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TallyMan
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21 May 2011, 3:48 pm

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A team of British neuroscientists has confirmed what IT atheists have known for years - that the brains of Jobsian cult members respond to the sight of Apple products in much the same way that religious believers respond to religious imagery.


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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/19 ... ain_study/


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21 May 2011, 3:53 pm

I'd like to see how many of the strident atheists use apple products.


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21 May 2011, 3:55 pm

Somehow I'm not surprised


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21 May 2011, 5:54 pm

....or can afford them...;) I think Apple marketing deserves a raise...;)


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21 May 2011, 6:20 pm

Moog wrote:
I'd like to see how many of the strident atheists use apple products.


They're humbug, windows is ugly and slow, linux is fiddly. Wolfram Alpha, the OS, now that would be beautiful.


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21 May 2011, 8:26 pm

Windows can be made up a bit, though I like the default interface just fine.

Just for kicks, here's my current desktop.

[img][800:800]http://i.imgur.com/UqlyX.jpg[/img]