Why I use a Mac, anno 2006 3713
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From "The Zen of Programming" (c) 1988 Geoffrey James, published by Info Books:
A novice went into the master's cubicle and saw a new computer sitting on the master's desk.
"What is that computer?" asked the novice.
Oh get real- if I set up a startupitem in OS X that sets up a firewall & NAT...
The master placed his hand upon a small box that was connected to the computer by a wire. "Behold," said the master, "This device con- trols what we see on the screen."
The novice looked closely at the screen, but all he saw were mean- ingless symbols.
plained the master, "For example, here on the screen is a filing cabi- net and a trash repository. Here also is a typewriter and a calcula- tor."
"This is a wonderful invention," said the novice.
Hehe. That's not the computer, that's the OS. The only reason it's more secure is that hardly anyone uses it. It has been proven that OS X(Unix...
"It is not as wonderful as it seems," said the master. He took the novice by the shoulders and made him stand several feet back. "Can you see the two desks?" asked the master.
The novice nodded. "One is on the floor, the other is on the screen," he remarked.
"Just so. Now, is there something missing on one of the two desks?"
The novice pondered for a mo- ment. "One of the desks does not have a computer on it," he said.
The master shook his head. "Neither of the desks has a com- puter on it." -- An elephant is a mouse with an operating system.
Why I use a Mac, anno 2006 3714
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