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Linux 2000: writing a post summarizing Linux's issues will compel a point by point response in which a fanboy will either tell you "works for me" or "you're hol

Linux 2000: writing a post summarizing Linux's issues will compel a point by point response in which a fanboy will either tell you "works for me" or "you're holding it wrong". Apple 2019: writing a post summarizing Apple products' issues will compel a point by point response in which a fanboy will either tell you "works for me" or "you're holding it wrong".

judofyr 7y ago
{any technology} {any year}: writing a post summarizing X products' issues will compel a point by point response in which a fanboy will either tell you "works for me" or "you're holding it wrong".
- willis936 7y ago
  “And now for my next trick I shall pass a Turing test!”
  - Izkata 7y ago
    ...thirty years ago! [0] Just have the bot question the test giver's sexual prowes and use other vulgarity. [0] https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/03/rude-or-mean-computers-pass-the-turing-test-but-programming-robots-to-swear-correctly-is-hard.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/03/rude-or-mean-comput...
- BeefySwain 7y ago
  {any tribe} {any year}: a rebuttal of a point will result in accusations of bias
  - meesles 7y ago
    { humans disagreeing }
AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
It is worth noting that a Linux 2019 entry in that list would be also completely identical to Linux 2000.
- alecmg 7y ago
  hardware compatibility, laptop compatibility and perhaps plugging in monitors have definitely improved.
  - ska 7y ago
    well, it would have had to work pretty hard to become worse :)
- asjw 7y ago
  Now try to connect your old Plextor SCSI cd burner to make 1x exact high fidelity copies of your CDs on a Mac in 2019 and then on Linux.
ubermonkey 7y ago
In any case, writing a point by point post full of false claims can and should result in rebuttals.
r00fus 7y ago
It'd help if the author didn't list items that simply aren't true. The MBP 15" has had 4 usb ports since 2016. It shows a disregard for the facts that some may rightfully call "flamebait".

judofyr 7y ago

{any technology} {any year}: writing a post summarizing X products' issues will compel a point by point response in which a fanboy will either tell you "works for me" or "you're holding it wrong".

willis936 7y ago
“And now for my next trick I shall pass a Turing test!”
- Izkata 7y ago
  ...thirty years ago! [0] Just have the bot question the test giver's sexual prowes and use other vulgarity. [0] https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/03/rude-or-mean-computers-pass-the-turing-test-but-programming-robots-to-swear-correctly-is-hard.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/03/rude-or-mean-comput...
BeefySwain 7y ago
{any tribe} {any year}: a rebuttal of a point will result in accusations of bias
- meesles 7y ago
  { humans disagreeing }

AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago

It is worth noting that a Linux 2019 entry in that list would be also completely identical to Linux 2000.

alecmg 7y ago
hardware compatibility, laptop compatibility and perhaps plugging in monitors have definitely improved.
- ska 7y ago
  well, it would have had to work pretty hard to become worse :)
asjw 7y ago
Now try to connect your old Plextor SCSI cd burner to make 1x exact high fidelity copies of your CDs on a Mac in 2019 and then on Linux.

ubermonkey 7y ago

In any case, writing a point by point post full of false claims can and should result in rebuttals.

r00fus 7y ago

It'd help if the author didn't list items that simply aren't true. The MBP 15" has had 4 usb ports since 2016. It shows a disregard for the facts that some may rightfully call "flamebait".