Re: OT: Re: [Nolug] call me an idiot if you like *sigh*

On Mon, 2003-04-21 at 10:47, Brett D. Estrade wrote:
> I am sure he meant the Windows CE, ME, & NT are as useful for computing as a block of concrete.

Well, it's a fundamental building block (pun intended) of modern
society, so I wonder how life would be if there was no concrete
or cement. Would the industrial revolution have proceeded like it
did? Thus, would the people who invented the transistor, IC, etc,
been where they were to do such things, etc, etc.

Obviously, all hypothetical, but interesting to wonder how things might
have subtly changed, and how those would have rippled through out
society.

For example: without concrete road, asphalt would have to be used, and,
for the past 80 years, states and the feds would spend more on road
repair, and less on "other things". How would those budget alterations
change society?

> No doubt concrete has its uses, but a decent computing plaform is not one of them........
>
> Btw, because I am that kind of guy, I found a page about the history of concrete ;)
> http://matse1.mse.uiuc.edu/~tw/concrete/hist.html
>
> Brett
>
> --- Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net> wrote:
> > I think the Greeks did just fine without it. :) I believe it was the
> > Roman's that invented concrete? You know, I read somewhere that Japan uses
> > more concrete than the US. I have to assume that's per capita, but you
> > never know.
> >
> >
> > At 05:10 PM 4/19/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > >On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 07:06, Joey Kelly wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Windows CE, ME, & NT = CEMENT
> > > > Built like a rock and just as useful.
> > >
> > >I've got some bad news for you Joey:
> > >
> > >Look around you: there is cement, concrete & stone *everywhere*.
> > >Without them, civilization would not be...
> > >
> > >Ron

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