[poleapple]

I apologize to you for Apple for not catering to your specific needs and wants when rolling out their newest version of OSX. I'm so sorry that you consider none of these new features exciting nor useful. Personally, I agree with you to an extent - I prefer taking notes on individual parchment paper with a Ticonderoga #2 HB pencil that I sharpen with my $400 hand crafted knife. Heck, I don't even use digital photos or credit cards. I am 100% satisfied with the polaroid camera that my father left me before he passed, and I always prefer to barter with the root vegetables that I grow in my back yard (100% organic of course) as a means of payment.

[tnone]

Maybe it wouldn't be such a dud if there was the possibility of using any of this outside the walled garden of filling your house only with Apple products.

Once upon a time apple.com advertised their OS by showing off what you could create with it and how it was based on open technology. Now it's just about how the computer and its flock of gadgets can entertain and do your thinking for you, if only you give in to the mothership.

[justinsingh]

So in other words: now it's just about making life easier for you.

Sounds good to me!

[sdegutis]

I'm far from a hipster. The pens I use are apparently called "uni-ball", which I got from Walmart, which is also where I got my $3 little pocket notepad.

But I'm also not willing to spend large amounts of money to buy cool new gadgets that don't actually improve my quality of life at all, despite whatever Apple's keynotes will say.

[poleapple]

This is free.

[h1d]

Did the GP post thinking this is a paid upgrade?

[xrisk]

Ticonderogas make for fine pencils though.

[poleapple]

Yeah, I'm only half sarcastic. Polaroid cameras are also fun to play with.

[r00fus]

Apparently good naval vessels as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ticonderoga