Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

On 12/20/24 4:40 AM, D wrote:

  On Fri, 20 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:
 

On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:03:59 +0100, D wrote:
 

On Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Rich wrote:
 

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

I have contemplated ditching planes for trains, but I don't think the
result would be much better.  Perhaps less security theater?

 Here in the US, what little "train service" we have has zero security
theater.  You arrive, walk in with your luggage rolling behind you, and
no one checks you over, pats you down, feels you up, or otherwise does
anything "security check" wise.  You show your ticket at the counter
(to prove you purchased a ticket), go sit and wait, walk out to the
train with your luggage when it is time, and climb aboard.

 This is very promising! I imagine they have a very beautiful restaurant
where you can enjoy a glass of champagne, and perhaps a delicious 3
course meal as well? =D
 Or maybe it is the swedish version, where you get to enjoy an old,
plastic wrapped sandwich? ;)

 If you're very, very lucky. There is a group in Indiana that had restored
an old steam engine and takes it out for a spin every now and then for
fund raisers They also have period cars and volunteers do serve beverages
and meals. As a bonus the destination was Peru IN and the Circus Hall of
Fame.
 A couple of times I took Amtrak from Ft. Wayne to Chicago. It was a
difference experience. Amtrak on the Boston to DC corridor gets a lot of
love; other areas not so much.

 There was a train between Stockholm and Gothenburg that focused on the "luxury" niche.
 https://www.blataget.com/en/history/
 The web site is super crappy, and hardly any photos (why??) but you can kind of see the interior which looks alright and the food as well. Sadly I do not think they ru nany longer. =(
 I love the fact that the phone nr on the web site goes to someones regular cellphone and not to a company switch board.

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 Trains are kinda 'yesterday tech' ... and now the profit
 margins are negligible. Don't expect 'luxury' unless YOU
 are willing to pay for it and the transport co gets enough
 high-paying passengers to justify. If ENOUGH then then Hell
 Yes they will hire gourmet chefs and such and put in
 comfy seats.
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 Otherwise it's the 10-day-old plastic-wrapped sandwich.

This is the (sad) truth!

 It's a pity zeppelins proved so impractical - THOSE had
 a 'romance' and you COULD go for 'luxury'. Cruise ships
 are a step up, but maybe only one step.

I have on my to do list to start a zeppelin airline between europe and new york. I just need to utilize synchronicity to bump into Richard Branson or other billionaire of choice first, and then we're off! =D

 Anyway, for now, expect all transportation to be Just
 Another Uber. We will have to wait for Musk to build
 a luxury Earth/Mars travel line.

I'm following the career of Musk with great interest! I wonder if he will be the first trillionaire? I also wonder if he will eventually burn out or if something will happen to him since he's achieved so much in such a short time.