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How weird is this? (Original Post) Brainstormy Apr 2018 OP
isn't that kind of obvious? Skittles Apr 2018 #1
yeah, the "cult of Steve Jobs" Brainstormy Apr 2018 #2
it is easy to brainwash people Skittles Apr 2018 #7
You think their brains light up? Brainstormy Apr 2018 #8
Whenever I use my Dell with Windows, I frequently use the name of a deity. Girard442 Apr 2018 #3
I hear that! Brainstormy Apr 2018 #4
Obscene gerunds are good, as per Gary Trudeau. Girard442 Apr 2018 #6
Applies to the Porsche addicts and Vinyl LP addicts (me) and many other things. LiberalArkie Apr 2018 #5

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
1. isn't that kind of obvious?
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:17 PM
Apr 2018

the lines for a new product, the way they get so defensive if you trash Apple

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
2. yeah, the "cult of Steve Jobs"
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:52 PM
Apr 2018

but isn't it interesting, about the brain reactions? Almost suggests my Bible-banging relatives could be converted with a new gadget. (and considering they're mostly a Tandy 3000 crowd, it may hold real promise!)

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
7. it is easy to brainwash people
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:48 PM
Apr 2018

religious fanatics, Apple devotion, Fox News fans, Trump Humpers, etc.

Girard442

(6,075 posts)
3. Whenever I use my Dell with Windows, I frequently use the name of a deity.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 06:58 PM
Apr 2018

On a bad day, mentioning the proclivitities of Oedipus -- but only on exceptionally bad days.

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)
4. I hear that!
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:13 PM
Apr 2018

I frequently use colorful modifiers and the current (noun) in the Whitehouse in much of my day-to-day digital activity.

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
5. Applies to the Porsche addicts and Vinyl LP addicts (me) and many other things.
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 07:19 PM
Apr 2018

All your MacBook expects from you is to clean its screen and dust its keyboard and to keep liquids away from it. It requires very little praise from humans, although it does like to be upgraded every so often.

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