OK... This is my 1st post on my 1st day looking at this site. I know better than to lead with my chin, but this is one of those times when I DON'T CARE. That being said, please be aware that I have spent the last 5 hours reading various posts, replies, rants and raves. All I can say is CHILL!
My background allows me a unique perspective on this hornets nest that I have stumbled upon today. I have been playing with computers practically every day since 1981. In fact my computer days go back to the mid to late 1960's where at the age of 10 I had the opportunity to start programming computers. At that time decks of cards were punched and sorted. CRTs (monitors) would come much later.
I was able to use the computers at night in return for punching others cards and sorting them.
For those of you who have been around here the longest, ask yourselves this question: 'How many times have I used this service without a problem?' I could paraphrase The Bard and say (S)he who lives by the snipe dies by the snipe. That would probably just tick you off though. Lets face it, this setup has run SO smoothly, that you have come to trust it as much as you would a bridge you travel over every day.
10 years without a problem? Oh excuse me... 7 days of down time. Are you kidding me? That comes out to less than 2 tenths of 1 percent! Thats better than 99.8%. Even Our Lord fell 3 times! Now think about it, what are you getting for your buck? (those that actually spend a buck) You are getting a competitive advantage that many others don't even know exists! Lets not put lipstick on a pig! It is what it is, so suck it up and deal. -Ed
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the deck of cards and then wondering which would be easier -- retyping them or sorting them?