What I miss about Amiga shops.......

[Belial6]

Going into an apple store is like going into a Scientology "center".

I went into a Scientology center once.  They had an office in town on one the main streets.  A friend and I thought it would be a hoot to go in and take the "Free Personality Test" that they had posted on a sign in front of their office for years.

After taking their test, they took me into a separate office to score it and discuss it.  The guy scored it, explained that I was a highly dyanetic person, and that I was doing fine.  He thanked me for coming in, and showed me the way out.

I'm not sure whether that should please or disturb me....

[Belial6]

Nope.  I actually went into a Scientology center.  I suppose that means that if I went into an Apple store, I should expect them to tell me that my UI is already highly 'intuative', and that none of their products will improve my experience.

Actually, the one time I did go into an Apple store, I went in, told them what I was looking for, and asked to see the models that fit that.  The employee took me over to the two models, I picked the cheeper one as it fit my needs, and the employee rang me up there at the counter.  He got me a bag, and thanked me for the business.  So, I guess the experience WAS a bit like going into a Scientology center...

[Belial6]

It has been a lot of years since then so I am a little fuzzy on the specific questions on the 'test', but if I remember correctly, they were a lot like the questions asked by the Gypsy at the beginning of Ultima IV only updated to modern times.  Basically questions without correct answers.  I think it also had a section where it made a statement like "You see a man starving on the street.  How does that make you feel." and you would select on a scale from bad to indifferent to good.

I presume that being consistent is the key to 'passing' the test.  Most people tend to be inconsistent on their views of the world,  it seemed the test might have been looking for those inconsistencies.

Yes, they probably didn't see any vulnerabilities, but it is funnier to say that even the cults don't want me.