Rush Limbaugh Begs Steve Jobs For Bug Fixes

jlgolson writes "Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh complained on his radio program about some problems that he was having with his Mac: 'Mr. Jobs, please help me. I know we don't agree on anything ... But can you put me to somebody that can get this going, because I know it's gotta work for most people. What am I doing wrong?' Eventually he shared that he was running into actual problems with Time Machine and Back to My Mac. Can you fix them?"

moto

[Idiomatick]

'stuff that matters' ???

Actually

[Anonymous Coward]

The only reason Steve Jobs co-founded Apple was so that he could eventually get even with assholes like Rush Limbaugh. These bugs were invented just for him.

Re:moto

[NecroPuppy]

It'd be kind of nice if instead of the usual "Republicans are evil" flamefest...

I'd say, "You're new here, aren't you?" but your slashdot ID is 100k lower than mine.

Isn't the answer obvious?

[Faylone]

Get a PC!

I'll be happy to

[hksdot]

Just send me your root account information.

Re:a slashdotter can dream...

[Anonymous Coward]

Rush, Here's how to fix your Mac. - Get off drugs - Shower - Learn how to be nice - Lose weight - Volunteer for NASA flights to Saturn

We're doomed.

[goodmanj]

Oh, lord. A story that brings together the Mac-vs-PC debate and the Conservative-vs-Liberal fight.

It's the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups of Internet flame wars. I predict a global meltdown of the entire Net within a week.

Re:moto

[anagama]

Old Joke:

A customer arrives at a car lot for a new car. The salesman steers him toward the top of the line model with all the newest bells and whistles. While they're out on the test drive, the salesman tells the potential buyer that the radio is so advanced, it understands voice commands. To demonstrate, the salesman says "classical", and wouldn't you know it, a classical station is automatically tuned in. He tells the driver to try, and he says "classic rock". Before you can blink, Led Zepplin is pulsing through the speakers. The driver is duly impressed and is about to comment on how cool that is, when some punk kid in a riced out civic cuts him off. The driver yells "ASSHOLE" .... and the radio tunes to Rush Limbaugh .

Mistaken identity

[FoolsGold]

I live in Australia, so I don't really know much about this Rush Limbaugh fellow.

But from a glance at the last name I, for just a brief second, saw the article title as

Bill Lumbergh Begs Steve Jobs For Bug Fixes

"Steve, what happening? Look, I've got some problems with my Mac here, it's being a bit of a bother... yeah... so if could you come in on Saturday to fix it, maybe even Sunday... that would be terrific... mkay?"
 
/wakes up from nightmare, cold sweat

Re:What a fat slob

[doktor-hladnjak]

Not that I really want to dignify your post with a response, but I'm gay and you straight people can keep that son of bitch!

Sorry, can't help you

[AuMatar]

Helping you would be welfare. You want a handout? What do you think this is, soviet Russia? Its leftist pinko commies like him that are ruining America. They want something for nothing, and they want you to pay for it. Well let me tell you about this little thing called the free market. It means if you want something done, you have to pay for it. Its the American Way. And if you don't like it, go live with the commies in China.

Oh what, it isn't supposed to apply to him?

Re:We're doomed.

[i_liek_turtles]

Linux users are the ignored Ronulans, as always. :(

Re:Update

[Ford Prefect]

Now they've got IT people working it out.

"Yes, Mr. Limbaugh, if you just open a terminal right now ... then type rm -rf ~/Library/Mail to initialise the backup... Have you got your Time Machine plugged in? Good, if you'll just open Disk Utility, select that disk, and 'Erase' ... yes, Mr. Limbaugh, it's just to erase space for the new backup... Have you disabled the firewall yet? It needs to backup things from the local network, you know. ... Now open Safari, type in g-o-a-t-s-e-dot-c-x, yes, that's a virus-checking website, it'll make sure there are no gaping holes in your security ... What's that, Mr. Limbaugh? It's found a gaping hole? Oh no! We'll need to cleanse your firewall with FIRE! Get the matches, Mr. Limbaugh! This system must burn!" ...

And so on.

Re:moto

[totally bogus dude]

iii. He can't make his mind up which numbering system to use for ordered lists. The bastard!

Re:moto

[Alsee]

four. ????
00000101. profit

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Re:moto

[nilbog]

You both must be new here...

Re:We're doomed.

[simong]

There's an easy way to prevent it.

HITLER!

Re:moto

[Mister Transistor]

Older Joke:

Q: What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the Hindenburg?

A: One is a flaming Nazi gas bag, the other is a dirigible.

Re:moto

[the 99th penguin]

Get off my lawn you kids!

Argueing about 100K UIDs... whippersnappers.. :P

Re:Tags

[Anonymous Coward]

That's right. They should have tagged it Viagra! [cbsnews.com]

Found it!

