Apparently you missed the stories about an author using an iPad to write a book or the New Yorker creating a cover with the iPad. Perhaps you don't know about Citrix for iPad either.
Why you would expect him to care at all about anything he is actually saying is beyond me.
Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
But I thought the iPad was just a toy! How can it be taking a lead in the enterprise market? I thought business people do REAL work, and we all know the iPad does nothing whatsoever.
I smell something fishy...somebody probably made this all up.
[...] Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
Really? What is this, high school? It's okay for the clique of popular regulars to be insulting and dismissive, but if one of the grungy guys from the smoking pit says anything inconsistent with group dogma, "Ban him!"
Do what you gotta do I guess, but it seems like there's a double standard being applied.
Apparently you missed the stories about an author using an iPad to write a book or the New Yorker creating a cover with the iPad. Perhaps you don't know about Citrix for iPad either.
No, I hadn't heard of those things. I wonder if it's possible that they were considered "news" because they're such an accomplishment over adverse circumstances and so unusual?
I do not mean to denigrate the iPad at all -- it's a great device -- but obviously the state of hardware, software and UI development (not to mention file management) is not yet to the point where using it for such tasks can realistically be expected to be a viable replacement for the status quo.
[...] Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
Really? What is this, high school? It's okay for the clique of popular regulars to be insulting and dismissive, but if one of the grungy guys from the smoking pit says anything inconsistent with group dogma, "Ban him!"
Do what you gotta do I guess, but it seems like there's a double standard being applied.
If you feel that some of the regular posters are being dismissive, you might take a step back and look at your own posts. Many of them are really quite obnoxious - what do you expect in response?
If you feel that some of the regular posters are being dismissive, you might take a step back and look at your own posts. Many of them are really quite obnoxious - what do you expect in response?
I get that at work too, and all I can offer is an apology. Apparently my written communication takes on a "tone" that I don't intend. I'm frequently surprised to discover that people have taken exception to something I've written that I thought was completely benign.
I am trying to identify where I'm going wrong and hopefully am improving somewhat, but except for cases in which I was deliberately abrasive for comedic effect or calling out a blowhard, I apologize and promise to try to do better.
No, I hadn't heard of those things. I wonder if it's possible that they were considered "news" because they're such an accomplishment over adverse circumstances and so unusual?
I do not mean to denigrate the iPad at all -- it's a great device -- but obviously the state of hardware, software and UI development (not to mention file management) is not yet to the point where using it for such tasks can realistically be expected to be a viable replacement for the status quo.
There have also been entire music albums created on the iPad. I personally use mine to create sales presentations and proposals.
Okay big mouth. You think iPads are a useful tool for content creation? Show us how. Give me an example of a company that's in the business of creating content (like the "backward company" I work for), going through the various job functions -- audio, video, graphics, administration, finance, production, editing, writing, show planning, sales, security and any other department you can think of that I've missed -- and tell us exactly how ANY of those people are going to do their job on an iPad.
Here's a hint: You won't be able to because
A: you don't know the first goddam thing about what a content creating company actually does,
B: the iPad, despite being a useful device in its niche, is NOT a replacement for a desktop computer for many, many tasks.
Put up or shut the **** up. Or, y'know, since the former isn't possible, just the latter.
You were saying you weren't aware of the tone of your words? Seriously?
You were saying you weren't aware of the tone of your words? Seriously?
Yeah, point taken. That one was on purpose. He had it coming though. He was rude, deliberately confrontational, and worst of all, full of crap, so I called him on it.
I'll try not to let myself get sucked in. It's hard with guys like him though.
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Originally Posted by jungmark
Apparently you missed the stories about an author using an iPad to write a book or the New Yorker creating a cover with the iPad. Perhaps you don't know about Citrix for iPad either.
Why you would expect him to care at all about anything he is actually saying is beyond me.
Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
But I thought the iPad was just a toy! How can it be taking a lead in the enterprise market? I thought business people do REAL work, and we all know the iPad does nothing whatsoever.
I smell something fishy...somebody probably made this all up.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
[...] Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
Really? What is this, high school? It's okay for the clique of popular regulars to be insulting and dismissive, but if one of the grungy guys from the smoking pit says anything inconsistent with group dogma, "Ban him!"
Do what you gotta do I guess, but it seems like there's a double standard being applied.
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Originally Posted by jungmark
Apparently you missed the stories about an author using an iPad to write a book or the New Yorker creating a cover with the iPad. Perhaps you don't know about Citrix for iPad either.
No, I hadn't heard of those things. I wonder if it's possible that they were considered "news" because they're such an accomplishment over adverse circumstances and so unusual?
I do not mean to denigrate the iPad at all -- it's a great device -- but obviously the state of hardware, software and UI development (not to mention file management) is not yet to the point where using it for such tasks can realistically be expected to be a viable replacement for the status quo.
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Originally Posted by v5v
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
[...] Should be thrown on block lists until he gets enough infractions to ban.
Really? What is this, high school? It's okay for the clique of popular regulars to be insulting and dismissive, but if one of the grungy guys from the smoking pit says anything inconsistent with group dogma, "Ban him!"
Do what you gotta do I guess, but it seems like there's a double standard being applied.
If you feel that some of the regular posters are being dismissive, you might take a step back and look at your own posts. Many of them are really quite obnoxious - what do you expect in response?
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Originally Posted by muppetry
If you feel that some of the regular posters are being dismissive, you might take a step back and look at your own posts. Many of them are really quite obnoxious - what do you expect in response?
I get that at work too, and all I can offer is an apology. Apparently my written communication takes on a "tone" that I don't intend. I'm frequently surprised to discover that people have taken exception to something I've written that I thought was completely benign.
I am trying to identify where I'm going wrong and hopefully am improving somewhat, but except for cases in which I was deliberately abrasive for comedic effect or calling out a blowhard, I apologize and promise to try to do better.
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Originally Posted by v5v
No, I hadn't heard of those things. I wonder if it's possible that they were considered "news" because they're such an accomplishment over adverse circumstances and so unusual?
I do not mean to denigrate the iPad at all -- it's a great device -- but obviously the state of hardware, software and UI development (not to mention file management) is not yet to the point where using it for such tasks can realistically be expected to be a viable replacement for the status quo.
There have also been entire music albums created on the iPad. I personally use mine to create sales presentations and proposals.
Hello Mr. Chemist
Do u mean album covers?
You were saying you weren't aware of the tone of your words? Seriously?
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Originally Posted by ankleskater
You were saying you weren't aware of the tone of your words? Seriously?
Yeah, point taken. That one was on purpose. He had it coming though. He was rude, deliberately confrontational, and worst of all, full of crap, so I called him on it.
I'll try not to let myself get sucked in. It's hard with guys like him though.
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Originally Posted by ankleskater
Do u mean album covers?
No, I mean actual music albums like music. The Gorillaz was the first I believe.