but thanks for the compliment. It's comforting.. in that ersatz way we settle for, when the real thing is out of grasp - that a few others seem to instinctively grasp the depth of the tawdriness of the billionaire boy-os and their McCrap ventureless copies of each other.

Obviously Mark groks to fullness..
So while
you're doing that jaded
postmodern backstroke of
ennui in the cesspool of
consumer waste, you might as
well pick out a few of the tech
gems that insult your taste or
bash your intelligence on as
few levels as possible. And in
this day and warmongering
age, the classy new iMac is
about as good as it gets.
Alas, my guess is that the targets of his barbs are inherently so insouciant and ego-besotted that - each would just buffer his insight as 'envy'. Billy waiting to speak at some show.. behind a translucent screen: a rockin and a rockin. That may say it all: a generation has been morphed into autism like his - lock, $tock and barrel.

Guess your point about Steve is becoming more compelling. He at least (I have no doubt) is aware that he has more $$ than anyone sane could ever 'need' - so clearly his motives are far less visible than those of the boring droids. Full-bore acquires new meaning..

(It's sometimes a good idea to replay that video clip of Bally doing his I Love This Company dance.. to feel the full impact of letting inmates run asylums asylii?)

Even though I remain practically Apple-iggerant in the details, I've moved it to #1, when I am asked, "what should I buy?" 'Course I explain my direct inexperience, then point them to some good posts at zIWE and elsewhere.

Thanks for the treat. Bookmarked - have to check in on him from time to time, if they let him live..


Ashton