Indeed. Particularly as end users frequency turn to the geeks for advice on technology products.

I think that may be going a bit far.

How is this modded +4 funny?

Those who are inexperienced and inquisitive certainly won't find it funny when they kill their entire system by executing this command. Would it be funny if I linked a trojan to this post which formats your system. No.

You're the sort of guy who leaves mains electrical cables exposed so he can laugh at his kids when they touch them. They should have known better right?

Isn't this just a cynical way of describing ones "perspective"? Every mind perceives the world from it's own perspective, has it's own world view coloured by it's experiences.

Sure you can compare perspective to "blinders" and call those people "dumb asses" but they are the same blinders worn by your dumb ass.

That looks awesome... but perhaps I should add a caveat, "that I can fit in my pocket" :) I would need both hands to pick that beast up.

Your analogy is erroneous. It's more like a car manufacturer telling you that you MUST buy ONLY Exxon brand petrol, no other brand. It's got nothing to do with Apple "supporting" Linux. The community doesn't need Apple's support, they can support themselves. But Apple actively go out of their way to make sure their product is locked down and can only be used on the platforms on which they give their permission.

Correction: 36+ hours battery life

There was no other mp3 player I could find with 16+ hours battery life and 160GB capacity. :-/

I'm fed up of Apple's restrictive and prescriptive dictating of how I can and can't use my own products. I like my iPod Classic and I like my iPhone, but I can't use iTunes because I run Linux, and Apple of course say that is forbidden.

I've been using gtkpod to transfer music to the iPod Classic, but Apple have gone one extra step to ensure I can't use my iPhone that way under Linux. So if I use an OS Apple haven't rubber stamped I can't transfer music to my own phone. Thanks.

I'm looking forward to the day when Google pull all this together into an open Android device capable of replacing the iPhone/iPod.

I for one bow down before our new rat overlords.

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