You have more than a point, but OS 9 was - apart from a horrible network machine - an easy, fast and nice OS. It was way cooler than Windows, and in those days you'd be hard pressed to get non-programming/non-server folks to take a second look at linux.
I don't care what the average/. thinks about that, but I thought my Apple//c was cool, I thought my first Macintosh was cool and - even with game-envy in full strength - I thought OS 6,7,8 and 9 were pretty cool too.
They were all far more practical solutions for what I was doing at the time. It's nice that OS X is soooo much better and it's nice to actually be certain I'll be using an Apple the next ten years to come, but I never took my PC friends serious when they told me it was time to switch
"their success has more to do with maintaining the "we're cool and different" facade. Just check out the zillion posts from Apple advocates."
Or you could check out their product line, hold a few machines in your hands, look at them up close and then go do the same with eg Dell PC's and Rio mp3 players.
Yep, they're cool and different and their engineering is a huge part of that. That's why they have such a huge market share. That's not a joke btw. They have a decent and profitable piece of the PC pie.
The other explanation is that all your *nix friends with their mac portables are gullible idiots. You choose.
My girlfriend has a top of the line toshiba, with *gasp oooooh* XP. It's faster than her previous tangerine iBook, but not that much. It's definitely slower than the 15" (old model) Powerbook I have sampled last week and well. (disclaimer, no I didn't run a benchmark, just surfed, opened mail, played DVD, sampled Office, so pretty comparable real life stuff)
It has the incredible battery life of TWO WHOLE hours - provided you don't use the DVD.
It eats CD's due to stupid burning software.
Oh, and it's ugly, unpractical and heavy.
An example of great engineering: you have to press the powerbutton to get it out of sleep. Press it too short, nothing happens, press too long, you turn off the computer.
Well, it's paid by her work, so that makes it a pretty cheap system for us, but when she's home she uses my - 3 year old - mac to surf the web.
They don't lie. Their statement is absolutely true... for a given value of true.
Go to an Apple store and say "Gimme that grater, yeahhh...... the big one!". Voila, you have "the most powerful personal computer in the world".
Or you can have one built to your specs - by your friends no doubt - which either won't match the G5's specs - but may very well be better in one or two area's FOR YOU - or can't run your run of the mill programs except in simulation mode - which sort of defeats the purpose.
There are a few more powerful systems, but they can't reasonably be called "personal computers".
There are a few configurations which might be good enough for you and blindingly fast, but again, you won't match the out of the box specs of the G5 - and you'll pay just as much or more (if you don't go over the hill and buy the flatscreen, 3button mouse, iPod, surround speaker set, 8Gigs of ram etc..)
Personally I don't care if it's the most powerful or just an extremely powerful PC, it's a mac, and it's features are just right.
And its advertising is imo less "outrageous" than most IT-related ads.
Apple and Apple will have a ball and then settle. Apple computers will have its foot in music business forever, solidly and having paid for it to that other fruit will finally put this thing to rest. Yes, Apple computers have midi, speakers, and now there's Apple music. The next addition won't give either Apples a headache.
Both companies will be satisfied, their lawyers certainly won't complain and in the end The Beatles will sell their work on iTMS.
Incidentally, both Apples will enjoy some good, solid press and exposure, which won't hurt any of them in the least.
Given the price of good advertising nowadays, I think this is a good strategy.
Not a free lunch, but no indigestion.
(and if Jobs lived in England, he'd be knighted, probably foulmouthing the Queen in the process;-)
A friend I worked with has gone the other way and moved from India to Belgium. A very very well trained and capable man, btw.
He told me that a very good reason to outsource to India is project stability. Your programmers will stick to you from start to finish.
With the extra overhead, communications issues and exchange of people in both teams ("here" and "there") - that is, if you care about implementing a setup that gets you good code and usable programs - outsourcing isn't really that cheap. But if done well, you have a stable project from start to end.
This is four years ago, when programmers jumped from one well paid job to another. Things have changed a bit but I think you can follow his reasoning.
Do you (plural) have any idea how many people work in the weapons industry (WI) or are in some way paid, funded or whatever you want to call it by the WI?
