Re: Apple II: Second Best Tech Product of All Time!

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com> wrote in message 1175839306.919001.50380@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com">news:1175839306.919001.50380@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
: On Apr 6, 4:12 am, aiiad...@gmail.com wrote:
: > On Apr 3, 3:08 pm, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
: > wrote:
: >
: > > > TiVo HDR110 (1999),
: >
: >   Why would you watch that crap NOW, or record it for LATER viewing?
:
: Round here, we primarily use the HTPC to timeshift current affairs,
: documentaries, etc off the public television stations. Something I
: have no ethical dilemma with whatsoever since I'm funding it :)
:
: >   An amazing invention thousands of years ago was the book.  This is
: > usually sheets of paper with words written on it, telling a story
: > about something.  You don't need to record it for later...  you
: > already have the recording if you have the book.
:
: Hopefully this holiday period I will finally be able to finish
: Hofstadter's GEB :-)
:
: >   throw away your TV's.  Stop being programmed.  Sit in front of your
: > Apple II and be the programmer, not the programmed.
:
: Ouch! Mate, I know how you feel, but seriously, try to accept the
: reality of Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything (including books!) is
: crap. As free thinkers we can separate the wheat from the chaff.
:
: If you boycott communications mediums, you risk becoming the very
: prisoner you seem to be trying to free :-)

Excellent point, sir. Sort of what is happening here
in the US with everyone's freedoms interfering with
everyone else's freedoms. Soon the individual rights
of each group will inevitibly create a chasm between
our overall free rights. Then again, it's been this
way for quite some time. Never know, it might just
work itself out. Let's hope.

William Garber
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