idiot.
Sounds like that applies to a wider domain than America. /.
Maybe even all of
And no one would ever use a single source of information for that kind of thing...
Such as depending on the testimony of 'Curveball' as proof of mobile chemical weapons factories in Iraq?
Linux Fanoy: "Don Jeremy, Cisco want's me to pay $20 extra for a Linux version of their router. What can I do?"
Don Jeremy: "You could act like a man!" [slap]
The next morning in John Chamber's bedroom...
[John discovers bloody penguin head in bed.]
John: AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaagghh!
I think the government has some sort of program for recycling them.
Tuesday is Soylent Green day...
The article's mention of ICL (formerly ICT) made me think of the book "LEO, The Incredible Story of the World's First Business Computer". The 1968 ICT merger with English Electric Computers to form ICL, connects the company with LEO, a computer designed by a Bakery company in the late 1940's/early 1950's. A bizarre and entertaining tale, if you are into obscure computer history.
He said 'representatives', as in House of Representatives.
They do have an incumbent election rate of 98+%
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIt varies. Some of the sellers are calibration labs that
sell the units with a valid calibration and right of return.
For such a unit I've seen it vary between $5000 to $7500.
I would have a hard time shelling out that kind of money
for something from a less known seller on an as-is basis.
The model I'm referring to is very capable, and I still see
plenty of them used at a local EMC lab. But it is the same
model I used at school back in the 1980s.
What I call *proven technology* ;-)
$5000 will get you a working HP 8566B on Ebay.
100 Hz to 22 GHz, 10Hz resolution, and if you can lift 100 lbs :-)
you can even call it portable
At which point Dick Cheney said "Go fuck yourself!",
and shot Ballmer in the face.
Ha! Didn't see that plot twist coming did you?
Man, this stuff writes itself.
Yow! That was not flamebait (maybe a little smarmy).
The correct response to a post you don't agree with
is another post stating the basis of your disagreement.
... or an 'All your base' post.
You first. Tell us how that works out.
This would sharpen you up and make you
ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
This is Oklahoma we are talking about.
At least being next to Kansas makes Oklahoma look *relatively* good.
There is one place that is as honest as you
want it to be... working for yourself.
It's a shitty thing to say, because starting your
own business (or more realistically a partnership with
others you know) is not easy. Maybe you have to slog through
some soul crushing bullshit at a large corporate job to get the
money and contacts you need to do it.
But once you do it (success of failure), you will know what
it is to work for an honest organization where true merit counts.
Once you do, you never want to go back.
Nothing says you can't be *both* Hezbollah and a pirate.
It's just more difficult to detonate a bomb vest with a hook.
A model T would be perfect for I-35 in Austin,
or maybe even *too* fast for that stretch of interstate parking.
There are plenty of very good (and close mainstream, pun intended)
beers from the US these days. Avery, New Belgium, and Victory breweries
are some of my favorites. (beware the Golden Monkey)
Of course, most of those brew English or Belgium style,
*shudder*so props to the originating countries for showing the way.
I just wish I could convert more of my 'NASCAR' type friends
from 'Bud' and the 'Silver Bullet'. When they come over and peruse
my fridge full of tasty, bottled treats they give a blank look
and whine: but where is the Coors?
Clearly not happy fun ball.
So when Microsoft talks to my computer, it says
"Get bent, Monkey Boy!"
...well, OK, I lied. I run a pirated version of Windows.
But I'm willing to tolerate its indiscretions because
it has a million boobies on its screen.
Grrr... the whole 12 step, give it up completely concept
just strikes me as so wrong. I've seen a couple of people
try this with AA, where they end up being too damn fragile.
Any exposure the the forbidden activity (even being around
others doing it) becomes a personal crisis.
People need to learn to live with these things instead of hiding from them.