OT: Apple's New xServe - 1U Rackmount Server/off topic

[dylan]

i rest my case - arrogance defined.




on 02.6.4 6:50 PM, Robert Brandtjen at rob@prometheusmedia.com wrote:

> On Thursday 16 May 2002 02:53 pm, Eric D. wrote:
>> if the remaining 80% were to be brought up to the standard of living
>> experienced by the top 20% that would require an additional 340% over the
>> current rate of resource consumption (of course, this won't happen b/c we
>> depend on cheap labour and resources from the developing world to maintain
>> our standard of excess).
>> 
>> 
>> ... especially if we go for universal excessive beef consumption (how many
>> globes would be required to satisfy NA/McDonald's rate of beef consumption
>> for everyone?... although, I guess the correlated decline in health would
>> off-set that resource consumption a little ;)
> 
> Again, your arguments were all used over 100 years ago - closer 150 now.
> Suggest you study a little economic history sometime.
> 
> I would also suggest you take a drive through america - its an empty wasteland
> for the most part - as is australia and most of the former soviet union.