# This is one reason I try and buy from Sinclair **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 19, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650 "2010-10-19T13:32:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/1 "2010-10-19T13:32:12Z")
[ > [@](#): > > The UAE’s highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks. ]([http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/18/2010-10-18\_uae\_high\_court\_rules\_men\_can\_beat\_wives\_young\_children\_if\_there\_are\_no\_visible\_m.html](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/18/2010-10-18_uae_high_court_rules_men_can_beat_wives_young_children_if_there_are_no_visible_m.html)) What’s fucked up is that I already know that many of the people on this board agree with this decision, at least in general. [cite](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=517221) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/2 "2010-10-19T13:48:41Z")
Why is there a picture of a random fist in the article? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/3 "2010-10-19T13:59:01Z")
I assume that’s the Fist of Justice you’d use to beat your wife and young children (as long as the assault leaves no physical marks). That said, I don’t know that UAE law is all that different than US law in this regard. I mean, in the US, you’re not allowed to hit your wife, physical marks or otherwise, but the general standard for when physical punishment of children is legal and when it’s child abuse is whether or not it leaves physical marks. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/4 "2010-10-19T13:59:38Z")
Because it seemed better than a picture of a beaten woman and child, probably. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/5 "2010-10-19T14:01:21Z")
Who or what is Sinclair? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/6 "2010-10-19T14:04:15Z")
I used to think the same. Then they came out with the 2068, which screwed the pooch. For a long time I tried to make due with 16K, but when the C64 came out, I gave up my principles and switched. I’ve got my eye on the 128, but not sure if there is enough software that truly takes advantage of the extra memory. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/7 "2010-10-19T14:15:14Z")
Still, where can you get a system with a mylar keyboard these days? It’s been decades and I \*still \*can’t get used to these modern keyboards with their bouncy keys, all separate and springy and tactile… ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/8 "2010-10-19T14:26:00Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Who or what is Sinclair? The oil company, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/9 "2010-10-19T14:38:31Z")
Is there any company that deals solely in oil from the Norwegian fields? Not that it really matters, oil being fungible and buying decisions pretty much based on “what’s nearby when my tank is running low”. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/10 "2010-10-19T14:45:07Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I used to think the same. Then they came out with the 2068, which screwed the pooch. For a long time I tried to make due with 16K, but when the C64 came out, I gave up my principles and switched. I’ve got my eye on the 128, but not sure if there is enough software that truly takes advantage of the extra memory. > [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Still, where can you get a system with a mylar keyboard these days? It’s been decades and I \*still \*can’t get used to these modern keyboards with their bouncy keys, all separate and springy and tactile… Did you guys hear of this new way to save/load stuff? It’s faster than good old audio tape. I think the item # is 1541. And I have my eye on this fall’s new model of acoustic modem – it has FOUR TIMES the transmission speed! ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/11 "2010-10-19T14:59:12Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [ > > What’s fucked up is that I already know that many of the people on this board agree with this decision, at least in general. [url=[Is it ok to cause great pain, as long as there is no visible injury? - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=517221)]cite]([http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/18/2010-10-18\_uae\_high\_court\_rules\_men\_can\_beat\_wives\_young\_children\_if\_there\_are\_no\_visible\_m.html](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/18/2010-10-18_uae_high_court_rules_men_can_beat_wives_young_children_if_there_are_no_visible_m.html)) If that’s really what you took away from that thread topic then you really aren’t half as smart as you think you are. There’s a huge difference between the police using pain to force compliance in emergency/difficult situations against people they do not know, and a husband/father beating family members without leaving physical marks (which is not the same as “no injury”). ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/12 "2010-10-19T15:02:41Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > Did you guys hear of this new way to save/load stuff? It’s faster than good old audio tape. I think the item # is 1541. > > And I have my eye on this fall’s new model of acoustic modem – it has FOUR TIMES the transmission speed! As long as I can still play Maziacs, I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/13 "2010-10-19T16:19:25Z")
Screw Maziacs…I want Alpiner!! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/14 "2010-10-19T16:44:51Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I used to think the same. Then they came out with the 2068, which screwed the pooch. For a long time I tried to make due with 16K, but when the C64 came out, I gave up my principles and switched. I’ve got my eye on the 128, but not sure if there is enough software that truly takes advantage of the extra memory. I dunno, 64K of memory should be enough for anybody. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/15 "2010-10-19T17:00:29Z")
I thought so, but then I tried this genome sequencing thing, and it turns out I really needed a Cray. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/16 "2010-10-19T17:14:47Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I dunno, 64K of memory should be enough for anybody. Well, during those grand old days, I was getting by with only 16K! And… And… And I LOVED it! ---
**Author:** ![rayman5321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@rayman5321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayman5321)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/17 "2010-10-19T17:26:33Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Who or what is Sinclair? Don’t you people remember Sinclair Dino, the gasoline station? I thought they were out of business. Wiki says they’re mostly in the Midwest and Western U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/18 "2010-10-19T17:29:52Z")
> [@rayman5321](#): > > Don’t you people remember Sinclair Dino, the gasoline station? I thought they were out of business. Wiki says they’re mostly in the Midwest and Western U.S. I’ve always used them because I heard they don’t get their oil from the mid east. Perhaps I’m mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/19 "2010-10-19T17:38:40Z")
The largest seller of oil to the US is… wait for it… Canada. Admittedly, a lot of that is tar sands oil, which has its own problems, but they don’t include torture. However, my impression is that all the oil goes into the same pipelines and refineries, so when you fill up, you’re getting a blend from all sources. Is that not true? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650/20 "2010-10-19T19:12:54Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Admittedly, a lot of that is tar sands oil, which has its own problems, but they don’t include torture. As far as we know. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-one-reason-i-try-and-buy-from-sinclair/557650.md?page=2)