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Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Brajeshwar »

EForEndeavour wrote: post #138
Brajeshwar wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm also a no case person. I don't remember ever dropping my iPhones. But it is not for everyone. Once a friend took my phone to look at something and he dropped it, shattering the glass. I was more amazed that in its entirety of 3+ years, I never dropped the phone once but it slipped my friend's hand in just that few minutes. :-)

How sure are you that it was an accident?

LOL. He is a really really good friend, a really good person and someone doing a lot to help curb climate change. We were both nervous after YC Interview that day in Mountain View (2018).

He insisted paying for the screen replacement but I didn't let him. I got the battery and screen replaced and my iPhone is on to its 4th year. :-)

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by adventured »

bauerd wrote: post #139
MiscIdeaMaker99 wrote: post #127

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Stickers are purely an extension of one's ego.

What about funny stickers then, not branded ones? No fun allowed?

Isn't fun or humor projected outward - via a sticker in this case - an extension and illumination of one's ego?

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by flukus »

meerita wrote: post #89

Call me weirdo but I never jumped on the sticker wagon. I don't see the point of advertising companies for free. My support would be more in terms of using their services (paying, yes) than paying and also putting stickers on my laptop. Is just because fanatism or feeling proud of using something? I'm not trying to be jerk, but I never understood that movement.

> I don't see the point of advertising companies for free

What if I'm covering up the free advertising built into the machine? I like how my triforce sticker looks a lot more than the dell logo it replaced.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by darkerside »

Stratoscope wrote: post #134

I have devoted my life to removing stickers from all my computers. The first thing I do with a new ThinkPad is remove the Intel and Lenovo stickers from the palmrest. (Tip: If you have a Swiss Army knife with the plastic toothpick, the flat point of that toothpick is a perfect tool for lifting a corner of a sticker.) The one exception was when I realized I was using my late 2013 MacBook Pro in Windows more than in OS…

I have found it similarly satisfying to remove the dealer decals from every car I buy. Although it's probably easier just to make them remove it as a condition of sale.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by qplex »

derrikcurran wrote: post #115
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23

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Or the repair person might helpfully "clean" the case. Like what happened to this poor guy and his autographed XBOX 360 case: https://web.archive.org/web/20080302171919/http://hawtymcblo...

I'm still trying to figure out how it happened. Did they have some kind of automated case cleaning system or something?

Most likely it's standard procedure to clean every unit that comes in for repairs.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by brogrammernot »

MiscIdeaMaker99 wrote: post #127
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #124

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Stickers are purely a way to identify your laptop in a sea of otherwise identical MacBook pros.

Stickers are purely an extension of one's ego.

lol, or a way to express themselves

Or....

A way to piss of IT departments

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Moto7451 »

brogrammernot wrote: post #146
MiscIdeaMaker99 wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stickers are purely an extension of one's ego.

lol, or a way to express themselves Or.... A way to piss of IT departments

I put gaffing tape on mine for grip since we have to key card in and out of doors on the floors of our non-shared office. I kept dropping a new-ish 15” they gave me as I often had to juggle things while getting in and out of heavily sprung doors. IT hates it but they hate dented aluminum cases more.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by paranoidrobot »

finnjohnsen2 wrote: post #135

i would like to see some proper psychological research on why we put stickers and brands on our pretty and expensive laptops. Some keywords cones to mind based on my own feelings; - software tribalism and identity signaling to peers. like a mini resumé. - idealism and dreaming, the cool stuff I wish I was using (Who sticks a .NET logo there, right?) - added uniqueness, my laptop is mine, my special tool, it is set up…

Easier to spot/identify.

I can spot mine easily at a distance, and it's very unlikely that someone else will have theirs marked similarly. Useful in situations like security lines at airports (Please step to the side sir, while we pat you down and someone nicks your laptop from the baggage scanner), or even in an office where everyone has the same laptop.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by cgriswald »

MiscIdeaMaker99 wrote: post #127
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stickers are purely a way to identify your laptop in a sea of otherwise identical MacBook pros.

Stickers are purely an extension of one's ego.

I use a sticker to cover the manufacturer’s logo for various reasons. My choice of sticker was only an extension of ego insofar as it happened to come with a product I purchased around the time I got the laptop.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by kitotik »

adventured wrote: post #142
bauerd wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What about funny stickers then, not branded ones? No fun allowed?

Isn't fun or humor projected outward - via a sticker in this case - an extension and illumination of one's ego?

Nothing inherently wrong with having an ego. It’s the inability to detach from/silence/deprioritize it that tends to cause issues.
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