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    Who said you cannot play on a Mac?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Andario, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. Andario

    Andario Notebook Geek

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    Andario, Jul 26, 2007
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  2. INEEDMONEY

    INEEDMONEY Homicidal Teddy Bear

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    Aww that's so cute. (probably wouldn't be so cute if it were my MB)though
     
    INEEDMONEY, Jul 26, 2007
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  3. Andario

    Andario Notebook Geek

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    Sssshh. Let people decide by themselves... ;)
     
    Andario, Jul 26, 2007
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think this is better suited for the OT forum :p, but anyways, none of that on my MacBook. But it is cute how it freaks out everytime you go to Front Row (that's what that guy is doing, entering Front Row (Mac equivalent of Media Center) and back to desktop over and over again).
     
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    thegsrguy Notebook Deity

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    Isn't that guy worried about the cat breaking or damaging something?

    Stuff like that seems kinda cruel anyways...
     
    thegsrguy, Jul 26, 2007
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    Well, I don't think you really *can* break the MBP with just a cat. If it's not declawed, I bet it can do some serious damage to that screen though.
     
    taelrak, Jul 26, 2007
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    uwishurockedthishxc Notebook Guru

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    how is it cruel. that cat is probably having aone heck of a fun time
     
    uwishurockedthishxc, Jul 26, 2007
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    Well from the cat's perspective, it's cruel only if it realizes it's being toyed with.

    Just like you wouldn't mind going around doing something if you felt you were doing something worthwhile - but if you found out you were really being manipulated by some other party and led around the nose just for their entertainment, then you'd be pretty annoyed.

    But if you never realized it, then you'd never get upset about it either or think of your situation as "cruel" :p
     
    taelrak, Jul 26, 2007
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    yeah, it's fun but until the cat accidentally pressed the delete button while the iTune music folder is selected....
     
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    ...and nothing happens? :p

    OSX for some reason has extra "protections" for both running a file and deleting a file.

    I.e. the "delete" button doesn't delete files in Finder (the equivalent of Explorer). You'd have to hit Apple-Delete, and even then it moves to the Trash (Recycle Bin).

    Kind of annoying for general usage, but useful for situations like this I guess...because everyone knows this situation happens MUCH more often than wanting to delete files yourself :p /endsarcasm.
     
    taelrak, Jul 26, 2007
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