Eric Toline Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Found this picture and couldn't resist tweaking a nose or two. (Graphic has been edited to remove offensive and inflammatory words - JW) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Haha, good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacysound Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Aw Eric, I used to think so highly of you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 :lol: :lol: :lol: !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Even though I'm not a mac guy. I don't think I appreciate the "I'm a faggot". What' that about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Even though I'm not a mac guy. I don't think I appreciate the "I'm a faggot". What' that about? Agreed. Takes a funny comparison and turns it into something spiteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Collins Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yeah but Boom recorder won't run on the Hadron Collider PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 CERN's computer's are secure so they are NOT running on Windoz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Wow, I didn't even notice that. I am sorry I laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thank you, Dr. Toline. Since I know you are not a "self-absorbed child", nor are you amongst the "most brilliant scientists" in the world, where DO you fit in. Also assuming you are not gay, how does the former Web TV aficionado see all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pverrando Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Now I realize who he looks like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Ooops! Didn't notice either... Wasn't necessary; the joke was already good without that stamp. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfvid Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 http://www.change.org/petitions/apple-ceo-tim-cook-protect-workers-making-iphones-in-chinese-factories?utm_medium=email&utm_source=action_alert According to the New York Times, workers at a factory in Shenzhen, China, owned by Foxconn (a company that manufactures iPhones, iPads and other devices for Apple) regularly work sixteen-hour, seven-day work weeks. They stand until their legs swell and they can’t walk, and they perform repetitive motions on the production line for so long that some permanently lose the use of their hands. To cut costs, managers make workers use cheap chemicals that cause neurological damage. There has been a rash of suicides at the Foxconn plant, and 300 workers recently threatened to jump off the roof over a safety and pay dispute. In short, as one former Apple executive told the New York Times, "Most people would be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from." Mark Shields, a self-described member of the "cult of Mac," started a petition onChange.org demanding Apple exert its influence on its suppliers to improve working conditions for the factory workers that make iPhones, iPads and other Apple products.Click here to sign Mark’s petition right now. Apple knows it can play an important role in ensuring safe and fair working conditions for the workers at its suppliers, like Foxconn. In 2005, the company released a supplier code of conduct, and it performs hundreds of audits each year in China and around the world to confirm its suppliers are meeting the code’s expectations. But that’s where Apple’s commitment falters: the number of supplier violations has held steady year to year and Apple hasn’t consistently publicly stated which suppliers have problems or dropped offending suppliers. The bottom line, Apple executives admit, is that they’re not being forced to change. One current executive told the New York Times that there’s a trade-off: "You can either manufacture in comfortable, worker-friendly factories," he said, or you can "make it better and faster and cheaper, which requires factories that seem harsh by American standards.And right now, customers care more about a new iPhone than working conditions in China." That means public pressure is the only thing that can force Apple to ensure its suppliers treat workers humanely. If enough people sign Mark’s petition -- and tell Apple they care more about human beings than they do about how fast the company can produce the next generation iPhone -- the company could be convinced to make real change for the workers at Foxconn and other factories. Click here to sign Mark’s petition demanding Apple change the way it does business. Thanks for being a change-maker, - Amanda and the Change.org team remember it was international pressure that ended Apartheit in S. Africa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Now I realize who he looks like! My name is Captain Spaulding the African Explorer...................................................................... Capt Spaulding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thank you, Dr. Toline. Since I know you are not a "self-absorbed child", nor are you amongst the "most brilliant scientists" in the world, where DO you fit in. Also assuming you are not gay, how does the former Web TV aficionado see all this. I think the whole PC-vs-Mac debate is hilarious. Each has their positives & negatives and to one degree or another get the job done. The picture I posted is exactly as I saw it, nothing added, nothing deleted. Had I not won this laptop 5 years ago I would most likely still be on Webtv, now called MSNTV for it did everything I wanted or needed and was 100% virus proof since everything was stored on MS's servers in California. Ok now back to our program. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Eric you posted an image containing a homophobic, derogatory term and after bringing it to your attention you made no mention of it in your proceeding post. Could you explain why you think using the term "faggot" is appropriate? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Eric you posted an image containing a homophobic, derogatory term and after bringing it to your attention you made no mention of it in your proceeding post. Could you explain why you think using the term "faggot" is appropriate? Andy It is what it is. Don't shoot the messenger. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Eric, So you are OK posting something that has derogatory, homophobic content? I am trying to find out if you are homophobic and think there is something wrong with being gay. Andy straight and support gay rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Eric, So you are OK posting something that has derogatory, homophobic content? I am trying to find out if you are homophobic and think there is something wrong with being gay. Andy straight and support gay rights. I wonder if you would have the same reaction if you saw the picture in another situation but to answer your pointed question the answer is no & no. Perhaps you missed the main point of the picture which is the use of PC's-vs-Mac's not anyones attitudes about sexual preferences or their opinions of Mac users. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 i don't think Eric even noticed the small print on the picture.... I missed it until i read your post Andy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ragon Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 A Ferriri is capable of doing 200MPH... But it doesn't help you very much when you need to pick up the group of girls from their soccer match.. Macs are for people who want to 'do things', not brag about how much horse power you have.. Kids these days are NOT stupid, they just want to get from A to Z (without being called names). -Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordi Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Exactly right Richard. As technologists, I'm sure many of us find ourselves being the go-to geek for our family members that have questions about their own computers. I know that in my family, that has been my role for many years. Both my parents use PCs, and so did I until a few years ago. I owned my own computer consulting business during the boom, and have built well over 500 systems to sell to my clients as fully-configured boxes. Why is this important? I realized a few years ago while learning ProTools on a MacPro tower that I wanted to be able to "get things done with a computer" more than I wanted to "work ON a computer to get things done" The distinction is clear for me. I still have to adjust and prep and protect and configure and scan any PC before it is truly ready for USE by a family member... And they still figure out ways to screw them up and ask me for help. With my Apple products, sure I can hack and jailbreak them... But I don't NEED TO in order to just use them. FYI: I don't like that little tag in the image either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordi Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 This is a better argument to have however... And a VERY accurate portrayal of the Microsoft browser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I did not even notice the small coment by the logo. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 CAn you explain it? Don"t get it... This is a better argument to have however... And a VERY accurate portrayal of the Microsoft browser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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