Interview the person beneath you

[CaptainQuark]

This is a silly game I've seen on other forums, but it makes a change from the ol' word association game.

The rules are quite simple really. I post a question. The next person to log on answers my question (truthfully, we hope) and then asks another question to be answered by the person after. I have known it to become very interesting and quite revealing. So my question is:

What's the best tip you've found on MacOSX.com?

[DanTekGeek]

A. Resetting the PMU.

Q. What is your favorite mac program?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

A: Safari

Q: When was the last time you used the Terminal?

[scruffy]

A: Yesterday afternoon

Q: Look to your left - what do you see?

[JetwingX]

A: A Blue Wall
Q: What's the worst think you have done to your mac

[Giaguara]

A: Installed M$ Office (that was only at work, and I couldn't stand running it for more than 2 weeks, so I uninstalled it, and repalced it with OpenOffice) .. or maybe having some green tea spilled on the keyboard (of a powerbook hehe)
Q: How long have you used Macs / computers?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: Since 2002.
Q: Do you have a pc as well?

[CaptainQuark]

Unfortunately, yes. Pentium 4, 3.02 GHz, 1Gb RAM, 180Gb Hard, Radeon 9200/128Mb, Windows XP Home. I use it mainly for gaming.

What is your favourite game on the Mac?

[nixgeek]

A. I would have to say UT 2004. I tried it on a G5 and dual G4 and it ran phenomenally on both. Unfortunately, that was at work. I don't have anything capable of playing those games (Quadra 650, StarMax 4000). I've played some older games on those systems and I would have to say Wolfenstein 3D on the Quadra (ran amazingly well) and Marathon on the StarMax under Mac OS. Currently my fave game on the Debian side of the StarMax is Enigma.

Q. What other operating systems do you run on your Mac other than OS X?

[Vard]

Nothing Non-Apple at this point. I do run two versions of OS X (Jag and Panther) as my music software doesn't play well with Panther.

What color are your eyes, today?

[CaptainQuark]

Brown – same as usual.

What's the one piece of Mac software you just COULDN'T live without?

[nixgeek]

Master Tracks Pro (I'm still in the olden days :p) for my music. For those that don't know, it's a MIDI sequencer from the mid 90s. Still works great for me, very simple to use. I use it with my Kawai K4 synth

What instrument(s) do you play?

[Jeffo]

A) None

Q) Do you use a WYSIWYG HTML editor or hack at the code in a text editor?

[diablojota]

I use Dreamweaver.

Q) What's your favorite sports team?

[CaptainQuark]

Västra Frölunda (Swedish ice hockey team)

QuarkXPress or InDesign?

[Vard]

InDesign

Have you ever taken a portrait, not a picture, a portrait?

[JetwingX]

A: no
Q: If you could make an app what would it do?

[diablojota]

Give me an electric shock every morning so I would wake up on time.

Q. Which do you prefer Powerbook 15" or 17"?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: 15 inch!
Q: If you were Steve Jobs, what would you do different?

[CaptainQuark]

I'd hire a hitman to knock off Bill Gates!

Which is the best browser available for the Mac?

[nixgeek]

Personally, I would have to say Firefox...but others (because of how the question was phrased) might think otherwise.. ;)

How long have you been a Mac user?

[CaptainQuark]

(Apologies for the "wording" of my previous question. :p )

15 years

What's your favourite genre of music?

[nixgeek]

Through all are my favorite, I would have to say I listen to electronic the most.

What country do you reside in?

[CaptainQuark]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Which is the most exotic country you have lived in?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Central America/Mexico (borderline)

How many times a day do you brush your teeth?

[CaptainQuark]

Twice

What is your job?

[Timmargh]

A: I'm medically retired, but do the odd website for friends and family occasionally.

Q: What sort of pet(s) do you have?

[CaptainQuark]

I have an African Grey parrot called Ndhlovu and 2 cats.

How often do you use shareware?

[JetwingX]

A: rarely cuz i am broke
Q: if x86 systems ran OSX perfectly (every app and everything) would you buy osx/a PC with OS X on it?

[nixgeek]

No. I would save up and get a Mac. That's why I run Linux on my PC. :)

Are you married?

[Dusky]

No.

Are you a pretty, single female? (Notice the comma! :D )

[blue&whiteman]

no. i'm pretty and a male ;)

do you like reggae?

[JetwingX]

nope not much of a Jamaican "mon" but i love techno ^^

What am i doing up this late?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: Don't know about you, but I am going to take my breakfast. :D
Q: What's your fav car?

[Timmargh]

A: I've always had a soft spot for any Lotus or TVR and have always like the Nissan Skyline, but for "real life" I like Honda.

Q: What the craziest thing you've ever done?

[andychrist]

A: Rode my Honda PC 800 a hundred twenty five miles north during a wind and ice storm.

