http://mid-deranged.com IBM Midrange Humor, Satire and More - Dedicated to the computer formerly known as the IBM AS/400, iSeries, i5 and System i… Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:24:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google in 1964:   Google in 2084: http://mid-deranged.com/2008/11/05/google-in-the-past-google-in-the-future/ http://mid-deranged.com/2008/10/19/it-was-inevitable/ This video highlights a recent event at the USC Film School, bringing together the Hollywood film community with top IBM scientists where they talk about how the world might be in the year 2050. IBM's Tim Washer, with the mic, steals the show with his witty comments. Enjoy. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aEOzyj2VVc http://mid-deranged.com/2008/10/17/imagine-the-world-in-2050/ Rochester MN - The new IBM Power™ 995 server is the most powerful server ever offered by the IBM Galactic Empire. This server provides out-of-this-world performance with massive scalability. The Power 995 is by far the most remarkable technological product of the IBM Galactic Empire. It is a brutal ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/10/09/ibm-announces-the-new-power-995-server/ Note: The following are humorous (and sometimes serious) quotes gathered from the internet. Since it's all a big rip-off, I am assuming no copyright whatsoever. I don't even guarantee that they are accurate. Now that you've been warned, enjoy. I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. — ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/10/06/computer-quotes/ Dear AS/400 Geek, I am a System i programmer with 1 year experience and I work for a large company with over 30 programmers.  I don't seem to be taken seriously by my peers or my boss.  What can I do to enhance my career advancement opportunities within my company and to ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/09/09/as400-tips-and-techniques/ Washington DC (AP) — In a speech accepting his party's nomination, John McCain pledged to wrest control of the Internet from its creator, Al Gore, and turn it into a "God-fearing, gun-filled, sexless, Republican Internet" if elected. Speaking at the GOP national convention, McCain also promised to introduce a bill requiring every computer on the ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/09/03/mccain-pledges-republican-internet-if-elected/ VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In a joint press conference in St. Peter's Square this morning, Microsoft Corporation and the Vatican announced that the Redmond software giant will acquire the Roman Catholic Church in exchange for an unspecified number of shares of Microsoft common stock. If the deal goes through, it ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/09/01/microsoft-acquires-the-catholic-church/ In an announcement that stunned the computer industry, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan admitted the Unix operating system and C programming language created by them is an elaborate prank, kept alive over 20 years. Speaking at the recent UnixWorld Software Development Forum, Thompson revealed the following: “In 1969, AT&T ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/08/21/creators-admit-unix-and-c-language-hoax/ Luxor, Egypt - An Egyptian-Dutch team unearthed a hall in a tomb at Zira Abu al-Naga, on the Westbank at Luxor. The tomb was thought to be another burial site because of its proximity to the tomb of Tutankhamun. However, upon entering the tomb, the discovery of a lifetime ... http://mid-deranged.com/2008/08/15/egyptians-more-advanced-than-earlier-believed/