I think that shows Tor is human, you have a standpoint until you take
a new one. Frankly it annoys me more to hear Joe (49:30) stuck in the
same elevate-everything-Apple-beyond-unicorn-magic (perfectly secure,
no bugs, no need to use anti-virus etc.) Apple's slogan now is "OS X
doesn’t get PC viruses", which is as dumb as Microsoft claiming
"Windows doesn't get Mac viruses". At Pwn2Own, Safari was the easiest
to hack, easier than even Internet Explorer while [http://
www.gsmdome.com/apple/apple-embarrassed-safari-browser-hacked-in-5-seconds_22408].
So Joe, you really should load up bootcamp and use the more secure
Internet Explorer from now on! :p

/Casper

On Mar 15, 4:26 pm, Les Stroud <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am starting to get concerned about Tor's mental health.  This
> concern has been building for the last few episodes and has been
> cemented in the latest newscast.
>
> First, let me make my case.  Ask your self the following questions:
>  - If Tor went to work for Symantec to revive Visual Cafe, would he
> proclaim it as the world's best IDE?
>  - If Tor went to work for IBM, would he proclaim CP/M to be the best
> operating system due to it's 'openness' and 'simplicity'?
>  - If Tor went to work for Microsoft, would he carry a windows 95
> tablet pc?  Would he claim that it, too, was better than an ipad due
> to the flexibility of having a DOS prompt, the ability to easily
> install viruses from any vendor, and the superior input resolution of
> a stylus?
>  - If Tor went to work for Sybase, would he, even after discovering
> that PowerJ only supports tabs, still proclaim it to be the best
> development platform in the world? Would he volunteer to deliver
> keynotes to empty rooms of PowerJ developers?
>  - If Tor, went to work for Mid America Novelties(http://goo.gl/LY11)
> would he proclaim the "beer hat" (http://goo.gl/4apwN) to be most
> important improvement to development in the last 15 years? --hmmm,
> that might be true
>
> If you answered YES to more than one of the questions, then ask
> yourself if Tor is not suffering from paycheck fanboy-ism?
>
> My concern is that this could quickly develop into Paranoid
> IDEophrenia.  If anyone notices him looking over his shoulder often
> and mumbling things like 'netbeans is watching' or 'i think those
> people over there are from jetbrains' then you should be concerned.
> He may start sneaking up to people's unlocked laptops and deleting the
> other IDEs.  Be very careful.
>
> If we can catch it soon enough, we may be able to help.
>
> Plan: His friends should force Tor to switch IDEs weekly.  He should
> also have to change platforms on a monthly basis.  We have to break
> his deeply held beliefs that "there can be only one" (his highlander
> view of systems).  The only way is to turn him into Dick (an IDE
> slut).
>
> YOU can make a difference by helping this valued member of our
> community.  Don't let him descend into the deep, dark places of IDE
> hell. Once there, the only recovery involves commitment and rubber
> keyboards without tab keys.  I've seen it many times and it is
> terribly sad.  Don't sit idly by and watch this happen.  Take action
> now!
>
> Tongue firmly planted in check ;),
> LES

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