Q: How come you spend so much time hanging round this forum?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: It's a great way to collecting experiences on 'thinking different'. I switched in 2002 and after almost 3 years of posting and reading in this forum, I think I gained a lot of knowledge how to troubleshoot and avoid probs.
Q: What was your first mac?

[blue&whiteman]

a powerbook 540c with a newertech 603e 117mhz upgrade

are you learning the bsd in osx at all?

[nixgeek]

I've played with the terminal somewhat and used what I learned from Linux and tried transfering that over when I had a G4 at my previous job. Not much different with what I've done in Linux, if you ask me, although there are some differences. I may download FreeBSD to familiarize myself more with BSD. I've used Slackware which is the BSD-ish Linux and I did install FreeBSD 4.x sometime ago, and was impressed with the installer, but never really got around to playing with it much as it wasn't on my machine (I was installing for a coworker who wanted it). I may try downloading FreeBSD 5.x over the Christmas vacation. I have played with NetBSD on my Quadra 650 and it was kind of cool, but I just didn't have the time to put into it (hard to do with a family).

What is your favorite IM/chat app?

[Convert]

iChat, any day. Fast to log in, simple to use, never disconnects like MSN does. Looks amazing too.

What's your opinion on the people who just generally hate macs...but have never used one?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: ppl that still belong to the Stone Age, if not uneducated children. But now I stopped dealing with them. Why should I enlight such idiots (sorry)?
Q: What instruments do you play?

[JetwingX]

Piano
when did you start using OS X (10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)?

[Convert]

I started using Panther about 2-3 months ago when I got my first ever mac.

What's your opinion on the war in Iraq? (please pay respect to all sides of the matter)

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I think our nation's hearts and minds mean well, but could have went about it a bit differently.

What's the largest number of Macintosh computers you've seen in a single room at once?

[Dusky]

At least 25 iBooks, one powerbook, one powermac, and a couple of iMacs.

What is football to you?

[Convert]

It's a event I hear about regularly, that gives me a chance to see how men and women can look so undignified so easily. I hate it.


EDIT: my bad, I forgot to leave a question. Just for Linux lovers....(ahem)

What's your fave version of Linux?

[nixgeek]

.....

Is this the end of the interview?

(In response to the question added afterwards, it's in the following order: Slackware, Debian, Yellow Dog, Mandrake, SuSE, and Fedora although I haven't tried that yet. :p)

[Giaguara]

No I don't think it is ...

What is / are your favorite text (or code) editing app(s)?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: BBedit. But if my boss didn't have paid for it, Alpha would have been my choice.
Q: Did you already decorate your Christmas tree?

[blue&whiteman]

no, i'm a buddhist :)

whats your fav. dvd/divx player?

[diablojota]

My laptop

Is it cold where you are right now?

[Zammy-Sam]

A: Right now I have something like 25°C here. But outside it should be -1°C.
Q: Do you believe in God?

[CaptainQuark]

Not particularly.

What do you use for managing your fonts?

[Giaguara]

Fontbook.

What is the most annoying celebration? (ie Xmas, birthdays, funerals, halloween etc etc)

[nixgeek]

April Fool's Day

Are you on vacation for the holidays?

[diablojota]

No

If you are on vacation, where are you going?

[nixgeek]

Possibly to St. Augustine in Florida for a few days next week with my family and my in-laws (I live in Miami). I can't wait...I love it there. :)

Where is your most favorite place to go on vacation?

[diablojota]

Scuba diving in the Florida Keys

What would be your dream vacation?

[CaptainQuark]

A three week tour of the vineyards of Bourgogne

Which genre of music do you hate the most?

[Timmargh]

R&B.

How many hours per day do you have music playing either in the background or foreground?

[Zammy-Sam]

8 hours.

How much would you pay for a G5 powerbook?

[CaptainQuark]

Nothing! If the company doesn't supply – I don't use!

Thrash Metal or Death Metal?

[nixgeek]

Neither...only Brushed Metal on OS X. :p

what was the earliest Finder System version you've used as a Mac user?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Can't remember the Finder version, but it was System 6.

Parrot or ferret?

[quiksan]

Parrot cuz it's funny when they say things they're not supposed to.

toilet paper hanging down over the top, or out from the bottom?

[Zammy-Sam]

paper hanging down over the top.

left hanger or right hanger? :)

[andychrist]

Right.

What's your income?

[quiksan]

Not enough to get a 23" cinema display for Christmas!

what's the next Apple product you plan to buy, or hope to get for Christmas?

[Zammy-Sam]

Next Apple product to buy: G5 powerbook. Hope it won't be next year Christmas.

Would you buy a Pentium 166Mhz, 128mb ram, 2gb hdd with SUSE 7 preinstalled, 2mb graphic card, network card, CDRom, Soundcard, new Keyboard and mouse and of course a 14'' screen for 59Euro ($73)?

[quiksan]

no.

woud you rather eat Steak or lobster?

[Satcomer]

Steak. Well done of course.

