hokiewalrus 2.0

“her default setting is “no”. Every time the software update window appears she ignores it. It sits there bouncing away in the Dock and somehow she manages to ignore it. Meanwhile, the Macalope, sitting next to her on the couch CAN SEE NOTHING BUT THE BOUNCING ICON IN MRS. MACALOPE’S DOCK. OH, MY GOD! WHEN IS SHE GOING TO CLICK ON THAT AND AT LEAST MAKE IT STOP BOUNCING?! CAN’T SHE SEE IT?! HAS SHE LOST HER PERIPHERAL VISION?! DID SHE HAVE A STROKE?! SHOULD THE MACALOPE RUSH HER TO THE HOSPITAL?! AFTER DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE UPDATE?!”

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The Macalope » Blog Archive » Did everyone at PCWorld take their stupid pills today?

At least I’m not the only person that suffers from this affliction at the hands of their significant other.

4 months ago

June 14, 2009

Just when I think you can't get any stupider

You go and do something like this and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF

http://gizmodo.com/5287488/why-macbook-is-about-to-mean-something-else-entirely

5 months ago

June 10, 2009

“The new products also don’t show how special you are for paying the most to buy the best. The cheap models and the pricey ones are identical. Your crazy high-end 32GB iPhone 3GS looks just like that other guy’s $99 iPhone 3G. Every unibody MacBook is now a Pro—whether you spend $1200 or twice as much. The old distinctions have been erased.”

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Gizmodo - When Pro Doesn’t Mean Pro Anymore - MacBook

I’m not picking on them on purpose, but I think Gizmodo might be losing it. Complaing about the loss of a status symbol? That’s not something the die-hard Mac faithful care about, only the Johnny-come-latelies that wouldn’t know a keyboard shortcut (much less a terminal command) if it jumped up and smacked them on their pompous head.