[kwlug-disc] older Mac laptops

[Doug Moen]

Thanks for the movie recommendations. I'm checking the IMDB listings right now.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, at 3:36 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> You might as well watch the whole "Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race"... or even its predecessor "Iron Sky"...
> 
> But as Jason said, Mac users and Mac haters alike will love the Jobsist part of the second movie...
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 15:25, Jason Eckert <jason.eckert at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting I
>> > should get one so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of
>> > coteries, a Mac user(part-time).
>> 
>> >Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.
>> >https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf
>> 
>> LOL - yes, probably a good thing to read my satirical guide first ;-)
>> Also, you should watch the 5 minute clip about "the Jobsists" from the movie "Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race" - it's hilarious! 
>> It's from 12:27 to 17:42 (approx).
>> Plus, if you ever attend a Mac user's group, just make sure you don't drink the Kool-Aid (trust me on this one).
>> Cheers,
>> Jason. 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:37 PM <tomg at sentex.ca> wrote:
>>> Quoting Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com>:
>>> 
>>>  > I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting I
>>>  > should get one so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of
>>>  > coteries, a Mac user(part-time).
>>> 
>>>  That tug is Apple's huge marketing money.
>>> 
>>>  Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.
>>> https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf
>>> 
>>>  Belongingness is one of the most basic of human needs. And pride, of having
>>>  something others don't, or of being something others aren't, is the most basic
>>>  human vice. The satisfaction of being above the rabble.
>>> 
>>>  I have an Imac, and I've used Mac OS X. I put Linux on it, which I 
>>>  was thinking
>>>  of telling the group about in another e-mail, which I think you might find
>>>  interesting.
>>> 
>>>  In my not remotely humble opinion neither of these computers are worth your
>>>  money. My Imac was free, in exchange for a lot of hard computer work for my
>>>  mother, and it's still only useful if I put Linux on it.
>>> 
>>>  Nothing wrong with collecting computers! Wait until they're a fraction of the
>>>  price.
>>> 
>>>  Tom
>>> 
>>> 
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