The PC is dead, claims IBM executive
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Saw this headline for this article[^], and all I could think was, "Again?" Java, the web, netbooks, Google, phones, tablets... meh.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
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Saw this headline for this article[^], and all I could think was, "Again?" Java, the web, netbooks, Google, phones, tablets... meh.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
Yeah - right - just like the invention of the ball point pen marked the end of the pencil. Arse! :rolleyes:
"I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant."
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Nice comments. :) "And YES, we are all a little bit stupider for clicking this link. . ."
Ain't nothin' in the circus for free, kid. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.
GenJerDan wrote:
"And YES, we are all a little bit stupider for clicking this link. . ."
Who has time for clicking links? I only read the headline.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
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Saw this headline for this article[^], and all I could think was, "Again?" Java, the web, netbooks, Google, phones, tablets... meh.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
He added that "while PCs will continue to be much-used devices", they're "no longer at the leading edge of computing" and are going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs. He forgot "prophylactic" in the list above. It's obvious that his existence here indicates their diminished use, despite the fact that all concerned participants "knew better".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
People are still going to want cheap high powered machines for things like gaming. Until portable computers become cheap enough to fill that need PCs will remain.
...or for doing work... I do most of my work on a desktop, only use my work laptop for travel (since all specs on my desktop are significantly better)...
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Saw this headline for this article[^], and all I could think was, "Again?" Java, the web, netbooks, Google, phones, tablets... meh.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
Only reason he said that is to make his company feel better about selling the still thriving PC business to Lenovo...
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...or for doing work... I do most of my work on a desktop, only use my work laptop for travel (since all specs on my desktop are significantly better)...
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Depends on the work. You don't need particularly high specs for most work-type things (coding, word processing, and the like). (It is nice to have a faster computer though)
lewax00 wrote:
You don't need particularly high specs for most work-type things (coding, word processing, and the like).
Jesus, what are you saying? What if my boss reads this thread? Edit that immediately.
And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"
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Yeah - right - just like the invention of the ball point pen marked the end of the pencil. Arse! :rolleyes:
"I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant."
I use a pen very rarely and a pencil almost never. Evernote et al are replacing them, and just wait until I get an iPad or smartphone with stylus.
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Depends on the work. You don't need particularly high specs for most work-type things (coding, word processing, and the like). (It is nice to have a faster computer though)
I'd disagree about devs not needing a high spec. sure you can write code on any old dog, but as soon as you start building everything goes all Kerry Katona. A good rule of thumb is to give devs a minimum of twice the box you give to users.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I'd disagree about devs not needing a high spec. sure you can write code on any old dog, but as soon as you start building everything goes all Kerry Katona. A good rule of thumb is to give devs a minimum of twice the box you give to users.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
I went to a seminar a number of years ago, can't remember the subject or the speaker, but it was at a Progress event I think. The speaker said that the processing power should be given to the users and the devs could make do with what was left. I thought it was bollox at the time.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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I'll be clutching mine till the day I die, doctor should be calling any moment with prognosis.
I couldn't find that f'ing thing that peels the carrots and potatoes so I asked the kids if they've seen it. Apparently she left me yesterday.
Mike Hankey wrote:
doctor should be calling any moment with prognosis.
I hope that's just a joke... :|
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
Not whilst there is a hole in my arse.
Um... That keeps the PC alive? ;)
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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He added that "while PCs will continue to be much-used devices", they're "no longer at the leading edge of computing" and are going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs. He forgot "prophylactic" in the list above. It's obvious that his existence here indicates their diminished use, despite the fact that all concerned participants "knew better".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997And the M1911 is obsolete... (NOT!) X|
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
doctor should be calling any moment with prognosis.
I hope that's just a joke... :|
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
It was meant as a joke but I had a follow up chest X-Ray today because they found a spot on my lung, but I had bronchitis when I had it taken so I'm not overly worried but...?
I couldn't find that f'ing thing that peels the carrots and potatoes so I asked the kids if they've seen it. Apparently she left me yesterday.
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It was meant as a joke but I had a follow up chest X-Ray today because they found a spot on my lung, but I had bronchitis when I had it taken so I'm not overly worried but...?
I couldn't find that f'ing thing that peels the carrots and potatoes so I asked the kids if they've seen it. Apparently she left me yesterday.
Yikes. Hopefully that's all it was. :rose:
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
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Yikes. Hopefully that's all it was. :rose:
WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.
Thanks, It's the VA and at least in this area they're one strawberry short of a fruit salad if you know what I mean. I've gone through this a couple of times before and when they do a follow up it turns out to be nothing. But I smoked for 45 years so anything is possible.
I couldn't find that f'ing thing that peels the carrots and potatoes so I asked the kids if they've seen it. Apparently she left me yesterday.
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Depends on the work. You don't need particularly high specs for most work-type things (coding, word processing, and the like). (It is nice to have a faster computer though)
I'd disagree... I have fairly big projects, you need a pretty decent computer for most big projects... and firmware, well let's just say if you've ever done it, I don't need to explain myself.