You'd be right if you weren't totally wrong. people collect old cars because of their beauty, power, etc. It is not a total function of nostalgia or vicarious vitality. For example, I am only 24 but I would really enjoy a 57 Chevy Bel-air or a 57 Thunderbird. My PARENTS weren't even born then.
And this whole thing about Magic cards... boy'o'boy. You're someone who used to play, became disenchanted (pun-not-intended), and quit. Well I hate to tell you this but magic is alive and well and the cards are worth a truck load. A beta Black louts goes for $300 - $500 dollars on a routine basis. Newer, chase rares can go for $15 - $30. And, even in a stagnate economy, you can make more money playing Magic professionally than you can being a freaking code monkey.
I'll let you return to whatever world you live in now.
I think this is a great idea for a cost cutting measure for universities. I work at the University of Kansas and or IT budget has been cut. We have a million old 486s in storage and this would be a great and cheap method of placing email kiosks all around campus.
Unfortunately we nixed all telnet email access and switched to Exchange. Everyone seems to believe it will work better for file sharing and campus/class communication. Personally, I believe that it just obfuscates real tech education while cattering to the lowest common denominator that doesn't care about learning.
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You'd be right if you weren't totally wrong. people collect old cars because of their beauty, power, etc. It is not a total function of nostalgia or vicarious vitality. For example, I am only 24 but I would really enjoy a 57 Chevy Bel-air or a 57 Thunderbird. My PARENTS weren't even born then.
And this whole thing about Magic cards... boy'o'boy. You're someone who used to play, became disenchanted (pun-not-intended), and quit. Well I hate to tell you this but magic is alive and well and the cards are worth a truck load. A beta Black louts goes for $300 - $500 dollars on a routine basis. Newer, chase rares can go for $15 - $30. And, even in a stagnate economy, you can make more money playing Magic professionally than you can being a freaking code monkey.
I'll let you return to whatever world you live in now.
I think this is a great idea for a cost cutting measure for universities. I work at the University of Kansas and or IT budget has been cut. We have a million old 486s in storage and this would be a great and cheap method of placing email kiosks all around campus. Unfortunately we nixed all telnet email access and switched to Exchange. Everyone seems to believe it will work better for file sharing and campus/class communication. Personally, I believe that it just obfuscates real tech education while cattering to the lowest common denominator that doesn't care about learning. uber