I'm Monte, and I'm a computer.
First off, I have a problem with people that have a problem with the two competing personal computer platforms (sorry Linux, but you don't exactly compete in the spending-millions-on-ad-campaigns-to-attract-people-that-want-an-OS-that-comes-in-a-box sense, phew. Also, it frustrates me that "PC" is synonymous with "Windows" seeing as it stands for a generic term…). Yeah, that didn't make much sense, but read it over a couple times. Frankly, I think that people who either think PCs are stupid because they use an Apple product or vice versa are idiots. As the years go on, the only glaring difference is aesthetic (and, really, most Apple stuff looks pretty slick). Also I'm pretty sure Apple will eventually be completely unable to afford producing asinine proprietary hardware. Along those lines, I really want a G5 case. Not a several thousand dollar G5, just the case, because it's fly as hell.
ANYWAY, poking around trying to dig up solutions to eventual problems with some older model Macs my family owns (some of you may remember the second? gen iMac I brought into town) I've come to the conclusion that I hate your average Mac user. I mean, I think the average Mac user is a fucking idiot. I mean, wait, the average Mac user can't think for themselves. Fuck. I mean all of that plus the fact that it seems your average Mac user is abso-fucking-lutely petrified at the idea of doing anything physical to their shiny status symbol pc. ---
Don't worry rabid Mac owners, I hate nut-job PC fanboys just as much as you. This is NOT to say I have any serious beef with people that just prefer one platform over the other. I'd honestly love to have a nice Mac desktop, but my Windows machine is just so much easier, and cheaper, to maintain. I will also probably always prefer a Mac-, or Power- for you people that paid enough attention then, Book when it comes to laptops. But hey, if I blow a processor, my video card melts down, or I short a power supply, it's a wonderful feeling only having to look at any warranties and then buy a replacement part from whatever store I prefer. But enough of this segue.
--- That the idea of replacing slightly outdated or non-functional hardware is some Herculean feat no mortal could possibly accomplish without direct intervention from the gods. "One of the two processors in my older G5 burned out, I'd like to replace it, but replace it with a faster pair of processors from the same, but higher end, generation of computer. Does anyone know how to go about this?" The answer was "The motherboards only work with their designated processors. So, if you want to replace the one functioning and one burnt out processor with faster counterparts, you'd have to replace (or reprogram) the motherboard. You can find all of this on eBay." Okay, yeah that's good advice, but this shit icing on an otherwise average cake was the last part, something along the lines of, "But really, that's just soooooo much work, just buy a 2005 revision. That's way easier." Or in a different answer to a similar question, "No, you can't replace the processor because it's glued to the motherboard." Yeah, no shit, Sherlock.
And lastly, happy 10 minutes before New Years, Seattle-folk. I expect you all to have an extra drink because I'm not there to consume about that much booze.
ANYWAY, poking around trying to dig up solutions to eventual problems with some older model Macs my family owns (some of you may remember the second? gen iMac I brought into town) I've come to the conclusion that I hate your average Mac user. I mean, I think the average Mac user is a fucking idiot. I mean, wait, the average Mac user can't think for themselves. Fuck. I mean all of that plus the fact that it seems your average Mac user is abso-fucking-lutely petrified at the idea of doing anything physical to their shiny status symbol pc. ---
Don't worry rabid Mac owners, I hate nut-job PC fanboys just as much as you. This is NOT to say I have any serious beef with people that just prefer one platform over the other. I'd honestly love to have a nice Mac desktop, but my Windows machine is just so much easier, and cheaper, to maintain. I will also probably always prefer a Mac-, or Power- for you people that paid enough attention then, Book when it comes to laptops. But hey, if I blow a processor, my video card melts down, or I short a power supply, it's a wonderful feeling only having to look at any warranties and then buy a replacement part from whatever store I prefer. But enough of this segue.
--- That the idea of replacing slightly outdated or non-functional hardware is some Herculean feat no mortal could possibly accomplish without direct intervention from the gods. "One of the two processors in my older G5 burned out, I'd like to replace it, but replace it with a faster pair of processors from the same, but higher end, generation of computer. Does anyone know how to go about this?" The answer was "The motherboards only work with their designated processors. So, if you want to replace the one functioning and one burnt out processor with faster counterparts, you'd have to replace (or reprogram) the motherboard. You can find all of this on eBay." Okay, yeah that's good advice, but this shit icing on an otherwise average cake was the last part, something along the lines of, "But really, that's just soooooo much work, just buy a 2005 revision. That's way easier." Or in a different answer to a similar question, "No, you can't replace the processor because it's glued to the motherboard." Yeah, no shit, Sherlock.
And lastly, happy 10 minutes before New Years, Seattle-folk. I expect you all to have an extra drink because I'm not there to consume about that much booze.