Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:14:48 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <9eb45192-e996-fa3d-b002-c02798bb2b7a@example.net> <7e375fa6-9dad-927b-ebcb-898b6adafc00@example.net> <998225ad-dc63-23f8-4e4b-92e76ec29636@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2509102"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62257 On Thu, 12 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 12/12/2024 09:52, D wrote: >> Massive organizations can do a lot wrong, and still survive a long time. My >> fear is that they are repeating the errors that led up to ww2. They are >> crushing the middle class with taxes and eco-fascist policies and >> inflation. > > There is an aphorism that a large company only has to get one chance in > twenty right to survive, but a small company cannot afford to get more than > one in twenty chances wrong or it goes under. As a small business owner, I say... this is the truth! It is absolutely incredible the shit big companies can do, and still survive and thrive! >> A far-right agitator will popup (hello AfD!) and say, vote for me and all >> will be well. Since there's literally no other alternative, the middle >> class will do it, and then it could become dangerous. > > Yes. It's alarming to think that at the time Adolf was seen as the best of a > bad lot. > > But once they let him in, they were stuck with him. True.