To all:
Wow! I never thought my little post aimed at my family would spark such a discussion. I should be more careful in the future when I write publicly. Lesson learned.
I did write the post in a frustrated mood, but I don’t think I was too unkind. I didn’t name any names, nor get into specifics. Nothing I said about Ranger is untrue, as far as I know. I should have pointed out (as some of you have) that in the future Ranger will probably be a great machine for everyone, but it isn’t one yet for me.
The part about Roadrunner is pure scuttlebutt, and should be taken as such. I’m pretty sure that the code that was run wasn’t at all optimized for the Cell, so that’s why it ran so lousy.
I’ll readily admit I am not an expert programmer. I am a physicist first so a functional computer is primary for me.
I hope I haven’t offended anyone!
