Famous quotes:

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.

• “I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.” — The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957.

• “But what…is it good for?” — Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

• “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” — Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.

• “640K ought to be enough for anybody.” — Bill Gates, 1981.

• “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” — Western Union internal memo, 1876.

• “The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys.” — Sir William Preece, chief engineer of the British Post Office, 1876.

• “While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility.” — Lee DeForest, inventor.

And now,

No household needs more than 25Mb – Abbott and Turnbull 2013

Fail

No household needs more than 25Mb – Abbott and Turnbull 2013

Is actually "not all households need more than 25Mb"

You are a typical lying labrat rodent.

THERE WILL BE NO CARBON TAX UNDER A GOVT I LEAD... gillard 2010.

THE NBN WILL COST $4.5BN.
rudd & Co 2009.


can we assume the NBN is half way to being completed?? as they also claimed it would take 8 years to finish.

cods wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 7:52am:

THERE WILL BE NO CARBON TAX UNDER A GOVT I LEAD... gillard 2010. THE NBN WILL COST $4.5BN. rudd & Co 2009. can we assume the NBN is half way to being completed?? as they also claimed it would take 8 years to finish.

come on COds, at least pretend to be fair ... the original version at $4.5B is a different plan totally. It was decided it wouldn't work and was scrapped.nNow get back to your knitting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx0IeQQ7WjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCwoj35d3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYI4ZDAKgDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPuVm0CjbwU

NO IFS OR BUTS!!!

The usual suspects MISSING THE POINT!!! 

Quote:

No household needs more than 25Mb – Abbott and Turnbull 2013

....what do you use now? :-?

You can still manage to sit on your Rssss all day doing naught with pissy Mbs. ;D

You can view YouTube on the current pissy Mbs? ;D

Are you going to discover the cure for dole bludging with a few more Mbs? :D

You don't borrow big to use a Maserati to plough the spud paddock... :D

Swagman wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:00pm:

Quote: No household needs more than 25Mb – Abbott and Turnbull 2013 ....what do you use now? :-? You can still manage to sit on your Rssss all day doing naught with pissy Mbs. ;D You can view YouTube on the current pissy Mbs? ;D Are you going to discover the cure for dole bludging with a few more Mbs? :D You don't borrow big to use a Maserati to plough the spud paddock... :D

See op. 

"Everything that can be invented has been invented. "

Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 (attributed)

Apparently not a correct quote. But a good one

sir prince duke alevine wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 12:48pm:

The usual suspects MISSING THE POINT!!!

What saddens me is that it's often done deliberately.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:08pm:

"Everything that can be invented has been invented. " Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 (attributed) Apparently not a correct quote. But a good one

Thanks for supporting the point, Sprint :) Proud of you for taking a turn for the better :)

sir prince duke alevine wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 12:48pm:

The usual suspects MISSING THE POINT!!!

oh, the intended biased topic here against the libs has been turned against the lying incompetant alpers.

if any stupid spazzo leftard had a point, they should say it

Sprintcyclist wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:14pm:

sir prince duke alevine wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 12:48pm: The usual suspects MISSING THE POINT!!!  oh, the intended biased topic here against the libs has been turned against the lying incompetant alpers. if any stupid spazzo leftard had a point, they should say it

It was made in the OP :) Care to understand it?

alevine and kat... you are both good at criticising others....


BUT WHERE ARE YOUR QUOTES...


bloody hilarious...both whingers and good at calling the kettle black.


how about doing something out of character and answer the op... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

cods wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:18pm:

alevine and kat... you are both good at criticising others.... BUT WHERE ARE YOUR QUOTES... bloody hilarious...both whingers and good at calling the kettle black. how about doing something out of character and answer the op... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Once. And once only.

SHOW me where I've criticised. Go on.

I made ONE BLOODY COMMENT! which 'attacked' NO-BLOODY-ONE!

And I NEED NO LINK because I did NOT REFER TO AN ARTICLE.

That's the second time today that you've attacked me with NO GROUNDS WHATSOEVER.

CHRIST, but you're obtuse.

ahhhh communication if it wasnt for people...

there would be no need for all this technology, that at the end of the day.. we are never satisfied with anyway.
update upgrade.. faster faster..


as it is I curse the computer...

Kat wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:24pm:

cods wrote on Apr 11th, 2013 at 1:18pm: alevine and kat... you are both good at criticising others.... BUT WHERE ARE YOUR QUOTES... bloody hilarious...both whingers and good at calling the kettle black. how about doing something out of character and answer the op... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Once. And once only. SHOW me where I've criticised. Go on. I made ONE BLOODY COMMENT! which 'attacked' NO-BLOODY-ONE! And I NEED NO LINK because I did NOT REFER TO AN ARTICLE. That's the second time today that you've attacked me with NO GROUNDS WHATSOEVER. CHRIST, but you're obtuse.

and you are a whinge master... so you make grand remarks that refer in all to about 3 posters  on here and you think because you dont mention names that makes you Saint bloody kat...

what a whinger when you comment on here about remarks made or not made on a thread you are commenting on the posters... god even you should understand that..

at least I have guts enough to point the finger at those I am referring too.. not the cowards way you choose..




Kat wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:09pm:

osted by: Kat        Posted on: Today at 1:09pm alevine wrote Today at 12:48pm: The usual suspects MISSING THE POINT!!!  What saddens me is that it's often done deliberately.

so you didnt understand the usual suspects...LOL>.

cods wrote on Apr 11^th, 2013 at 1:18pm:

alevine and kat... you are both good at criticising others.... BUT WHERE ARE YOUR QUOTES... bloody hilarious...both whingers and good at calling the kettle black. how about doing something out of character and answer the op... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

What quotes?  I'm agreeing with the op that a conservative view is generally always wrong, and one is usually quite poor at predicting a future. Hence why the usual "what do we need it for" arguments, ESPECIALLY with technology, coming from conservatives are nothing more than the usual hot air.

Cods, you poor sod, didn't you understand that?