On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:49:46AM -0400, Andrew Gwozdziewycz wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Alexander Huemer > <alexander.hue...@xx.vu> wrote: > > >> Direct observation. Go to any conference (I've only been to > >> conferences in the US, so YMMV), or Meetup, and witness the number of > >> glowing Apples staring back at you. > >> Ask any of my friends / coworkers who were GNU/Linux users who now use > >> an Mac and carry an iPhone in their pocket. Ask any "startup" who > >> deploys to the "cloud" or to racked GNU/Linux machines what their > >> developers develop their software on. It's likely named after a fruit. > > > > Unrelated. > > I couldn't care less what these people do, they are morons. > > You are obviously not a moron, and that's all that matters.
People who are passionately using a tremendously huge collection of blobs are morons. Take a minute and think about the implications of the fact that you don't and can't know what your computer does. > >> My last job advertised in the job description: "Whatever setup you > >> want! We default to a Mac laptop and a giant monitor." I asked for a > >> Thinkpad, cause I knew the recruiter had one, and was provisioned a > >> Mac. They're solution to my desire to run a Linux distro? Use > >> virtualization -- That's a shitty option if I want to use X + dwm > >> though. > > > > Unrelated. > > OK... Not sure that it's unrelated, but moving on... > > >> Most of the people I know on Apple machines still use the command > >> line... And, they install stuff with Homebrew (http://brew.sh), and > >> they use iTerm2 (http://iterm2.com)... > > > > The people one individual knows personally is quite a small sample. I am > > talking about a broader view. > > It's true. It is a small sample. If you can point to a large sample > that refutes my observations, I'm all ears. You don't need samples here. It's not a question of view, lifestyle or samples, that's the point. > >> > When they look at my desktop they say things like > >> > > >> > Oh, it's broken. Do you think you can fix it? You are a nerd, > >> > right? > >> > >> Eh. I'm guessing even some developers would say the same thing. > > > > they should be fired instantly. > > > >> They'd understand that you have terminal emulators open, but would be > >> confused as to why there are no decorations around windows, or no task > >> bar, or system tray, or any of the other things that modern, "usable" > >> desktop UIs tell us we should have. > > > > Again, they should be fired instantly. > > And you should be hired! Well, at least I can verify what the tools do that I use every day. Do that with your shiny Apple software and come back. > Obviously, knowledge of window management on X, and alternatives are a > requirement for basically every single job out there! Even building > web apps for a *web browser*! People have hired me in the past because of the look of desktop, yes. And no, I don't develop web applications with ruby and javascript. Take a good advice and throw your Macbook out of the window. Now. Kind regards, -Alex
