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Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by wlesieutre »

JSR_FDED wrote: post #112
wlesieutre wrote: post #54

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No glowing logo since before the USB-C/touchbar generation, about 10 years ago

When Apple was making a comeback from being all but dead, the logo was a quick way to identify other members of your tribe. And you could walk into a coffee shop and get an instant tally of how Apple was doing. It was really precarious for a time, and then after some months it became reassuring and then some more months and you could stop worrying altogether. Hard to believe that was ever the case! Iconic photo from…

My fun fact on the laptop logos is that the PowerBook G4 is when they flipped it to being right-side-up for other people looking at the computer while you're using it.

On the PowerBook G3 and prior, the logo was facing toward you when you're looking at your own computer closed on the desk. Once you open it, it was upside down for anyone else looking at you.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by creaturemachine »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #574
SparkBomb wrote: post #533

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It has nothing to do with that. A good portion of these stickers are to do with things that are political or quasi political. What tends to happen is that a lot if times people have been burned in someway for supporting an idea or a cause. This is often because people have been fooled by charlatan, or it was later revealed that things were more complicated or different than they were led to believe. Cringe and why pe…

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Prior to secret ballots being a thing you would have voted "viva voce" by saying your preference aloud. Violence and intimidation were common.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by boomlinde »

heavensteeth wrote: post #423
marcosscriven wrote: post #378

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I’m struggling to understand how you’ve put pride flags and death threats in the same category of “extremely divisive”. I see others have asked the same question, but you don’t seem to have the courage to respond. What’s divisive about a pride flag?

I struggle to believe you don't understand what they mean. There is many a homophobe in the world. GP isn't saying homophobia is good, simply that espousing a pro-LGBT viewpoint may upset people. Maybe they deserve to be upset, but that doesn't change that it may become your problem.

People can become upset for a great variety of reasons. I think it's better to accept to some extent that it happens than to design your life around not upsetting anyone.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by SparkBomb »

4ggr0 wrote: post #588
whatamidoingyo wrote: post #562

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How so? I agree with them. Political messaging is incredibly annoying, no matter which "side" is doing it.

why is it surprising that people feel like showing their own politics with stickers when the government they live under currently deports random people, blows up boats based on vague accusations, tries to reform the country with Project2025, ..., do i have to go on? nice for you that you're able to ignore politics - you should maybe be aware that this is a privilege. lots of people would probably want to ignore polit…

> why is it surprising that people feel like showing their own politics with stickers when the government they live under currently deports random people, blows up boats based on vague accusations, tries to reform the country with Project2025, ..., do i have to go on?

I am in my early-40s. I remember when Obama was droning people abroad based on iffy intel. I remember when George Bush/Dick Cheney started a war in Afghanistan and Iraq, which killed possibly millions (I heard all sorts of different numbers).

If I put a sticker on my laptop, it doesn't stop any of that happening. It doesn't bring back the people that killed in those wars. All it is trying to do is signal to other people that you have the "right opinions". It is a form of slacktivism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism

> nice for you that you're able to ignore politics - you should maybe be aware that this is a privilege. lots of people would probably want to ignore politics, but instead they have to fear for their existence, dignity or way of life.

I am mature enough to understand that in the vast majority of circumstances I cannot affect in the outcome in any meaningful way.

Whether I ignore politics or not will have no effect on the outcome. I suggest you go back and watch old TV programs and documentaries. People were having the same discussions 20, 30 and some 50 years ago on the exact topics and making the same arguments, often they were word for word the same.

> "but not everyone on HN is american", well, other countries also have their fair share of political issues. and if you don't see them as issues, then again, you're just showing your own ignorance, privilege or both.

I choose to ignore the political issues in my country (the UK) as well. I can't do anything to solve the problems in the country.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by Dragonai »

Octoth0rpe wrote: post #570

I've had my eye on this pack of stickers for my next laptop upgrade: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1133836260/cursed-programming-s... (the joke here is that all of the tech has the wrong logo, ie the javascript sticker has a java logo, the vscode sticker has a vim logo, etc)

This is incredible

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by marcosdumay »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #574
SparkBomb wrote: post #533

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It has nothing to do with that. A good portion of these stickers are to do with things that are political or quasi political. What tends to happen is that a lot if times people have been burned in someway for supporting an idea or a cause. This is often because people have been fooled by charlatan, or it was later revealed that things were more complicated or different than they were led to believe. Cringe and why pe…

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There's no problem with publicly engaging in politics. In fact, it's a great thing to do.

What is a problem is doing it on an environment where participation is mandatory or required for basic survival.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by SparkBomb »

klez wrote: post #585
SparkBomb wrote: post #481

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They don't have any influence about what I think of Debian. What happens though is people outside will associate their (unbearably cringe in this case) behaviour with you, whether you like it or not.

I'm a long-time Debian user and I have no idea who you're talking about. How much weight do they actually carry? Who is this influencer you're talking about?

Go on YouTube, Mastodon or any sort of social media that is bit techy orientated and you will find it easily.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by dvtkrlbs »

Octoth0rpe wrote: post #570

I've had my eye on this pack of stickers for my next laptop upgrade: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1133836260/cursed-programming-s... (the joke here is that all of the tech has the wrong logo, ie the javascript sticker has a java logo, the vscode sticker has a vim logo, etc)

This is awesome

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by IAmBroom »

Fnoord wrote: post #552
Defletter wrote: post #470

> Your real middle class refuses to show any but the most bland books and magazines on its coffee tables: otherwise, expressions of opinion, awkward questions, or even ideas might result. -Paul Fussell, Class The greyification of our lives, the loss of whimsy and kitsch and being too afraid to be a little cringe, I get the sense that a lot of people associate "growing up" as the loss of any and all expression: we wak…

But why so many stickers? Why so many tattoos? Why not pick one you very much like and agree with? Less noise. More signal. Less is more. I don't like many of the ones mentioned on this website but here are some minimalist examples [1] [2] [3] [4] and an exception I do like a bit because of the custom shape [5]. [1] is more like a skin. [1] https://stickertop.art/content/images/2025/11/20250221_00333... [2] https://s…

Why? Because your aesthetic taste is not universal.
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