The aphorism is that good things come to those who wait.
This is applicable in the world of consumerism - to a degree.
So, I want to get a processor and in looking find that the price of a retail boxed AMD XP2500+ Barton is 149$CAN approx. I find it at another place for cheaper, but I get all my computer stuff from one place because it is reliable and has been for many people for a while.
So (part 2), I send them an email and mention all of this but state that $pesos$ are $pesos$ and I might have to go elsewhere because of this.
So (part3) they send me a reply saying that the best they can do for that part is 144$CAN. OK, it isn't much, but it is something. I am considering this and deciding based on considerable thought that this will be the processor that I get (its 333Mhz FSB matches the speed of the ram I am getting and the ability of the motherboard nicely).
So (part4) I continue to look around and think about this, because I really don't have that much else to do, and I see on their site that the price is now 141$CAN.
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So (part5finale) the point is, if you wait long enough the value of X will become closer to 0 (I've been reading the Cryptonomicon again, good book by Neal Stephenson and so this kind of equation is straight from there). Of course, the problem is that while you are waiting for time T at which point this event occurs, you have nothing to show for it.
So (epilogue) really, at the point when those people who are waiting finally get those `good things', it's probably too late and they are waiting again.
So (addendum) carpe processor.
Posted by hugin at Junio 13, 2003 07:03 PMoh i'm a sucker for carpe processor. i have many gutted carpe processors in the garage, awaiting surgery. can't ever have enough carpe processor.
Posted by: duncan on Junio 14, 2003 02:00 AMcryptonomicon? what is that?
Posted by: kaydee on Junio 14, 2003 02:29 AMCarpe processor: (n., combinative Latin/English derivative) fish scaler, commonly used when wearing large boots while waiting for Windows to start (i.e. boot)?
Posted by: dad on Junio 14, 2003 09:19 AMI should have put the link to the book in the post... there, edited so as to include the link to the book Cryptonomicon.
As for the Barton, it's a processor class, like the Palamino and Thoroughbred for AMD. It's their latest in the series that has an increased L2 cache of 512k and runs a front side bus speed of 333 instead of 266. Can undoubtedly find reviews info etc on tomshardware.com
Posted by: Hugin on Junio 14, 2003 09:59 AMWish I could have thought of an appropriate latin word for `processor', oh well.
Posted by: Hugin on Junio 14, 2003 09:59 AMSadly AMD are not as fast as Intel... but still cheaper!
Posted by: Hugin on Junio 14, 2003 10:00 AMGood things come to good people.
Posted by: Da Goddess on Junio 15, 2003 01:51 PMIf only there were more examples of that in the world. Either that, or there are a lot of bad people...
Posted by: Hugin on Junio 15, 2003 03:04 PMjust make sure you can run half-life 2, it looks rediculously delicious
Posted by: Awe-C-Boy on Junio 16, 2003 12:49 PMIt'll be the video card that won't handle Half-life2.
The processor is very nice, basically the low end of AMDs latest generation of chipsets. Motherboard is good. I'll need another 512mb of ram.
But the video card is an integrated MX version. It'll run though.
Not about to spend more on a video card, than the price of the upgrade I am getting. That's crazy.
Posted by: Hugin on Junio 16, 2003 04:22 PM