You think that people will "ditch" windows for their iPod? Are you that disconnected from reality? The alternative is a Mac that is literally running on identical hardware but costs twice as much. You think people will ditch their 2 year-old $1000 dell for a new $2000 mac that doesn't offer them anything new?
Speaking of disconnected from reality, you really believe that an Apple today costs twice as much as a comparable Dell did two years ago? Aside from the Mac Pros, most Macs today sell for well below $2,000. The 24" inch iMac is an exception. But what you're telling me is that two years ago, you could have bought a Dell with a 24" LCD, 1GB RAM, 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo, DVD burner, and 128MB video card, for $1,000? That must be what you're saying, because you claim the $2,000 Mac couldn't give you anything new.
I challenge you to configure a comparable Dell (or HP, etc.) today for $1,000 (Apple's are twice the price, remember?). Hell, I challenge you to find one for $2,000. I came up with a price of $2,308 at Dell's site. Granted, that was with a 256MB video card, which would bring the iMac up to $2,124. Far from being twice the price, the Apple is nearly $200 cheaper.
Actually, I can think of one example of the top of my head. HP has announced they will stop developing new DLP TVs, and will just sell off its remaining stock.
Why should we think his masters, law, or PhD programs will be any different? If he rushed through his undergrad with little social activity, chances are, he won't have much social activities in his further education.
Or, he'll go nuts, discover beer and women, and never complete his masters. But I'm betting on one extreme or the other.
No, "I couldn't care less" is meant sarcastically. In truth, you probably could care less (for example, you could have cared so little as not to listen or respond to the person). So where is the sarcasm in the sentence, "I could care less"?
I find it unfortunate that your post got modded down, because it's a perfect illustration of logical fallacy known as "begging the question." You say that the (historically) incorrect usage is correct because it's been used (incorrectly).
Yeah, that looks pretty slick. I can just imagine people strapping this brick to their belt. Surely it'll supplant the Bluetooth headset as the fashion accessory of choice.
On top of that, they don't give all that money to the charities...anyone with a brain can figure out that anything above 0% is BAD.
I have a brain. I also have a heart. Combined, they are what help me realize that charities need to employ a staff, and that staff needs to be paid (lest they also become charity cases). You're claim that "anything above 0% is bad," is ridiculous.
If you're interested in getting the overhead number closer to 0%, volunteer for a charitable organization (though no sizable charity can run on volunteers alone). Encourage your company to donate valuable supplies or services (advertising, printing, web design or hosting, etc.) to charity. But just because the charity has a non-zero overhead doesn't mean it's bad. It means it and its staff are doing their job to reach out and help the community.
Not to mention that not many modern professional photographers "drool over" large format cameras. Medium format still has a following, even in digital camera backs, but I challenge you to find a pro photographer who shoots large format.
(4 x 5 inches was the most popular large format size. 4 x 4 would still be consider large format).
The satire is very subtle (as others have noted), but after reading for a bit, the satire became more and more apparent. Then I followed the links. Are these also satire? Or are the authors of O:M linking to genuine Christian web sites in order to, very subtly, make fun of them? It's hard to tell.
One particular gem is the banner ad, done in Flash, at the bottom of the page. "Convert the Beatnik Atheist and Get a FREE Bible!" it says. The object is to thump him the atheist, who dodges from side to side, with a bible. Do this, and up pops a web page for usa-bibles.com. Is that page also a joke? Would I actually get a free bible if I filled in my address?
If the linked sites are real, it's scary (Creation Illustrated and Creation magazines?). If they're also a hoax, what an elaborate hoax it is.
Yep. That's right. There are no games for the Mac. Not a single one. No game has ever been written for, or ported to, the Mac. There are no games for the Mac.
The fact that you had to reach back six years ago to give an example of something MOSR got right is very telling. They used to be as credible as the next rumors site (which, before Apple cracked down, got things right fairly often). But now they are the Enquirer of the Mac rumors world...which is saying a lot.
But the big guys are funding this. I'd be surprised if this was intended to be an übertroll, though it's certainly possible the big guys inadvertently created a monster.
Surely they're not going to sue their investors, mainly big businesses. It seems that the 'patent trolls' are using small companies who like to sue big businesses. I wouldn't be surprised if this company was formed as a defense against patent trolls, rather than as an übertroll.
Additionally, as the article states, the city agency had a policy permitting personal calls, if they don't interfere with work. If the agency had a policy prohibiting any calls, the worker likely could have been fired.
The Middle East is more civilised than the people of the last country to have slaves could ever dream. Wake UP!
The last country to abolish slavery was Saudi Arabi, which is, as you know, in the Middle East. Saudi-held slaves were not emancipated until one year shy of a century after US slaves were freed. Nigeria, a nation that sold many slaves to the Americas, continued domestic slavery nearly four decades into the 20th century. Even among Western nations, Brazil didn't abolish slavery until 25 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in the US.
