Matthew Kendora (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mkendora) wrote,@ 2007-04-09 03:15:00 |
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Plus and Minus
A plus to TRAC of SNEeSe fame, for being sane dissent on my computer plans. He didn't change my mind on anything, but it was refreshing to hear logic instead of superstition for a change.
A minus to damn near everyone else for the exact opposite. FUD, hearsay, and flat out idiocy are waaaaay to common. Seriously, what kind of sane person hears "I've blown 90% of the drives from Manufacturer A" and turns around and recommends using Manufacturer A's drives? Yet... they do.
A Plus to Lakmir, just because he makes fun games understandable.
A Minus to Lakmir. Slacker rushed me to do a tool on my day off, and hasn't used it a month later.
A Plus to Iriliane for being my first new proofreader in ages.
A minus to Microsoft for 32-bit only Office 2007. Seriously, guys. Why offer a 64-bit OS if you're not going to reward adopters? I'm annoyed with you and all, but it does mean you're admitting that my Core 2 Duo will be here in time for me to offer an early 64-bit game toolkit. Thanks for validating my plan. Maybe someday when I finish it and get customers and am making a living doing programming again, we can even have a chat, kick some ideas around, and see what we both like. For now, though, understand that if there's a 64-bit Office in less than 3 years and there's not some kind of special deal for those of us who wanted 64-bit NOW, I will be hurt. You'd be punishing the very people trying to shift the market for you, and that's just not nice.
A plus to the Islanders for taking advantage of a last chance. When you are handed something you can do to control your destiny, that's what you need to do. Didn't see the game, but it's an awesome win anyway.
A minus to myself for wasting Easter looking at parts for a new PC when I'm not yet funded to buy it.
A plus to TRAC of SNEeSe fame, for being sane dissent on my computer plans. He didn't change my mind on anything, but it was refreshing to hear logic instead of superstition for a change.
A minus to damn near everyone else for the exact opposite. FUD, hearsay, and flat out idiocy are waaaaay to common. Seriously, what kind of sane person hears "I've blown 90% of the drives from Manufacturer A" and turns around and recommends using Manufacturer A's drives? Yet... they do.
A Plus to Lakmir, just because he makes fun games understandable.
A Minus to Lakmir. Slacker rushed me to do a tool on my day off, and hasn't used it a month later.
A Plus to Iriliane for being my first new proofreader in ages.
A minus to Microsoft for 32-bit only Office 2007. Seriously, guys. Why offer a 64-bit OS if you're not going to reward adopters? I'm annoyed with you and all, but it does mean you're admitting that my Core 2 Duo will be here in time for me to offer an early 64-bit game toolkit. Thanks for validating my plan. Maybe someday when I finish it and get customers and am making a living doing programming again, we can even have a chat, kick some ideas around, and see what we both like. For now, though, understand that if there's a 64-bit Office in less than 3 years and there's not some kind of special deal for those of us who wanted 64-bit NOW, I will be hurt. You'd be punishing the very people trying to shift the market for you, and that's just not nice.
A plus to the Islanders for taking advantage of a last chance. When you are handed something you can do to control your destiny, that's what you need to do. Didn't see the game, but it's an awesome win anyway.
A minus to myself for wasting Easter looking at parts for a new PC when I'm not yet funded to buy it.
