Re: Apple II: Second Best Tech Product of All Time!

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Apr 8, 2:47 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> sicklittlemonkey wrote:
> > On Apr 8, 5:12 pm, pau...@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
>
> >>In article <20070408181642119+1...@News.Individual.NET>,
> >>Roger Johnstone  <r...@roger.geek.nz.removethisbit> wrote:
>
> >>>"We salute those amazing products that changed technology--
> >>>and our lives--forever."
>
> >>Another exaggreation....  does the guy who wrote that have the
> >>faintest idea of what "forever" actually means?  Does he really
> >>believe that when the Sun has gone nova and mankind has been extinct
> >>for millions of years, that it then really matters whether Mosaic or
> >>Netscape "changed our lives" in our brief moment of time?
>
> > There's nothing wrong with using forever for emphasis.
>
> > Try this: Next time your wife says "I'll love you forever ..." explain
> > to her that although you appreciate the sentiment, in fact her
> > adoration will only last until brain death disrupts the neuro-chemical
> > pattern of its representation.
>
> > And since you're nit-picking, our sun is too small to go nova.
>
> True, but when the sun becomes a red giant, the earth will be
> well and truly cooked.  Hopefully, we will have found new places
> to live before then.  ;-)

Yes, I explained this all in great detail. Was quite a shock for her,
considering I hadn't spoken up before her statement that our sun was
going to go nova...
>
> Since I think that mankind's destiny transcends the destiny of
> the solar system, the sun's end may not mean the extinction of
> mankind.
>
Yes, I hope we've come up with something by then. I'm very worried -
think of all the retro-computer stuff that will get burned. ;)