Are you a vegetarian?

[andychrist]

Yes.

Are you gay?

[chevy]

Not that I know.

Are you The One ?

[Zammy-Sam]

Definitely.

Verstehst du was ich hier schreibe?

[chevy]

Ja sicher.

Warum ?

[Zammy-Sam]

Nur so. :)

Do you know german as well?

[chevy]

Ein bischen schon, ja.

E tu, parla italiano ?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

No comprendo, pero yo hablo español un poco.

Favorite beer (please don't answer if it's Newcastle ;))?

[quiksan]

root.

favorite soup?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Miso.

Sandals with socks or without?

[Timmargh]

Without socks ... or sandals.

Spit or swallow ... when sampling wine?

[Zammy-Sam]

Spit.

Stand or sit while peeing?

[JetwingX]

all depends on if i want to read or not ^^
80 gig iPod or 1.8 ghz g5 powerbook

[nixgeek]

Both (You mean I have to choose?!??!?! :()

shirts or skins?

[andychrist]

Shins.

Mac or PC?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

PC.

Mac or Mac?

[CaptainQuark]

:confused: Mac!

Photoshop or Freehand?

[Zammy-Sam]

None. Graphic Converter :)

Did you also have problem to connect to macosx.com?

[CaptainQuark]

Yes – it was broke!

Glögg or glühwein?

[Giaguara]

gluchwein :p (yes, live with 4 germans + 1 american..)

the most annoying word or saying?

[CaptainQuark]

"basically"

What's the longest you've ever spent on the toilet?

[quiksan]

lol
hours! It's my only 'free time' away from my crazy little kids!


what food is gauranteed to send you to the bathroom everytime?

[nervus]

Depends of your definition of bathroom ;)
If meant as the place where you take a bath: everything with tomatosauce :o For the other context: dutch beansoup :p

What do you expect for X-mas?

[nixgeek]

Clothes (I just helped choose what I wanted as a gift from my mother-in-law :p)

What are you going to be feasting on during the holidays?

[Timmargh]

My new iPod - I'll be too busy for food!

Sunset or sunrise?

[andychrist]

Moonshine.

Who the hell do you think you are?

[Zammy-Sam]

The One!

Do you believe we are living in a matrix controled by computers and robots?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Nope, but gnomes and hobbits is a possibility...

Have you ever been arrested?

[diablojota]

Yes

What is your favourite food?

[Zammy-Sam]

Croatian pizza. :)

(Hopefully diablojota will answer this) If you were ever arrested before, what was the violation?

[CaptainQuark]

Drink driving (I was under the limit so I got off scot free!)

What did Santa bring U for Christmas?

[Satcomer]

nothing

Did you see any of your family?

[Zammy-Sam]

Yes, I did. Unfortunately not the whole gang.

Do you think it's good to "fool" children with Santa Claus?

[quiksan]

I think it's fun while they're young. I still like to believe (The Polar Express was fun to watch if you haven't seen it)
Though a friend of mine goes, "I tell my kids, 'There's no santa. *I* bought you all those presents!'"
lol he's a lunatic but funny.


what was the favorite gift you gave and received this holiday season?

[JetwingX]

my iMac G5 ^^ for receive and jelly to my grandma/grandpa because they loved it so much

what was your favorite non-mac gift you gave and/or received ?

[quiksan]

GAVE: my brother in law a Milan Hejduk (Go Avalanche. friggin NHL lockout...) signed Hockey Puck
GOT: Smart Mass Putty (http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5ac8/). This stuff is so much freaking fun!


Oops.
The question...
How long do you wait before taking down your Christmas tree/lights on the house/decorations for the holidays?

[Zammy-Sam]

After the first week in the new year. This is when my vacation is over and I gotta go to work. At this moment, I really don't want to be reminded to the great days I had during the holidays.

How do you like the combination of fireworks and silvester / New Year?

[CaptainQuark]

I grew up in the middle of the war in Rhodesia (or Zimbabwe, :mad: as that glorious beacon of democracy is now called ::ha:: - note the sarcasm!) and loud bangs and explosions make me nervous, so I hate fireworks!

What is the coolest car in the world?

[Giaguara]

I like Diablo .. but would never want to own one. Too pricy and shiny .. looks nice but probably nice to try once .. not to have always.
Of the more everyady cars, I like Mercedes Smart - as a reaction to all the US sized cars. And old Fiats are cool, like 500 and 600 older type .. even 500 newer.

What's your first memory?

[chevy]

I was sitting below a table in the kitchen, crying.

Diablo could be a nice second car.

Which one is your favorite planet ?

[quiksan]

uranus oh sorry, [checks 1st grade humor at the door]
any in the sombrero galaxy (http://www.astronomie.de/bibliothek/interview/tarter/sombrero-galaxy.jpg) cuz it just looks so cool.

(earth's pretty ok too)


do you prefer ocean, mountains, forest, etc most as far as most beautiful places on earth go? and where is that place for you?

