Resale value?? That is how you are trying to justify buying a machine that is more expensive to own in every way from OS to application software to upgrades to repairs? How many people buy a computer for it's freaking investment value? Not I. Not many. Not any? Oh yes, I forgot, Macs don't crash... HAHAHAHA! Macs don't get viruses. Our IT group says they use Novell Groupwise (mail) for the very same reason Macs don't get viruses: the market share is so small why bother writing a virus for it?

I can see it now, racks and racks of Mac PCs being used for everything from database to web to Citrix servers. No I can't, because it will never happen. And yet, that is just what HP/Compaq, Dell, and even Gateway have been doing for years. I know. I manage enterprise database systems for one of the largest employers on the east coast. I also run a project recording studio out of my home. PCs are winning in this arena as well, as a similar high end Mac (not some entry level piece of junk), will cost you 30% more, and won't run some of the most popular media software like Giga Studio, or Sonar. Even Pro Tools got wise and now runs on a PC. I can buy a ton of muscle in the PC platform. More than can even be stuffed into a Mac. Period. Try this with your Mac: eight quad core CPUs and 100 GB RAM, two terrabytes disk space. Ha Ha.

A Mac is just a metrosexual dream. Get used to it, and go get a manicure or a Double Ristretto Venti Nonfat Organic Chocolate Brownie Frappuccino Extra Hot with Foam and Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, and stop spouting this nonsense.

stolen, etc. I thought he was talking about clinton.

and not some lame, utterly inane political statement.

You brightened my day.

I guess it would take a liberal reviewer to give this film a positive review, whe 75% of the reviewers coralled by Rotten Tomatoes say it stinks. Like Redford's other cheesy political statement movies (particularly that one where he plays a general in an Army prison - Stink-O!), this is one I will probably never see, unless it comes on some obscure satellite channel.

but the look says "clown". It's a clown car. You know, the tiny, funny looking car at the circus that 20 clowns get out of. And to the fellow that said the quality rating is poor, and that we should expect better from Mercedes, here a hint: Mercedes' quality rating is second to last, right above Land Rover. It sounds to me like the clown car is just keeping a family tradition. I think the Mini is our last, best hope for a relatively good looking tiny car.

Don't wash! It's unnatural anyway. Do you see squirrels washing?

Watts are never used to measure use or consumption. Watt hours (or watts * some measure of time) are used to measure consumption. You will notice that the power company bills you for watt hours, not watts. The phrase x consumes x watts is incorrect. The correct phrase would be x consumes x watt/hours (or watts per hour) when used for x purpose (like the drying of hands). Amperes are a measure of load that is time independent.

only clinicians addicted government funding, afraid of losing their grants. You want to know what really drives the global warming engine? Here it is:

"Al Gore has come under fire for making personal gain from his mission to save the planet – after charging £3,300 a minute to deliver a poorly received speech. Many of the audience at last month's Fortune Forum summit were restless as Mr Gore, who has won both a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his campaigning work this year, delivered the half-hour speech that netted him £100,000."

Daily Mail 12/10/2007

Wake up folks. This is it. This is all there is to it. Money. Lots and lots and lots of cold hard right-out-of-your-pocket cash. More money than the freon manufacturers made when we were forced to switch from one type of dAnGeRoUs ozone destroying freon, to another sweet, kind, gentle type that enhances well being. More money than the catalytic converter manufacturers made when we were forced to purchase their products in order to turn vehicle emissions into "harmless carbon dioxide" Remember "harmless carbon dioxide"? If not it is probably because you are a product of the public education system.

Don't be lemmings. I can't afford it.