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Jesus Christ, this guy needs to get a life. I write OS/systems software and I don't care as much about my OS as this guy. I've had flame wars over design decisi

Jesus Christ, this guy needs to get a life. I write OS/systems software and I don't care as much about my OS as this guy. I've had flame wars over design decisions but seriously, my OS is there so I can do work. If I'm not doing work, it's failing. The perfect OS is just there, being invisible, helping you do exactly what you want, when you want it, quickly. Just pick whatever allows you to do that and move on with your life. P.S. Hardware matters too. You use a computer with shitty caps made in Taiwan and you know what will happen.

doug_m 17y ago
Charlie Brooker is a pretty well known personality in the UK and he makes TV shows and writes columns in this kind of ranting hyperbolic style, in no way is it supposed to be taken seriously. I'm a fan, his shows like Newswipe and Screenwipe are worth a look if you can find a copy. He had a great line in his tv review at the weekend, was something like "the tv show presenters had the kind of chemistry that would get a swimming pool closed for 25 years"
- ZeroGravitas 17y ago
  He also used to be a video games reviewer and is doing a one off Gameswipe as part of BBC Four's Electric Revolution series about the rise of technology in the 80s: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q
StrawberryFrog 17y ago
Jesus Christ, this guy needs to get a life That's Charlie Brooker. Writing rants like that is his life. When he's good, there's no-one like him. See gems like this one: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/05/charlie-brooker-on-james-murdoch http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/05/charlie-brooke...
- tybris 17y ago
  > James Murdoch's story is quite different. He went to Harvard. Classic.