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<andlabs>
bought a box of computer parts I guess
<andlabs>
it came with... more modem and network cards than I or anyone will ever need
<andlabs>
a bunch of unidentified VGA cards
<andlabs>
(one has an nvidia chip and one's by Diamond, so)
<andlabs>
some RAM
<andlabs>
a maxtor dual-port ATA133 card and some VIA USB card with 5 ports (imncluding an internal one)
<andlabs>
what appears to be an S-Video capture card
<andlabs>
and a creative sound blaster 128, acer magic s20, and turtle beach santa cruz
<andlabs>
I wonder how much *sparkles* value™ *sparkles* I have
<madeline>
the oracle logo was visible from the street
<madeline>
it was very visible
<qu1j0t3>
hashtag sad
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<andlabs>
I don't get it either
<andlabs>
oracle is a massive company that primarily makes products for other massive coanies
<andlabs>
they're not jamba juice, they're not going to have Layperson Customers
<andlabs>
*practically* that bid makes no sense, *before* you get to the fact it's Oracle
<qu1j0t3>
it's not quite so clear cut
<qu1j0t3>
a lot of b2b firms do this kind of brand awareness.
<andlabs>
hm
<qu1j0t3>
KPMG, HSBC, etc
<andlabs>
HSBC is a consumer bank though
<qu1j0t3>
a lot of big finance companies pay for stadium signage
<andlabs>
(I know because I use them)
<qu1j0t3>
their ads, that i am referring to, are absolutely not aimed at consumers though
<andlabs>
oh
<andlabs>
huh
<andlabs>
shrug
<qu1j0t3>
e.g. airport jetways - you could argue that executives use jetways - but executives also see Oracle's stadiums
<qu1j0t3>
and hear the phrase incessantly
<andlabs>
meanwhile in Tandy 1000 news
<andlabs>
I turn it on
<qu1j0t3>
i don't think i've ever seen a consumer focused HSBC ad, but maybe i've just forgotten
<andlabs>
ranodm chime that sounds suspiciously like a broken TI 99 failing ot actually start up and silence the sound chip (which is the same sound chip)
<andlabs>
I don't have time or room to explore but oh boy this is gonna be fun...
<andlabs>
hoping it's just some card
<andlabs>
qu1j0t3: IDK either; they jus thad a branch near me and I didn't want to go with the other bank near us because I was paranoid that sharing a bank with the rest of my family would give them weird access-y things
* qu1j0t3
nods
<qu1j0t3>
i think there was a Deloitte stadium lodged in my memory - they're definitely b2b
<andlabs>
they have extremely paranoid security with false positves but I would rather have that than false negatives so shrug
<qu1j0t3>
andlabs: where does that kick in? wire transfers?
<andlabs>
*
<andlabs>
once got it spending $12 at au bon pain with a debit card lol
<qu1j0t3>
huh
<andlabs>
it did *actually* save my ass a few times so
<andlabs>
unfortunately they do not integrate with any of the mobile payments app like venmo so if that's important to you
<qu1j0t3>
we don't have venmo in this country
<andlabs>
or they didn't when I needed it; maybe they changed by now IDK
<qu1j0t3>
i integrate with paypal though
<qu1j0t3>
but it enables ebay, so who's to say if that's good or not ;-)