Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
I’m seeing over at the Hello-Kitty-of-Bloggin’ (FaceBook) there’s someone who knows someone I know who’s having a tough time with her computer, which is a Mac. This is rather interesting because The Lady and I just had dinner last night with a former co-worker of hers…whose husband, in turn…is having a tough time with his computer. Which is a Mac.
What is it they say about those Macs? All together now, I know you know the words by heart: “They don’t give you confusing error messages and you don’t need to install stuff, they just work!!” Except — no, they don’t. They break, they seize up, they overheat, they wear out, they are designed badly and manufactured badly just like anything else.
But I do not wish to criticize the machinery. Machinery breaks. My words of criticism are for people. Consider the interesting psychological differences here.
A PC computer gives you a perplexing error message because something wore out or something wasn’t configured right. And what’s our reaction? Those fucking PC’s, you’re never done twiddling around with them, they’re built for geeks who like to replace stuff.
It’s kind of like a Republican politician lying. It reflects badly on all Republicans when that happens. Cold-hearted bastards. PC’s give you confusing error messages and Republicans lie.
What happens when a Mac goes gunnybags? Same thing that happens when a democrat is caught lying: We go generic. Computers suck. Politicians can’t be trusted.
The advantage enjoyed by liberal politicians and pleasingly-pastel fruity computers is the same. Of this I am certain. What I’m not quite sure of, is how do they come to benefit from this seemingly magic spell in the first place. How’s that work? What makes people forget about all your faults so automatically and make up stories so they can blame it all on your competition? As if you were paying them money — when, in actuality, they are your customers (or your voters)?? What gets this chain reaction started?
If I could figure out how to bottle it, I’d make millions.
Meanwhile — no, Macs do not “just work.” That’s a lie. Or they do, until such time as they don’t.
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Had a friend who ran out and bought a G3 when they were first released and spent a couple of thousand on it. Sad part is that he doesn’t do graphic design, doesn’t do photo editing, all he uses it for is surfing the web and sending emails.
When I tried to talk him out of buying it by pointing out that he could get a PC that would do everything he wanted for about 1/3rd the price his response was “Yeah, but this is a MAC!” as if that made all the difference in the world.
People buy Macs for the same reason they buy a Prius and it has nothing to do with saving gas or and easier operating system. It’s all about appearance and appealing to their liberal friends. I can’t think of one person I know who is conservative that has a Mac, but I know a heck of a lot of liberals that wouldn’t be caught dead with a PC.
- Instinct | 07/19/2010 @ 16:57Here’s the question I can’t get a straight answer to.
Since MacOS sits on top of a UNIX layer anyway, wouldn’t it be cheaper to just buy an old PC (or bvild one), low-level-format the hard drive, and install Ubuntu Linux on it? You’ll get a GUI (in fact, you have at least three of them to choose from), plus you still have the same command line that MacOS offers.
Oh, it’s not as pretty, I guess. But wait, these ARE superficial, appearances-sake left-wingers we are discussing. Can’t be bothered with solid concepts like functionality, price, or processing power.
- cylarz | 07/20/2010 @ 01:12