Comments on: Umberto Eco on the Macintosh http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/ Government, Infrastructure, Business Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:06:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Current » Who influences your thinking? http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/comment-page-1/#comment-241693 Current » Who influences your thinking? Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:05:51 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2007/04/08/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/#comment-241693 [...] Umberto Eco (I first encountered him when I was 14 and picked up a copy of “The Name of the Rose” that someone left on the bus; another novel of his I enjoyed was “Foucault’s Pendulum” though it’s his essays I enjoy the most, for example his essay on computer operating systems, and his collected works, like “How to Travel with a Salmon: And Other Essays”; but also, “On Ugliness” is a marvelous demonstration on what his profession’s all about). [...] [...] Umberto Eco (I first encountered him when I was 14 and picked up a copy of “The Name of the Rose” that someone left on the bus; another novel of his I enjoyed was “Foucault’s Pendulum” though it’s his essays I enjoy the most, for example his essay on computer operating systems, and his collected works, like “How to Travel with a Salmon: And Other Essays”; but also, “On Ugliness” is a marvelous demonstration on what his profession’s all about). [...]

]]> By: James http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/comment-page-1/#comment-116062 James Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:56:14 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2007/04/08/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/#comment-116062 Interesting. Use of paper and pencils might be akin to more primitive religions? How one could be an atheist in this system I'm not sure. What about linux, all unices, symbian, ... dishwasher OS 1.03 ? :) Funny how gnu/linux ideal (freedom of software) results in intolerant and fundamentalist views against other licenced software. ( :) views which are of course balanced with base in reality, not ever forced on groups/individuals and only held against non-sentient entities!) Although groups using any OS do tend to have the full range of types of users from fundamentilists to generally agnostic or open-minded users. *ahem* woah! thought tangent. Interesting.

Use of paper and pencils might be akin to more primitive religions? How one could be an atheist in this system I’m not sure.

What about linux, all unices, symbian, … dishwasher OS 1.03 ? :)

Funny how gnu/linux ideal (freedom of software) results in intolerant and fundamentalist views against other licenced software. ( :) views which are of course balanced with base in reality, not ever forced on groups/individuals and only held against non-sentient entities!)
Although groups using any OS do tend to have the full range of types of users from fundamentilists to generally agnostic or open-minded users.

*ahem*

woah! thought tangent.

]]> By: Thorkell Hardarson http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/comment-page-1/#comment-113856 Thorkell Hardarson Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:29 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2007/04/08/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/#comment-113856 What about atheists? Do they work with paper and pencils? What about atheists? Do they work with paper and pencils?

]]> By: Thomas Crampton http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/comment-page-1/#comment-110796 Thomas Crampton Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:36:39 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2007/04/08/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/#comment-110796 PS: I guess that means I met the Pope! PS: I guess that means I met the Pope!

]]> By: Thomas Crampton http://www.eire.com/2007/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/comment-page-1/#comment-110795 Thomas Crampton Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:35:52 +0000 http://www.eire.com/2007/04/08/umberto-eco-on-the-macintosh/#comment-110795 Very amusing. Thanks for that! Very amusing. Thanks for that!

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