Well, at the least, closed apps and OS are problematic for issues of experimental reproducibility.
"Eric S. Sande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I don't have any criticism to offer of Macs, they are very nice >>for Mac-type people. Who don't tend to be experimenters. >I think a more accurate statement might be that "Mac users don't tend to be >_tinkerers_". I am a scientist and I do a LOT of experiments. I just choose >to focus my energy on experiments that are meaningful and likely to help >society and not on tinkering with my computer. Maybe I should have said "experimentalists." I was trained as a scientist and I can appreciate the attraction of the invariant instrument. But sometimes calibration has value. Our techniques vary. I simply do not accept that a closed OS and a limited hardware choice represents any value other than emotional security. No offense intended. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John A. Newitt" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:35 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Tinkerers was: Apple hardware and Vista/PC hardware was: Anti-apple rant > At 10:04 PM -0400 4/17/07, Eric S. Sande wrote: > >>I don't have any criticism to offer of Macs, they are very nice >>for Mac-type people. Who don't tend to be experimenters. > > I think a more accurate statement might be that "Mac users don't tend to > be _tinkerers_". I am a scientist and I do a LOT of experiments. I just > choose to focus my energy on experiments that are meaningful and likely to > help society and not on tinkering with my computer. > > - John > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
