American Design: Good Stuff is Happening

By Sushuma March 10, 2000 12:13 PM

(CNN)-We don't adapt to our surroundings; we adapt our surroundings to us. The proof is everywhere. From the homes we live in to the business cards we carry to the computers we type on to the clothes we wear, the things we use are suited to our tastes. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York is trying something different: highlighting designs as recent as yesterday. The museum's Smithsonian branch has just premiered an exhibition titled "Design Culture Now." It's part of the National Design Triennial, a series providing a contemporary overview of what the museum considers "leading developments in American architecture and design." The exhibit features well-known names as well as designers who work in virtual anonymity, says lead curator Donald Albrecht, who's overseeing 83 individual designers and companies in the 8,000-square-foot exhibition. More... (Pictured: Bound Packet Computing Laptop prototype, 1997, Shigeru Natsume, frog design)

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Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 12, 2000 9:24 AM

Just because of their color doesn't mean they're all that good, their performance really sucks just like all the other macs that were ever made!
Fuck Macs!!!!!

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 12, 2000 12:48 PM

Yep, that's right, asshole. The poor little crappy 333Mhz iMacs only manage to outperform 600Mhz Pentium III's... Apple may be arrogant and stupid, but they're still better than the competition.

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by sKillBot (travis@pulley.org) on March 12, 2000 10:53 PM

Oh no! A pathetic version of the original computer related flame war. I might as well contribute :) Macs have always had excellent hardware, a crappy OS, and a huge price tag. And PeeCees have always been extremely configurable and crappy hardware (unless you're not cheap when putting together your own box). Bring on the flames!

RE: American Design: Good Stuff is Happening   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 13, 2000 10:12 AM

That's right, just keep throwing out "Macs beat P3s anyday" without listing any kind of benchmark. I'm sure you can just look at them and compare them in your head. And if you do decide to benchmark, try not to use one that is optimized for Macs like Macintrash did when their first iMacs came out. 
Thanks

RE: RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 14, 2000 3:27 PM

both systems bite. But its a pc world out there why would you want to be on the endangerd list.

RE:   American Design: Good Stuff is Happening   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 1, 2002 9:01 AM

you suck you piece of crap ha hah ha ha ha ha

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 25, 2002 1:08 PM

This guy should be the President. He clearly has a good no-nonsense head on his shoulders. What ever happened to people and things being held accountable for their performance?

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:43 PM

Reading this from the perspective of 2003, all I can do is laugh.

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:46 PM

Well, now in 2003, the shoe's on the other foot. OS X rules, and Windoze is still...well buggy.

RE:   American Design: Good Stuff is Happening   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:47 PM

Another jealous PEE CEE owner vents. Don't worry. Someday you'll get a GOOD job, and finally be able to buy a Mac.

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:48 PM

Hey dummy. Guess what? Whether you know it or not, today you're using a Mac. Or at least a cheap copy of one.

RE:   American Design: Good Stuff is Happening   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:50 PM

Who cares about the megahertz myth. You have to keep the computer running, and with Windblows, we all know how  hard that is.

Are they still in business?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 17, 2002 2:53 PM

No, I don't mean Apple. I mean Microsoft. Weren't they in some kind of trouble with the federal government for breaking some laws? Maybe the Republicans will let them off the hook. We all know how flexible they are on laws they don't like.

RE: Are they still in business?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 2, 2002 12:17 AM

whoever wrote that does not know that mc has no worries about money because, unlike pc, mac is world wide!!!

RE:RE:RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 2, 2002 12:23 AM

whoever wrote the RE RE why macs suck. just so ya know, its not a pc world out there. pc is not world wide like macs are!!!(that's a wierd title)

RE: Why iMacs Suck!   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 2, 2002 12:27 AM

that's not "why macs suck" its "my brainless and pointless comment" i didn't think people can be so dumb! WHOEVER WRITES THOSE SORT OF COMMENTS HAS SERIOUS ANGER ISSUES!!!!

RE:RE:American Design: Good Stuff is Happening   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 2, 2002 12:32 AM

oh no, more pc lovers who are too poor to buy a GOOD computer such as a mac. maybe if you spent less time being idiots on the internet, and more time earning money then maybe you can go and buy a mac ya cheap monkeys!!!!

NO TITLE   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 2, 2002 12:36 AM

great idea. i realy enjoyed reading it. and a message for all those bad comments on macs, YOU ALL HAVE SERIOUS ANGER ISSUES!!!

um... why bother?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 11, 2003 4:27 PM

this is really funny. u no y? cuz it shouldnt even be an issue in the first place. Obviously Macs are failing to outperform PCs. Everything about macs, from slower and less configurable to more expensive and wastes more processor power, is in favor of the PC. Anyone who buys a mac is an idiot.