From: Ernest McCaleb (emccaleb@gmail.com)
Date: Sun May 11 2008 - 02:09:57 ART
Release the troll!!!!
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 1:04 AM, nrf <noglikirf@hotmail.com> wrote:
> *Rant Start*
>>
>> I really struggle to see the point of this thread.
>> It is such a waste of bandwidth, disk space and CPU clocks.
>> If somebody here wants to compare difficulty of CCIE v/s other exams -
>> they are on the wrong list.
>> Of course - there is that thing called freedom of expression and personal
>> opinion.
>> Please - get a soapbox and go to the "Speakers' corner" in Hyde Park. Or
>> just start a blog.
>> As of opinions - pardon my language - they are like the lower backside -
>> everybody has one.
>>
>
> Regarding the use of bandwidth, disk space, and CPU clocks, let's be
> honest, how much of that are we really consuming here? Look, let's be
> perfectly honest. There are just simple text messages here. Are any of us
> here really using systems that are so resource-constrained that they can't
> handle these simple text messages? Really?
>
> Let me put it to you guys this way. For a couple hundred bucks, I just
> bought a hard drive with 1TB of capacity. Think about that - that's
> equivalent to the capacity of 50 entire BluRAy high-def discs. My desktop -
> which is pretty old now - has more computing capacity than any
> supercomputer of just a few decades ago. I have to deal with branch office
> locations that often times run cheapo consumer DSL links, and yet the
> average utilization of those links, averaged over an entire day, is barely
> 5%.
>
> Look, let's be honest. Practically all of us are using systems that have
> far far more power than we even know what to do with. If you're really
> using a system that is so constrained that these text messages are actually
> overwhelming your capacity, I think you're acutely overdue for an upgrade.
>
> I think the real issue is that the limiting factor isn't the technical
> resources of their system, but rather their attention span. And to that, I
> have a simple response - you don't have to read my posts. I don't read most
> of the posts coming out of this newsgroup, because they aren't talking about
> anything that is interesting to me. For example, there was a recent thread
> whose subject title was "Israeli Military Intelligence" (sic). I knew not
> to waste my time reading it.
>
> So, look, guys. If you don't like certain posts, fair enough, then don't
> read them. If you don't want to discuss a certain topic, then don't
> participate. But let the people who want to talk about something be allowed
> to do so.
>
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-- Ernest McCaleb
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