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Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by girvo »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #25
adventured wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not, the person was "triggered" by an artificially manufactured offense. Some people refer to it as outrage porn; the desire to seek even the smallest of possible things to generate anger, outrage, etc. which eventually becomes like an emotional addiction.

Please do not equivocate PTSD with offence. That is not what "triggered" means.

You are correct, however it has taken on another definition on the Internet, Tumblr and Twitter being hotspots for its usage. It makes a mockery of those who suffer from PTSD; being "triggered" is not the same as being upset at something, it's far more horrifying and I've got nothing but sympathy for those who have suffered. Also, typically a trigger isn't something specific like a description of something bad that happened, but something more ethereal, like a noise or a smell or a particular memory that only comes up while dreaming. Horrifying condition :(

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

girvo wrote: post #41
TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please do not equivocate PTSD with offence. That is not what "triggered" means.

You are correct, however it has taken on another definition on the Internet, Tumblr and Twitter being hotspots for its usage. It makes a mockery of those who suffer from PTSD; being "triggered" is not the same as being upset at something, it's far more horrifying and I've got nothing but sympathy for those who have suffered. Also, typically a trigger isn't something specific like a description of something bad that h…

Another definition? In the spaces where it is used it refers exclusively to PTSD triggers and such. Trigger warnings mostly originated on the Internet - claiming the Internet perverted them is nonsensical.

It's not the same as someone disagreeing, but nobody has said that it is. Why would you think that this is what people mean? Do people seem to be triggered by trivial things? Well, that's how trauma can work. It's not people misconceiving the concept.

A description of something that happened can cause people to relive trauma. Yes, it doesn't work like that for all survivors, but that doesn't invalidate the reality of everyone else. Triggers are specific to individuals and personal.

It is a completely reasonable and utterly inoffensive thing to suggest that people warn about things that might cause certain people to relive trauma.

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by jkestner »

tdicola wrote: post #28

Didn't one of the boards sell for almost $1M recently? Did the market for them drop massively or did some fool over pay by $800k for an Apple I?

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2837776/vintage-apple-1...

$905,000, and presumably there's a premium for being in working condition. I think there's also a small market of people who have the money and care to spend it on this, so prices can fluctuate quite a bit.

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by SwellJoe »

VLM wrote: post #13
SwellJoe wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On what do you base that assertion?

http://cleanbayarea.com/portfolio/e-waste-recycling/ "Our electronic waste pick-up service is free for all residents of Northern California, CA." OP is likely assuming they operate like my local dump/recycling center where they record my drivers license info every time I visit and drop something off (electronic or otherwise). Believe it or not they used to physically write down the data, now they swipe. Locally they…

The article explicitly says he did not collect her information. Is the argument being made that he is lying about that detail of the story? To what end?

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by xanderstrike »

[deleted] wrote: post #37
untog wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What? 99% of electronics from the 80s and 90s are utterly worthless. As far as the odds go, she was entirely correct to throw the thing out.

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But is it really worth $30-100 of your time? Especially if you don't know or care to know about craigslist or ebay?

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by developer1 »

aerovistae wrote: post #22

had to reread this title like 10 times. kept reading it as "Apple [that] I discarded...." and kept trying to find that angle in the article. finally cracked the mystery, felt epicly stupid.

Same, intentional clickbait title. A decent editor would not have allowed that through. "Discarded Apple I sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half". Not difficult.

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by marincounty »

logn wrote: post #7

If they really can't find her, they should peruse the obits for her husband. Edit: 3 downvotes and a bizarre reply to my comment about sexism. From the article, "He feels badly because the woman said her husband had died a couple of months earlier". How is my comment sexist? And how would you find the woman?

I curious about the 50/50 split? It looks like a relatively new company.(couldn't find a review on Yelp, and 50 plus like on Facebook). I went to Clean Bay Area, under 'How much money can I make?'; The answer was scarce, and I would need to email them for details.

Call me cynical, but while I feel this is a true story, I wonder if this is the first time they actually ponied up any money on donated equipment? That is without a firm agreement to buy before the drop-off, or pick-up?

This one Apple computer and their earnest attempt to find the woman and give her $100,000 sounds fishy? It sounds like it could be a PR move?

I could be wrong, and they always make good on their promise to split proceedes with customers 50/50?

I will probally never know--unless the company comes on here(HN), and describes the details, and discusses the 50/50 split? It would all be good marketing for an honest recycling company? Especially, a new one?

My main point, is I have dealt with antiques, collectables, etc.--for 20 years. I have never found a completely honest wholesale/picker/auction house/reseller/buyer? You have to keep a keen eye on All of them. If you want to donate to a supposedly good cause--just drop off the stuff. Just keep in mind even companies like Goodwill are loaded with huge internal theft problems. My local San Rafael Goodwill has fired at least three managers, that I know for internal theft. None of the managers were charged? Why? Maybe, because the nonprofit didn't want the bad publicity? They sure go after, customers caught stealing--with a vengeance? By the way--I see people buying too many products from Goodwill close to, or exceeding retail prices?

One manager was literally cherry picking the valuable donations and selling them out the back door. He was quite the happy entrepreneur--for awhile? Another was caught taking expensive jewelry out of the company safe, and yes Goodwill rehired her for some reason! I am not picking on Goodwill. I am actually hesitant to say anything because they have a lot of lawyers. Someone wrote a book on Goodwill, and no one bother to read it.

Just expect to get ripped off if you are not selling your stuff yourself. Hell, even the wealthy need to beware--I believe Christie's was found guilty of price fixing a few years ago? Oh yea, go through your stuff before tossing? I've seen a lot of people throwing away 1st edition books. I can go into most people homes and find something of value--they thought was junk.

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by huac »

developer1 wrote: post #46
aerovistae wrote: post #22

had to reread this title like 10 times. kept reading it as "Apple [that] I discarded...." and kept trying to find that angle in the article. finally cracked the mystery, felt epicly stupid.

Same, intentional clickbait title. A decent editor would not have allowed that through. "Discarded Apple I sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half". Not difficult.

Or perhaps a decent editor (of this Buzzfeed era) came up with it.

Re: Apple I discarded as junk sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half

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Post by lfowles »

developer1 wrote: post #46
aerovistae wrote: post #22

had to reread this title like 10 times. kept reading it as "Apple [that] I discarded...." and kept trying to find that angle in the article. finally cracked the mystery, felt epicly stupid.

Same, intentional clickbait title. A decent editor would not have allowed that through. "Discarded Apple I sells for $200k; mystery woman stands to get half". Not difficult.

That's stretching the idea of clickbait quite a bit. "Mystery woman gets rid of old computer, you won't believe how much it sold for!" is the one baiting clicks. Current title is just an unfortunate arrangement of words.
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