[lurk]

I am pining for the mountains of Colorado. Damn it is flat where I live now :(

How would you "escape flatland" if you could not move?

[Cheryl]

Sit in front of my iMac's and stare at the desktop. I have rotating pictures from Hubble.


What is/was your favorite movie or book?

[Zammy-Sam]

The most interesting and catchy movie I ever watched was definitely Matrix the first part. It made me discuss and think a lot about the idea and this is a good sign for a great movie, how I find.

If you could spend some time with a celebrity, whom would you pick?

[chevy]

Albert Einstein

What is his main contribution to physics ? Relativity or quantum mechanics ?

[diablojota]

Theory of Relativity

What does e= ?

[nixgeek]

The prefix to almost every computer-related buzzword out there. :p

What was the last meal you have and what will be the next?

[CaptainQuark]

We were out in the car miles from home and our usual eating places, and were very hungry, so we stopped and had a shish kebab. Yuk! I like kebabs, but this one was terrible. Next meal will be a veggie stir fry with fried rice.

How much will you be sending to help alleviate the suffering of the people suffering from the disaster in the Indian Ocean?

[Zammy-Sam]

I donated 50Euro. I can't afford more now that I paied quite much for the presents..

Do you think the catastrophe could have been prevented?

[diablojota]

Unfortunately, No. There are too many remote areas that suffered dramatically and setting up an infrastructure to reach them would be extremely difficult.

What do you think the best thing would be to help these people (e.g. Money, medicine, etc)?

[CaptainQuark]

Tents and bottled water are probably what they need most right now, until international aid agencies and the respective national governments can put more permanent measures into place and help to rebuild the affected towns and cities.

And now, on a lighter note:
Have you got a PC too? (I have - NASTY!)

[Giaguara]

no but i will get in january or february when someone brings all his toys on this side of the ocean ... (yes, i will be using them to play with linux)

what's the nastiest traditional food you can imagine of?

[drunkmac]

Nastiest? Haggas. Disgusting...

What's the earliest version of a mac you've used?

[Zammy-Sam]

10.1.1

Would you buy tiger as a seperate software or together with a new mac?

[drunkmac]

Both! One for my powerbook, and why not pick up a mac while Im at it?

Gonna buy the new iMac without the display if it comes out?

[quiksan]

yes, I believe I might!

do you think they'll discontinue the eMac if this headless mac is for real? (Don't want to call it an iMac because iMacs are all in one...)

[nixgeek]

Doubtful. Some people like the all in one feature. Pay one price, get everything you need to start using the eMac. For those that already have the necessary peripherals, the headless Mac would be perfect. I would get one, as I have various monitors and such that it could use. And I would finally have something that I can run OS X on that I can afford. :p (Tough when you have two kids and work for the school system, but the benefits are worth it, especially for my family.)

If the headless Mac does come out, what parts should be made upgradeable?

[MDLarson]

A) You mean a G5? ;) For a more affordable headless Mac: couple of memory slots, hard drive, graphic card, optical drive. And don't skimp on the USB ports!

Q) What is your philosophy on speeding in your car? (If you speed, why?)

[quiksan]

When I speed, it's because I enjoy it, not because I'm late or in a hurry. Speeding (statistically speaking) doesn't get you there more than a few seconds/minutes faster than it would otherwise. watch, you'll end up at the stop light next to the guy you blew past a mile back...
I don't speed like crazy though, usually no more than 5-7 mph over.... and that's WHEN i'm speeding. I enjoy the getting up to speed, not the speeding itself per se.
on the highway, I stay with the faster (left lane) traffic, but I'm not the guy riding peoples' tales or blowing by everyone else.
all that said, I got 1 speeding ticket in the past 10 years of driving.


what's the fastest you've been stopped for going? (in what speed limit area?)

(lol, my friends little brother got stopped for 115 in a 75...oops)

[CaptainQuark]

160Km/h in a 110Km/h zone. The copper said "We're being pretty tough on speeding here right now 'cause there have been a lot of 'roo strikes recently, mate." That was when I got nicked for speeding in NSW. As I was visiting Australia from the UK and was, in fact on my way to the airport, I didn't bother paying the fine. :D

I've always been a believer in the use of "appropriate" speed. In town, where there are pedestrians and heavy traffic, or in the suburbs where there are children playing, animals and drunks about, I NEVER speed; in fact I usually stick to 5mph below the speed limit and will actively try to calm the traffic around me. I have a recurring nightmare, in which I am trying to explain to a grieving mother that "she just jumped out in front of me".

Out on the open road, though, it's every man for himself! I drive a Honda Accord Coupe. It's no good at the traffic lights, but will happily do 120mph from one end of the country to the other - a feature I take advantage of fairly frequently.

What is your attitude to 'soft' drugs, such as grass or hash?

