<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Thanks for the movie recommendations. I'm checking the IMDB listings right now.<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, at 3:36 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt"><div dir="ltr"><div>You might as well watch the whole
"Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race"... or even its predecessor "Iron Sky"...<br></div><div><br></div><div>But as Jason said, Mac users and Mac haters alike will love the Jobsist part of the second movie...<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div class="qt-gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 15:25, Jason Eckert <<a href="mailto:jason.eckert@gmail.com">jason.eckert@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;padding-left:1ex;" class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>> I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting I<br></div><div>> should get one so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of<br></div><div>> coteries, a Mac user(part-time).<br></div><div><br></div><div>>Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.<br></div><div>><a href="https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf">https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>LOL - yes, probably a good thing to read my satirical guide first ;-)<br></div><div>Also, you should watch the 5 minute clip about "the Jobsists" from the movie "Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race" - it's hilarious! <br></div><div>It's from 12:27 to 17:42 (approx).<br></div><div>Plus, if you ever attend a Mac user's group, just make sure you don't drink the Kool-Aid (trust me on this one).<br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div><div>Jason. <br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div class="qt-gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:37 PM <<a href="mailto:tomg@sentex.ca">tomg@sentex.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;padding-left:1ex;" class="qt-gmail_quote"><div>Quoting Ron Singh <<a href="mailto:ronsingh149@gmail.com">ronsingh149@gmail.com</a>>:<br></div><div> <br></div><div> > I know nothing about Macs really, but sometimes, I feel a tug suggesting I<br></div><div> > should get one so that I can feel like I belong to that most rarefied of<br></div><div> > coteries, a Mac user(part-time).<br></div><div> <br></div><div> That tug is Apple's huge marketing money.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Someone we know wrote a book about this feeling of being part of a group.<br></div><div> <a rel="noreferrer" href="https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf">https://github.com/jasoneckert/CultOfMac/raw/master/Escaping%20the%20Cult%20of%20Mac%20(Jason%20Eckert).pdf</a><br></div><div> <br></div><div> Belongingness is one of the most basic of human needs. And pride, of having<br></div><div> something others don't, or of being something others aren't, is the most basic<br></div><div> human vice. The satisfaction of being above the rabble.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> I have an Imac, and I've used Mac OS X. I put Linux on it, which I <br></div><div> was thinking<br></div><div> of telling the group about in another e-mail, which I think you might find<br></div><div> interesting.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> In my not remotely humble opinion neither of these computers are worth your<br></div><div> money. My Imac was free, in exchange for a lot of hard computer work for my<br></div><div> mother, and it's still only useful if I put Linux on it.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Nothing wrong with collecting computers! Wait until they're a fraction of the<br></div><div> price.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> Tom<br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> _______________________________________________<br></div><div> kwlug-disc mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a><br></div><div> <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org">http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div> kwlug-disc mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a><br></div><div> <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org">http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>kwlug-disc mailing list<br></div><div>kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br></div><div>http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>