[N8F8]

if (userName=='Rush Limbaugh')
{
  ramdomError();
}

Re:moto

[mgblst]

Look mate, it is very simple. There are 3 types of people in the world, those that can count, and those that can't.

Rush Limbaugh uses a Mac?

[quag7]

Isn't that a bit...metrosexual? For him, I mean?

Re:We're doomed.

[MadMidnightBomber]

I heard Al Gore uses emacs and Rush Limbaugh uses vi.

Re:thanks

[somersault]

Smart people who are angry at the world because they're not getting any?

Re:moto

[robinthecandystore]

hehehe... old

Re:moto

[Anonymous Coward]

Q: What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the Hindenburg?

A: Limbaugh is still high.

Re:moto

[Enry]

n00b

Re:moto

[dotancohen]

You skipped over VI, dumbass.

Re:Fie on Rush

[Hognoxious]

Compared to hearing himself, I'd call deafness a blessing.

Re:Update

[Ford Prefect]

rm -rf * -- bypasses steps 2, c, IV, 00000101, and many more...

Yes, but it removes the possibility of leading Mr. Limbaugh realistically on to step (xiv), the Infernal Dance of Data Recovery - namely, him dancing around on the charred remains of his former abused Macintosh, stark-bollock-naked, covered in animal grease, recovery CDs stuffed up his backside, singing the Swedish national anthem.

Backwards.

Y'see, you have to pace your technical advice properly. What's the use of destroying all his data in one fell swoop? No fun at all.

Re:How about this one?

[thePowerOfGrayskull]

I dislike Rush as much as the next guy, but is it really so amusing to rehash template jokes to take pot-shots for no particular reason?

Well, now that you mention it...

Rush Limbaugh and his chauffeur were out driving in the country and accidentally hit and killed a pig that had wandered out on a country road.

Limbaugh told the chauffeur to drive up to the farm and apologize to the farmer.

They drove up to the farm, the chauffeur got out and knocked on the front door and was let in. He was in there for what seemed hours. When he came out, Limbaugh was confused about why his employee had been there so long.

"Well, first the farmer shook my hand, then he offered me a beer, then his wife brought me some cookies, and his daughter showered me with kisses," explained the driver.

"What did you tell the farmer?" Limbaugh asked.

The chauffeur replied, "I told him that I was Rush Limbaugh's driver and I'd just killed the pig."

Disclaimer: this joke is not original...

ROOTKIT?

[StCredZero]

Rush, I can fix it! I have just the thing to fix your problem. It's called a "Rootkit." We'll install it right away!

bored/board

[Descalzo]

I take it you've never seen Al Gore.

Re:moto

[daivzhavue]

VI??? Emacs.

Re:Isn't the answer obvious?

[elrous0]

Druggies prefer Macs.

Re:moto

[Equuleus42]

What? My hearing aid isn't working today.

Re:moto

[dcollins]

What is it about the right that you always go in for the ad hominem attacks?

Ah, that's right, because you're self-absorbed, whored-out assholes.

Re:moto

[jbrw]

I remember when all of this was green pastures.

Re:Quite right

[CajunArson]

Yeah, Europe is so much better than America where you'll be prosecuted for criticizing those in power. Thank God the Europeans have those laws or someone might try to say something bad about Mustached Germans, Italians with helmets, or Russian "presidents" who poison their political opponents.

Re:moto

[Anonymous Coward]

Dittohead since '88 and counting.

This is the year you run out of fingers and toes.

Re:thanks

[maxume]

I thought it was Techies and Trekies have longs necks, and are good at blowing themselves(having long since moved past patting themselves on the back).

Re:moto

[Malevolent Tester]

Having lived in a couple of the worst inner cities in the US, and visited the third world, I can tell you haven't.

Mogadisu 87-89, does that count?

What a ridiculous statement. Let us consider at length the possibility that your brain is made of turnips. We can't have an open debate if we dismiss this out of hand.

I'd dismiss it because of the reasons my brain couldn't be made of turnips. Dismissing it out of hand would be claiming that we couldn't suggest this because it was offensive to those whose brains are made of carrots.

Re:moto

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

Q: What's the difference between Rush Limbaugh and the Hindenburg?

One has had said about it, "Oh, the humanity...", and the other, "Oh, the huge mantitties..."

Re:thanks

[Grygus]

If we could do that, there would be no posts.

Re:moto

[ryder]

Ah, there you are enry... be a good lad and fetch my coffee!

Re:moto

[jimbojw]

See, what some of you won't realize is that ryder's ID is really 7.

Rush asks a Democrat for help???

[7Prime]

HAHAHAHA!

After attacking democrats for years, he finally gives in to pleading to a prominant corporate democrat for help. Boy, I love the sweet smell of irony in the morning.