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How OS X Executes Applications
MacHore writes "0xFE has an excellent tutorial on Mach-O, which is the file format used by OS X executable files and libraries. It goes into great detail about how Mach-O works, and explains what OS X actually does when it loads and runs an application. Subtopics include Universal Binaries, The Dynamic Linker, Using otool, and other goodies."
How OS X Executes Applications
Slowly. Call this flamebait, but I have two Macs at home and am always frustrated with the spinning beach ball animation while I wait for my app to launch. The icon bounces, bounces and bounces. I know my 800Mhz iBook with 640Megs RAM isn't the latest/fastest machine, but when I boot back into Ubuntu Dapper it's MUCH faster. I think OS X is a fine OS, but much of what it does in the background isn't helping me check my email, instant message or ssh to remote boxes.
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Expect an increase of the number of Mac virii out there in a now to 3 month timeframe.
46. The Hobo smiles, his eyes glaze over, and he burps. "Beware the man who has lived longer than the Wasteland."
Why? Are you writing one?
Most Macintosh users whether they know it or not are highly bisexual as opposed to the manly Linux and BSD users. Windows users are sexual neuters so this discussion isn't even relevant to them. The only reason they go on and on about "insanely great" thing is because they've been insanely anally violated on an infinite number of occasions not matter what sexual preference their partners had. Case in point. When I was in college I was a Mac user. I thought it was really good (that's before I found the one true saviour: Linux). I was straight, or at least I thought I was. But the more I used the Mac, the more I got curious about the cock. Until I started calling gay chat lines and getting off with dudes! I couldn't believe it. At first I was kind of repulsed after I shot off. But then I started to crave more. But I was still straight because I liked girls too. So, I put up a Bi ad on a phone dating service and someone on campus called me! He wanted to get together and see if we could fit each other's cocks in each other's mouths just as a test. I agreed and I got my first BJ from a dude! It was shocking. Even more shocking was that I had to give him a BJ, but since I already came, I wasn't too interested in doing it. So I just kind of lazily ran my lips along his shaft and gave him a hand job. We saw each other a few times on campus and nervously said hi. But I never got together with him again. So I never told my girlfriend about this because I though she'd dump me. But I soo learned that she wanted to do me with a strap on. I didn't mind because sometimes I could imagine it was the big manly leader of our local BSD user's group. So anyway, I'm straight now because I don't do stuff with guys. And ever since I stopped doing stuff on the Mac, my craving for the cock has disappeared completely. I now let my wife sodomize me with her strap-on (yeah she used to be my girlfriend) but I only think about menly men and not wimpy bisexual Mac users.
That's some funny shit right there, seems Apple built gayness right into the OS.
who the hell wants a mac anyway? macs suck balls... anyone who owns a mac needs to be killed. they are a waste of money and are basically linux on some shity hardware. screw macs, use linux.
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