What BS. I worked for the Army on and off for 20 years and everyone had computers no older than 3 years. Right now I have a 5 yo computer that I do all my development on and it's fine.
There's no computer in the world that can fix stupidity. --- On Thu, 1/14/10, Publius Maximus <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Publius Maximus <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] Orszag: Outdated computers to blame for ineffective government > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 4:04 PM > http://bit.ly/6NfcXf > > - - - > A big reason why the government is inefficient and > ineffective is > because Washington has outdated technology, with federal > workers > having better computers at home than in the office. > > This startling admission came Thursday from Peter Orszag, > who manages > the federal bureaucracy for President Barack Obama. > > The public is getting a bad return on its tax dollars > because > government workers are operating with outdated > technologies, Orszag > said in a statement that kicked off a summit between Obama > and dozens > of corporate CEOs. > > “Twenty years ago, people who came to work in the federal > government > had better technology at work than at home,” said Orszag, > director of > the Office of Management and Budget. “Now that’s no > longer the case. > > “The American people deserve better service from their > government, and > better return for their tax dollars.” > > The White House release that included Orszag’s comments > said one > “specific source” of ineffective and inefficient > government is the > huge technology gap between the public and private sectors > that > results in billions of dollars in waste, slow and > inadequate customer > service and a lack of transparency about how dollars are > spent. > - - - > > I almost got a hiatal hernia when I read this excuse. > ROTFLMAO! > > Seriously, I mean, just say, "Hey we need to upgrade our > computer > desktops. These suck." But to insist sucky computers is why > the > government is ineffective? > > Well, give the bootie-hopping deadbeat dad some credit for > ... high > testosterone levels. Let me guess, AH IF ONLY BUSH HAD > UPGRADED TO > OFFICE 2007! Why, we wouldn't have inherited such > irreconcilable > spreadsheets! > > I think you could give this nimrod a cluster of Cray super > computers, > and he still couldn't calculate the interest on the debt > his budgets > are generating in under a week. > > - Publius > > -- > > "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this > country, > under an efficient government, will probably be an > increasing object > of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that > enterprises to > subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of > foreign > powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted > by some of > them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can > be > avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but > those whose > situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the > faithful > and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers > #59] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