[Cat]

The use of drugs should be legalised, but controlled, and the unwanted, criminal or otherwise fastidious behaviour deriving from their use should be punished instead (just like with alcohol).

Did you ever try softdrugs (other than alcohol, nicotine or caffeine)? Why?

[nixgeek]

No. Never felt the need to do it. That's just me. I have been offered and pressured, but I never did it. The only thing I've had is alcohol (on rare occasion, when I've had the urge for the taste of a beer of something else during a meal, and caffeine in coffee or chocolate).

Have you ever grown your own marijuana?

[CaptainQuark]

Tried and failed.

I'm NOT a dealer and I'm NOT a criminal. But I find weed far better than alcohol and it doesn't turn people into !!!!! Have you ever been puked on by a pot-smoker? Or been accosted on the street or moonied at by a 'happy hippy'? Nope? Me neither. Potheads are way too laid back. I'm a graphic designer, and weed helps me come up with good creative ideas, whereas booze (which I don't do at all any more) doesn't.

Ban alcohol and legalise weed!

Have you ever been arrested for 'posession'?

[Cat]

Nope, as it is as good as legal here in the Netherlands :D

Did you ever get so drunk that you couldn't remember anything of the previous night?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Hehe... if passing out in the back yard and waking up in the front yard and not remembering anything in between counts, then yes!

What hard liquor do you avoid at all costs due to bad experiences in the past, and if the experience was interesting, what was it? (For example: I drank too much rum years ago with a friend, and never have since)

[CaptainQuark]

I avoid ALL hard liquor. I have the occasional beer and a glass of wine. I just smoke weed.

Ever been shot?

[Cheryl]

No, But my husband was hit with a panga while serving the US as a Green Beret.

In hindsight, what was the most stupidest thing you have done?

[Timmargh]

Driven recklessly in the first 3 years after passing my test - no injuries, just lots of bills.

Do you regularly donate to charity and, if so, which one(s)?

[chevy]

No. I do nothing regulary.

What was your deepest state ?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Iowa... ;)

What is the worst injury you've had?

[blue&whiteman]

broke my right shoulder in 3 places about 4 years ago. hurt a lot..

what was the last thought you had?

[CaptainQuark]

I need a pee!

What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

[Cat]

Toss and turn, bitch and moan, get up and get coffee (only 100% Arabica espresso!)

What is the last thing you do before falling asleep?

[CaptainQuark]

Think dirty thoughts!

How do you take your coffee?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

2 creams, sparse sugar, but don't drink it but once a week or so.

What's the first thing you'd do upon a trip to Amsterdam?

[blue&whiteman]

buy some of their famous hash and smoke it :)

speaking of coffee.. do you like latte? I normally don't but this place here in vancouver called crapes has the greatest latte I have ever tasted. its on granville near smythe if you're ever in town.

[chevy]

No, I like ristretto.

Which one is your favorite Mac ?

[CaptainQuark]

Apart from the obvious answer, which is "the fastest one", I think that the pinnacle of computer design thus far has got to be the G4 Quicksilver.

What's the oldest computer you've ever used?

[chevy]

I've worked on an old NCR using magnetic coils as RAM !!!

What's the lightest computer you've ever used ?

[Arden]

Probably my Palm Pilot, one of them at least... they all seem to have died tragically. ::sleepy::

How familiar are you with the concepts of object-oriented programming?

[Cat]

Not very familiar, I like functional programming (as in ProLog).

What was the first code you ever wrote?

[diablojota]

HTML code for my first website

When did you get into programming?

[Arden]

Application programming, 3 semesters ago with computer science... web design, a few years ago.

What's wrong with the following sentence? "Absolute zero is 0°K."

[chevy]

It is 0 K. (no ° sign)

Did you ever write math software (which was one of the first reasons for the existence of computers).

[kalantna]

No.


Who would win in a fight, Aragorn or Drizzt Do'Urden?

[Cat]

Drizzt!

What was the first RPG you played?

[CaptainQuark]

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

What's the earliest OS you've ever used? (And I don't just mean Mac OS – I started out on CP/M)

[chevy]

VMS on VAX computers.
And of course the original Apple II "OS" that was not disk aware (6 ctrl-K to boot from a disk which controller was in slot 6).

How old are you ?

[CaptainQuark]

42

Do you live in a house or a flat (apartment)?

[Timmargh]

A house - or more specifically an adapted (i.e. wide doors, level access) end-of-terrace bungalow.

Are you intending on taking any of your Christmas gifts back to the shop for a refund?

[Zammy-Sam]

No. I think this is not the idea behind those presents.

What do you think will be updated in the apple store that is down now?

[CaptainQuark]

Hopefully they will be including Call of Duty United Offensive for the Mac. It is available on the US Apple Store, but not on the UK version.

Which is the all-time best band ever to have twanged a guitar string?

[nixgeek]

No. I was pleased with all of my gifts. :)

If you use the Terminal or an xterm or console on *NIX/Linux/OS X, what is your favorite shell? (tcsh, bash, etc?)

