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I have no idea what you're talking about..

Danny Elfman should never be mentioned in the same sentence/paragraph/thread as Lady Gaga. He's awesome and she's a ripoff artist. Wait... Take artist out of that.

Check this out if you read a lot of articles online. For most sites and articles it makes it a whole lot easier on the eyes. It works in any browser. http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/

Wait..what? You, the board's flag-waving conservative is calling Apple to task for making a buck? Like it or not they have always had a higher profit ratio then most consumer electronics companies. That profit insulated them from market fluctuations and gave them a bigger R&D budget when they needed it. (It likely also kept them from going bankrupt just before Steve rejoined them in the late 90's) It gave Steve Jobs and the other Apple CEO's and upper management a nice paycheck, to be sure. Too much? Possibly, but in Job's case, I'd give him the benefit of the doubt since it's been largely his vision and work that got them to where they are now. I have a hard time seeing almost any other CEO have such an impact on the company and it's products as directly as Jobs. Really... Why would they drop their prices when people buy everything they can make? If people of lesser means want that technology they can either save up or get a cheaper version from another manufacturer. Greed and elitism. What a crock.. Do you hate Apple so much that you believe that about them? I'm done arguing with you about them.

I wouldn't call them losers or winners, merely products that meet certain needs and as technology advances people's needs are being met by a somewhat simpler device then they've been forced to buy over the past 20 years. A lot of people have pretty simple needs when it comes to computing. Some don't. I, for instance, because of my photography and other content creation, will always have a "real" computer because I need the horsepower and flexibility. But it's likely I will at some point get an iPad-like device to supplement it instead of getting a laptop. The security issues.. That'll change and get fixed to some degree or another just like regular ones.

I think it's fine that they recycled an old school. I don't really like that they allowed it so close to homes but it's the same on 8 Mile in Detroit. Not that that's good either...

Whatever. And in a previous post I said market capitalization. That's the stock thing. Microsoft should be embarrassed. That Apple has been able to make record profits in a horrible economy is a pretty good sign that they're making products people want and like. And remember my point about the changing nature of the devices people will buy in the future? That Apples profits are largely coming from these types of new devices makes my point. The landscape is changing.

He admits to losing a "war" that Apple never consciously participated in. He jokes about it. He doesn't care. Everyone else cares. Their current financial position validates his approach. Make the best, most innovative products you can and let the market decide. Granted... There have been the Mac/PC ads, which means they don't ignore competitors but their success as a company is not defined by market share.

When? 20 years ago? Their market cap is now greater than Microsoft's. Hardly losing.

Well... the way you worded it (to me) made it sound like the end of the Mac users world was approaching quickly. Mac OS lost "the war" somewhere back in the mid-80's when it decided not to license it's OS. That may also be what saved it from becoming the bug riddled mess that Windows became for so long because Apple too would have had to deal with all the different hardware and software vendors that Microsoft did/does. OS-X and the iMac saved Apple from complete irrelevance long enough to make a comeback, along with all the other i-devices now produced. I'd almost say that going Intel on the hardware side may have turned the tide of the war, not lost it. All of a sudden you could run any OS on Mac hardware as well as Windows and all the games and specialty software that came only on that platform. Best of both worlds. We have yet to see where things go from here. We may find that both Windows and OS-X get relegated to niche markets of saavy, high-end users, content producers, etc, while computer devices for the masses will be iPads and Google Chrome OS type devices.

We need another image:

Ha! I knew who you posted as soon as I saw that you were the last one to post here. Soooo hot.

I'm pretty sure you can read. I didn't miss them Mark... Your point is that Macs are doomed because the OS is getting somewhat more popular. At least that's the way you've worded it. I say that's bullshit. Mac OS is more secure to begin with. Mac OS is not EVER likely to become anywhere near as popular as Windows. Mac OS will remain, even with a somewhat elevated user base a far more secure option. End of discussion.

I'm sad. I will miss that show. We're gonna go see the Red Bull Air races Saturday and then go out to shoot car racing at Waterford Hills Sunday.

Speaking of typewriters: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/05/gallery-typewriters/

Bullshit. Mac OS is an inherently more secure operating system then Windows. Here's a pretty balanced article on the subject. Keep in mind that it was written 3 years ago and some of those weaknesses have likely been removed. http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=712742 Something else I dug up: "The main danger for Mac comes not from the operating system but it comes from the behavior of the user," said David Perry, director of global education for Trend Micro. User behavior is not an OS problem, its an education problem. The people screaming the loudest about all this are "security experts" and anti-virus companies who have a vested interest in seeing people scared to run their Macs without some sort of protection. I have no doubt that if Mac numbers climb significantly higher there will be more activity against it. It doesn't mean they will be successful or that Mac OS is some kind of security breach waiting to happen. I have a lot of friends with Macs. I have yet to hear a peep about a virus/trojan problem.

Get Roland.

Billetproof Detroit 2010 through my eyes: http://www.b2photographique.com/2010/05/billetproof-detroit-2010/

Tourist trap. Literally.

http://gizmodo.com/5551916/the-gates-of-hell-just-opened-in-guatemala

Her place was a visual funhouse... :-)

Sorry for your loss Victoria.. While I've never lost a friend or family to suicide, I have seen it's aftermath in people I've known, and I've had suicidal thoughts on and off for years, so I know the mindset from that end as well. I've also watched a person die before my very eyes.(Violently - Not something I recommend seeing in your lifetime if you can help it.) These are not easy things to deal with. As some have said, the hard part is left to the people who knew the deceased and must now carry on without them. I think some circumstances of death can be more difficult to deal with than others because you don't see it coming, have no time to prepare for it mentally and no chance to say goodbye, make amends, etc. I think the length of our mourning and working through the pain of loss depends on these issues as well as our own ability to say goodbye on our own terms and then let them go. (But not forget them.) I agree with KatRN05 - Some people live in such mental turmoil, they are likely better off moving on to whatever lies beyond life in their human body. You're always welcome to call or PM if you want to talk.

Your place reminds me of Carla's except a bit more organized.. Very cool!!

Nothing formally. I pick up interesting old cameras from time to time. (I accept donations. :-) ) I've got a bunch of vinyl toys and add a few every now and then. I have lots of books though I wouldn't call them a collection. I seem to be collecting certain types of women's clothing and costume gear for my model wardrobe. (Also for my daughters and girlfriend to wear.) That's about it.