People rationalize.
In the case of working for the WI I don't sympathize, but that's just personal. In the case of SCO I think one shouldn't be too judgemental and look at this case by case.
Maybe people think good jobs for nice people who make the world a better place are for grabs. I don't think so, and I don't see many people making an effort to ensure their employer is ethically sound. I don't like that, but it's only human. We think about ourselves, spouses, children first.
IMO there are far worse people to work for than SCO (from an ethical point of view)
And from the other side of things: I can see why a company wouldn't hire people with certain backgrounds, but I fail to see any ethics being involved. IMO it's - apart from maybe prudent policy - a pointless gesture aimed at the wrong people. And I'm sure SCO management couldn't care less.
I'm with him, this is cute and my machine does have character, don't you boy couchycouchycooooo!
Damn shame can't use my pitchfork on this though, just subscribed and got my whole \. set: tin foil hat, pitchfork, a gazzilion distro's and the SCO phone numbers...
Check out this website and learn that not even a tiny fraction of the military expenses could solve a shitload of humanitarian problems.
There are a few good reasons to have an army, weapons, police, civilian order and whatnot.
But there's something fundamentally wrong with the US, Chinese and European weapons industry among others, and the growing dependance of scientists for military funding.
While some countries haven't even begun to self-govern themselves we're spending more on weapons than on any other problem we're faced with today.
Nomatter what your politics are and where you live, doesn't that feel a bit wrong?
The really cute thing is, stating such an opinion more likely than not turns you into a "naive".
That doesn't mean this report was written to throw eggs at the USA. Read the article instead of the \. comments. I know, less amusing in many ways, but still.
The USA scores badly on *some* points, better on others. It's still a pretty good country to live in compared to a lot of places in the world.
The real issue is, finding your government is messing with your privacy is like being underground and having your canary dying on you. It's a worrying sign, or it should be.
Instead of thinking "Hey, them's throwing eggs at our beloved nation, that can't be right", you might want to look at other countries and see where that kind of tinkering with basic rights brought them. And remember, it's mostly fellow Americans doing the "throwing", and my guess is they're just as proud of being a US citizen as you obviously are.
Apart from that, I agree, a lot of people have more pressing problems.
I see I'm now a foe, you won't read my thoughts, fine. I'm more than ok with that.
I think you have a way of turning issues personal really quickly and then complaining when people react in the same vein. You have a heavy style of bringing your opinion to the fore. I like that. But you can't take the least bit of opposition without taking it personal.
By doing so you nicely sidestep the messy, boring business of actually debating a point.
My momma always said "if you can give em, be sure you can take em".
Excuse me? Reread what you wrote and then talk about personal attacks.
I've carefully explained my point of view and I've also reacted on your more personal statements in the same vein, attempting some humor along the way.
The bulk of my replies were impersonal and to the point, the "personal" stuff was about you being sick about what I wrote. I don't consider that very personal or judgemental, and certainly not heavier than your own way of debating.
I do stand by my earlier remark that you like to take one quote and rant on that, disregarding the rest of the argument. And me thinks you have a lack of humor, but that's not really a fair statement, this being an impersonal medium and us not knowing one and other.
This said, I'm perfectly ok with agreeing to disagree but to be honest I resent your one-sided view of "being personal" just a little bit.
You get sickened really fast, I think most things in life must sicken you.
Your idea has *some* merit, I'll give you that, and I can tell you right now that I think artist's support is not a bad thing. In belgium, musicians don't even have a statute to protect their income, which makes it hard on the starting musician. There is lots of work to be done on that side of things.
But coupling that with free digital copying is a couple of bridges too far. You're not going to be able to pay musicians more than a pittance that way.
I see government (and private) support for artists more as a way to help beginning artists and in some cases to help artists do things that are outside the market's interest but might still be artistically or socially interesting to do.
I don't know any painter or sculptor who keeps himself comfortable with only that - apart from those already so famous they get a project every three months. Sure, it's a nice way to start, and it's always a kick to get a project approved and paid for, but after a while you'll want more than art and booze. A wife/man, kids,... and then you'll have to become commercially interesting in more ways than one.
