I once installed a window on a PC so that I could see all of the various components. I also installed cold cathode lighting so everything could be easily seen. Other than allowing me to see precisely when it was time to clean out the dust bunnies, the window really had no value other than it looked pretty.
I don’t think I will ever bother installing a case window on a PC again, but if I do, I’m going to use a nibbler to cut out the section where the window goes. I used a jig saw the last time. Watching this video convinces me that the nibbler is the right tool for that job.
NEW YORK (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday said its profit rose to $10.49 billion in the third quarter, making it the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. The world’s biggest oil company said its net income amounted to $1.77 per share for the July-September period, up from $9.92 billion, or $1.58 per share, a year ago. The results surpassed the expectations of Wall Street analysts. On average, analysts expected the company to earn $1.59 per share in the quarter. Revenue fell to $99.59 billion from $100.72 billion from a year ago, which saw then-record oil prices because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The largest quarterly profit ever was Exxon’s $10.71 billion profit in the fourth quarter of 2005.
I think what bothers me the most about a company like Exxon Mobil making so much money is that they really didn’t do anything to earn it. They didn’t do anything to deserve it. They just drill, pump, haul, process, distribute, and then sell something they happen to control. Something we all need. Something we have no real choice whether we will use or not.
It’s not like they cured cancer or figured out a way to make fat free mayonnaise taste good.
Exxon Mobil hasn’t created anything. They didn’t invent some innovative product or technology. They are being rewarded with record profits because they control the oil. The oil we all need as an energy source. The gasoline we need for our vehicles comes from oil. Most of our electricity is generated from power plants powered by natural gas.
Exxon Mobil didn’t invent oil. They don’t create it. It’s natural resource from planet Earth. They only control it.
My name is Rick Rottman and this is my blog. It's where I write about stuff.
I was born and raised in southern California, but I now live in Hagerstown, Maryland. More >>
