*dum duh do DOOO. Dun da dooooooo. Dun duh duh DOOOO – dum de da da daaa*

Out of curiosity, how many entries were there on this one?

When you were doing your “archaeological dig”, you were wearing an Indiana Jones hat, and humming the “Raiders March”. Weren’t you? Weren’t you!!!

And yes, you also had the whip out when dealing with your “Sabre Tooth” Mac OS.

I know it, everyone else knows it. Now it’s time for you to admit it.

I love your Blog and would like to participate in your contests. But Twitter Only?

I wish you would not discriminate.

Enjoy

Captn Tommy

Oh, and Zach has a great one that you would probably like: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2114#comic

No, it was just a non sequitur out of nowhere, and as someone said above, really sort of passe. And then you keep going on and on about it. OK. Some guy who owned Apple stuff annoyed you. Man up and get over it. There’s no need to take it out on everyone who buys a product you don’t like by implying they have personal failings. It’s childish and ignorant. It’s old, tiresome nonsense that no one wanted here, no one asked for and is nothing other than boorish behavior.

I stand by my assumption that people who *obviously* state the brand, make and such of what they buy do so for a reason. (Anecdote warning) I used to work with a guy who would put the word “apple” in front of everything that was tangentailly related to the company because he wanted that ‘image’. This he was open about. It made him “better” than others. This he was more than open about. It got me to thinking, I started picking up on it in many other situations…thats all. Mac users are the worst offenders in this case, I feel.
As for twitter, I dont like it. I am aware of its use, I just dont have enough to say about my life that I feel others would be interested in and nor do I have the time to keep up to date with my posts or those of others. Not a technophobe, just picking and choosing what works in my life. My prediction is that twitter will not last for the long haul, and that it will be overtaken by something more comprehensive. Thus, I tend towards the “we still doin’ that?!?” commentary.

Keep up the contests and all that you do. I suppose if I had added a smiley face or exclamation point after either comment it might have been taken differently.

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But hey people, these are his contests and his rules. And he spreads the mix of contests from format to format. Which I think is awesome, so a Twitaphobe like me can have a chance on the next contest. Keep them coming.

I appreciate any and all links I get, especially when it’s to teachers or students. If I had a prime target audience, that would be it. Also, making fun of Mac, PCs, Twitter, whatever- that’s all fine.

But that’s not the point. What you wrote was phrased in terms of me personally and what I was doing here in this post. I can accept that you didn’t mean it that way, and if so than I will apologize for sounding like I was over the top in my reaction… but only if you understand that phrasing is important, and in this case it sounded like you were trying to be a wet blanket on a bit of fun. I see way too much of that on the internet and IRL.

OK, so I’ve severely mangled Hamlet… Twitter is evil when used poorly, wonderful when done well. I typically only rise to twitterdom when provoked by a contest because I have little to say, but much I wish to read.

jbs

But to be given a threat-down because I made fun of your computer….its just a plastic box with wires, man. If I am worthy of being banned fom the website, or whatever the commenting policy reference was actually supposed to imply, go for it. Just because a skeptic teacher who is in love with astronomy, links your posts to all my collegues and friends, used you as a teaching tool for grade 8 science (you may remember, perhaps not, the accolades my students gave you in years past whe you did the answer a question on youtube” bit), is a volunteer at a local astro club, etc, puts up a “I think tweeter is a waste of time and I prefer PC over Mac” comment I get such a strident rebuttal…hmmm. T’was not I being a jerk.

@ Phil : “I’m all for a good argument, or a spirited discussion on the merits of something, even if it’s just a matter of taste and opinion (Trek vs. Star Wars? You’re on!)”

…but PC/Mac is off limits?

@QuietDesperation:
“Seriously, *two* separate Mac bash posts? Did Jobs kill your cat or something? Is Ars Technica down so you wandered over here?”

Dont actually know what Ars Technica is, and I started to type/edit, had to run to a meeting and then came back and the first part posted on its own. Somehow. No intention of putting people through the horror of reading two posts.