Trouble is, you're not really giving musicians a lot of alternative once you spread their work freely. Their art is just not in the same "space" as the painter's, photographer's, sculptor's,... work. They can do other things - like concerts, as you said, but it's not yet enough.
That's spoken with the perspective of the artists I know - not all of them musicians btw. Quite a few of them are able to make a living, one way or another. Most musicians also share PART of their work online. But that's their CHOICE. I've helped digitalize some of that btw.
And I'm sure most of them would want you to become a lot sicker if you'd propose they should have their work copied for free and for ever after live off grants. You'd have to explain it to them a bit clearer than that.
As for me, if some opposition to your ideas make you sick, you're welcome to it. Have a puke on me, mate! I'm perfectly capable of thinking outside the box and enjoy it very much. That doesn't mean I have to endorse every idea that comes along.
Yep, take one paragraph and rant. I've stated I'm not for the current landscape. I'm just against free file sharing and don't think your proposal has real merits until the rest of the world has changed considerally - as I think I've made clear enough. And there's a huge difference between sculpting, painting and making music. Maybe not so much the process and mindsets, but you go ahead and distribute some statues over the internet. Let's be practical here.
If you think my not accepting your proposal as being realistic is the same as being misled by the RIAA I must have chosen the wrong words.
Nevertheless, I'm not sure how you can be so sickened by my post, apart from not having read it entirely.
I have been into music on quite a few levels - being a musician was by far the most enjoyable and frightening of them - and don't consider myself ignorant. I have the utmost respect for all value-adders, having been there and knowing some of them. And I'll never defend the thieving bastards of the RIAA, but by all means, take it personally.
Yeah, and I want you to work for me for free. If you don't like it, go to the government, apply for a grant and hope other's people's taxes will cover your needs. This won't work, since there's no way you can add to your earnings once your music is free and concerts are only viable for a limited part of the musical landscape.
If you want to share with your friends, burn a CD, but don't be a cheap hypocrite, honor creativity and pay for it.
When I find a decent Shareware/commercial program, I pay for it or do a free translation. I don't think Programs Should Be Free or funded, although I'm a great fan of Open Source. See the difference?
As you say, nobody likes to pay "people in suits" but a lot of "music industry" guys and grrrls are NOT redundant and add value. I think nobody would argue e.g. sound engineers are redundant. Will they be paid through funding?
Now that there are several cheaper alternatives available, I think it should be good to re-evaluate music and think about what it does for you. It's not worth the dough those idiotic distributors want for it, and yeah, there's something rotten in the kingdom of Denmark, but apart from all that, music's definitely worth something. And any system we'd like to see should reflect that value.
Ultimately I'd like us all to be funded, since there's hardly any excuse left to keep this system of moneymaking. In a few years we'll be able to make 80% of what we need with less than 1% of what we can throw at it. Until then, I'd rather go for a system that's at least fair to those that put their time and talent in it.
Have had the same problem with my powerbook. What you do is 1) download the installer package to your desktop (you can choose that option in the menu) 2) install it when download is complete, either through software installer or by doubleclicking the package. I'm sure Bob's not actually your uncle, but that's all there is to it.
" (2) Lord of the Rings is a fundamentally Catholic work (sorry if I sound to some like I'm not being humble. I'm quoting Tolkein when I say that.) That is, it goes back to orthodox Christianity."
What does catholicism have to do with orthodox Christianity?
I'm an atheist (doesn't make me very special outside the US, but I accept that this might put off some Americans) and I was/am hugely moved by Tolkiens brand of spirituality, but to go from that to Catholicism is really too much. Catholicism historically moved away from that and put a lot of its members on fire for wanting to go back to that. I don't want to trash your religion, but look beyond Catholicism when talking about christianity. The word "orthodox" should have given you a big hint. There's a whole world out there that better applies to the "back to the roots" love, peace, community feel of Tolkien than Catholicism. And I'm sure he didn't have the Catholic church in mind when he wrote it.
I don't really care for any of those religions, but I'm betting here you might.
