Why It Pays To Be Faithful.

We live in a world full of 20-somethings, you know, PYTs who make a fast buck, splurge (I love that word. Lemme say that again: ssppullrrrge) on the latest gadgets, hog at fast food joints, chill out at the pub and pffffttzzz - day's over. Back to work.

I was reading on the web and found out that NASA uses Intel's 386 processors on board its shuttles. I know, you're looking at space travel and I'm talking about processors that are long dead and buried. But blessed are those processors, for they keep rising from their supposed tombs.

NASA has its own explanation: the 386 is a tried and tested platform, they're cheap and have an incredible tolerance to heat. Plus, they dont suffer from travel sickness.

I was thinking of selling my Nokia 6100 and picking up a Motorola V3i, but a friend talked me out of it. He asked me to list out the features of the V3i. Did that.

He then asked me to list out features that I would use on a weekly basis. Did that.

A week has 7 days. Out of the 7 days, how many days, on an average, would I be using those features? Did that.

I should've been kicking myself. I mean, my calculations saw me use those features for an average of 1 day per week. And thats mostly on the weekends, and I pay an arm and a leg for that!!

Being faithful pays, even if that means you end up living in the past with outdated technology. Flintstones, anyone? I yaba daba doo!!