JOATMON commented on What's the Oldest Piece of Technology You Still Use Today?

"Oh, we're talking about that kind of old technology? "Takes a breath..." My Norelco Rotatract Razor Model HP-1318 is probably from 1980. My Heathkit IM-2215 DMM kit is probably from around 1980, and it's still my main go-to guy for basic electrical measurements. Canon AE-1P camera from about 1980; useful for the occasional need for a negative. My sister wears on a daily basis my dad's old Longenes watch from the 1950s; the radium "glow in the dark" hands have all faded. The clock on my mantel is probably about 100 years old; 14 day wind-up clock that still runs. I think that's about it...."

JOATMON commented on What's the Oldest Piece of Technology You Still Use Today?

"I'm not going to send in a picture because a picture of a computer case is just a picture of a computer case... Hardware: AMD 486DX4/100 processor, Adaptec SCSI adapter, Intel Extended Memory board, 2 1GB SCSI hard disks, HP DDS3 Tape Backup, NEC SCSI CD-ROM Reader, Turtle Beach Tropez sound card, ATI graphics card, HP LJ 4M+ printer Software: DOS 6.22, QEMM-386, Corel SCSI 2, Windows For Workgroups 3.11, Managing Your Money, Quicken 5 for Windows, Compuserve (not Compuserve Classic; the old Compuserve), WordPerfect 5.1, NovaBack backup software, Norton Utilities, Microsoft Office (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0) I use this puppy on a daily basis for some email (Compuserve), my budget (both Managing Your Money and Quicken), some spreadsheets (using Excel) and some word processing (WordPerfect mostly)."

JOATMON commented on Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is Iron Man

"The Jeremy Clarkson quote is "into", not "onto"."

JOATMON commented on Larry Ellison drives an Audi R8 to the gym

"You have misquoted Mr."

JOATMON commented on Awesome Jet Streaks By, Creates Vapor Cone

""As much fun as it is to watch from a distance, a low-altitude, high-speed pass is much more impressive from right underneath." Guess what; I was underneath that pass. At the end of the exclusion box that they perform in was parked the Jeremiah O'Brien, the last working WW2 Liberty Ship."

JOATMON commented on Eric Schmidt's outsized reading habits

""After all, Schmidt already owns a stake in the Google founders' party plane, believed to be the world's largest private jet." Oh, please; not even close."

JOATMON commented on Video of a WWII-era Airplane Landing on a Busy Highway

"Regarding the urban legends about Interstates required to have straight sections for airplane landings: Ever been to Singapore?"