On 3/21/2018 7:05 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
AMuzi wrote:

In your average Stalinist Monarchy[1] "Dear
Leader Say So" is all the reason needed.
In this enlightened republic, our cruel
overlords need to invent new and different
lies from time to time.

[1] Average? there's only ever been one
of those.

Obviously it is good that people try to come up
with new stuff, including new standards, and
I don't think we would have had the good stuff
if it weren't for all those guys (and girls)
who come up with stuff (or write standards)
that never made anyone the least happy.

It only gets a bit embarrassing when people
refer to the new standard like
"we-know-what-it-is-about" attitude or hits the
big drum for some thing that won't ever make it
anywhere from that first article describing the
new product release.

But again, I see it as part of the game so why
all the irony?


My 'for the children' referred to the end of free machining
brass valves.

If you want to discuss standards, BetaMax was clearly
superior to VHS. Not that it mattered.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
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