Sure, I can remember the thrills of reading Asimov, Vance and many other "old timers" for the first time, but before putting out statements like that, you might also take into account that the first sloppy kiss was the best, they don't make cars like they used to, the weather has all turned to shit and erections were better in my days...
And to talk to the crowd here, my Apple//c rocked, so did my best friend's Amiga!
What, you want \. to post Dell updates to the Apple corner?
Don't get you, man. You're posting all over the place and you don't even like the article/marketing/product.
You *know* you can filter out Apple fluf, no? (preferences?).
BTW You can fiddle with Apple hardware same as with PC's. Maybe you can't build a machine from scratch and don't find your parts as easily, but I know quite a few people who actually enjoy that stuff.
All this "proprietary" whining. If you like it so much, go buy a refurb or eBay and go frankenstein on your own little mac. You'll be surprised.
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"It's interesting that you make BuyMusic.com plaintext, but BoycottBuyMusic. com and DontBuyMusic. com hot links."
Not really. See, in order to go to BuyMusic.com you need to run Windows and use IE something or other.
Now, how many \. fall in that category?
Another poster had a good address for those tin foil hat thingies, I'm getting one now, you interested?
My dad in law just lost his accumulated writing when his HD blew up. I don't think he's going to buy an iPod to remedy that, but backups are important I should say, and every no-brain solution to that merits some attention.
BTW where do you guys get those cool tin foil hats?
Best of all, you can fiddle for hours with the software and buttons before figuring it all out.
Serious: looks like a nice buy. Too much of a good thing for my taste, but this should go down great with another minority group posting on this list (ducking)...
Ok, now serious serious: the MiSi feature looks cool.
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Now girls, calm down. You two stop bitching and behave.
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don't you just love the lofty discours and discussions here on
You have more than a point, but OS 9 was - apart from a horrible network machine - an easy, fast and nice OS. It was way cooler than Windows, and in those days you'd be hard pressed to get non-programming/non-server folks to take a second look at linux.
/. thinks about that, but I thought my Apple//c was cool, I thought my first Macintosh was cool and - even with game-envy in full strength - I thought OS 6,7,8 and 9 were pretty cool too.
I don't care what the average
They were all far more practical solutions for what I was doing at the time. It's nice that OS X is soooo much better and it's nice to actually be certain I'll be using an Apple the next ten years to come, but I never took my PC friends serious when they told me it was time to switch
"their success has more to do with maintaining the "we're cool and different" facade. Just check out the zillion posts from Apple advocates."
Or you could check out their product line, hold a few machines in your hands, look at them up close and then go do the same with eg Dell PC's and Rio mp3 players.
Yep, they're cool and different and their engineering is a huge part of that. That's why they have such a huge market share. That's not a joke btw. They have a decent and profitable piece of the PC pie.
The other explanation is that all your *nix friends with their mac portables are gullible idiots. You choose.
My girlfriend has a top of the line toshiba, with *gasp oooooh* XP. It's faster than her previous tangerine iBook, but not that much. It's definitely slower than the 15" (old model) Powerbook I have sampled last week and well. (disclaimer, no I didn't run a benchmark, just surfed, opened mail, played DVD, sampled Office, so pretty comparable real life stuff)
It has the incredible battery life of TWO WHOLE hours - provided you don't use the DVD.
It eats CD's due to stupid burning software.
Oh, and it's ugly, unpractical and heavy.
An example of great engineering: you have to press the powerbutton to get it out of sleep. Press it too short, nothing happens, press too long, you turn off the computer.
Well, it's paid by her work, so that makes it a pretty cheap system for us, but when she's home she uses my - 3 year old - mac to surf the web.
They don't lie. Their statement is absolutely true ... for a given value of true.
... the big one!". Voila, you have "the most powerful personal computer in the world".
Go to an Apple store and say "Gimme that grater, yeahhh...
Or you can have one built to your specs - by your friends no doubt - which either won't match the G5's specs - but may very well be better in one or two area's FOR YOU - or can't run your run of the mill programs except in simulation mode - which sort of defeats the purpose.
