the main point is that people keep missing is no matter how fast you build the processors (and related hardware), the computer is never going to go any faster than a human will allow it. a person who has the top of the line everything (mobo, maxed ram, processor, vid card, harddisks, etc) is still limited by his own ineptude at typing.:)
First off, all of those who were bitching because they had ordered less than 10 days to christmas about not getting their presents in time: what do you expect? It's your own freaking fault. Shouldn't you have learned by now to shop and shop early? geez. what a bunch of whiners.
Secondly, here are some complaints that I have:
My fiancee purchased a palmIIIse for me for christmas (cos it was so purty) well ahead of date. After not receiving said present for me, started calling where he ordered from to find out that they were backlogged and that they would return his call. He received an email two days before christmas telling him that they were unable to complete his order and that they were not going to have anything in stock till after january! He was more upset than I was about not recieving said gift.
The second complaint i had was with amazon.com. I had started shopping there well before christmas (nearly a month) and found that they had everything that I wanted. I bought 12 items in three orders with the promise from amazon.com that they would be there well before christmas (which didn't matter to me as my fiancee and I are going to be celebrating christmas on the 30th). One week after ordering, i received one confirmation that one part of the order was shipped. two weeks after ordering i received the confirmation that the second part of the order was shipped. the main part of the order (8 items) did not ship until the 22nd and arrived on the 23rd. Nearly a month after I had ordered them.
I've also ordered from art.com (who fucked up my orignial order, told me it was out of stock and then proceeded to have a sale with said item -- which i complained about) and dvdexpress.com. Those orders were done early last week with second day shipping applied. No confirmaiton from them that the orders has been shipped (yet again) however since i'm assuming (heh sure right) that they are all listed as being "in stock" that they will ship on monday to be delivered here wednesday at the latest.
I think the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that most people seemingly are more worried about what they are getting than the actual thought. while having a palmIIIse is pretty cool (to me at least), i'm not all that stressed if I don't get it for christmas. i'm just concerned in the fact of how we are evolving as a society (nee community) when it seems that each year christmas becomes more and more commercialised. whatever happened to just spending time with your family and close friends? I've never understood the moral majorities need to be so damn greedy. Remember "he who dies with the most toys -- still dies."
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the main point is that people keep missing is no matter how fast you build the processors (and related hardware), the computer is never going to go any faster than a human will allow it. a person who has the top of the line everything (mobo, maxed ram, processor, vid card, harddisks, etc) is still limited by his own ineptude at typing. :)
Secondly, here are some complaints that I have:
My fiancee purchased a palmIIIse for me for christmas (cos it was so purty) well ahead of date. After not receiving said present for me, started calling where he ordered from to find out that they were backlogged and that they would return his call. He received an email two days before christmas telling him that they were unable to complete his order and that they were not going to have anything in stock till after january! He was more upset than I was about not recieving said gift.
The second complaint i had was with amazon.com. I had started shopping there well before christmas (nearly a month) and found that they had everything that I wanted. I bought 12 items in three orders with the promise from amazon.com that they would be there well before christmas (which didn't matter to me as my fiancee and I are going to be celebrating christmas on the 30th). One week after ordering, i received one confirmation that one part of the order was shipped. two weeks after ordering i received the confirmation that the second part of the order was shipped. the main part of the order (8 items) did not ship until the 22nd and arrived on the 23rd. Nearly a month after I had ordered them.
I've also ordered from art.com (who fucked up my orignial order, told me it was out of stock and then proceeded to have a sale with said item -- which i complained about) and dvdexpress.com. Those orders were done early last week with second day shipping applied. No confirmaiton from them that the orders has been shipped (yet again) however since i'm assuming (heh sure right) that they are all listed as being "in stock" that they will ship on monday to be delivered here wednesday at the latest.
I think the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that most people seemingly are more worried about what they are getting than the actual thought. while having a palmIIIse is pretty cool (to me at least), i'm not all that stressed if I don't get it for christmas. i'm just concerned in the fact of how we are evolving as a society (nee community) when it seems that each year christmas becomes more and more commercialised. whatever happened to just spending time with your family and close friends? I've never understood the moral majorities need to be so damn greedy. Remember "he who dies with the most toys -- still dies."