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December 8, 2005
Down With HPC? Yeah You Know Me
I've noticed an odd ad sitting atop the roofs of cab lately. Usually taxis don Bacardi or Starbucks ads, you know, things that party-goers or caffeine addicts may consider impulse buys. The ads that have baffled me of late are Microsoft ads promoting HPC (High Performance Computing) Cluster Servers. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a cool product, but I just don't see much return on investment from advertising on cabs in Capitol Hill. Sure, there's the off-chance a System Admin who partied a little too hard on a Friday night will need a ride home and have HPC subliminally implanted into his Red-Bull-and-Vodka-soaked mind, but for the most part, I'm guessing most fares won't know what HPC stands for, let alone whether their company need it.
Comments
What are you talking about? I ride in cabs and I know what HPC Sauce is.
Rew
Posted by: at December 9, 2005 5:39 AM
Totally agree, rew! I wonder why Microsoft got into the condiment business... perhaps the company's new motto will be:
"Microsft HPC Sauce: For British Eyes Only!"
Posted by: mark at December 9, 2005 6:22 AM
Ahh, Arrested Development...
(at the Church and State Fair)
George-Michael: "I'm gonna go get a corn dog cross." Michael: "With all the cruci-fixins?"
Posted by: brian at December 9, 2005 7:11 AM
Man, I wish I were a tester on that team! I bet I could help improve deliciousness by a factor of 2.7!
Posted by: Chris at December 9, 2005 7:34 AM
Oh geez, look what I started...
Rew
Posted by: at December 9, 2005 10:11 AM
and what does HP stand for? (it's a quiz)
Posted by: Ian at December 9, 2005 10:30 AM
House of Parliament.
Posted by: Chris at December 9, 2005 4:13 PM
Yay you.
Posted by: Ian at December 11, 2005 2:23 PM