As if we poor software developers didn't have enough to do:

ironpants · Post by **ironpants** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:05 pm

Post by **bio** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:42 pm

Yeah... what he said.

It's more than what was posted. We have a lot of equipment here that's no longer supported but still highly viable (as do a lot of other companies). That means no firmware updates.

Thank you Congress... the day you made longer was my work day.

Bastards!

Post by **miftah** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:45 pm

"See, this here law is gonna add employment opportunities to the technology sector. People like to accuse my office of sending technology jobs overseas. Here's a case where I'm bringing those jobs back."
-Fake quote I made up for the President.

ironpants · Post by **ironpants** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:47 pm

miftah wrote:"See, this here law is gonna to add employment opportunities to the technology sector. People like to accuse my office of sending technology jobs overseas. Here's a case where I'm bringing those jobs back."
-Fake quote I made up for the President.

You almost had me there, then I noticed you had some command of the english language

Post by **bio** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:00 pm

Hehe.

Post by **miftah** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:28 pm

Tech Responds: "Whatever the President wants in fine with us."

The four-week extension could save the equivalent of 100,000 barrels of oil per day in energy use, the House Energy and Commerce committee claims.

How fucking gullible do they think we are? Lightbulbs aren't powered by oil jackass! They haven't been since, oh... the early 1900s?

Post by **bio** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:28 am

Fortunately, it doesn't go into effect until '07.

They are going to do a study to find out what the cost/effect of this bill will have (expecially on the technology industry). Of course, you could have just asked us BEFORE you passed it into law.

Thank you, Senator Jeff Bingaman, you dumbass.