This is akin to France proclaiming, 'We need you to make up for our budget shortfall so we will significantly increase the price of Camembert 'fromage' exports.' Yes, yes, I realize our passion for Camembert doesn't compare to our need for crude oil and petroleum products, but you get the idea, the concept is about the same.
As I turned around and said yes, I realized whom I was talking to.
There comes a point in your life when most of the big issues seem resolved (yes, I realize this may be an illusion, but humor me), and the energy you devoted to resolving them could use a new outlet.
And yes, we realize it is labeled as the 305.
And yes, everyone realizes that it looks kind of dirty.
And yes, I realize that I could probably use some fashion help myself.
And yes, I realize this is a professional product that people base their careers around.
It's not like the critics (yes, I realize linking to Metacritic is hypocritical; I don't care).
And yes, I realize that "Future Proof" means that you can upgrade it when new hardware comes out.
You are a technology founder, and you have built an AI startup (yes, I realize that is practically redundant today) from humble origins into a world-class unicorn.
Some of them, like NY Times blog Bits acknowledged Twitter to be the place to be for watercooler-type chatter about the events, yet practically none of them dared admit that blogs and Twitter had simply been quicker with spreading the facts than they were (and yes, we realize using both as a source for rock-solid news can be quite dangerous too, but that's beside the point in this case).