There are a few more powerful systems, but they can't reasonably be called "personal computers".
There are a few configurations which might be good enough for you and blindingly fast, but again, you won't match the out of the box specs of the G5 - and you'll pay just as much or more (if you don't go over the hill and buy the flatscreen, 3button mouse, iPod, surround speaker set, 8Gigs of ram etc..)
Personally I don't care if it's the most powerful or just an extremely powerful PC, it's a mac, and it's features are just right.
And its advertising is imo less "outrageous" than most IT-related ads.
Apple and Apple will have a ball and then settle.
;-)
Apple computers will have its foot in music business forever, solidly and having paid for it to that other fruit will finally put this thing to rest. Yes, Apple computers have midi, speakers, and now there's Apple music. The next addition won't give either Apples a headache.
Both companies will be satisfied, their lawyers certainly won't complain and in the end The Beatles will sell their work on iTMS.
Incidentally, both Apples will enjoy some good, solid press and exposure, which won't hurt any of them in the least.
Given the price of good advertising nowadays, I think this is a good strategy.
Not a free lunch, but no indigestion.
(and if Jobs lived in England, he'd be knighted, probably foulmouthing the Queen in the process
A friend I worked with has gone the other way and moved from India to Belgium. A very very well trained and capable man, btw.
He told me that a very good reason to outsource to India is project stability. Your programmers will stick to you from start to finish.
With the extra overhead, communications issues and exchange of people in both teams ("here" and "there") - that is, if you care about implementing a setup that gets you good code and usable programs - outsourcing isn't really that cheap. But if done well, you have a stable project from start to end.
This is four years ago, when programmers jumped from one well paid job to another. Things have changed a bit but I think you can follow his reasoning.
Do you (plural) have any idea how many people work in the weapons industry (WI) or are in some way paid, funded or whatever you want to call it by the WI?
People rationalize.
In the case of working for the WI I don't sympathize, but that's just personal. In the case of SCO I think one shouldn't be too judgemental and look at this case by case.
Maybe people think good jobs for nice people who make the world a better place are for grabs. I don't think so, and I don't see many people making an effort to ensure their employer is ethically sound. I don't like that, but it's only human. We think about ourselves, spouses, children first.
IMO there are far worse people to work for than SCO (from an ethical point of view)
And from the other side of things:
I can see why a company wouldn't hire people with certain backgrounds, but I fail to see any ethics being involved.
IMO it's - apart from maybe prudent policy - a pointless gesture aimed at the wrong people.
And I'm sure SCO management couldn't care less.
I'm with him, this is cute and my machine does have character, don't you boy couchycouchycooooo!
Damn shame can't use my pitchfork on this though, just subscribed and got my whole \. set: tin foil hat, pitchfork, a gazzilion distro's and the SCO phone numbers...
Check out this website and learn that not even a tiny fraction of the military expenses could solve a shitload of humanitarian problems.
There are a few good reasons to have an army, weapons, police, civilian order and whatnot.
But there's something fundamentally wrong with the US, Chinese and European weapons industry among others, and the growing dependance of scientists for military funding.
While some countries haven't even begun to self-govern themselves we're spending more on weapons than on any other problem we're faced with today.
Nomatter what your politics are and where you live, doesn't that feel a bit wrong?
The really cute thing is, stating such an opinion more likely than not turns you into a "naive".
OK, you've read National Geographics ;-)
That doesn't mean this report was written to throw eggs at the USA. Read the article instead of the \. comments. I know, less amusing in many ways, but still.
The USA scores badly on *some* points, better on others. It's still a pretty good country to live in compared to a lot of places in the world.
The real issue is, finding your government is messing with your privacy is like being underground and having your canary dying on you. It's a worrying sign, or it should be.
Instead of thinking "Hey, them's throwing eggs at our beloved nation, that can't be right", you might want to look at other countries and see where that kind of tinkering with basic rights brought them. And remember, it's mostly fellow Americans doing the "throwing", and my guess is they're just as proud of being a US citizen as you obviously are.
Apart from that, I agree, a lot of people have more pressing problems.
