<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post116834723049047822..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116872042063002099</id><published>2007-01-13T15:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-13T15:33:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&#39;ve had four Macs and I have never lost any data....</title><summary type='text'>I&#39;ve had four Macs and I have never lost any data. I tripped on my first iBook&#39;s power cord and I hit it really badly, and no information was lost after that. Whenever I have to work on a PC something weird happens. Recently I lost about six hours of writing and editing work because I keep forgetting that temporary files are not saved anywhere on a PC.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116872042063002099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116872042063002099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168720380000#c116872042063002099' title=''/><author><name>Ernesto</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11969105712582566329</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-987189629"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 13, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116861570148772834</id><published>2007-01-12T10:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T10:28:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ain&#39;t nobody can&#39;t complain the Mac ain&#39;t reliable...</title><summary type='text'>Ain&#39;t nobody can&#39;t complain the Mac ain&#39;t reliable for nothin&#39;.  Sho-nuff.  We&#39;re on our fourth Mac, and they just keep gettin&#39; better.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116861570148772834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116861570148772834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168615680000#c116861570148772834' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01813159652010352331</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1749964855"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 12, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116852484375885786</id><published>2007-01-11T09:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-11T09:14:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Never had a virus on a Mac; sure, but this is set ...</title><summary type='text'>Never had a virus on a Mac; sure, but this is set to change as they become more ubiquitous.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Hackers, crackers and script kiddies don&#39;t attempt to exploit the Mac becuase there&#39;s no payoff. There just aren&#39;t that many out there. Macs aren&#39;t immune to viruses.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116852484375885786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116852484375885786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168524840000#c116852484375885786' title=''/><author><name>Daniel Sendecki</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10629793042887940161</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1697163837"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 11, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116845341049808408</id><published>2007-01-10T13:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T13:23:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&#39;m teaching the first volumn of Piano next semest...</title><summary type='text'>I&#39;m teaching the first volumn of Piano next semester in my contemporary poetry class (the theme: constructions of self in poetry), so I regret the loss of the work in progress, but I must agree with &quot;rain delay&quot; in trumpeting the benefits of the Mac: I&#39;ve never had one crash, never lost anything while using it, never had a virus. Consider switching, Ron, for your work&#39;s sake?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116845341049808408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116845341049808408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168453380000#c116845341049808408' title=''/><author><name>bourgeoizine</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02261187906009217684</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-981207680"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116844136025248969</id><published>2007-01-10T10:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T10:02:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>(Please forgive the double negation above). Hope i...</title><summary type='text'>(Please forgive the double negation above). Hope it was understood my comment was meant as a compliment.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116844136025248969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116844136025248969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168441320000#c116844136025248969' title=''/><author><name>Ernesto</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11969105712582566329</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-987189629"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116843421292626543</id><published>2007-01-10T08:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T08:03:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I really really wonder what kind of paid work allo...</title><summary type='text'>I really really wonder what kind of paid work allows for so much time to blog. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Aren&#39;t you sure your blog is not secretly sponsored, Ron?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Amazing!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116843421292626543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116843421292626543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168434180000#c116843421292626543' title=''/><author><name>Ernesto</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/11969105712582566329</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-987189629"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116842225355809813</id><published>2007-01-10T04:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T04:44:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You once wrote that a Mac is a PC for &#39;technophobe...</title><summary type='text'>You once wrote that a Mac is a PC for &#39;technophobes,&#39; which was kinda condescending.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I find that people who use Macs like to Enjoy the things they do, and people that use other PCs like to have to constantly solve unnecessary problems and enjoy complaining.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;All i know is, I Dropped this Mac laptop into the bathtub.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And now, after replacing a battery for a few </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116842225355809813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116842225355809813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168422240000#c116842225355809813' title=''/><author><name>Rain Delay</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/02882791018391366108</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1598785473"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116840843650595282</id><published>2007-01-10T00:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T00:53:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Feel for you,Ron.  I just started using Mozy to ba...</title><summary type='text'>Feel for you,Ron.  I just started using Mozy to backup all my files (free program). http://mozy.com/&lt;BR/&gt;don&#39;t know if it would have helped you or not.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116840843650595282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116840843650595282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168408380000#c116840843650595282' title=''/><author><name>JWG</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15983966674045451970</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='18' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4813/939/1024/NC%202006.0.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1310991121"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 10, 2007"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116839898305325615</id><published>2007-01-09T22:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-09T22:16:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Shit. Which is a technical expression they use her...</title><summary type='text'>Shit. Which is a technical expression they use here on the border.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116839898305325615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/116834723049047822/comments/default/116839898305325615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html?showComment=1168398960000#c116839898305325615' title=''/><author><name>Bobby Byrd</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17990783036661848472</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-what-i-needed.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-116834723049047822' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/116834723049047822' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1846872364"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="January 09, 2007"/></entry></feed>