

Evil criminals.
Evil criminals.
There’s an interesting book on this subject called Hitler’s First Victims by Timothy Ryback. It chronicles how Josef Hartinger risked his career, and even his life, in pursuing justice, suggesting that history might have taken a different course if more Germans had followed his example.
Board member N.B. Hanson claimed to a reporter that Opsahl had just “made a mistake though an attempt to scare the boys.” Not only that, but the outrage over it might have been misguided. “There is no cause for such excitement as prevailed yesterday over [his] mistake. It was a prank, apparently with no criminal intent,” Hanson said. The teacher, he added, was “a young man, full of life, and has a very good record … the situation is not such as to cause so much furor.” Hanson’s own son had even tried out the chair and experienced no ill effects, he claimed.
Hahaha, it’s just a prank, bro…
It’s about business, more specifically, the perception of innovation, which is a form of marketing. A yearly chip refresh allows companies to signal progress, even if the performance gains are marginal. Brands like Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, and OnePlus compete on specs, and having “the latest chip” remains a key marketing checkbox.
I’m far from a Trump supporter. I haven’t praised any politician or political party, only a policy: tax cuts.