I see I'm now a foe, you won't read my thoughts, fine. I'm more than ok with that.
I think you have a way of turning issues personal really quickly and then complaining when people react in the same vein. You have a heavy style of bringing your opinion to the fore. I like that. But you can't take the least bit of opposition without taking it personal.
By doing so you nicely sidestep the messy, boring business of actually debating a point.
My momma always said "if you can give em, be sure you can take em".
Now, I be gone.
Excuse me? Reread what you wrote and then talk about personal attacks.
I've carefully explained my point of view and I've also reacted on your more personal statements in the same vein, attempting some humor along the way.
The bulk of my replies were impersonal and to the point, the "personal" stuff was about you being sick about what I wrote. I don't consider that very personal or judgemental, and certainly not heavier than your own way of debating.
I do stand by my earlier remark that you like to take one quote and rant on that, disregarding the rest of the argument. And me thinks you have a lack of humor, but that's not really a fair statement, this being an impersonal medium and us not knowing one and other.
This said, I'm perfectly ok with agreeing to disagree but to be honest I resent your one-sided view of "being personal" just a little bit.
You get sickened really fast, I think most things in life must sicken you.
... and then you'll have to become commercially interesting in more ways than one.
... work. They can do other things - like concerts, as you said, but it's not yet enough.
Your idea has *some* merit, I'll give you that, and I can tell you right now that I think artist's support is not a bad thing. In belgium, musicians don't even have a statute to protect their income, which makes it hard on the starting musician. There is lots of work to be done on that side of things.
But coupling that with free digital copying is a couple of bridges too far. You're not going to be able to pay musicians more than a pittance that way.
I see government (and private) support for artists more as a way to help beginning artists and in some cases to help artists do things that are outside the market's interest but might still be artistically or socially interesting to do.
I don't know any painter or sculptor who keeps himself comfortable with only that - apart from those already so famous they get a project every three months. Sure, it's a nice way to start, and it's always a kick to get a project approved and paid for, but after a while you'll want more than art and booze. A wife/man, kids,
Trouble is, you're not really giving musicians a lot of alternative once you spread their work freely. Their art is just not in the same "space" as the painter's, photographer's, sculptor's,
That's spoken with the perspective of the artists I know - not all of them musicians btw. Quite a few of them are able to make a living, one way or another. Most musicians also share PART of their work online. But that's their CHOICE. I've helped digitalize some of that btw.
And I'm sure most of them would want you to become a lot sicker if you'd propose they should have their work copied for free and for ever after live off grants. You'd have to explain it to them a bit clearer than that.
As for me, if some opposition to your ideas make you sick, you're welcome to it. Have a puke on me, mate! I'm perfectly capable of thinking outside the box and enjoy it very much. That doesn't mean I have to endorse every idea that comes along.
Yep, take one paragraph and rant. I've stated I'm not for the current landscape. I'm just against free file sharing and don't think your proposal has real merits until the rest of the world has changed considerally - as I think I've made clear enough. And there's a huge difference between sculpting, painting and making music. Maybe not so much the process and mindsets, but you go ahead and distribute some statues over the internet. Let's be practical here.
If you think my not accepting your proposal as being realistic is the same as being misled by the RIAA I must have chosen the wrong words.
Nevertheless, I'm not sure how you can be so sickened by my post, apart from not having read it entirely.
I have been into music on quite a few levels - being a musician was by far the most enjoyable and frightening of them - and don't consider myself ignorant. I have the utmost respect for all value-adders, having been there and knowing some of them. And I'll never defend the thieving bastards of the RIAA, but by all means, take it personally.
Yeah, and I want you to work for me for free. If you don't like it, go to the government, apply for a grant and hope other's people's taxes will cover your needs. This won't work, since there's no way you can add to your earnings once your music is free and concerts are only viable for a limited part of the musical landscape.
If you want to share with your friends, burn a CD, but don't be a cheap hypocrite, honor creativity and pay for it.
When I find a decent Shareware/commercial program, I pay for it or do a free translation. I don't think Programs Should Be Free or funded, although I'm a great fan of Open Source. See the difference?
