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I've never understood the appeal of such themes. If you really love to have an Apple logo in the top left corner, why not buy the original? What's the point?

encom 2y ago
To spare oneself the misery of using Apple hardware, I assume.
- tredre3 2y ago
  > To spare oneself the misery of using Apple hardware, I assume. Come on, the pain (insofar that you experience pain) comes from the OS, not the hardware.
  - rbanffy 2y ago
    I think macOS is a perfectly fine Unix operating system. I use it with MacPorts and it does everything I need the exact way I expect it to be.
    - p_ing 2y ago
      It's only UNIX 03 when you look at it funny. And not UNIX as shipped. Why MacPorts and not brew?
      - rbanffy 2y ago
        It seems better built and based on the solid BSD ports architecture. Also, brew broke my machine a vouple times too many. It’s there, installed, but nothing it does is in the PATH. I keep it because I need to help other engineers who bet their machines on it behaving well.
      - rswail 2y ago
        When I moved to OSX from Linux for work, there was the choice of homebrew, which blasted crap all over /usr and screwed around with SIP, vs MacPorts that worked within the constraints of the way OSX works, including frameworks and versioning for things like Java and Python. MacPorts just works, installs everything under /opt and integrates the ports into the OSX world, including things like launchctl services etc.
        p_ing 2y ago
        Brew also installs in /opt, doesn't modify SIP, etc. Brew from a handful of years ago did, but that changed with the M-series.
        rswail 2y ago
        I guess so, I haven't bothered to look as MacPorts fulfills all my requirements.
  - amlib 2y ago
    I've tried using a mac for work a year or so ago and the keyboard alone drove me crazy, constantly making mistakes and activating the wrong shortcuts. I wished they had IBM-ified their keyboard back when they went with Intel...
  - necovek 2y ago
    There are many better keyboards around, Apple only recently introduced a non-glossy screen option, and by going with a competitor, you can avoid sharp edges on a palmrest. Yes, you can experience actual pain by using Apple hardware.

encom 2y ago

To spare oneself the misery of using Apple hardware, I assume.

tredre3 2y ago
> To spare oneself the misery of using Apple hardware, I assume. Come on, the pain (insofar that you experience pain) comes from the OS, not the hardware.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  I think macOS is a perfectly fine Unix operating system. I use it with MacPorts and it does everything I need the exact way I expect it to be.
  - p_ing 2y ago
    It's only UNIX 03 when you look at it funny. And not UNIX as shipped. Why MacPorts and not brew?
    - rbanffy 2y ago
      It seems better built and based on the solid BSD ports architecture. Also, brew broke my machine a vouple times too many. It’s there, installed, but nothing it does is in the PATH. I keep it because I need to help other engineers who bet their machines on it behaving well.
    - rswail 2y ago
      When I moved to OSX from Linux for work, there was the choice of homebrew, which blasted crap all over /usr and screwed around with SIP, vs MacPorts that worked within the constraints of the way OSX works, including frameworks and versioning for things like Java and Python. MacPorts just works, installs everything under /opt and integrates the ports into the OSX world, including things like launchctl services etc.
      - p_ing 2y ago
        Brew also installs in /opt, doesn't modify SIP, etc. Brew from a handful of years ago did, but that changed with the M-series.
        rswail 2y ago
        I guess so, I haven't bothered to look as MacPorts fulfills all my requirements.
- amlib 2y ago
  I've tried using a mac for work a year or so ago and the keyboard alone drove me crazy, constantly making mistakes and activating the wrong shortcuts. I wished they had IBM-ified their keyboard back when they went with Intel...
- necovek 2y ago
  There are many better keyboards around, Apple only recently introduced a non-glossy screen option, and by going with a competitor, you can avoid sharp edges on a palmrest. Yes, you can experience actual pain by using Apple hardware.