Jack Arnold

Retired from working in computer technology in the greater Washington D.C. area

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I struck a mighty blow for freedom and democracy today by voting in my Maryland election.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I'd love to be the storage rep on this account. - 20 TB of new data every day for 10 years. https://t.co/ESFcPMGcLw

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I suspect the S&P 500 climb is partially explained by smart investors thinking VP Harris will prevail and that our excellent economy will continue to hum along.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Another egregious use of the term, this time from The Athletic: "Men’s superstar Carlos Alcaraz". Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King maybe, but this gentlemen is unknown outside the tennis fan community.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I retired from IBM in February 2023. Just this month I got a letter from IBM saying they overpaid me $2640.81 and I need to pay it back. It took them about 18 months to figure that out? Don't they use computers any more?

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I see IBM's next generation chips will also be made by Samsung. Most companies are going with TSMC (Apple, AMD). Of course there is also Intel, who I hope gets back to a leadership position. https://t.co/fYjJFKvn7W

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Canadian courts take a dim view of age discrimination claims. https://t.co/FGH90mnFzU

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I know I'm tilting at a windmill here but I froth at the mouth every time I see it. https://t.co/wWXedEmNkx American swimmer Caeleb Dressel is called a "superstar". No no!!! The list of superstars is very short: Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Muhammed Ali, and a very few others.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Much of the former IBM Endicott site is being torn down. I worked there in the 1990s. https://t.co/F5xvKSRxPk

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I just learned that @Hertz has decided to punish me for not using my points right away. They expired after a year so no loyalty from them, and I have to recommend that people use a different rental car company.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Come on U.S. Federal government, time to apply some ant-trust law here. Free the Office suite from Microsoft, require choice in operating systems in PC sales, and push for Linux on desktops/laptops/servers in the Federal space. https://t.co/ACtb6rpKXI

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

If true, this is disgusting. And criminal penalties need to apply. White collar crime should not be tolerated. https://t.co/gIr2ZuzBYh

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Three changes that would put us on the road to pefection:
1. Eliminate the Electoral College - elect the President by popular vote
2. Change to using the metric system in the USA
3. Use anti-trust laws to pry the Office suite from Microsoft so it will run on Linux

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I can't get too excited about this yet (even though I have a fond place in my heart for optical). This is a very long way from commercialization, and as the article points out, tape has a huge lead today. https://t.co/SJr8U44NIF

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

I see the Boy Scout abuse case is coming to an end. Some wrongs:
(1) It punishes today's scouting movement rather than going after the perpetrators of the abuse.
(2) Scout camps sold off should have been bought up by state and national parks.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

As President I'd put a stop to this tomfoolery: I would use the interstate commerce power to prevent any state from enticing sports teams to change locations by using tax breaks or building stadiums etc. https://t.co/bhKWxhEm8z

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

The basic problem is that so much of unfair labor practices is treated as a civil case, not a crime case (as it should be). https://t.co/e3v5cBX7my

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

Fearless prediction for 2024: Biden handily beats Trump in the Electoral College, 303-235.

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

@ClistonBrown I love ya man, and I agree with 95% of what you post, but In-N-Out is a great experience (and a pretty darned good burger).

[Jack Arnold @JGAStorage]

https://t.co/XjA2vUJ9HB
Sorry, I don't agree with this one. I'm no Trump fan - quite the contrary - but the second impeachment trial concluded that he had not committed treason. I think they got it wrong, but I also believe in no double jeopardy.