What's not showing in that list is how much better built the Mac case is. But if you're into creaky plastic I guess that might not be such a plus.
I wonder if you can really compare the Dell and Apple warranties based on price alone? I know that with Apple (from personal experience) they are very responsive to warranty issues. From reviews of Dell service it doesn't look like people are too happy with it. If something is cheaper but you can't really use it then it's not really cheaper.
"Just wanted to say hi before a million people start telling us that Mac products are actually the same price, and then give a bunch of excuses about why the price tag just looks so much higher."
Well, hello! I just wanted to say why is it that whenever I get the chance to replenish my laptop at work the listed prices for Macs and Dells are about the same? Actually, the Dells are just slightly more expensive.
You don't even need the equipment. All you need are two things: fear, surprise and an almost fanatical devotion to...wait, all you need are three things....
Yep. It's impossible to comprehend until you've tried it, however. Even "good" shows seem it so great after you're no longer under the spell. I came to see the TV as just one huge noise maker that people place right at the center of their lives.
But more seriously, why don't architects in these areas start building for the environment? Two years ago we moved from Santa Monica to Encino. Santa Monica is routinely at least 15 degrees cooler due to its proximity to the ocean. However, the house we bought has a very large attic space with a thermostat controlled fan that pulls in outside air. The attic provides such an excellent buffer that last summer we ran the air conditioner for maybe a total of seven days. Also, the roofing material is concrete tile, which probably contributes a lot to the effect.
Some days I come home and walk in and it feels very cool in the house and I hear fan noise and I think my wife has turned on the air conditioner, only to realize that the only thing I'm hearing is that attic fan.
I tried it a few years ago. Admittedly I never got great at it, but I was appalled by the amount of code needed to declare and display a simple variable value. I'm sure it's fine for lots of stuff, but the irritation factor was high for me.
"To think that you know the "truth" about religion and everyone that disagrees with you is a moron pretty much makes you worse than most of those you despise."
No, it makes him someone with a strong opinion. We are not in danger of atheists telling anybody that they can't practice their favorite myth worship. We ARE in danger of people with some oppressive ideas who would like to make them the standard for the nation. What is so worrisome about religionistas to many of us is their desire to put their religion "back into the Constitution." I don't like sharia law, no matter which religion is proposing it.
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The 1990s just called. They want their post back.
Don't be so humble. You're not that great.
" Mass surveillance is working because We The People ultimately have no real problem with the basic idea of it..."
Who is this "we" you speak of? I have a huge problem with mass surveillance.
You have given yourself away as a member of the Taliban.
So, would you like to see my photo collection of burning Qurans?
No, I think you have to explicitly mention Hitler.
Oops.
"The definition of "Insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and over again...and expecting a different outcome."
Actually, that's the definition of operant conditioning.
What's not showing in that list is how much better built the Mac case is. But if you're into creaky plastic I guess that might not be such a plus.
I wonder if you can really compare the Dell and Apple warranties based on price alone? I know that with Apple (from personal experience) they are very responsive to warranty issues. From reviews of Dell service it doesn't look like people are too happy with it. If something is cheaper but you can't really use it then it's not really cheaper.
"Just wanted to say hi before a million people start telling us that Mac products are actually the same price, and then give a bunch of excuses about why the price tag just looks so much higher."
Well, hello! I just wanted to say why is it that whenever I get the chance to replenish my laptop at work the listed prices for Macs and Dells are about the same? Actually, the Dells are just slightly more expensive.
And here's a nice chart with a side-by-side comparison of features versus price: https://kb.wisc.edu/showroom/page.php?id=3045
After seeing Amazon patent "one click" I believe anything is fair game.
"He's still chairman of the board."
I thought that was Frank Sinatra.
A Perl onion, no doubt.
You don't even need the equipment. All you need are two things: fear, surprise and an almost fanatical devotion to...wait, all you need are three things....
Yep. It's impossible to comprehend until you've tried it, however. Even "good" shows seem it so great after you're no longer under the spell. I came to see the TV as just one huge noise maker that people place right at the center of their lives.
Really? You think all Apple employees get ITAR and EAR training?
Well, it should have been modded funny.
But more seriously, why don't architects in these areas start building for the environment? Two years ago we moved from Santa Monica to Encino. Santa Monica is routinely at least 15 degrees cooler due to its proximity to the ocean. However, the house we bought has a very large attic space with a thermostat controlled fan that pulls in outside air. The attic provides such an excellent buffer that last summer we ran the air conditioner for maybe a total of seven days. Also, the roofing material is concrete tile, which probably contributes a lot to the effect.
Some days I come home and walk in and it feels very cool in the house and I hear fan noise and I think my wife has turned on the air conditioner, only to realize that the only thing I'm hearing is that attic fan.
Because if there's a precious natural resource waiting to be depleted that is just irresistible.
"...the NSA is the *only* intelligence agency that, as a group, gives a damn about our rights."
So, you're saying that to save the village they had to destroy it?
Aren't all hackers offensive?
It's in my dictionary:
The process of declining from a higher level to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. Syn. degeneration.
Wow. I didn't know that a hair that was one atom thick could be split. Nice work.
"Science just allows you to be right about 20% of the time rather than 1% of the time."
Oh, really? Then you'll probably want to reconsider ever flying again. Or taking medicinal drugs. Or...
The whole idea of science is objectivity. Sheesh.
Maybe he meant "senseless to a sensible person." Also, I think you meant rationalization, not rationale.
"To think that you know the "truth" about religion and everyone that disagrees with you is a moron pretty much makes you worse than most of those you despise."
No, it makes him someone with a strong opinion. We are not in danger of atheists telling anybody that they can't practice their favorite myth worship. We ARE in danger of people with some oppressive ideas who would like to make them the standard for the nation. What is so worrisome about religionistas to many of us is their desire to put their religion "back into the Constitution." I don't like sharia law, no matter which religion is proposing it.
"... to draw in all the jackasses for a bit."
I don't think the Taliban read Slashdot.