Ostriig on 27/10/2009 at 13:17
Fair enough, I may be underestimating the Mac's spread. Out of curiosity, what type of schools are the two?
Martin Karne on 28/10/2009 at 01:37
Quote Posted by Renzatic
I TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN CHOWN! YOU CAN CHOWN MY KNOB, LINUX! CHOWN. MY. KNOB.*
Oh well. At least I have Compiz Fusion. That way I can spend all my time getting my Linux distro to look and behave just like a Mac.
Also, I'm ordering Windows 7 this December. I'm hoping for a holiday discount.
Edit:
Linux in response to chown my knob.
Linux: No
Oh, excuse me.
sudo chown [-f] [-h] [-R] Renzatic my-knob
Linux: HOOOOKAYYY
I recommend discontinue the usage of CHOWN, better use CHMOD.
And if some people can't use some basic commands to fix their PC then get a Mac.
:angel:
Renzatic on 28/10/2009 at 02:58
I just used CHOWN as an example simply because it fits so well in with my lame chown my knob joke. I mean comeon. It sounds funny. Funny as HELL.
Chown. olol. Holy fucking shit I giggled.
Truthfully, I have yet to run into a situation that's required me to use either command in Ubuntu. Other than my deep screwing with stuff that shouldn't be screwed with forays that usually end up with me breaking something, my experience with Linux has actually been pretty smooth. Once I got everything set up the way I liked it (Mac), it's actually been kind of fun to use. Like I said in that Linux thread awhile back, if it supported all my favorite software, I'd just about consider abandoing Windows for it. It's thin, efficient, works well (once you get everything tweaked to taste), and...best of all...it's free. You can't beat that.
And I can hit up all my favorite dwarf/midget femdom helicopter action German porn sites and not worry about viruses. Ah, Linux.
Also, I've come close to taking the Apple plunge about 10 times now.
scarykitties on 28/10/2009 at 12:11
Quote Posted by New Horizon
Unless you're using lightwave or maya. ;)
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Or Modo, Silo, Blender, Zbrush, Mudbox, really just about every other modeler out there. I think XSI and Max are about the only two big name modelers that don't have a Mac rev.
Touché. I've always liked Max, but that's just my preference.
Enchantermon on 28/10/2009 at 17:00
:thumb:
Aerothorn on 29/10/2009 at 13:12
Quote Posted by Ostriig
Fair enough, I may be underestimating the Mac's spread. Out of curiosity, what type of schools are the two?
One is an American private liberal arts college, which partially explains everyone having Macs, because A. Macs are pricey and thefore more upper-class things, and B. A lot of liberals are convinced that Microsoft is far more "evil" than Apple and so they feel they're sticking it to the man by using a Mac.
The other is a London university that is also fairly leftist. Not sure what percent of students here use Macs.
Ostriig on 29/10/2009 at 16:42
Ok, let me digress a bit here, politics isn't my strong point and I've been curious about this lately - isn't "liberalism" at the core more of a right-wing concept, both socially and economically? Don't parties adopting the "Liberal" tag usually endorse stuff like capitalism, relatively reduced decentralised government, low taxes, favour all around equal rights over equal opportunities etc.? Anyone in the know?
Also, Aerothorn, I was under the impression that "liberal arts" simply described a type of curriculum, why the connection between liberal arts colleges and liberal political convictions? Or is it just common for students of liberal arts to entertain those particular political options?
Aerothorn on 29/10/2009 at 17:29
I'm gonna answer your questions in reverse order because the second is easier.
First, you are correct: "liberal arts" is a type of curriculum. However, American college students (can't speak for other countries) tend to be much more liberal than the general population (and my college's students in particular!) I sometimes feel like liberal arts students tend to be more liberal than students at traditional universities, but I don't know if this is actually true.
To answer your first question, the short answer is "well, not really." Again, I can only speak for the USA - I know that in Australia, for instance, the Liberal Party is actually the conservative party (so confusing!).
Capitalism: Yes, liberals tend to support capitalism, but that's because EVERYBODY in the USA supports capitalism (in the mainstream political arena). Liberals tend to support capitalism with a degree of governmental oversight, whereas conservatives favor "free-market" capitalism, as they're still in Adam Smith Invisible Hand land.
Decentralized/less government: No. Well, yes and. Ideologially, conservatives are more in favor of smaller government, whereas liberals are more in favor of a "helpful" government (i.e. social programs, education, health care) which necessitates a larger government.
In practice, however, the party in power always expands the government, be they Republicans or Democrats. Which has led to a number of libertarians getting rightfully pissed off at the Republican party.
Low taxes: Definite no. Conservatives favor low taxes, in this country on a purely ideological level. If the economy is doing poorly, stimulate it with a tax cut! If it's doing well, we have extra money - time for a tax cut! Liberals theoretically favor greater taxes. The effect is that liberals tend to favor funding their legislation more, whereas conservatives tend to favor running up a deficit. Conservatives also tend to favor "flat" taxation (sales tax), wheras liberals favor "progressive" taxation (income tax).
Equal rights over equal opportunities: Dunno exactly what you mean here. Not sure there's a contradiction? But yes, liberals tend to favor "equal rights" stuff more.
june gloom on 29/10/2009 at 17:34
oh god here we go
