i'm not sure what the universal, standards-compliant definition of "fanboy" is, but i use the rule of thumb: "anyone that voluntarily defends a _company_ they don't work for, without any particular reason". it serves to separate the fanboys from the regular people.
if someone were to fight tooth-and-nail for, say, BP, they'd be called a shill. and if they weren't even being paid for it, it would be very strange indeed. Apple "fanboys" tend to do this. a corporation doesn't care how we feel, why should we care if they're being put on the spot?
does not agree with my arbitrary opinion = brainwashed.
thanks for clearing that up.
if you fart in a crowded lift, do others smell it? then why is it such a stretch to accept that an entire specie's infrastructure farting into the atmosphere for 200+ years could make no difference?
though it might be possible to convince a politician of anything, it's impossible to convince all of them of the same thing. but that's what the process demands.
forgive the scientists for not being particularly good politicians. clearly all their funding is going to research and not PR.
Then again, we may finally eliminate the genetic quirk that makes some people so mind-blowingly stupid that in the face of overwhelming evidence, they still can convince themselves that evolution is a "lie" and that we were all put here by some damn critter no more real than the spaghetti monster behind the moon.
true enough, but it's quite possible that tendency in us is part of what makes us successful at breeding.
of course, if we go ahead and change the environment around us, that could be naturally selected out of the human population... maybe hardier and not so prolific humans are the way forward? maybe too much reason is detrimental to our survival, maybe it's not.
if you see the USA as the centre of the world, then you're correct.
but these evil corporations really, actually, measurably are improving the standard of living in 3rd world countries.
when seen in that light, an iPad could be considered a charitable contribution.
of course, it's absurd to think of things that way, but really, increasing the standard somewhere in a closed system sort of implies it'll decrease somewhere else.
i mean the guy should maybe approach the situation differently. he was coming accross like this:
"i recommend you use ubuntu because it's easy." "what do you use?" "debian, it's another one. i use it because i am better than you. that's why i recommend something easier for you people."
what he should say is:
"what would you like to do with your computer?" "just browse, documents and stuff, play some music. the usual. i'd like it to work out of the box so i don't have to spend too much time getting help." "i recommend ubuntu. tick in every box" "is that what you use?" "no, i use debian. it's similar, but more ghetto. it's a little better for development, but takes longer to set up and makes a little less sense if you only want to do everyday stuff." "oh, ubuntu sounds better for me."
his reality distortion field only works if he's there to steer all the yes-men out of the fire.
you can't micro-manage such a big company.
Apple have always been greedy fuckers though. i'm not at all surprised that the standard tech support response is "replace the logic board", even though it's been demonstrated to be ineffective. Apple are a hardware company.
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i'm not sure what the universal, standards-compliant definition of "fanboy" is, but i use the rule of thumb: "anyone that voluntarily defends a _company_ they don't work for, without any particular reason". it serves to separate the fanboys from the regular people.
if someone were to fight tooth-and-nail for, say, BP, they'd be called a shill. and if they weren't even being paid for it, it would be very strange indeed. Apple "fanboys" tend to do this. a corporation doesn't care how we feel, why should we care if they're being put on the spot?
nah, hivemind
DVDMaestro (Spruce Technologies)
Final Touch Pro
probably a few others.
google are just taking a leaf out of the other software companies' books.
as someone who used an SL box to control a film scanner, what's the difference between SL and any other distro?
does not agree with my arbitrary opinion = brainwashed.
thanks for clearing that up.
if you fart in a crowded lift, do others smell it? then why is it such a stretch to accept that an entire specie's infrastructure farting into the atmosphere for 200+ years could make no difference?
though it might be possible to convince a politician of anything, it's impossible to convince all of them of the same thing. but that's what the process demands.
forgive the scientists for not being particularly good politicians. clearly all their funding is going to research and not PR.
there's no pleasing some people.
that last analogy needs modding up, even though it doesn't involve cars.
Then again, we may finally eliminate the genetic quirk that makes some people so mind-blowingly stupid that in the face of overwhelming evidence, they still can convince themselves that evolution is a "lie" and that we were all put here by some damn critter no more real than the spaghetti monster behind the moon.
true enough, but it's quite possible that tendency in us is part of what makes us successful at breeding.
of course, if we go ahead and change the environment around us, that could be naturally selected out of the human population... maybe hardier and not so prolific humans are the way forward? maybe too much reason is detrimental to our survival, maybe it's not.
...and if your children speak like in your post, you'll have proven the hypothesis WRT autism spectrum.
shit. time to have a bit of a serious chat with my wife.
wow, Godwinned!
respectable physicists never get invited to those kind of parties.
where are modpoints when i need them?
if you see the USA as the centre of the world, then you're correct.
but these evil corporations really, actually, measurably are improving the standard of living in 3rd world countries.
when seen in that light, an iPad could be considered a charitable contribution.
of course, it's absurd to think of things that way, but really, increasing the standard somewhere in a closed system sort of implies it'll decrease somewhere else.
i believe that's the correct word.
there will always be peripheral devices. even when it's all plugged into our brains, we'll occasionally want a hard copy.
so when there's peripherals, there'll be mass storage devices.
they hold a bit more than a CD.
COHAGEN, IT'S ME YOU WANT. GIVE DIS PEEPLE AAIIIRR!
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damn that KDE exploiting it's dominant market position to raise more money!
those OSS fat cats oughta have their assets seized!
you had to pay extra for the OS on your iPhone? really?
bit of a non-sequitir right there.
i mean the guy should maybe approach the situation differently. he was coming accross like this:
"i recommend you use ubuntu because it's easy."
"what do you use?"
"debian, it's another one. i use it because i am better than you. that's why i recommend something easier for you people."
what he should say is:
"what would you like to do with your computer?"
"just browse, documents and stuff, play some music. the usual. i'd like it to work out of the box so i don't have to spend too much time getting help."
"i recommend ubuntu. tick in every box"
"is that what you use?"
"no, i use debian. it's similar, but more ghetto. it's a little better for development, but takes longer to set up and makes a little less sense if you only want to do everyday stuff."
"oh, ubuntu sounds better for me."
or something...
the latest iMacs don't support secondary monitors, do they?
reaping what he's sown?
his reality distortion field only works if he's there to steer all the yes-men out of the fire.
you can't micro-manage such a big company.
Apple have always been greedy fuckers though. i'm not at all surprised that the standard tech support response is "replace the logic board", even though it's been demonstrated to be ineffective. Apple are a hardware company.
now, that, right there could be seen as illegal.
these cops need to learn the difference between what you just said, and a satirical cartoon, no matter how crass.
maybe you should work less on your desktop environment and more on your people skills?
i'd rather have malware than deal with you.
an old mighty mouse?
does the right click left click and vice versa?
does the 2d nipple still work in all directions? can you scroll without middle-clicking accidentally? or middle-click without scrolling?
those things are useless for anything but browsing.