As you say, nobody likes to pay "people in suits" but a lot of "music industry" guys and grrrls are NOT redundant and add value. I think nobody would argue e.g. sound engineers are redundant. Will they be paid through funding?
Now that there are several cheaper alternatives available, I think it should be good to re-evaluate music and think about what it does for you. It's not worth the dough those idiotic distributors want for it, and yeah, there's something rotten in the kingdom of Denmark, but apart from all that, music's definitely worth something. And any system we'd like to see should reflect that value.
Ultimately I'd like us all to be funded, since there's hardly any excuse left to keep this system of moneymaking. In a few years we'll be able to make 80% of what we need with less than 1% of what we can throw at it. Until then, I'd rather go for a system that's at least fair to those that put their time and talent in it.
Have had the same problem with my powerbook. What you do is
1) download the installer package to your desktop (you can choose that option in the menu)
2) install it when download is complete, either through software installer or by doubleclicking the package.
I'm sure Bob's not actually your uncle, but that's all there is to it.
"You're confusing his use of catholicism with the Roman Catholic church."
Yes I was. Not sure if this is a native-english-speaker thing. Never heard catholicism in the context of universal christian.
Am I correct in assuming most Protestants would find this slightly insulting or is it just the term to use for all christianity?
Cheers.
" (2) Lord of the Rings is a fundamentally Catholic work (sorry if I sound to some like I'm not being humble. I'm quoting Tolkein when I say that.) That is, it goes back to orthodox Christianity."
What does catholicism have to do with orthodox Christianity?
I'm an atheist (doesn't make me very special outside the US, but I accept that this might put off some Americans) and I was/am hugely moved by Tolkiens brand of spirituality, but to go from that to Catholicism is really too much. Catholicism historically moved away from that and put a lot of its members on fire for wanting to go back to that. I don't want to trash your religion, but look beyond Catholicism when talking about christianity. The word "orthodox" should have given you a big hint. There's a whole world out there that better applies to the "back to the roots" love, peace, community feel of Tolkien than Catholicism. And I'm sure he didn't have the Catholic church in mind when he wrote it.
I don't really care for any of those religions, but I'm betting here you might.
Iain Banks or Alastair Raynolds?
//c rocked, so did my best friend's Amiga!
Sure, I can remember the thrills of reading Asimov, Vance and many other "old timers" for the first time, but before putting out statements like that, you might also take into account that the first sloppy kiss was the best, they don't make cars like they used to, the weather has all turned to shit and erections were better in my days...
And to talk to the crowd here, my Apple
What, you want \. to post Dell updates to the Apple corner?
Don't get you, man. You're posting all over the place and you don't even like the article/marketing/product.
You *know* you can filter out Apple fluf, no? (preferences?).
BTW You can fiddle with Apple hardware same as with PC's. Maybe you can't build a machine from scratch and don't find your parts as easily, but I know quite a few people who actually enjoy that stuff.
All this "proprietary" whining. If you like it so much, go buy a refurb or eBay and go frankenstein on your own little mac. You'll be surprised.
"It's interesting that you make BuyMusic.com plaintext, but BoycottBuyMusic. com and DontBuyMusic. com hot links."
Not really. See, in order to go to BuyMusic.com you need to run Windows and use IE something or other.
Now, how many \. fall in that category?
Another poster had a good address for those tin foil hat thingies, I'm getting one now, you interested?
" Are you going to post a "news item" every time HP or Dell release a new model, too?"
Nope, only stuff that's exciting.
Here's another person compelled to reply to something he isn't really interested in.
Get a username, Anonimous Coward gets really old, and filter Apple stuff out in your preferences, what?
My dad in law just lost his accumulated writing when his HD blew up. I don't think he's going to buy an iPod to remedy that, but backups are important I should say, and every no-brain solution to that merits some attention.
BTW where do you guys get those cool tin foil hats?
Best of all, you can fiddle for hours with the software and buttons before figuring it all out. Serious: looks like a nice buy. Too much of a good thing for my taste, but this should go down great with another minority group posting on this list (ducking)... Ok, now serious serious: the MiSi feature looks cool.