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My dislike for W keeps getting pushed to new lows. His arrogance is shocking. The most amazing thing about it is that Americans don't DO anything about it - or at least they are too numbly watching CNN and FOX to give a shit.
posted by The Yam @ 9:04 AM
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Great analogy:
The truth is: there is no perfect operating system, just there is no perfect political candidate or perfect place to live or perfect anything else. We each make choices that we believe are best for us. Those who refuse to concede that different choices might be best for others are destined to lead very self- restricted lives. Recently a friend of my son offered an analogy over dinner that I liked and later expanded upon. My version goes like this: Using a Mac is like living in a downtown penthouse. You have everything done for you and it all looks very slick, but you pay a high price. You have a doorman to pamper you and somebody else takes care of the maintenance, but you can't make a lot of changes to the property.
Using Windows is like living in the suburbs. You get more square footage for your dollar but you have to mow your own lawn and when something goes wrong, you have to fix it yourself or pay someone extra to do it. You can make changes to your property but you might have to deal with deed restrictions or city ordinances or homeowner association rules.
Using Linux is like living out in the country. Compared to the other options, property is dirt cheap and you can do whatever you want to it without having to follow codes and get inspections. But you'll probably have to do a lot more of the work yourself and you need a lot of building expertise or else you may get yourself into big trouble and find your house falling down all around you because you didn't do it correctly.
posted by The Yam @ 2:53 PM
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