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Get a life and join the Tea Party…..

Much prefer part I.  Now that they got the water feature working that part has a nice variation of spaces.
The canopy walk is nice and the idea of the lawn is neat, but the rest seems rather forced – they must have rushed some parts b/c the stain job on the decking is pretty bad.  
 
Still trying to figure out why it’s so freaking expensive… it…[Read more]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/01/AR2010120106870.html?sid=ST2010120106876
I’m guessing the “bail out” ensured thousands of people got paid and their companies stayed afloat – personally I’d like to see this type of lending to small businesses, but at least it kept a lot of folks employed and companies afloat.…[Read more]

Let’s see the top 3 NG reserves are in Russia, Iran and Qatar… not liking where this is going.  Just saying…  of course we could go nuke as Japan did in a desperate attempt to keep to the Kyoto protocol while turning away from conserving energy (running the bullet train every 10~15 minutes empty between Osaka and Kyoto, etc).
 
Germany in…[Read more]

Govt is in rail b/c most of our freight is moved on rail – there’s a reason Buffet’s been buying out nice chunks of it the last few years.  Our passenger rail doesn’t do as well b/c be subsidize sprawl through our heavy “investment” in roads (paved with oil) via heavy lobbying from big auto (though I suspect this has lessened).  I would think r…[Read more]

Depends on what software you’re required to use – I went with an old mac to school and used their machines for the first year (most of our work could be done adequately and I chose to do a lot more hand models and drawings); bought a top of the line mac laptop that hasn’t slowed done yet (5 years later).  I had to use the school computers for…[Read more]

Lenovo??! That’s like driving only a Chevy Aveo and calling it best car in the world. All the souped up PCs I see on Best Buy or PC World are also $2k and up. Lenovo products last about 13 months tops before it blows up. A current Mac laptop would still be in use 100 years from now…with no upgrades and virus free.
 

You don’t know any Mac virus because there’s virtually none out there, unlike the PC world. Just trying to clear up your earlier comment. You could never be a Mac user; its not in your DNA. Although, you probably own an iPod. That’s because your computer department is backed up by Windows based companies. ArcMap is given to Universities for free…[Read more]

Robert, you are so smart! Thank you.

head aches??? and pcs are just peachy… ever heard of the blue screen of death?

Woof.
This is the dumbest thing i have ever heard. And you get to carry a free brick with you where ever you want because the battery life is so crappy. Lots of great reasons to own a PC.. I personally love Ctrl + Alt + Delete.  I would be so ashamed to carry around anything that even resembeled a pc, or even worse when pc’s copy of a mac..see…[Read more]

I forgot that Mac’s were built with magical hardware that never becomes out of date. In case you haven’t noticed, all hardware becomes out of date eventually. Hard drives get bigger, more memory becomes available. I never have had a part on my Lenovo laptop break, but I have upgraded hardware as previously mentioned. I run all the newest software…[Read more]

That’s because Macs don’t break down and why upgrade when the Mac you originally purchased is already superior? That’s why you pay more for upfront cost on a Mac and save later. Less overall upgrades!!!
So you buy 2 or 3 Windows based machines and say it cost you less than 1 Mac? Beautiful.

I don’t know computer viruses by name. So I can’t argue against your arbitrary numbers. But if you doubt my grad student story I seriously question if you were ever in a LA program… ALL of the grad students used ArcMap GIS products at my school. Plus every undergrad has to use it for one studio as well. All I’m saying is that getting a Mac can…[Read more]

You do realize that Autocad is now in Mac version?

Also, PC’s are easier to upgrade. I was able to buy a laptop and use it through my 5 years by simply upgrading my RAM and hard drive. Parts for PC’s are easy to find and cheap compared to buying Mac parts.  Which also leads to being able to have a more powerful machine if you buy the right parts.

Oohh really? These were the very same arguments from PC users when I was in school from 1993 to 1998. Name at least “2” computer viruses for Macs while I give you 10 for PCs. I seriously doubt your grad student story. Again, you are the misinformed about the cost of Macs. You pay more upfront, but save in the long run.There’s also this theory…[Read more]

Spend a third or a quarter of the money on a nice PC that way you are not paranoid about scratching it or having it stolen etc… and you will be able to run… AutoCAD!

AutoCad being available for Mac’s is a huge benefit.  The other bonuses of getting a Mac are: you get to be part of an elitist mentality, your coffee gets served quicker at coffee shops, boot time is faster (not by much), programs start quicker, and printing is a little bit quicker which can be huge during final product time.  But after that t…[Read more]