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# i want one
because they're pretty.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:21, archived)
# even cal has an
i-book - he codes whole sites on the way to work.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:22, archived)
# i also know
i can't afford one.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:23, archived)
# although i am appalled at the lack of
mspaint or workalike

actually, i did find one a while back
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:25, archived)
# *rumages*
there's this which is brilliant, and there's mac versions too, i think.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:25, archived)
# i think that the drop down box should have an option
to rotate the text in a post/thread so it's at an angle.

ie. "This is: [going off on a tangent]"
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:27, archived)
# Chevron?
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:30, archived)
# go
for it
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:33, archived)
# sorry chaps
i ruined it
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:34, archived)
# you
bastard
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:36, archived)
# We can rebuild it
/$6mChevron
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:39, archived)
# I've just eaten
but thanks anyway.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:34, archived)
# oh that looks nice
Shame Meta Creations disapppeared (with all their drop shadows). Kai Kraus's idea was to make very simple packages that just do the things you want, without all the complicated stuff, so everyone would be able to use them. I saw him give a talk once and he was great. Big 'tsache.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:30, archived)
# it's really childish
but it's really great fun.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:32, archived)
# like freddie mercury?
ahhhhh freddie...wish you were here : (
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:34, archived)
# similar -
but longer at the sides. It was large. Kai is a classically trained pianist by the way - you should appreciate that little snippet of information.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:36, archived)
# wow, a proper handlebar eh?
i appreciate your memory of my musicality, btw : )

got lots of performances coming up : ( AS recital, Bursary competition, Grade 8 in June... eep.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:39, archived)
# yep, a proper one.
wow - good luck with your performances - and grade 8. Takes me back a bit ;) Shit - talking to you makes me panic - actually should oil my clarinet if nothing else.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:46, archived)
# are we
back to euphemisms?

/coat
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:47, archived)
# well you know...
i have that effect on people ; )

/i wish
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:49, archived)
# i had a feeling tha might happen.
but, on this occasion, no.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:50, archived)
# cheers for the good wishes :)
i'll need em.

i'm off to bed, got lots of deadlines this week. take it easy!
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:54, archived)
# take care
see you soon.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:56, archived)
# Kai's stuff
Could hardly be described as 'easy to use' unless you area complete acid-casualty, a bit like Mr Kraus.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:35, archived)
# i dunno -
what have you used that has been difficult... I've not used loads of his stuff but its always seemed quite intuitive.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:37, archived)
# all those
photoshop plugins, with the millions of windows, that totally tke over the programme so you lose real time preview, and theres no explanatory text for what you're doing, and loads of unlabelled buttons, and......*breathes*
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:47, archived)
# yeah, i know what you mean.
KPT's. Insane interface. Dropshadows on dropshadows, with embossing round the edge and a bevel on the side and... and... *falls over*
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:51, archived)
# lol
:)
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 22:00, archived)
# i want an ibook very very badly
so i can use logic audio and sequence lots of groovy tunes of a certain dj shadow/amber-era autechre/boards of canada/orb style.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:37, archived)
# I don't WANT easy!
I'm a friggin' game designer, this is so simplistic it's numbing my MIIIND!

I need complexity! I need endless string of "There was an error type 142 in matrix Z on line MMXMSH:859833, please fornicate now."

I LIKE that stuff, aaaargh!
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:23, archived)
# a designer? on a pc?
pah!
;)
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:28, archived)
# I find my creativity stifled...
It's so...childish!
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:29, archived)
# osx?
I don't like the interface either to be honest - much prefer os9, but i appreciate why x is better, stability wise.

i used to use a pc, it was utterly shite. I'm amazed that the very stupid people in the world seem to be able to manage with something so ugly and unintuitive. (I mean the general population. not you, by the way!)
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:32, archived)
# Well, true...
I'll admit that PCs take a much longer time to learn, but I've been working with them since I was six, and I find that they're much more versatile once you get used to them.

So it's settled:

Intelligent people and REAL MEN use PCs, whiney babies and morons use Macs :)
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:37, archived)
# at 6, i was using a
PET!
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:37, archived)
# well,
these days, if parents are buying their kids a computer, they'll go for a pc cos they can afford it. i know that's why i was brought up on them (amongst others that died out).

my dad was one of the first people in the country who got to play with first generation macs, and he loved them, but he went and became a teacher and so couldn't afford them.

but anyway, you usually end up being most comfortable with what you learn first.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:37, archived)
# fair enough
tis a bit of a shame. Mind you, entry level i-macs ar pretty cheap these days.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:39, archived)
# i quit my job this weekend
and i'm sixteen. i don't have money!
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:41, archived)
# evidence
down there, btw ;)
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:43, archived)
# Little
3-inch BananaBOY =P
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:43, archived)
# No
It's not about price with me, believe me.

I just like them better, I think PCs sort of "take you in" more. Here I am, sitting at a Mac, and I feel like I'm sitting at a desk...which I am.

A PC makes me feel as if I'm actually IN the computer, especially with games, it's much more immersive.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:41, archived)
# And another thing...
WHERE'S THE BLOODY CLOCK?!

Edit: Oh there it is.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:42, archived)
# he hee,
click on it and the date is there aswell, don't panic.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:46, archived)
# Calm yourself...
All shall be well, innit.
(, Mon 7 Apr 2003, 21:28, archived)