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Apple's Colossal Disappointment?
Mudzy writes "Michael Roberson, founder of Linspire, has an article at The TechZone talking about Apple's 'Colossal Disappointment' for not porting Mac OS X to PC after they announced the move to Intel processors. He discuss why this could be a mistake." From the article: "Instead of a brilliant strategic maneuver, it's a step necessitated by IBM's inability to keep pace with Intel. It seems Apple was tired of losing the gigahertz competition to the PC world. Apple had been promising faster computers for some time and had not been able to deliver them. In addition, they were frustrated at IBM's inability to produce a fast low-powered chip for laptops."
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This is really just another fanboy whining that he can't run OS X on a PC. He then made up reasons to support it. Move on...
Says the RIAA: When you EQ, you're stealing bass!
Last night was halloween, as I'm sure you celebrated -- I went as a french maid. 4.5" platform stilletto heels, red fishnets, the werks. I scared alot of people. especially with the fake bolld capsules. Anyway -- as for last nights dancing (& trying not to break my ankles in the process) the fresh anus piercing held up unusually well. If you have ever examined that area of your body, youve noticed the "fleshyness" of the skin about the 'pucker'. It was extremely easy & painless to pierce. No blood- or very little at that. And honestly no real discomfort. The absolute most difficult stage in the process is placing the jewelry (ESPECIALLY IF YOURE DOING IT YOURSELF.!!!) I have actually tried this particular area of the body for piercing before, about 3 years ago. It worked, but eventually wanted to grow out. This time, its got a good 3/4" asshole-skin to get through. I apologize for the graphic nature of my diction. Today, prior to its morning cleaning- consisting of Dial anti-bacterial liquid soap, a shower, etc- i noticed I wasnt able to see [and/or find]the top of the barbell ball. Aye de Mi! The holes were both still there, fresh and stretched to about a 14ga, just enough 'inhale' the barbell ends. I decided the barbell was a wee bit too short in length, and replaced it with a 5/8 14ga SScurved barbell. Sitting is even more pleasurable than before. It is a surprisingly protected area of the body. Not much gets to it. So you get the picture. Lets say youre on your knees, ass in the air. the top of the anal opening is where I placed my jewelry: //{(*)}\\
Initially, it was easyenough to use a 14ga needle with a 16ga 1/2" BB in the back of the needle, as trying to insert jewelry in that type of extreemly fleshy skin is & can be, literally, a pain in the ass. So i used the needle for both the piercing & an insertion tube. Mushy butt-flesh IS hard to manage. The Vertical nature of the piercing is just fine. I was concerned that bathroom issure might present a problem. But excrement from your own body is initially sterile, however funky. Pooing has not presented a problem. Wiping has become the tricky part. Some advice- wipe gently, almost dabbing where possible. Im not into scat, and think crap is rather nasty. Im also not one to judge, so I keep my ass as clean as possible. Especially in recent times. So far, the only noticible aftereffect, is that the skin between eentry & exit points has had some swelling, nothing like inflation, but definately noticible. It has become an eye-catching, interestingly pierced "butt-nub". And I adore it. I am planning to get a disposible camera or something in the very near future so I can send up some pictures, in about 2-3 weeks. They will be sent though. I have decided that the final jewelry for this piercing will be an L-bar of 14-12 ga.
One last thing: I did not pierce through the sphincter muscle itself- only the skins which cover & protect it- the butt-nub area. To find out exactly what a butt-nub is, get a porno with chicks who have had ALOT of anal experience. They say a butt-nub is the first step to "trunk-butt". We will see. In anycase, mine's pierced. Of all the piercings Ive had & have, the anus piercing oozes a bit differently that the rest. Above all, keep keep the jewelrey clean. If it gets krusty, it will most likely lead to an infection. Anus piercing infections smell noticibly worse than others. for the obvious reasons.
Other than that, I cant say much more. Coughing & Sneezing, though, have taken on a whole new perspective...:)
I will be sure to let you know how all goes. And dont forget the picures! they're comming.
In 2003, Alfonse Mumbo, 38, a Kenyan villager, cut off his penis and testicles in order to punish his wife for adultery. (link)
Can someone PLEASE explain the logic of this to me???
Nah, Jobs' actually works.
Area IV, here I am
My statement was not redundant. If you disagree with what I have to say, that does not make it right for you to mod me down based on any pretext you can think up.
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Sometimes I swear I think there is a secret agreement between Mac and Microsoft not to compete on the same "playing field".
First, who the hell is this mutha giving advice on how to strike it big in the desktop computing market. Isn't he the founder of linspire, the over-hyped rehashing of Debian that was suppose be this big monopoly buster but fell short. Linspire isn't even in the same ball park as Apple. Some jackass actually posted this shit.
You know in the seven years I used computers, I learn one thing. A computer is not box with assorted electrical components. Its the synergy between hardware and software. A "computer" without software is a 35lb paper weight and software without a "computer" are table coasters. You need both to have a true computer. I believe this is a why Steve Jobs- who is a technologist first and a businessman second- is so intent on controlling both. With control of both, Apple produces the best user experience in the market today.
Flip the coin, look at Linux. By all rights, it developers try to make it something for everything. People try to install it all over the place. But in the end, not many want to use it to surf the web, read email, type papers, etc.- the very fundamental stuff that make computers an integral part of our lives. A reason this is that in some configurations installing Linux is a breeze with everything working satisfactorily but with others its a damn nightmare even with good distributions. A notebook with wireless but Linux can't use it because it lacks the driver is crippled (You'll never say that about a Powerbook with OSX). For a techie this is frustrating but for a non-techie it is downright impossible.
Now, I read a lot of posts from so called techies who think Apple releasing OSX is such great thing. But it is actually a fallacy because the very act will erode the quality of OSX. Its all been done before and it nearly kill Apple. Remember OS 7, it was crap compared to Windows 95 and for an OS that is a bad thing to be considering 95 was total crap. That was the OS when Apple was trying to be the next Microsoft but actually was digging its own grave. Controlling both hardware and software is not a bad thing. Apple can assure that their computers will work because there will be no hiccups between hardware and the software. Moreover, Apple can dedicate more resources to innovation in both the OS and the hardware. This is why OSX beats the pants off of XP and I suspect Vista as well. This why OSX has gotten 3 major upgrades with new great features while Microsoft is still working on Vista and omitting features that won't be ready in time. Apple does all this and it still bests Dell and HP in hardware design. Apple releasing OSX for commodity hardware will probably put on the same level as Linspire. Guys, gals, Wake UP!!!
It is true, commodity hardware is cheap, but that is exactly what you get- CHEAP!
You don't have to be smart to use a Mac, you just have to be smart enough to buy one