The more I learn and the more I write code, the more I despise gadget "geeks".
Just a couple years ago I was a typical /g/tard who drooled over stupid overpriced gadgets; but now I'm the complete opposite.
Now I'm becoming one of those guys who still uses a 20 year old computer because he sees no reason to upgrade.
Am I alone on this?
>>1
That happened to me, well, except the /g/tard bit.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 9:00
I have a PSP, a DS and and an iPod and girls love me.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 9:02
>>3 girls love me
I lol'd.
Sure, I believe you, Anon ;)
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Anonymous2009-10-20 9:05
>>1
I wasn't into overpriced gadgets but I was constantly trying to optimize price/efficiency instead, upgrading junk with new junk, overclocking junk, hunting shops for a specific version of a junky videocard that had twice the memory for slightly higher price etc.
Now I'm becoming one of those guys who just walks into a shop, compiles a list of average components and walks out with a new box (not assembled, I still do it myself), spending less than half an hour total.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 10:55
Same here. Well, except for my 40" HDTV and an Xbox 360 I like to play with. But with everything else I just don't need expensive gadgets or new computers. My AXP 2800+ with a gig of RAM and a GF FX5200 still fullfills all my needs, as does my cell phone from 2003.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 11:38
The more I use computers, the more I hate hardware. I want as little of it as possible and I want it to Just Fucking Work; price is secondary. I'm reluctant to buy new stuff if my old stuff isn't giving me any problems, even if the new stuff would be much faster and supposedly nicer.
And, related to >>5, fucking with hardware is the last thing I want to do. Ten years ago I would build my computers out of carefully selected components. Now I just buy a $5000 fagmachine, max the memory, and get on with my life.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 11:42
You know, RMS doesn't normally use a web browser to surf the web. He doesn't even surf the web at all. What he does is message some email server to wget a web page for him.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 11:43
Same. I use a five year old cellphone with a broken screen, a first generation iMac 24''. SR-80 headphones. Couldn't care for anything else (don't have a TV, music player, console). Few years back I'd hand-pick every bit of a computer, even if it was just for my parents. Today I'd tell them to buy a Dell or a Mac and be done with it.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 11:52
I couldn't care less for hardware, either. The only two pieces of major hardware I own are a first-gen aluminum iMac and an Xbox, and I'll probably be fine for quite a bit.
Now, printing, though...
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Anonymous2009-10-20 12:11
oh nose ive got the latest iphone 3gs lol >_< it's totally kawaii !! also got the latest macbook. i have to have the latest one. there's nothing more exciting that a new apple product. oh god im so horny thinking about macs right now.
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Anonymous2009-10-20 13:23
>>1
Agreed, but even worse are the gadget geeks who think they're programmers because they can 'code' html or write java apps for their iPhone
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Anonymous2009-10-20 13:24
Oh, fuck you, Apple, you finally put in some decent desktop components in an iMac?
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Anonymous2009-10-20 13:42
>>1
Welcome to adulthood. Glad to have you onboard.
>>15
Things slowly get better for the consumer - I hope the recession lasts for that very reason.
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Anonymous2009-10-21 12:52
Buying hardware sucks, it's always the same dilemma - buy now, or wait one year to have the same thing for half the price? (Or, for the same price, have a 2x bigger HDD\faster CPU).
Gadgets? Nope. MP3 playa is old, but good - it could have some more space, but whatever; phone is old - but since I spend like, uh, 4$-5$ a month? it does not matter. Do not have a TV nor any type of console. Unless it will occur to me that I REALLY need them, why bother?