"The people want their cars. Cars are more than a means of transport - they are a symbol of freedom."
Indeed. I was on a mailing list back in the 90s that had a member who would go wonderfully and entertainingly ballistic when someone would mention the benefits and convenience of public transit, particularly in cities.
This person was, of course, your bog standard libertarian schmuckwad. Rather a racist, too, as his comments about buses and subways being "dirty and smelly, due to the dirty and smelly people that used them".
Mentioning the money saved from no need for insurance, gas, oil, maintenance, parking, et al, would send him into a frenzy about freedom to go where he wanted, when he wanted, while us socialists were content to wait for a bus or subway was proof positive that we were, in fact socialists.
I must confess that I found poking the schmuckwad with a stick periodically was greatly entertaining. The fact that I lived in Boston (and still do) merely added to his outrage.
And this was a specifically 'British' comment to the people of Great Britain about the British government "chipping away".
Besides, the British "subjects" have been the targets of Royal and Governmental condescension for 1000+ years. If they were addressed as 'citizens', why, they couldn't begin to understand what was being said to them!
You are all numbers. You are less than nothing to those whom you allow to rule over you and oppress you.
You have a choice to make.
You can be free men and women. You can leave The Village anytime you wish.
All it takes is for you to say, "No. I won't!" to the police when they tell you that you cannot take pictures in public. When they 'kettle' you and tell you to obey their orders.
When they shoot innocent people in the back and tell you to move along.
All it takes is for you to say, "No. I won't!" to the government when they coddle the people that helped bring about the global financial crisis, and tell you to accept it. When the government colludes with dictators because it is in the best interests of the government, and they tell you to mind your tongue, lest you get labeled a 'troublemaker'.
You can choose to remain numbers and remain in The Village, or you can choose to be free men and women.
"I know my taxes aren't buying any type of civilization in the middle east, despite the trillions going there. In fact, my tax dollars are doing the exact opposite by creating anarchy, pollution, death, and destruction. If those things are the hallmarks of civilization, well, you can keep it."
This IS a participatory democracy, you know.
Feel free to participate by instructing the Hired Help in D.C. as to your wishes for how your tax dollars are spent.
Feel free to participate by running for office locally.
You really are the poster boy for Asperger's, aren't you.
You are bitching about not being able to do something on devices you have admitted you don't own and have no intention of owning.
You gripe that you have no freedom when it comes to not being able to do something on devices you have admitted you don't own and have no intention of owning.
What next? Lamenting of the terrible loss of freedom you are suffering because you can't play a cassette tape on a portable CD player you have no intention of ever buying?
Untwist your panties, and stop using the Internet. You're getting your stupid all over everything.
Say the person who benefits from the city fire department, police department, highway department, health department that enforces sanitation and public health regulations, the water and sewer, departments that provide safe water and take away sewage, the diverse Federal departments that ensure clean safe food, safe medicines, keep aircraft from colliding in mid air, will carry a letter from coast to coast for you in a few days for less than half a dollar, etc etc etc.
Don't bother to quote Ayn Rand or any other libertarian bullshitter at me. The ONLY quotation that matters is this:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: 'I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.'
Unless, of course, you are being held against your will and forced to use Apple hardware.
ARE YOU being held against your will and being forced to use Apple hardware?
If not, then STFU about "freedom". It makes you sound like an arrogant, entitled asshole, bitching at the poor schmuck behind the counter at Starbucks about how she messed up the design in the foam on your latte.
We really DO need moderation tags for OS bigots like you.
Sub-par UNIX OS, you say? I've not seen any indication of that. Of course, I only began using UNIX some 20+ years ago, so WTF do I know?
SO don't use an Apple-Approved method to mess with the iPod. Apple will not send Enforcement Gundams to stomp you computer and home into tiny little pieces.
Indeed, don't use Apple products at all, if they so vex you. I am given to understand that Microsoft has some kind of music playing device. I've never seen one in the wild here in Boston, so I cannot comment on the actual reality of such a thing.
And this is really the heart of the matter. No one is forcing you or anyone else to buy or use any Apple product. You can go your entire life without spending one cent on anything from Cupertino.
