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Chapter 5
I Just Spent a Fortune, and All My Stuff Is Obsolete |
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The historical records show that humans have never, ever, opted for slower.
STEVEN KERN, HISTORIAN |
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Exactly one week ago, I finally broke down and bought the latest, fastest, most reliable computer system on the market . . . the Whizbang 2000. After all, I need power to be a better trader. This baby has it allthe fastest processor, the largest video cache, and the most RAM ever seen in one place. It's also in the latest designer color, and the price had been slashed by almost $90. I just couldn't pass it up. |
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Then, last night we went to the neighbor's house for dinner, and his teenaged daughter couldn't wait to show me her latest prize . . . the Whizbang 3000! It is not only faster, bigger, and more powerful, it was actually in a much prettier color. It's so fast it can guess real-time quotes before they've been posted, it can anticipate trades before they've been made, and it will meet your margin calls for you. And it's $100 cheaper than this dog I bought last week. I could throw up! |
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Do you ever feel like this? Once again the technology has changed underneath your feet, and you don't even know what a video cache is! Do you have an unspoken suspicion that you might not actually need |
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