The New New Desktop Thread

[Q Classic]

...since i always have a browser window open, and find it a convenience, rather than in inconvenience, your argument fails to sway me.

it's a case for YMMV.

Your fanboism sucks and fails to convince people, get used to it.

And why the **** is it so cold in here, and why the **** do I have this headache/feel so tired?

[Asher]

Originally posted by Agathon
But you still have the inconvenience of a browser window. I could do that with Launchbar if I chose to.

By inconvenience, I'm sure you mean convenience.

What with the actual window size being readable, access to advanced find & navigation techniques, and ability to bookmark...

Windows just sucks, get used to it.

Your arguments are getting worse by the day.

Ever since your Apple world was shattered with the transition to the PC architecture, you've become too lazy to defend your cult.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
...since i always have a browser window open, and find it a convenience, rather than in inconvenience, your argument fails to sway me.

Boo hoo. You ain't everyone.

Your fanboism sucks and fails to convince people, get used to it.

Like I care. What makes you think I value your opinions?

[Q Classic]

Boo hoo. You ain't everyone.

Nor are you. What you term as an "inconvenience" isn't necessarily one at all.

Like I care. What makes you think I value your opinions?

***-for-tat. Why should I value yours?

I'll give you one reason why I think my opinion holds some water in these OS pissing contests. Unlike you and Asher, I'm the only one I know of who's running three major OSes concurrently in a mixed environment, networked, talking, and all happy with each other. While you're in the tiny, limited, but ornate Swiss-like MacLand, and Asher's a sprawling and common but powerful US-like WinLand, I'm a mother****in' melting pot.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Asher

Ever since your Apple world was shattered with the transition to the PC architecture, you've become too lazy to defend your cult.

Um how? Please find me a post where I made a big deal over which chips Apple uses. I've never cared that much about it, since I've made it pretty clear that I care about the software, whatever it runs on.

Mr Nice Guy used to post threads about the PowerPC vs Intel. Perhaps you are thinking of him.

And I've always been lazy. I resent the implication that this is a recent phenomenon. If a debate looks like being interesting I will post more to it, if it is just more of the same old same old, it's just boring and not worth the effort. Same reason I don't bother with the Libertarian threads any more.

[DRoseDARs]

I say this with utmost respect: Asher, Agathon... SHUT THE HELL UP!! This is a "Post pictures of your desktop" thread not an Asher-Agathon love-hate makeout session. Get a room. Or at least another thread. Everyone else, stop encouraging them. Voyeurs...

[monolith94]

Ag - I only have 256 MB of ram. So, I'm going to keep puttering around on my current setup until I can scrape up enough fundage to get a whole new computer.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by monolith94
Ag - I only have 256 MB of ram. So, I'm going to keep puttering around on my current setup until I can scrape up enough fundage to get a whole new computer.

Really? You'd extend the usable life of your current machine by plugging in 256 more. You'd be surprised at the performance boost.

But a new computer is cool, if you can afford the fundage (cool word BTW)

[Agathon]

Just for DRose

[Dis]

my new desktop. bonus points for anyone who can guess what this is and the perspective it's taken.

[Dis]

I just can't see putting naked or half naked women as my desktop. I put things that really interest me.

[DeathByTheSword]

it is OR a very old map of the earth with south america there in the middle


OR it is a photo taken from way up hi of an area of the world but strangly tilted then the upper right corner would show the horizon and clouds

[Nostromo]

Been noodling with Objectdock Its pretty, but I'm not sure I'll keep it though.

[Dis]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
it is OR a very old map of the earth with south america there in the middle


OR it is a photo taken from way up hi of an area of the world but strangly tilted then the upper right corner would show the horizon and clouds

It's actually a picture of the Colorado river (and associated lakes)

It's taken "upside down" so south is up, north is down. West is to the right and east is to the left.

It shows: Lake Powell, grand canyon, humphyrs peak, the forests surrounding grand canyon, lake mead, lake mohave, lake havasue, salton sea, lots of the mohave desert, and lastly but most important: the city where I live- Las Vegas. Las Vegas is on the far right of the map to the right (and slightly down) from the big lake (not the round lake in the upper right- that's the salton sea, but the lake with 3 "arms"). You'll see the green from all the trees planted in the desert.

[Agathon]

Today's. I'm not a fan, but this is a nice piccy.