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I am a nerd. I use Gentoo Linux. Gentoo is not meant to be user-friendly, it's meant to be used by nerd. But different distros have different usability. You could burn a Knoppix Live-CD, pop it in, reboot and have a fully working, easy-to-use Linux system that quite probably has autoprobed all your hardware up in a few minutes without even writing anything on the hard disk. You could buy a (pretty cheap, BTW) Lindows box from Wal-mart, and never even need to know what the word "kernel" means. And everything in between. Linux can extend to pretty much any environment.God, Linux sounds just so much more user friendly than Windows. Where do I sign up?
Yeah. What do you get is Linux/MacOS debates (MacOS does usually win, though...)Anyway, PC's are better because you don't have Linux/Windows debates with Crapples.This is Shireroth, and Giant Squid will brutally murder me if I ever remove this link from my signature | In the end it won't be love that saves us, it will be mathematics | So many people have this concept of God the Avenger. I see God as the ultimate sense of humor -- SlowwHandComment
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Yeah, but the Linux/Windows debates are so much livelier!
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Macs are overpriced/underpowered compared to PCs. XP is perfectly stable so the whole OS argument goes out the window anyway. And I never found macs stable anyway.
And Linux eh? Cryptic commands, only really designed for the ultrageek, horrendously long installations, and no, I don't give a flying f**k if I can recompile my kernal...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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macs just bore me because i cant build mine by hand...unless apple is starting to sell custom mac kits."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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Yes, I also prefer to build my own computers because you can get to choose the parts you put in it and make sure they are up to standard, which I can't do if I buy a computer from someone else. And some of the dodgy tricks I have seen done in the past to cut costs, you know, all this onboard video which uses system memory. I'd rather build my own...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Holey moley, times have changed! I remember back when (like a week ago) this debate would have been much more... ornery!
"you have to pay for everything, meaning the software... where as with a PC you can get pirated stuff a lot easier"
Ludicrous. I've downloaded plenty of pirated games on the mac, Heroes of M&M 3, Civ 2 (when I lost the disc) etc...
The fact that you don't know the proper channels of how to do it on a mac show what a shallow knowledge you truly have of the system."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
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You can build your own PC for MUUUCH cheaper than a Mac, with superior products. I've never heard of anyone (other than Apple) building their own Mac.
Case closed.
(Also add to the fact that PCs, because of competition have better stuff for a cheaper price, and more games and applications are Windows based, and XP is a stable OS...Macs just can't win).“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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imran, this is how i think a mac fanatic would respond...
"why would you want to build your own when our Lord Jobs personally creates them with pixie dust, love, and an astheticly pleasing case. How dare you turn down a product sent by God and exhibit hubrus to build your own computer.""I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Without the screwdrivers, little torches and general arse-ing around, where's the fun?
give me a pc anytime.I have discovered that China and Spain are really one and the same country, and it's only ignorance that leads people to believe they are two seperate nations. If you don't belive me try writing 'Spain' and you'll end up writing 'China'."
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What you described was Gentoo (or Debian, or LFS, or some other geeky distro). Pick up the latest RedHat or Libranet and call me back to tell how much cryptic commands you had to use and how long the installation took (BTW, remember that with Linux you generally get a huge amount of software when you install just the OS, so please discount the time it takes to get all the third-party software you can't live without on Windows)Originally posted by Provost Harrison
And Linux eh? Cryptic commands, only really designed for the ultrageek, horrendously long installations, and no, I don't give a flying f**k if I can recompile my kernal...
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This is Shireroth, and Giant Squid will brutally murder me if I ever remove this link from my signature | In the end it won't be love that saves us, it will be mathematics | So many people have this concept of God the Avenger. I see God as the ultimate sense of humor -- SlowwHandComment
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Originally posted by MRT144
imran, this is how i think a mac fanatic would respond...
"why would you want to build your own when our Lord Jobs personally creates them with pixie dust, love, and an astheticly pleasing case. How dare you turn down a product sent by God and exhibit hubrus to build your own computer."
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hi ,
maybe it would be intresting to set up a serious conversation in the MAC forums , ....
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Building one's own mac, eh? It's possible - over in Japan they have hardcore macheads who do it all the time."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
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