As to your point RE build quality....I don't believe it is a fair one.
PC's are not just PC's...there are bad PC's and good PC's. Thinkpads were praised for their build quality for the longest time, and were certainly superior to Apple in that respect.
Apple build quality may be better than cheap PC's, but not better than equivalent high end PC's.
There's always some Apple fanboys (jo_ham, where you at?), who insist the machines are higher quality etc etc, but this is mainly nonsense.
They use almost the exact same components for PC's, and are ridiculous overpriced.
Not to mention the barriers to self-repair, amping up the cost over the lifetime of the machine.
The only value they have is in the aesthetics, or if you need OS X for some reason. Generally not worth the cost except to people who like to burn money.
The same people who buy a $100 burger in a restaurant that costs $12 to make, cause it costs $100.
It isn't hypocritical. A participant on a news discussion site is not supposed to be held up to the same standard as the articles posted by the site itself.
The argument here is that the claimant has no credibility and is shown to be far from knowledgeable is his professed field.
That much has been established, and there is a wealth of evidence in the form of links throughout this discussion.
Before we waste time investigating his new proposal, it only makes sense to see if it is worth the time, to see if he has improved his education in his area of self-profession.
Pointing out that someone is not knowledgeable when this has been shown to be the case is a valid argument.
Yup, I'm also Australian, and these were my main gripes. I was just too lazy to write them up as eloquently.
Out of curiosity, a friend asked me how individual contractors would be paid in Australia if they didn't take plastic. I guess in that instance a check might be used?
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So rifles are non restricted while handguns are?
And I can't understand how that's a premium worth paying for, unless you actually need it for some reason.
Summary is misleading.
Indeed, my mistake, and I do apologize sir.
As to your point RE build quality....I don't believe it is a fair one.
PC's are not just PC's...there are bad PC's and good PC's. Thinkpads were praised for their build quality for the longest time, and were certainly superior to Apple in that respect.
Apple build quality may be better than cheap PC's, but not better than equivalent high end PC's.
And you've shown your ignorance. The word is fanboy. Fanboi is a modern derivative, not no more valid.
My point was that there really is no difference in quality from an Apple Macbook and say a Dell, or Lenovo, or even a high quality Asus.
There are plenty of imagined differences however.
A high quality PC laptop is the $8 burger. Apple is that same burger served on a distinctive plate with a huge markup for the privilege.
And sure, I have no problem with paying more for aesthetics. Just...not that much. It's ridiculous.
Please, just say pc's. There is no need to expand it to pee-cees.
That as dumb as people who say USians.
No, prices are NOT competitive.
It's not people who haven't looked who say the macs are expensive, it's people liek you who just assume they are not.
For any model of macbook, you can get something almost twice as powerful for the same price.
That's going off Newegg.
How do you explain that?
Let's let that dominate the discussion.
There's always some Apple fanboys (jo_ham, where you at?), who insist the machines are higher quality etc etc, but this is mainly nonsense.
They use almost the exact same components for PC's, and are ridiculous overpriced.
Not to mention the barriers to self-repair, amping up the cost over the lifetime of the machine.
The only value they have is in the aesthetics, or if you need OS X for some reason. Generally not worth the cost except to people who like to burn money.
The same people who buy a $100 burger in a restaurant that costs $12 to make, cause it costs $100.
There is no loss in sales. The people who didn't buy it were never going to.
Yeah, No.
The UK isn't nearly as influential as the US. No country is. (Not American btw).
If you live in Europe then yes, the UK is influential and the name of the British PM should be common knowledge.
If you live on a different continent, I don't see why it's necessary.
The again, I'd say knowing the leaders of all the G8, even G20 countries is basic knowledge most adults *should* have.
It isn't hypocritical. A participant on a news discussion site is not supposed to be held up to the same standard as the articles posted by the site itself.
LMAO you criticize Slashdot for not editing, when you don't bother spell checking your own stuff?
A single post is not the same as a submission on one of the worlds most popular tech news sites.
Think before you post next time.
What makes you think the UK is important enough that people from other countries should know the UK PM by name?
PeeCee's? Jesus. Just say PCs. meaining is clear from context, no need for the atrocious "peecee's".
That's nonsense.
Italians, Latinos, and Indians are closer to white than 'Straight from Africa Black' .
Not sure how anyone could think otherwise.
I'm from a metric country. It's trivial to learn how to use feet, and helps with the practicality when talking to people who don't know metric.
You guys really need to learn feet, so you can converse in conversations with people who understand feet.
It isn't hard. 30cm to a foot. So you're 6'5.
No, Chip and Pin is 100% more insecure. This isn't an opinion, there are various papers showing why. The wiki page has a good summary.
The UK is interesting and alone in the fact that the banks have heavily marketed it, and now the general populace believe it to be more secure.
It's kind of funny going there and seeing their suspicion and frustration if you use a non chip and pin card.
The banks have gotten people to switch because it removes liability from the bank for fraudulent transactions and puts it on the customer. That's it.
To be fair, there is a wealth of links debunking his claims. That post has a decent amount of evidence to support the assertions.
The argument here is that the claimant has no credibility and is shown to be far from knowledgeable is his professed field.
That much has been established, and there is a wealth of evidence in the form of links throughout this discussion.
Before we waste time investigating his new proposal, it only makes sense to see if it is worth the time, to see if he has improved his education in his area of self-profession.
Pointing out that someone is not knowledgeable when this has been shown to be the case is a valid argument.
You seemed to be implying it was better than signature or pin based authorizations.
You realize chip and pin is insecure, right?
Yup, I'm also Australian, and these were my main gripes. I was just too lazy to write them up as eloquently.
Out of curiosity, a friend asked me how individual contractors would be paid in Australia if they didn't take plastic. I guess in that instance a check might be used?
What about debit cards?