Limbaugh could sell new Mac

The Hill ^ | 1/26/05 | David Hill

[RS]

"I know, it's like learning to drive on a Mercedes, only to find you'll be driving a Kia in the real world. ."

Close analogy - when they are deprived of their government supplied Mercedes and have to be retrained when the companies only supply BMW's.

"You can do it,, but it won't be pleasant"

That's what I meant about them not being prepared for the real world ... kind of like when they used to teach Latin or Esperanto in schools

[js1138]

I didn't make it up out of nothing.

http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/tec081097.html

[antiRepublicrat]

That's what I meant about them not being prepared for the real world

They will be. Using a Mercedes is close enough to using a Buick (I wouldn't go for BMW, but I'll give you more than Kia), that slipping into the other won't be hard. Sure, it handles poorly compared to the Mercedes, various buttons are in different places, it's not as safe to use, and you won't get there as fast, but it doesn't take long to be able to use it well.

[N3WBI3]

The sad thing is GE really believes that if you use Linux youre a communist, better yet he believes an OS can have a political preferance.

[N3WBI3]

Yea hand that money to gates so he can donate it to the UN eugenics err Population control fund..

[Dustbunny]

I would buy a MAC if the price actually would come down to what PC's cost.

[antiRepublicrat]

I would buy a MAC if the price actually would come down to what PC's cost.

Depending on what you're looking for, it might even be cheaper for the features you'll get. What price range, and do you have an extra monitor and USB keyboard sitting around?

[Golden Eagle]

But he is running the free Apache and Linux for his web server, switched from Solaris.

Shows what can happen when you get hooked on drugs - your whole life goes to shit.

[Golden Eagle]

The sad thing is GE really believes that if you use Linux youre a communist

Not necessarily, I just know for a fact you're supporting communism by given them free software. A "useful idiot", as pointed out by others than myself.

[antiRepublicrat]

Ah, the Fisher-Price computer.

Which one looks more ready to do business? This water-cooled stainless steel design,

or this plastic colored monstrosity?

[AlexW]

My interest in anything from Apple is somewhere between zero and none.

[antiRepublicrat]

but I wonder if the CD/DVD is a standard size for anything - not that many use slot-loaders.

I'm betting it's the slim slot-load design Apple has been using in its Powerbooks for years.

[Old Professer]

I have this great cookie recipe that calls for apple sauce and orange juice...

[antiRepublicrat]

Not necessarily, I just know for a fact you're supporting communism by given them free software. A "useful idiot", as pointed out by others than myself.

Rush is a useful idiot? Damn, I thought he was smarter than that.

[Old Professer]

I'll trade you a half-interest in my cookie factory for one of each.

[Golden Eagle]

Drugs fry your brain. Go ahead and deny that as well.

[antiRepublicrat]

Drugs fry your brain. Go ahead and deny that as well.

Rush was using Macs long before he started abusing painkillers. He also switched his web server over to Linux after he kicked the habit. So, is Rush a useful idiot or a brain-dead druggie?

[Old Professer]

I would think that sleeping in one of those things could lead to atrophy of the muscles about the spine; how do you climb out of one? My grandmother had me on a feathertick as a kid and I "like to smothered."

[Golden Eagle]

Possibly, both, if he's now running Linux instead of making the choice to use products originating in the US.

[Dysfunctional]

PC = custom dragster that "everyman" can make. With a little knowledge and patience, anybody can build a lightening fast custom rig that will run rings around any Mac. The only exceptions would be high end custom music or graphics software that require an additional wrap-around API to function. PC's crash because people are too stupid to defrag and too unwilling to do the minimalist protection.

MAC = egomaniacal, clunky, proprietary sludge that embodies the concept of the "King with no clothes." These overpriced boat ballasts function well for email and dubbing music... but is that worth 4 times the cost because people are too stupid or too unwilling to put in some time to learn better.