[ElDiabloConCaca]

tcsh. They taught it to me in Computer Science class, so that's wht I'm used to using.

Do you smoke cigarettes or cigars?

[CaptainQuark]

Both

Tool or A Perfect Circle?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Tool.

Quark or InDesign, ignoring price?

[Xlator]

Quark!

Wi-Fi or Ethernet?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Ethernet: no brain tumors.

FireWire or USB2?

[quiksan]

Firewire (my 17" pb - original model - doesn't have usb 2.0)

how long do you think, before digital cameras will start coming with bluetooth built in? (think wirelessly transfer pics...)

[CaptainQuark]

Who cares?

Soil or Soilwork?

[Xlator]

Both ::ha::

Cake or death?!

[CaptainQuark]

Death

Freehand or Illustrator?

[bookem]

Illustrator.


PowerBook Titanium or PowerBook Aluminium?

[Zammy-Sam]

Aluminium!

Slower new case G5 powerbook or faster alu G4 powerbook?

[bookem]

G5 Powerbook.

What's the most you've personally ever spent on software?

[CaptainQuark]

£40

Which games do yo play on your Mac?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Maximum Pool and Poker.

Ever been through serious substance withdrawl?

[CaptainQuark]

Yup


Which media player(s) do you use on your Mac?

[quiksan]

Yes, Mountain Dew (I don't drink soda anymore)

what sport(s) do you play currently?

[Arden]

iTunes and Quicktime, mostly, but I have WM Player and Real, too.

- and -

Rarely, racquetball. Rarely.



Keyboards: nice and simple, or overflowing with media buttons?

[Xlator]

One nice and simple 12" Powerbook keyboard, the best keyboard I have used yet, and one Logitech cordless on the PeeCee with a few daft buttons which are never used, also a nice keyboard, and labeled with Mac-keys too, not like Logitechs I've seen of late. :(

Politically speaking, are you left or right?

[Arden]

Mostly left, but I go right on a few issues because that's how the pendulum swings. I have a "pro-people" outlook, and most of that falls under left-wing.

Do you?

[CaptainQuark]

I grew up in the middle of the Rhodesian war, so I started off marginally to the right of Attila the Hun, but have since mellowed to stand just to the left of centre. I believe in socially resposible free enterprise.

Have you ever been the victim of crime?

[bookem]

Oh yes on a few occasions. Have had my car broken into several times, and a few years ago some loser got in the house, robbed my PC, stereo, camera and a few other things.


If you caught someone breaking into your house, would you approach them in any way?

[CaptainQuark]

There has been a great deal of debate in the UK on this subject recently. As it stands, if you confront a burglar in your house and you injure him (or her ;) ) YOU are deemed to be in the wrong. A couple of years ago, a man who had been burgled many times eventually lost patience with the police's inability to deal with the situation and took matters into his own hands. He confronted a burglar in his house and shot him with a shotgun. The burglar, who now walks with a limp sued the home-owner, who was sent to prison.

Recently, the British Government realised that this was a ridiculous state of affairs – the rights of the perpetrators of crime have been safeguarded at the expense of the rights of their victims! So the debate has been enjoined about what constitutes 'reasonable force' when confronting an intruder in your house.

I'm a big fan of cricket bats (or baseball bats) in such circumstances. These people are NOT allowed into my house. If they break in, they can expect to be greeted with a lump of willow wood in their teeth!

Have you ever wanted to kill anyone?

[nixgeek]

Only misbehaving processes. :p

How old are you?

[bookem]

28.


What do you think of Bush?

[CaptainQuark]

:mad: Swearing is not allowed on this forum! :mad:

What do you think of Tony Blair?

[Zammy-Sam]

Blair Witch.

Do you think there is a correlation between interest_in_politics and age?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

A correlation? Definitely. Almost like an "acquired taste" as one learns more about the process of politics.

What do you think of Worf having a child with a half-Klingon/half-human woman? Dishonorable or not? ;)

[quiksan]

kinky.

did you ever wear 'glasses' like Jordy's?

[Arden]

Since I don't know who "Jordy" is, I'm going to say no.

What kind of cell phone do you have?

[CaptainQuark]

Nokia 1100

What kind of car do you drive?

[quiksan]

'05 saab 9-2X


Do you think the Tiger ship date be announced at MacWorld next week?

[CaptainQuark]

I hope so.

Will you buy Tiger as soon as it is released or wait until the next revision?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

As soon as it's released... pre-order, if I can.

What is your one hoped-for feature that you think will be included with Tiger?

[Arden]

A private island.

And, if I may answer Quark's question, I'm hoping to get it preinstalled on a new iMac G5. :D

What do you hope Apple will fix in Tiger that you don't like in Panther?

[fryke]

Support for many, many, many newer mobile phones. Yes, I understand that in Apple's home market, there aren't so many new phones available every year, but the world moves on, and so should iSync's compatibility.

