Re: In Nomine Jobs, et Woz, et Spiritus Schiller

merlin:

But there’s also the sad, sorry bastards like me. The laity. The “Power Users.”

I’ve lived on a Mac every day since January of nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and I know how to make this thing do some shit that would curl your hair. But, I’m NOT a developer. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I don’t know an NSWhateverTheFuck from a Nib from a .plist from a .DS_Store. No idea. And THAT’s how I likes it…

I put a giant spoiler, a cold air intake, and a turbocharger kit from eBay on my CIvic, but I don’t know about timing, compression ratios, or how to check my oil.

Running a few apps doesn’t make someone a “Power User” any more than a Type R badge makes someone an expert driver.

Also: who makes any significant change to their system when they’re on a deadline? A fool.

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    merlin Haven’t upgraded...didn’t. Why? ‘cause
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    (merlin) This is an extra-good (long) post. I also somewhat dislike Snow Leopard because it makes my computer run real...
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    so very much understand you dear mister Mann. Thank you...religious feelings
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    cold air intake,...turbocharger kit from eBay on my CIvic, but
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