Friday
Jun012007
gcc 004: I Hate the Smugness of Apple (VIDEO)
Friday, June 1, 2007 at 7:22GCC #004: I Hate the Smugness of Apple. Ways to get the show: subscribe to my feed or go straight to iTunes. You can also visit my blip.tv page
- This is my second video podcast!
- It's a live multimedia performance of my blogging experience criticizing Apple. This version of the story brings to life the absurdity of the situation
- LENGTH = 10:51 (just over the YouTube limit, but i will NOT edit down my art dammit!)
Audio (preferred) or text feedback to goodCRIMETHINKcast @ gmail.com, online at goodcrimethink.com, or voicemail at +1-254-247-3228. Or you can comment on this blog post.
Video shot with a Panasonic AG-DVC30. Production with Final Cut Pro. Presentation built with Apple's Keynote software. Isn't it ironic?
Hosting provided by blip.tv because they are hot.
Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), MPEG4 Video (.mp4), MP3 Audio (.mp3)
Reader Comments (14)
Funny. Excellent delivery.
In general, Macs are better than PCs for certain things but that doesn't give anyone the right to personally attack you for an opinion about something so trivial. I don't get that. How someone can essentially tell you that if something bad happened it automatically must be your fault is beyond me. Computers and software are designed by humans, they don't always work as expected - Mac, PC, Linux, whatever. Some people need to get a clue.
This was next-level bruh! We talked about this in person but I still dug the delivery quite a bit. Also 'preciate the fact no lolcats appeared in this video :)
Hilarious. I do enjoy the occasional filleting of folks that warrant it.
Loved the presentation :) I have been using Macs since 1985, but I always vote for personal choice. Blind following of any cause is just nuts, no matter how good the basic premises are. This goes for product choices, politics and religion. Egos are a hard thing to deal with.
Hey Baratunde... we met at SXSW in 2006. I'm digging your video podcasts, so keep 'em coming! This one had my team at work (mostly Mac users) rolling on the floor. Sorry you had that trouble with your Mac, but thanks for keeping us entertained!
While I will make no statement about the sexual activities of Apple fans or their opinions of racial superiority (in this paragraph), I must concede: The smugness of Apple is overwhelming.
I don't know if this is the case anymore: iMac computers shipped with a use manual printed on a small piece of paper. It read:
1. Remove your iMac from the box.
2. Insert the plug into the outlet and press the power button.
3. Enjoy your iMac.
Since Apple released their Unix-like line of operating systems based on FreeBSD, a lot has changed. Now, there is a terminal, which, on occasion, can be as deadly as anthrax. One exception: The terminal is wrapped in an Aqua interface. That makes it sexy anthrax, right? Apple can keep their three aforementioned steps for installing a Mac, but I have a conviction that another should be added:
4. DO NOT FOR ANY REASON EXECUTE "rm -rf /". This makes your iMac very sad. For the artists: Think Picasso's Blue Period, only without the art.
Perhaps "rm -rf /" should be added in the Help section of their web site as a remedy for smugness. A little dose of nonexistence on the hard disk goes a long way to humble the smug Mac user.
Addressing the character of Apple fans: Does this mean Catholic priests are Mac users?
This is really funny stuff. Thanks for the laughs.
I had the same error (twice) when installing Final Cut. It was some piece of secondary software, though, and didn't affect Final Cut. To the author: did you try opening Final Cut from the Applications folder after getting the error?
I did not. I ended up skipping that disk and installing it later. Something about the sequence led to the error, but all is well now.
Flamewars translated to the standup format? That's so good, that should've been mine.
Hi Baratunde,
I found you through Lifehacker.com; funny video, you have talent for presentations, whatever you say.
Best of luck,
Vincenzo
P.S.: I am a Linux fan, now using XP because "just works".
Who cares about operating system??
Just use your software, and run the system you like... if it works!
This was some a piece of secondary software, though, and didn't affect Final Cut. To the author: did you try opening Final Cut from the Applications folder after getting the error can you tell me why is this happening?
I am thinking How someone can essentially tell you that if something bad happened it automatically must be your fault is beyond me. Computers and software are designed by humans, they don't always work as expected - Mac, PC, Linux, whatever. Some people need to get a clue...
Thanks and Regards
Can you tell me how someone can essentially tell you that if something bad happened it automatically must be your fault is beyond me. Computers and software are designed by humans, they don't always work as expected...
Cheers