She has an iPod, the iPod Touch, to be precise. It's the same general design and innards as an iPhone, lacking the cell radio and, as mentioned, camera.
In all seriousness, something is wrong with your computers. Even iTunes on a PC doesn't normally take that long to sync an iPod.
Apple.com has user forums. I would strongly suggest that either you or she find the correct forum and ask for some help in solving that problem.
You call iTunes "bloatware". Yes, it IS somewhat larger than SoundJam MP, the application Apple bought and renamed iTunes.
Of course, SoundJam was written when System 7 was the current OS and Power PC Macs had yet to break the 100 Mhz barrier, so I guess that now since iTunes is also a video player/fileserver/music player/ebook reader, a little extra code is to be expected.
Look, it's obvious that you don't like Apple. Just come out and say it and then everyone will know where you stand and you can go back to messing with Linux or Windows or whatever it is you're running.
Slashdot Mirror
Pathetic troll is pathetic.
...and feed it to my Mac.
(waits a few)
Why, hello there, Linux OS.
Or, I can just double click on the Terminal icon and get a BASH shell.
Microsoft, why u no stop acting like a dick?
"The people want their cars. Cars are more than a means of transport - they are a symbol of freedom."
Indeed. I was on a mailing list back in the 90s that had a member who would go wonderfully and entertainingly ballistic when someone would mention the benefits and convenience of public transit, particularly in cities.
This person was, of course, your bog standard libertarian schmuckwad. Rather a racist, too, as his comments about buses and subways being "dirty and smelly, due to the dirty and smelly people that used them".
Mentioning the money saved from no need for insurance, gas, oil, maintenance, parking, et al, would send him into a frenzy about freedom to go where he wanted, when he wanted, while us socialists were content to wait for a bus or subway was proof positive that we were, in fact socialists.
I must confess that I found poking the schmuckwad with a stick periodically was greatly entertaining. The fact that I lived in Boston (and still do) merely added to his outrage.
Carbon Dioxide?
Screw that!
It's Dihydrogen Monoxide that will destroy us all!
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And this was a specifically 'British' comment to the people of Great Britain about the British government "chipping away".
Besides, the British "subjects" have been the targets of Royal and Governmental condescension for 1000+ years. If they were addressed as 'citizens', why, they couldn't begin to understand what was being said to them!
Now THAT'S condescension for you, Slappy!
You are all living in The Village.
You are all numbers. You are less than nothing to those whom you allow to rule over you and oppress you.
You have a choice to make.
You can be free men and women. You can leave The Village anytime you wish.
All it takes is for you to say, "No. I won't!" to the police when they tell you that you cannot take pictures in public. When they 'kettle' you and tell you to obey their orders.
When they shoot innocent people in the back and tell you to move along.
All it takes is for you to say, "No. I won't!" to the government when they coddle the people that helped bring about the global financial crisis, and tell you to accept it.
When the government colludes with dictators because it is in the best interests of the government, and they tell you to mind your tongue, lest you get labeled a 'troublemaker'.
You can choose to remain numbers and remain in The Village, or you can choose to be free men and women.
The choice is yours.
Choose wisely.
Reading Slashdot.
How about you?
In other words, you're just a lazy fuck, sitting on his ass, while the country goes to hell.
Got it.
As previously stated:
This IS a participatory democracy, you know.
Feel free to participate by instructing the Hired Help in D.C. as to your wishes for how your tax dollars are spent.
Feel free to participate by running for office locally.
"I know my taxes aren't buying any type of civilization in the middle east, despite the trillions going there. In fact, my tax dollars are doing the exact opposite by creating anarchy, pollution, death, and destruction. If those things are the hallmarks of civilization, well, you can keep it."
This IS a participatory democracy, you know.
Feel free to participate by instructing the Hired Help in D.C. as to your wishes for how your tax dollars are spent.
Feel free to participate by running for office locally.
Randroids with mod points. As inevitable as death and taxes.
NO MORE CALLS! We have a winner!
You really are the poster boy for Asperger's, aren't you.
You are bitching about not being able to do something on devices you have admitted you don't own and have no intention of owning.
