So, I was reading an article about how Macs cost twice as much as PCs, and how they’re such a rip off, and only gullible consumers buy Macs. I thought, oh no, not again, not the vim vs emacs, linux vs windows troll bait.
Anyway, Macs cost a lot of money, PC’s cost less money. We get it. Pound for pound, spec for spec blah blah blah.
Well did you know that if you drive a Porsche at 60 miles per hour, and a Nissan Sentra at 60 miles per hour, they both travel the same distance at the same rate? They both stop for red lights, and they both get to the same destination at the same time? So why buy a Porsche?

Personal preference, some people like mid engine cars, some people like rear wheel, some people like the ability to get to 60 MPH in 4 seconds (please don’t start on exact times, or model numbers). People work hard for their money, and they usually make a conscious decision to buy a mac, they feel it gives them a better experience, and they’re willing to pay more for it.
I’m sure you can make your Ubuntu, Windows, OS X box to do the same things the other OS has, or you can find 40 reasons why y or more open than z.
Yes I’m sure you can tune your Sentra to go from 0-60 in 4 seconds, but that doesn’t mean that everyone should do it.

Let them be. They aren’t spending your money, let them spend it how they want to. Don’t you have a more pressing problem like:
If Worf was to fight Chewbacca, who would win?

To the KTLA reporter who was amazed by the people standing in line for the iphone. Yes, we know it’s just a phone. It’s just a phone, for God’s sake. Yet, you seem to miss the sad truth about your career. It’s a line, for a phone, and you are so horrible at reporting anything else, that your bosses sent you to report on a line. A line for God’s sake . Now, I could go on insulting you for your pathetic job, but you have kids to feed, so I understand you had to do what your bosses told you. So, let’s try to see this from another perspective.

Have you ever been excited about a sporting event? A football game, soccer, basketball, etc? Have you gone early for a movie premiere? I hope you said yes to at least one of the above, because otherwise you lead a very boring life. Now try and rationalize the logic of people who want to be home for kick off, tip off, or have to see the movie at midnight, the day of the premiere. Think about all the people who stand outside the line for the Oscars, who want to catch a glimpse of their favorite actor or actress.

Watching the opening kick off, with all your buddies at home is not going to change the outcome of the match. Getting to see a celebrity in the heat, is not going to change your life for the better. Yet, people do it. It’s called excitement, about something they care about. Something they’re passionate about.

Don’t mock someone’s passion, chances are you’re passionate about something they can’t relate to either.

Disclaimer: I stood in line for one hour on opening day, and decided to leave due to a conference call I had to attend, and I’ll be in line at 1:30AM for the premiere of The Dark Knight, so I can watch the 3:15AM show. I expect 450 other people in line with me, to watch “just another movie”.

Interesting Story , this logic is amazing.. I really feel for the family and this kid, they’re going to have medical expenses for the rest of their lives, it sucks.

But, seriously, who’s the brain damaged one here? The kid or the parents? Using their logic
If the kid wasn’t playing baseball, he wouldn’t have been hit in the chest.. so, let’s sue the parents themselves for taking the kid to the baseball game.

Look, I feel for you guys, I’m really sorry that you have to deal with this tragedy for the rest of your life, but out of respect for your son stop the law suits.

So Hasin Hayder’s post about questions that he asks during an interview. Specifically, if they know the name of the benevolent dictators, or creators of the languages and tools the person will be using for the job.

This has brought up a lot of discussion on his blog, with people saying he’s being unreasonable, and some agreeing with him. So, I thought I’d chime in as well. Chris has already done, so I’m going to join the bandwagon :).

Initially, I was in the “Hasin’s being a little harsh camp”, but I think I understand what he’s trying to do/say. Not knowing who Rasmus, or Michael, or Guido are, doesn’t mean you’re a bad programmer, but it could possibly give an indication of your passion. This is not a surefire way to tell though, usually I use the more direct method, and ask them what their passion is. Why? Because it’s easier to find out what their passion is. It’s fairly easy to ask, and there are no assumptions being made.
At the same time, one of the biggest things I look for, is the ability to say “I don’t know”. Even if it’s for something as trivial as “who’s the father of PHP?”, PHP is mature enough now, that not everyone will know, someone could be coming from a very strong Python, Perl or “name your language here” background. If someone told me they didn’t know, I’d hope they say but I could find out.. One thing I’ve learnt, is that if you go to a job where you aren’t learning anything new, you’re going to hate your job.

Knowing who Rasmus is, doesn’t indicate competency, but it could indicate my ability to carry on a conversation with you at a bar.

I downloaded IE 8 down to my Virtual Machine, to checkout what the fuss was about. I wanted to see this IE 7 emulation, and just general improvements to the UI. As I was playing around, I clicked on the Windows Update option in IE 8. When I went there, I saw the following page.. which I find funny, and intriguing.

Never ever write applications that depend on the version of a browser. This is the internet.

On Valentines day, I posted my thoughts on the way Apple pushes it’s old inventory out the door. A few weeks later, The Consumerist gets a tip along the same lines. Now, being a fan of the site, I’m flattered that I caught onto something before they did. I love their work, so thanks for telling more people about this little shenanigan. I obviously don’t have the eyeballs they do, the story made it to the public, I’m glad. Next time, tipsters, please give due credit, I don’t expect the staff at the consumerist to know where every story is coming from.

I’m sure PETA will find a problem with this as well, even though the man is trying to repent, for something he did as a teenager.
As the owner of two dogs, I don’t know what I would’ve done to the man had I seen him commit his first crime.

PS: Just because he’s marrying the dog, doesn’t mean he’s going to have sex with the dog. So, please refrain from the bestiality jokes. I don’t think ‘marrying a dog’ is the right thing, but this is a good way of repenting, if anything he should open up a shelter.