[Saraugie]

Go to the ER.

I think I ate that dish at the Japanese restaurant last night

MAC user since 2006. Came from a nightmare Alien machine. I had to threaten to write Michael Dell with the 7 month saga and they finally issued a full refund. Had my MACpro for 2 days and bought the stock right away as I knew MAC OSX and the quality of the machine is good.

 

[superjawes]

Mac makes perfect sense...unless you can build your own machine...or if you want to play games...or if you want to run any productivity software

I can definitely see the appeal of OSX/iMac/Macbook, but I play PC games, which pretty much rules out Mac and Linux entirely, and I like having control over my hardware. Linux might work out better for me in the long run, but it's only free if your time has no value, and I'd rather just set up Windows once and not have to manage workarounds.

By the way, OSX and Linux had more security vulnerabilities in 2014 than any recent version of Windows. IE is the most vulneralbe application, but if you're using IE in 2014, you have bigger problems.

/tech ranting

 

[ThurstonX]

Hilarious post.  I fall into the second category, though I was a *NIX admin some years ago.  It's fun to mess around with Linux, and your points are well-made.  Sadly, running Ceton InfiniTV 4s for TV viewing, esp. copy-protected channels, requires Windows Media Center.  I just did some research about running the Cetons on Linux, and while it will work for most things, it won't for those channels:
 
"Linux does not support the copy protection that may be assigned to channels by a cable operator. Channels which are Copy Freely (CCI 0x00) will be viewable under Linux. Channels that are flagged Copy Once (CCI 0x02), Copy No More (CCI 0x01) or Copy Never (CCI 0x03) will not be viewable under Linux. Some cable operators, such as Verizon FiOS and Comcast mark most channels Copy Freely."
 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Ceton_InfiniTV_4#Copy_Protection
 
As a Cramcast customer, I can attest to the fact that almost everything is Copy-Free.  That makes it easy to record something on one of three PCs (I'm sharing a couple tuners over a 5 GHz wireless network; works like a champ) and copy it to any other PC to watch it.
 
So while I'd love to convert the PC in the Lab to Linux, assuming it could still access the shared tuners, I'm tethered to WMC.  There are ways to exact revenge, but I can say no more

  Regardless, I'm enjoying the listening experience via my Stack O' Schiit
 

 

 

[Nic Rhodes]

So how do I get UNIX onto my Mac again?

 

[wavz]

Power Button.

 

[Nic Rhodes]

Not a function I have used on the Mac

 

[wavz]

I'm sure that the first time you installed UNIX on your Mac/started it up, you did.

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

osx is unix based is what he is trying to say.
 
or you could install an ubuntu based distro like Xubunu or Mint.

 

[wavz]

osx is unix based is what he is trying to say.

or you could install an ubuntu based distro like Xubunu or Mint.

I think Nic Rhodes knew what I was sayin

 

[Nic Rhodes]

I think Nic Rhodes knew what I was sayin

 

[hifi nub]

  Hilarious post.  I fall into the second category, though I was a *NIX admin some years ago.  It's fun to mess around with Linux, and your points are well-made.  Sadly, running Ceton InfiniTV 4s for TV viewing, esp. copy-protected channels, requires Windows Media Center.  I just did some research about running the Cetons on Linux, and while it will work for most things, it won't for those channels:
 
"Linux does not support the copy protection that may be assigned to channels by a cable operator. Channels which are Copy Freely (CCI 0x00) will be viewable under Linux. Channels that are flagged Copy Once (CCI 0x02), Copy No More (CCI 0x01) or Copy Never (CCI 0x03) will not be viewable under Linux. Some cable operators, such as Verizon FiOS and Comcast mark most channels Copy Freely."
 
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Ceton_InfiniTV_4#Copy_Protection
 
As a Cramcast customer, I can attest to the fact that almost everything is Copy-Free.  That makes it easy to record something on one of three PCs (I'm sharing a couple tuners over a 5 GHz wireless network; works like a champ) and copy it to any other PC to watch it.
 
So while I'd love to convert the PC in the Lab to Linux, assuming it could still access the shared tuners, I'm tethered to WMC.  There are ways to exact revenge, but I can say no more

  Regardless, I'm enjoying the listening experience via my Stack O' Schiit
 

 

Nice. What are those wire wrapped rubber things around your tubes? Antivibration addon?

 

[tomb]

They look like Herbie's Tube Dampers:
http://herbiesaudiolab.net/tube.htm

 

[rovopio]

i own a he400i now.
 
yeay!

 

[BobFiggins]

  i own a he400i now.
 
yeay!

 
Pretty much the only headphone I'm interested in right now. Thoughts? I don't care if you haven't even had enough time to get your ears warm, what do you think?! Must know!

 

[StanD]

  i own a he400i now.
 
yeay!

Oh boy, you're in for a ton of fun.