You gripe that you have no freedom when it comes to not being able to do something on devices you have admitted you don't own and have no intention of owning.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
What next? Lamenting of the terrible loss of freedom you are suffering because you can't play a cassette tape on a portable CD player you have no intention of ever buying?
Untwist your panties , and stop using the Internet. You're getting your stupid all over everything.
"Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less."
Say the person who benefits from the city fire department, police department, highway department, health department that enforces sanitation and public health regulations, the water and sewer, departments that provide safe water and take away sewage, the diverse Federal departments that ensure clean safe food, safe medicines, keep aircraft from colliding in mid air, will carry a letter from coast to coast for you in a few days for less than half a dollar, etc etc etc.
Don't bother to quote Ayn Rand or any other libertarian bullshitter at me. The ONLY quotation that matters is this:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: 'I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.'
I imagine that you're equally unhappy that you cannot get a command line on your other appliances, like the DVD player or the dishwasher.
Why, I can just hear you now:
"Help, Help! I'm being repressed!"
Hey, I can't get DOOM to play on my microwave oven. You don't see me whining about it, do you?
WAIT! Did you just actually say that you cant access a command line in Mac OS?
You DO know about Terminal?
Obviously not.
You know, if Dad finds out you've been using his computer to troll Slashdot, you're going to lose your video game privileges for a month!
Convenience does not equal freedom.
Unless, of course, you are being held against your will and forced to use Apple hardware.
ARE YOU being held against your will and being forced to use Apple hardware?
If not, then STFU about "freedom". It makes you sound like an arrogant, entitled asshole, bitching at the poor schmuck behind the counter at Starbucks about how she messed up the design in the foam on your latte.
"But it's simply not worth the loss of freedom to me."
This is exactly why people like me mock people like you.
You confuse "freedom" with "convenience".
Now go to your room and think about what you just did!
We really DO need moderation tags for OS bigots like you.
Sub-par UNIX OS, you say? I've not seen any indication of that. Of course, I only began using UNIX some 20+ years ago, so WTF do I know?
SO don't use an Apple-Approved method to mess with the iPod. Apple will not send Enforcement Gundams to stomp you computer and home into tiny little pieces.
Indeed, don't use Apple products at all, if they so vex you. I am given to understand that Microsoft has some kind of music playing device. I've never seen one in the wild here in Boston, so I cannot comment on the actual reality of such a thing.
And this is really the heart of the matter. No one is forcing you or anyone else to buy or use any Apple product. You can go your entire life without spending one cent on anything from Cupertino.
She has an iPod, the iPod Touch, to be precise. It's the same general design and innards as an iPhone, lacking the cell radio and, as mentioned, camera.
In all seriousness, something is wrong with your computers. Even iTunes on a PC doesn't normally take that long to sync an iPod.
Apple.com has user forums. I would strongly suggest that either you or she find the correct forum and ask for some help in solving that problem.
You are a troll. This is obvious to the most casual of observers. One should not feed the trolls. Yet, here I go again.
Drop files on the iTunes icon. Drop iDevice in its cradle. Synchronizing is automatic.
How is this a hassle?
"Have you ever used iTunes on windows?"
<adamsavage>"Well, THERE'S your problem!"</adamsavage>
"the iTouch2 will lock itself to the PC for like 4 hours"
<adamsavage>"PC? Well, THERE'S your problem!</adamsavage>
WTF is an "iTouch"? Sounds like some kind of sex toy.
Is she trying to sync a sex toy to iTunes?
<adamsavage>"Well, THERE'S your problem!</adamsavage>
What's the DISADVANTAGE of Apple here?
You call iTunes "bloatware". Yes, it IS somewhat larger than SoundJam MP, the application Apple bought and renamed iTunes.
Of course, SoundJam was written when System 7 was the current OS and Power PC Macs had yet to break the 100 Mhz barrier, so I guess that now since iTunes is also a video player/fileserver/music player/ebook reader, a little extra code is to be expected.
Look, it's obvious that you don't like Apple. Just come out and say it and then everyone will know where you stand and you can go back to messing with Linux or Windows or whatever it is you're running.