I did not feel well this morning. When I got to work I was pretty much expecting to be on my way home right after my meeting. Not true. I’m actually feeling much better.

The meeting was about curriculum guided purchasing of technology for the 2006-2007 school year. I think we came to the conclusion that the elementary lab and the secondary library computers will be replaced with a thinclient/server solution. Also, since we’re looking at more servers we are analyzing the blade servers that are available through various manufacturers to see if we can garner some savings there.

Whoa… this was not supposed to be a techy post, my apologies.

I was talking with Kite and Kristie today and came to the realization that when you look at the big picture, Apple’s marketing is a bit spotty.

First off, (though this is slightly unrelated) the G5 was fabricated by IBM. Yeah, go figure. This may be even more of a market confusion than the whole Intel thing.

Secondly, the chips that Apple used were always touted as ‘faster’ than whatever else happened to be out. Fine, sure, maybe. But now they say that the Intel chip is making their machines 2-4 times faster than they were before. But then… they’re saying that an Intel chip in a Mac is more than 2-4 times faster than a similar chip in a Windows box. Lies?

I have had some revelation about people being stubborn regarding the type of computer they accept for use. It’s all a bunch of crap.

It’s all just about the same, and if you like one more than another then great, but don’t try and tell me that Macs are better because they don’t fail because that’s a lie. And don’t try to say that a Windows box is better because it’s easier to upgrade or is more popular, because Windows boxes have failure points too.

That said, I most definately respect Apple’s marketing and general mass hypnotism. Here’s an appropriate mockery of that advanced marketing.

Lazarus — Combining the mighty power of the Intel processor and iLife ’06, Apple has found a way to bring people back from the dead. Enter the right information into the iFlux Capacitor, click Submit, and your loved one or figure in history will be sent to you via FedEx (no overnight to Alaska or Hawaii). Engraving will be free for the first month.
-airbagIndustries.com

Funny how it’s the little things like being able to drive home in January with the window down that seem like big things.

I realized the other day that people in movies are remarkably skilled at self analysis. While this feat may be due to the fact that the writers creating each character also give those characters their lines; you could say that we make our decisions for ourselves and decide what to think about and all that mumbo jumbo, effectively rationalizing the parallel. Personally, I don’t think about myself that much. Now, I’m not saying I’m selfless or anything, because I’m not. This is about actually analyzing our actions, desires, motives and all that. I have trained myself pretty well to just ‘do’ and not really think.

You work because you have to work to make money, you take care of your family because that’s just how it is, you appreciate classical music because it makes you feel like you might suddenly decide to hop into your Rolls Royce and talk with a british accent with all your scotch-drinking, cigar-smoking buddies. Alright, so maybe you don’t care about classical music, maybe you take care of your family because you wake up every morning and ponder your love for them and you go to work focused on helping others achieve their goals and one day shaking the hand of Mr. Success. I don’t.

I don’t think about why I’m doing what I’m doing unless some extraordinary event takes place and I’m forced to think again. What are our motives? What is the point? When I start to answer these questions I feel like I’m in Sunday School again and I’m answering so that people can quantify how close I am with God by how much I know to say.

My conclusion is that I know what to say to the questions now without really thinking about it, and maybe that’s what I need to be analyzing.