Which do/did you prefer: System 7.1 or 7.5?

[Arden]

We had some problems with 7.5 on our old IIsi and went back to 7.1, and I remember there were some things I couldn't do anymore. So I would say 7.5. But it's been way too long to say for sure, especially considering how young I was at the time.

Don't you hate it when people don't finish their

[nixgeek]

...Sentences?? Was that what you were going to say?? Or was it going to be vegetables??? ;)

On that note, what is your favorite vegetable??

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Asparagus. Boiled. In the can. Had a cat that loved it, too! Straight outta the can, room temperature.

Have you, or do you know someone who has lost a finger, and if so, how?

[Arden]

Yeah, I knew a girl in high school who had a sum total of about 5 fingers. I believe she was in some sort of accident.

Anyone know a way to get your lip to stop bleeding?

[quiksan]

put a band-aid on it
lots of neosporin too. :)
lol



have you ever gone cliff jumping? if so, how high was your highest 'dive'? where?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

In southern Mexico... 50 ft. was about all I could handle, and even from that height it hurts like a bitch if you don't hit the water just perfectly...

For all the Monty Python fans, what's the meaning of life? (This question will be graded on accuracy)

[Arden]

42. :p

How long was your longest relationship?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Correct!

Longest relationship: 6 1/2 years

Ever been incarcerated?

[larry98765]

No.

If you were incarcerated, what would be the one thing you'd want to have with you most -- that you'd likely be allowed to have?

[JetwingX]

a DS with a lifetime supply of games

What are you most looking forward to this tuesday?

[Xlator]

Wednesday

If your father was a gazelle and your mother was a penguin, who would you vote for in a Kerry vs. Bush rematch?

[Arden]

A write-in for Mickey Mouse.

What was the last game you beat start-to-finish without cheating?

[Zammy-Sam]

Might&Magic III :)

What game genre do you prefer?

[nixgeek]

First person shooters. Although it's better when they have a great storyline. I loved Quake 2, and I can't wait until Quake 4 comes out. I am also in the middle of Rune: Halls of Valhalla and Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force. Although a good fragging session never hurt anyone (at least in the real world ::ha:: )

Yes, these are on a PC, but mainly the games. :rolleyes: And yes, they are a little dated....I don't have time to actually finish the games in a short amount of time, especially with kids. That, and my wife hogging the computer to play Sims 2. :rolleyes:

Do you have any children, and if so, how many?

[Zammy-Sam]

None yet. But this section is 'under construction'. :) Just got engaged to my gf..

What do you think about gay-marriage?

[Arden]

Let them, it's nobody's business but their own and it's as big a threat to the "sanctity of marriage" as practicing Islam is to the church.

Who's the worse aggressor, Dubya Bush or Saddam Hussein? And why?

[Cat]

Bush. Saddam rose to power through violence, Bush by democratic election. From Saddam I can expect that he behaves like a mindless thugh, but from Bush it is more shameful. Moreover, I cannot stand the self-righteous hypocrite rhetoric that he used to justify this war of aggression and I am exasperated at the sheer stupidity of it all. I would have expected better from the nation that advocates freedom and justice, hence I was greatly deluded by the behaviour of the US.

Do you think that virtue is its own reward and vice its own punishment? (e.g. gluttony makes you fat, can cause heart disease, etc.)

[scruffy]

Master of Orion 3 if it's on a computer. More recently than that, I played solitaire on my coffee table, and beat that...

What is your current altitude?

[mseydel]

A: tough question, and I almost answered 'malaise' due to misreading...about 200ft above sea level.

Q: Have you ever had a relationship based on alcohol or another drug?
(be honest)

[ScottW]

A relationship with a drug or alcohol? ;)

No to both. Honestly. Imagine that.

Question: What is the Square Root of 9837564.

[CaptainQuark]

Question: What is the Square Root of 9837564.
How to kill a forum thread in one easy lesson! ;) The calculator on the Mac doesn't include a square root function, so my answer to your question is: DUNNO.

Will the election of Mahmoud Abbas further the cause of peace in the Middle East?

[bookem]

It will further the cause, but that's about it. What a mess us westerners have made of that place.


Do you believe in Capital Punishment?

[CaptainQuark]

Yes - for murder and paedophilia.

Do you like garlic?

[Arden]

::love:: ::love:: ::love::

What's the worst injury you've ever sustained?

[CaptainQuark]

Shrapnel in the knee from a mate walking in front of me standing on a landmine/shot in the head – take yer pic.

Will the Yanks ever create a car that can handle corners?

[bookem]

Unlikeley.


How many dental fillings do you have?

[Zammy-Sam]

4. Does that mean anything? Do I need to wash my teeth more frequently? (that was not my question yet!)

If you would win $1000000, how much would you donate?

[bookem]

$100,000+ probably. I'd be choosy about who I gave money to though. THe people of Diego Garcia would get a large amount as they have no home since the US government kicked them off their island.


