Touche. But still, since I've spent the better part of the last three years doing PC tech support for "business professionals" who couldn't find their way out of an open field if they had to do it with a mouse, I'm not in favor of anything that makes computers more attractive to the computer illiterate.
I've lived in WV my whole life. I love it here. You're right, there's not much money for computer geeks, but that's changing. At least according to what the governor's office says. WV steelworkers? What, in Weirton? I don't think there are any steelworkers elsewhere in the state. But I have a friend who lives in Morgantown and makes over $250k a year doing computer stuff. Maybe you've heard of the internet? It's really opening doors for some of us who want to live in the beauteous mountains of Backwater, USA but still do high-tech work. Besides, my point was more that I would be isolating myself from human interaction, not that I wanted to get rich in WV.
Actually, yes, I did know my car inside and out before I bought it. I know quite a bit about cars and I get pissed at people who drive them and don't even know why they should change their oil, much less how to do it, but that's a whole other can of worms. And I have a degree in computer engineering, so I'm pretty familiar with TV's, VCR's, stereos and the such. I want stuff that does what I need it to do first and looks good second at best. I don't care how pretty my tools are, as long as they're clean and work. And a computer is just that: a tool. Functionality should be priority one. Now don't get me wrong, looks count for something. I don't much care for fecal matter, spew and other such grossness decorating my stuff. I keep my car spotless. I detest bumper stickers and window decals and other things like that which, in my mind, spoil the natural beauty of a car. I just get sick of how people are more concerned with looks than performance. What's wrong with a nice black laptop? Why does a computer have to be orange or blue or pink? Even my friend's Macintosh Powerbook is black, for heaven's sake.
Why is our society so concerned with how a computer looks? Aren't there already enough idiots who buy computers they don't know how to use without including the people who only want one as a fashion statement? If your biggest concern about your computer is its color, maybe you don't really need a computer. God help me if I ever meet a woman who has to have a different laptop cover for each outfit she owns. That's about the time I pack up my Linux box and move to some remote West Virginia mountaintop to live as a hermit with only my T-1 to keep me company. I don't even have case covers on either of my computers (easiest way to solve that pesky overheating problem). *gasp* What a fashion faux pas! This seems like a case of "let's convince stupid people to buy something they don't need just because it looks cool." So what's the next gimmick? Is Compaq going to start offering lollypops to their customers as incentive to buy? Great, as if I don't have to explain the difference between memory and storage to enough twits as it is...
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Touche. But still, since I've spent the better part of the last three years doing PC tech support for "business professionals" who couldn't find their way out of an open field if they had to do it with a mouse, I'm not in favor of anything that makes computers more attractive to the computer illiterate.
I've lived in WV my whole life. I love it here. You're right, there's not much money for computer geeks, but that's changing. At least according to what the governor's office says. WV steelworkers? What, in Weirton? I don't think there are any steelworkers elsewhere in the state. But I have a friend who lives in Morgantown and makes over $250k a year doing computer stuff. Maybe you've heard of the internet? It's really opening doors for some of us who want to live in the beauteous mountains of Backwater, USA but still do high-tech work. Besides, my point was more that I would be isolating myself from human interaction, not that I wanted to get rich in WV.
Actually, yes, I did know my car inside and out before I bought it. I know quite a bit about cars and I get pissed at people who drive them and don't even know why they should change their oil, much less how to do it, but that's a whole other can of worms. And I have a degree in computer engineering, so I'm pretty familiar with TV's, VCR's, stereos and the such. I want stuff that does what I need it to do first and looks good second at best. I don't care how pretty my tools are, as long as they're clean and work. And a computer is just that: a tool. Functionality should be priority one. Now don't get me wrong, looks count for something. I don't much care for fecal matter, spew and other such grossness decorating my stuff. I keep my car spotless. I detest bumper stickers and window decals and other things like that which, in my mind, spoil the natural beauty of a car. I just get sick of how people are more concerned with looks than performance. What's wrong with a nice black laptop? Why does a computer have to be orange or blue or pink? Even my friend's Macintosh Powerbook is black, for heaven's sake.
Why is our society so concerned with how a computer looks? Aren't there already enough idiots who buy computers they don't know how to use without including the people who only want one as a fashion statement? If your biggest concern about your computer is its color, maybe you don't really need a computer. God help me if I ever meet a woman who has to have a different laptop cover for each outfit she owns. That's about the time I pack up my Linux box and move to some remote West Virginia mountaintop to live as a hermit with only my T-1 to keep me company. I don't even have case covers on either of my computers (easiest way to solve that pesky overheating problem). *gasp* What a fashion faux pas! This seems like a case of "let's convince stupid people to buy something they don't need just because it looks cool." So what's the next gimmick? Is Compaq going to start offering lollypops to their customers as incentive to buy? Great, as if I don't have to explain the difference between memory and storage to enough twits as it is...