Google| Subject | Re: MacBook Pro's at JPL |
| From | Alan Baker |
| Date | 08/05/2013 22:09 (08/05/2013 13:09) |
| Message-ID | <alangbaker-51EBD0.13093205082013@news.shawcable.net> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Follows | flatfish+++ |
| Followups | flatfish+++ (12m) Jay Songbird (23m) Nobody (Edwin) (16d, 22h & 16m) > Alan Baker |
In article <zk6q79459qj4.1icyloalw7zsb$.dlg@40tude.net>, flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com>wrote:
flatfish+++And again, if staff at JPL are choosing Macs for their own devices, it suggests they value them.
On Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:03:46 -0700, Alan Baker wrote:Alan Bakerflatfish+++
In article <ktmekq$6pe$1@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:NobodyAlan Baker
Alan Baker wrote:Alan BakerNobody
In article <ktji4m$io0$2@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:NobodyAlan Baker
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In article <jvoa4p$s1e$1@news.albasani.net>, Nobody <invalid@invalid.com>wrote:NobodyAlan Baker
On 8/6/2012 1:48 AM, Mike wrote:MikeNobody
Quite a few around the control room at JPL.
Oh wait, the trolls say Macs are only for graphics!
US tax payers can be happy their money is buying some nice toys.
Riiiight.
Because magically, the Mac is exempt from cost-cutting at NASA.
LOL
So you're saying there isn't a lot of Macs at the JPL?
I'm saying that despite budget cuts there are clearly people at JPL who value having a Mac enough to spend the money.
So they are spending tax payer money on fancy toys, in spite of your claim budget cuts prevent this.
Your statements are based on a false premise which itself is based on your biases.
Since you don't like Macs, you assume they're "fancy toys".
The simpler conclusion is that if people are still buying Macs when there is a cash crunch, it's probably because they value them highly for their needs.
Also a lot of corporations have a BYOD (bring your own device) policy and as long as it meets corporate security standards, all is well.
-- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
08/06/2012-
