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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1361 » by hermes » Sun Feb 1, 2009 6:31 pm

super waspitos? we're all gonna die
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Post#1362 » by Sedition » Mon Feb 2, 2009 6:02 am

Hey DD, thanks for the feedback. I'm taking all of that into consideration.

Rox: my reason for switching to Mac. In academic medicine (clinical research, basic science research, etc.) almost everything is done on Macs so somtimes I run into small little problems (random files that I cant figure out how to open on a PC). I figure if almost every single doctor ive ever met uses a Mac, there must be some merit to it. The only question is whether or not the benefits are large enough to justify ME making the switch. I didnt mean to say that the Mac is unituitive and complicated in itself, only that *I* find them to be unintuitive (probably becuase ive been using PCs my whole life and I'm not exactly tech saavy, and I don't own a SINGLE other apple product).
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Post#1363 » by Sofa King » Mon Feb 2, 2009 10:43 am

Sedition wrote:Ok so... I'm thinking about finally making the jump from a PC to a Mac. The question I have for you guys is this: for an average Joe like myself (who is basically technologically challenged), what advantages does the Mac have? I don't care about things like cool animations when you click on stuff, or this so-called "user friendliness" which is completely and utterly disagree with (I've used Apples here and there for about a year now and I find them to be complete UNintuitive and complicated).

I'm talking more along the lines of tangible, measurable differences. Are they somehow faster than PCs? Have fewer software issues? Fewer viruses (is this actually proven)? I've heard you tend to have lots of software compatibility issues with Macs (I don't actually know what this means maybe if someone could explain).

Intuitively, it doens't quite make sense for me why if you have the same hardware (like the gHz and harddrive stuff) why the software that you run the computer on (Apple versus WIndows) would make one or the other "faster." But maybe I have no idea what I'm talknig about. Your 2 cents are appreciated, especially if you've RECENTLY made the switch. Thanks!


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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1364 » by Danny Darko » Mon Feb 2, 2009 7:04 pm

Sofa!!!

Nice, don't let the waspitos bite.
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1365 » by snaquille oatmeal » Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:57 am

as one of the elder posters that is not a mod I hearby authorize DCash to lock this thread and start the next CB.
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1366 » by DoctaJ » Tue Feb 3, 2009 7:15 am

U-Borat! How you been, man?!

I'm sitting here trying to do my math homework but it's just not clicking, lol. It's going to be a long night, haha.
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Post#1367 » by hermes » Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:41 pm

after over a month of fighting through paper work, bureaucracy and general ineptness of the community college i'm at now...

I finally got accepted to Minnesota State University! :clap: :D
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1368 » by Danny Darko » Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:03 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:as one of the elder posters that is not a mod I hearby authorize DCash to lock this thread and start the next CB.


Thanks for reminding me I thought the same thing yesterday when announcing his modship.
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1369 » by Danny Darko » Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:04 pm

hermes wrote:after over a month of fighting through paper work, bureaucracy and general ineptness of the community college i'm at now...

I finally got accepted to Minnesota State University! :clap: :D



Nice work Herm! But now we have to hear more winterlong freeze index reports.... didn't you want to go Hawaii or UCSB instead?? :D



U-Borat... nice- why it's been so long you probably done grow'd up by now.
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Post#1370 » by Slava » Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:44 pm

Congrats Hermes!

Now I hope you discover these amazing social events called "College Parties" and post pics for us.
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Post#1371 » by Sedale Threatt » Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:47 pm

Congrats, Hermes. My alma mater. I took a lot of bong hits in that town. Go Mavericks.
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1372 » by hermes » Tue Feb 3, 2009 10:29 pm

one step at a time DD, although i would like to eventually end up somewhere warm


although i hear it's fairly cool in Cali, how are you guys holding up?
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Post#1373 » by TonyMontana » Tue Feb 3, 2009 10:29 pm

hermes wrote:after over a month of fighting through paper work, bureaucracy and general ineptness of the community college i'm at now...

I finally got accepted to Minnesota State University! :clap: :D

Goooood JOB MANGGGGGGGG

hermes wrote:one step at a time DD, although i would like to eventually end up somewhere warm


although i hear it's fairly cool in Cali, how are you guys holding up?

Were doing just fine Brahhh.
I was actually chillin in the pool with a Bunny last night faded till 11 or so, and then she said its getting cold lets go inside....... :lol:

Oh and hit us up when your in Califa MANG
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Re: Community Thread VIII 

Post#1374 » by dockingsched » Tue Feb 3, 2009 11:53 pm

"We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on." - Dumbledore

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