Yeah, pretty much. A pessimistic, but more truthful outlook on the corporate society (especially in the US) which will lead to more destruction. Many people feel Americans are too complacent when it comes to corporations and power grabbing, and with good cause, would you want to be in court fighting $$$$$ lawyers? No, who would? And don't think that people are too sophisticated for violent upheavals of corporations and the like because they're not. The thing is, it is no different that the aristocrats of the past and the serfs. I am in Canada, we are even worse. When a new, unpopular law comes in, people may get angry for a day or two and then say oh well. Throughout history, people have only been able to be pushed so far... Maybe the corporations are a little more lucky because we're in a new(er) age. Maybe not. Fact is, not too much digital (computers) have gotten into the hands of those in poverty, wait until it becomes the standard in society, when they find there is even more that is unattainable to them, the impatience will wear thinner. People are almost at their peak. In the US, the GOP is becoming ever more popular this is where the people go (for some reason, b/c the conservatives are just as much "in" with corporations as anyone else.) As it is going this next 100 years or so will be ummm... very "interesting" to watch, the winds of change are howling. -Chris
You are so right, the purchase of most products over the WWW, etc. is a Yuppy-only scene (I'd wager a guess that most of the people who read and comment of this site are indeed yuppies; just look at the posts when a story about employment comes up, they can't seem to understand that their tech jobs are not and infinite thing, oh yes, they'll be unemployed as well... sometime) People still would rather have salesman to yell at or sue if something goes awry then try to contact the pretty much anonymous company (which they'll never get through to anyone in a company who holds any sway anyway).
Actually, the new instructions (MMX2) should work with the existing BX chipset, the processor is the same as a PII, but with the new instructions. you know, like the difference between the earlier Pentiums and the Pentiums with MMX...
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Yeah, pretty much. A pessimistic, but more truthful outlook on the corporate society (especially in the US) which will lead to more destruction. Many people feel Americans are too complacent when it comes to corporations and power grabbing, and with good cause, would you want to be in court fighting $$$$$ lawyers? No, who would? And don't think that people are too sophisticated for violent upheavals of corporations and the like because they're not. The thing is, it is no different that the aristocrats of the past and the serfs. I am in Canada, we are even worse. When a new, unpopular law comes in, people may get angry for a day or two and then say oh well. Throughout history, people have only been able to be pushed so far... Maybe the corporations are a little more lucky because we're in a new(er) age. Maybe not. Fact is, not too much digital (computers) have gotten into the hands of those in poverty, wait until it becomes the standard in society, when they find there is even more that is unattainable to them, the impatience will wear thinner. People are almost at their peak. In the US, the GOP is becoming ever more popular this is where the people go (for some reason, b/c the conservatives are just as much "in" with corporations as anyone else.) As it is going this next 100 years or so will be ummm... very "interesting" to watch, the winds of change are howling.
-Chris
You are so right, the purchase of most products over the WWW, etc. is a Yuppy-only scene (I'd wager a guess that most of the people who read and comment of this site are indeed yuppies; just look at the posts when a story about employment comes up, they can't seem to understand that their tech jobs are not and infinite thing, oh yes, they'll be unemployed as well... sometime) People still would rather have salesman to yell at or sue if something goes awry then try to contact the pretty much anonymous company (which they'll never get through to anyone in a company who holds any sway anyway).
- Chris
True...
Actually, the new instructions (MMX2) should work with the existing BX chipset, the processor is the same as a PII, but with the new instructions. you know, like the difference between the earlier Pentiums and the Pentiums with MMX...