Slavery was an abomination, and an embarrassing part of the United States' history, but we were neither alone in this abomination, nor the last to abolish it.
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So, um, what'd he use to pay for the cab?
Speaking of disconnected from reality, you really believe that an Apple today costs twice as much as a comparable Dell did two years ago? Aside from the Mac Pros, most Macs today sell for well below $2,000. The 24" inch iMac is an exception. But what you're telling me is that two years ago, you could have bought a Dell with a 24" LCD, 1GB RAM, 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo, DVD burner, and 128MB video card, for $1,000? That must be what you're saying, because you claim the $2,000 Mac couldn't give you anything new.
I challenge you to configure a comparable Dell (or HP, etc.) today for $1,000 (Apple's are twice the price, remember?). Hell, I challenge you to find one for $2,000. I came up with a price of $2,308 at Dell's site. Granted, that was with a 256MB video card, which would bring the iMac up to $2,124. Far from being twice the price, the Apple is nearly $200 cheaper.
Actually, I can think of one example of the top of my head. HP has announced they will stop developing new DLP TVs, and will just sell off its remaining stock.
Even if it is an addiction, so what? If he were drunk on the job, he'd still be fired.
Or, he'll go nuts, discover beer and women, and never complete his masters. But I'm betting on one extreme or the other.
No, "I couldn't care less" is meant sarcastically. In truth, you probably could care less (for example, you could have cared so little as not to listen or respond to the person). So where is the sarcasm in the sentence, "I could care less"?
I find it unfortunate that your post got modded down, because it's a perfect illustration of logical fallacy known as "begging the question." You say that the (historically) incorrect usage is correct because it's been used (incorrectly).
Yeah, that looks pretty slick. I can just imagine people strapping this brick to their belt. Surely it'll supplant the Bluetooth headset as the fashion accessory of choice.
I have a brain. I also have a heart. Combined, they are what help me realize that charities need to employ a staff, and that staff needs to be paid (lest they also become charity cases). You're claim that "anything above 0% is bad," is ridiculous.
If you're interested in getting the overhead number closer to 0%, volunteer for a charitable organization (though no sizable charity can run on volunteers alone). Encourage your company to donate valuable supplies or services (advertising, printing, web design or hosting, etc.) to charity. But just because the charity has a non-zero overhead doesn't mean it's bad. It means it and its staff are doing their job to reach out and help the community.
Not to mention that not many modern professional photographers "drool over" large format cameras. Medium format still has a following, even in digital camera backs, but I challenge you to find a pro photographer who shoots large format. (4 x 5 inches was the most popular large format size. 4 x 4 would still be consider large format).
One particular gem is the banner ad, done in Flash, at the bottom of the page. "Convert the Beatnik Atheist and Get a FREE Bible!" it says. The object is to thump him the atheist, who dodges from side to side, with a bible. Do this, and up pops a web page for usa-bibles.com. Is that page also a joke? Would I actually get a free bible if I filled in my address?
If the linked sites are real, it's scary (Creation Illustrated and Creation magazines?). If they're also a hoax, what an elaborate hoax it is.
Because terrorists may (or may not) be the number one threat, they are not the only threat. I'd worry about China and North Korea.
Damn you, Al Gore! Damn you!
Just one? I wanna move where you live.
I'm not aware of anyone who has blown himself up who has either been sued or transported to Guantanamo.
Good lord, man, just how long do you think the guy's commute is?
and no games.
For anyone who'd actually like a working link: The real Wiki Article
Yep. That's right. There are no games for the Mac. Not a single one. No game has ever been written for, or ported to, the Mac. There are no games for the Mac.
The fact that you had to reach back six years ago to give an example of something MOSR got right is very telling. They used to be as credible as the next rumors site (which, before Apple cracked down, got things right fairly often). But now they are the Enquirer of the Mac rumors world...which is saying a lot.
But the big guys are funding this. I'd be surprised if this was intended to be an übertroll, though it's certainly possible the big guys inadvertently created a monster.
Mod me down, too, but GM currently sells the Colorado and Canyon midsized pickups with 5-bangers.
Surely they're not going to sue their investors, mainly big businesses. It seems that the 'patent trolls' are using small companies who like to sue big businesses. I wouldn't be surprised if this company was formed as a defense against patent trolls, rather than as an übertroll.
Additionally, as the article states, the city agency had a policy permitting personal calls, if they don't interfere with work. If the agency had a policy prohibiting any calls, the worker likely could have been fired.
The last country to abolish slavery was Saudi Arabi, which is, as you know, in the Middle East. Saudi-held slaves were not emancipated until one year shy of a century after US slaves were freed. Nigeria, a nation that sold many slaves to the Americas, continued domestic slavery nearly four decades into the 20th century. Even among Western nations, Brazil didn't abolish slavery until 25 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in the US.
Slavery was an abomination, and an embarrassing part of the United States' history, but we were neither alone in this abomination, nor the last to abolish it.