Obsessions

[tquid]

After over 15 years messing with desktop Linux, I finally got tired of fiddling drivers and got a Mac Mini. Good decision.

As a perhaps unfortunate side effect I've gotten into World of Warcraft. My mentor, Kremlin, recently revealed his evil plan to me (my irrelevant dialog deleted):

Now sack up and finish that scotch.

When I'm done with you, you

Comments

[ossuarian]

I think about getting Macs. Honestly, I know that the time I spend fiddling with Linux boxes would more than compensate for the price difference. I stay away because Apple scares me. They're as fiendish as Microsoft. They do, however, have a more competent development team.

I'm more surprised to hear you're playing WoW. I used to play 20-30 hours a week (wistfully sigh and remember having time). It was violent enough to bother me, sometimes. Blizzard's design team, though, is second to none, and they keep making stuff run better.

Also tempting

[ossuarian]

There's two reasons I haven't tried that:

1) Setting up Apple stuff on non-approved hardware seems a lot like setting up a Linux system.

2) I predict that Apple will look the other way on Hackintosh use for a few years and then put hooks in the operating system to shut down unapproved servers.

I'll admit they're both weak arguments. First, there's some very well-documented hardware bases for Hackintoshes. The only one I can think of offhand is the MSI Wind, but I'll bet there's others.

Second, I'll need a new computer before Apple decides it's time to change their marketing strategy.

[glorin]

"They're as fiendish as Microsoft. They do, however, have a more competent development team."

Yes! That!

[synk]

Remember, you can always install Linux on your mac mini....

[eastvanhalen]

I have no idea what any of this means. Thank you, god.

heh.

[glorin]

Good to hear from you.

[moriarty6]

After over 15 years messing with desktop Linux, I finally got tired of fiddling drivers and got a Mac Mini.

Now you quit? Now it finally actually works! :) The Mac mini ain't bad though.

Also, Kremlin's manifesto was kicking-rad.