Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.system,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.cellular-phone-tech Subject: Re: Phonemes (was Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution) Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 16:18:51 -0700 Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <9MmLA.36316$i_1.9797@fx35.iad> <8q6tfc1ok8el7p6rmfe45tk8emo6i8ua55@4ax.com> <040520171448326541%nospam@nospam.invalid> <040520171521365594%nospam@nospam.invalid> <040520171549034449%nospam@nospam.invalid> <%jNOA.623$bl5.525@fx25.iad> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net Ucc/MZBwiko+N5vQOYqTSwAkF3sM4K5TmiWPyVE9/XI/CeJ3bo Cancel-Lock: sha1:iHAx0gdXYlW6kaS/HzF7k9SLtIs= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Phonemes (was Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution) Thread-Index: AdLFLMpGIAvg6x4pCUGIzM6ojMNJvw== Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:412952 comp.sys.mac.system:106296 alt.comp.os.windows-10:41950 alt.cellular-phone-tech:1882 On 5/4/17, 2:47 PM, in article %jNOA.623$bl5.525@fx25.iad, "Wolf K" wrote: > On 2017-05-04 15:49, nospam wrote: > [...] >> >> it's not just linux. people often cite specs to 'prove' one product is >> better than the other. >> >> more gigahertz, more pixels, more buttons, whatever it is. at the end >> of the day, it makes very little difference. >> >> it's not like anyone can even tell what the specs of the computer that >> was used to produce a photo, video, brochure or whatever else. > [...][ > > ... more cubic inches, more horsepower, more torque... > > Number fetishism. For me the measure is how well does it allow me to get a task done. I do not care if the chip it runs off of is a Dorito... if it works I am happy. :) -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.