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Apple seeks to eventually control the world anyone else irrationally worried?

#1 User is offline   wolfman_rec 

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Posted 16 April 2007 - 03:23 PM

As I see the growing popularity of and insanity over the iPod (I know, I have one too), I am driven to make the following comparison:


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vs.

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:P Like I said, anyone else irrationally worried?
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:14 PM

No way. I feel perfectly safe with my iBot.
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:28 PM

I'll worship a Steve Jobs ruler-god
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:34 PM

Computers can only do what they're told. I'm perfectly fine with mister iPod. :P

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Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:56 PM

I for one welcome our new Apple overlords.
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 08:21 PM

Until AIs like Durandal come along (which they won't in my opinion), there's no risk of computers taking over the world unless there is a maaniacal dictator behind them telling them to do so.
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 09:50 PM

I don't have either, and am steadily building up a gun collection to defend myself in the coming Mecha-Armageddon.

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Posted 16 April 2007 - 09:51 PM

The assistant does more, but the iPod is a lot easier to drag around.
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Posted 16 April 2007 - 11:52 PM

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Posted 17 April 2007 - 12:08 AM

I don't trust any guy whose name is T-Bone.
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Posted 17 April 2007 - 12:45 AM

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Posted 17 April 2007 - 02:00 AM

There is no AV/remote port anymore.
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Posted 17 April 2007 - 03:46 AM

I wound mind really. Unless I didn't work for them.
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Posted 17 April 2007 - 04:27 AM

View Postmoonunit4eva, on Apr 17 2007, 01:08 PM, said:

I don't trust any guy whose name is T-Bone.


i only have distrust for men in capes.