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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by turbinerneiter »

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.

On my old machine, I had three mission patches from space missions I was (a small) part of.

On my current machine I have a Rick, the Micropython logo and a sticker from my Moped gang.

Stickers of companies are not the only ones existing.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by mkohlmyr »

yakshaving_jgt wrote: post #222
indalo wrote: post #217

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what a weird thing to get hung up about

At face value, yes, but the obnoxious zealotry often has further implications. I mean, how much of the technology baked into your average web project these days is chosen out of fashion rather than utility? Definitely too much.

Almost all of it.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

eertami wrote: post #230
panpanna wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, they are a way to show that your are indeed different and special. (since everyone in SF have the exact same laptop)

And usually the exact same unrelated tech company stickers...

Ah, the "I grabbed a handful of stickers from a conference / meetup" look.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by hef19898 »

bdowling wrote: post #253
raptorraver wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, they are our industry's equivalent for prison tattoos.

> prison tattoos Pretty much. They reveal what tribes you’re a part of and your history, allowing others to identify and categorize you. And they’re inappropriate in a traditional professional setting, requiring sleeves to cover them up.

True that. I usually put stickers on just to identify my laptop if everyone is using the same model. A small one in particular corner isnenough. Once I used a large corporate logo sticker diagobally across one corner and cut everything too large. Looked quite nice. My boss wasn't so happy as it turned the sticker I used should have been used for one of the meeting rooms. Not my fault if people are leaving it lying aroung for at least two months, is it?

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by yoz-y »

hknd wrote: post #259
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'm working with >100 engineers in my team and >1000 engineers in my building, and nearly everyone has a mbp. We usually just drop our macbooks somewhere if we attend an event, or a meeting, or go for lunch in our building. Not having stickers (or any other unique feature) makes it very difficult to find your computer.

Stickers definitely make it easier to find one's computer.

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Post by TeMPOraL »

coldtea wrote: post #197
want2know wrote: post #180

It's sad to see that in this thread most people jump in conclusions because they only assume there is only one reason why people put stickers on laptops. Without giving it much thought you place people in a 'category' that only exists in your mind. There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. I guess it's best to keep an open mind and don't think you know why pe…

> There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. Well, let's not get carried away. There are a handful of reasons at best: 1) they feel the laptop is drab/empty and want to decorate it 2) they are fans of an artist/band and want to promote it 3) they want to broadcast the world the company they work for and/or their choice of frameworks and tools 4) they want to c…

5) - 2)/3) while signalling that you've "earned it", and there's a story behind it.

You could easily order any kind of sticker printed and put them on your computer, but that would be cheating. Back in the days when I interacted with the tech community in my city more, there was this assumption that any sticker you have is a proof that you've been somewhere, or hanged with some crowd.

(I sometimes miss times when I had a laptop. I have a collection of stickers with stories with nowhere to put.)

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by beezischillin »

I just buy some dbrand skins for mine. I have no idea if other manufacturers' stuff is good, probably is but I've had the best experience with them so far. I buy and apply whichever skin I like the most at that time and put stickers on it to my heart's content. Plus the skins are pretty tough so I get scratch protection and it comes off without leaving a mark in case I need to sell it. The guy who bought my old MBP didn't have anything to complain about.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by TeMPOraL »

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…

- conversation starter ("woah, that's a cool sticker, where did you get it?")

But yeah, mostly what you mention.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by yoz-y »

weego wrote: post #191
sq_ wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In all seriousness, what attributes are you talking about? Pushing hard for certain software/tech/orgs that they like?

'Obnoxious zealots' is probably a more common perception of these people

At work a lot of people have stickers on their laptops (myself included, but I don't put them on my personal one).

I've never _ever_ had anybody preach to me about some tech/event/company that they put a sticker of. My laptop is mine and I don't give a damn about what others think about it. I assume that this is the case of the vast majority of people who put stickers there.

This whole conversation reminds me of people complaining about vegans preaching.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by wlll »

coldtea wrote: post #197
want2know wrote: post #180

It's sad to see that in this thread most people jump in conclusions because they only assume there is only one reason why people put stickers on laptops. Without giving it much thought you place people in a 'category' that only exists in your mind. There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. I guess it's best to keep an open mind and don't think you know why pe…

> There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. Well, let's not get carried away. There are a handful of reasons at best: 1) they feel the laptop is drab/empty and want to decorate it 2) they are fans of an artist/band and want to promote it 3) they want to broadcast the world the company they work for and/or their choice of frameworks and tools 4) they want to c…

I put stickers on my laptop from people or companies I care about, or from times that are special to me.
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