What's your biggest achievement?

[CaptainQuark]

Learning not to exaggerate when answering questions such as that. :D

Will Apple ever release a PC version of Safari?

[Zammy-Sam]

I would rather guess they will bring x86 compatibility to macosx. iTunes found the way to the pc world to increase the market for the iTMS. Safari has no huge benefit but a bunch of competitors while macosx would be something really amazing for the pc world..

If macosx would run great on a pc, would you then buy one?

[bookem]

If it was an Apple branded PC, probably :D


IF you were buying an iPod, would you consider one of the HP ones seen as they can be obtained significantly cheaper?

[quiksan]

yeah I'd get the HP iPod if it were cheaper. The logo on it doesn't grab me, it's the product.


what's your favorite sandwhich? (anything - cheesesteak, italian sub, BLT, etc)

[CaptainQuark]

Ham, cheese and piccalilli on ciabatta.

What's the clock speed of your Mac?

[Cat]

1 s/s ... as usual

What is the clock frequency of your Mac's processor core? ;)

[brianleahy]

2Ghz

Does posting to this thread mean that you think other posters are "beneath you" ?

[Arden]

Only if you view threads as oldest first. Or is it newest first?...

If I may respond to Zammy-Sam: Apple will not release an X86 version of Mac OS X as long as they still sell computers. Why do they make such a great OS? So they can sell their computers at high premiums. Porting OS X to X86 would be a very costly venture with little benefit; software would have to be re-written to take advantage of it. I mean, can you run Windows software on Linux? They both use the same hardware...

Anyway, on to my question: what's your current job description?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Student and freelance.

(BTW -- Apple doesn't sell their computers at high premiums -- show me another company that can put together an identical computer with identical components and sell it for less and I'll eat my shoes! Apple's computers are fairly priced!)

What is the minimum number of years of mandatory schooling that your country requires?

[bookem]

11. We can stop at 16 here in the UK.

When did you first use a computer?

[Zammy-Sam]

I believe it was 1985 or 1986. My father got himself a Atari Commodore 64, aka C64. I loved to play games on it. In those days there was no harddisk but a floppy drive which was a "regular" Cassette-deck and later a 5.25 floppy drive. We even had a monitor that was green-scaled iirc.

What was the first thing you did on your first computer? Games? Programming? Layout?

[nixgeek]

The first thing I did in my first computer was turn it on.. ;)

Actually, I played some games on it and played around with some of the other software on it, wuch as a spreadsheet and a wordprocessor. I also practiced programming in BASIC which was what I was learning in elementary school at the time.

This was on a Mattel Aquarius (http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=73)

If you used a computer in the 70s and 80s, what was the most obscure computer you've used? (Please provide a link to the computer's description.)

[bookem]

BBC Micro. Not amazingly obscure, but not that popular outside the UK. All schools had them. Look at this baby: http://owl.8bs.com/see/bbcde1.jpg

Do you stick to the faith into which you were born?

[CaptainQuark]

I was baptised Roman Catholic, but now I am a devout agnostic.

Do you fear what Islam has become in the 21st C?

[Zammy-Sam]

No, I fear what the USA is doing in the 21st C.

Why did you join macosx.com?

[CaptainQuark]

No, I fear what the USA is doing in the 21st C

Good answer! :D

I was looking for a Konfabulator widget for my Mac and came across the MacOSX.com widget. I tried it and immediately found several threads of interest. So I registered and the rest, as they say, is history!

Do you believe the "Megahertz Myth"?

[nixgeek]

Not at all. You can only run something so fast, you know?? I think all us computer geeks knew there were other ways of squeezing out as much performance as possible.

What is the slowest computer you own, clockspeed-wise?

[Zammy-Sam]

From my 164 old pcs and my 2 macs and one pc fileserver, the slowest must be the 386 with 33mhz. :)

What was in your opinion the best os in the 80s?

[nixgeek]

Mac OS, hands down. :D

I did also enjoy the System for the Apple IIGS. I've played with it once...very Mac-like, although the graphics were a bit crappy...I still would love to own one. :)

Are you a keyboard player?? If so (or not so), what gear do you have?

[CaptainQuark]

I used to play the bagpipes when I was a kid (it's the Scottish heritage).

Everest or K2?

[Arden]

Mt. Whitney, closer to home.

What do you think of the Mac mini, both the name and the computer?

[Zammy-Sam]

Computer sounds like a great offer. Mac mini sounds somehow weird to me and too much iPod related.

Which release on the MWSF did you like the most?

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Mac mini first, iWork a close second.

If you purchased a Mac mini, would you hook it up in a desktop fashion with a monitor, or a home entertainment center with a TV?

[Arden]

Definitely a monitor. Not enough space in my bedroom for a home entertainment system, and not enough $ in my bank account.

Are you disappointed that hands aren't included with the Mac mini? :D