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Re: Misbrands

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post #58

I visualize them in https://misbrands.vercel.app/ Code: https://github.com/yiksanchan/misbrands Check it out!

Thank you for your public service. For some reason Github shows only half of the images on my mobile.

Thanks for the kind words! Anything I can do to resolve your issue? Is there a way to reproduce?

Re: Misbrands

#72
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was done on purpose, and early on JVM was shipped with Netscape Navigator. The rebranding of LiveScript (iirc) to JavaScript was done to connect to the Java hype of the time.

It's like "Blockchain" today!

It's like when Panel de Pon for the Super Famicon was rebranded and rereleased as Tetris Attack for the Super Nintendo. It has nothing to do with Tetris, but Tetris was a popular game at the time.

Re: Misbrands

#73

Never understood why people put stickers on their laptops, to me it seems like a cargo cult. Oh, you’re using this trendy library? Are you a brogrammer or a programmer? Why is libraries and technologies trendy anyway, so much time has been wasted building something using the wrong tool for the job. It also ruins the design of the laptop, just like a phone case does. Maybe I’m just old.

> just like a phone cover does. If the designers of the phone want to provide a reasonably priced cover that will hold my credit cards and protect the screen then perhaps they can make one that complements the device; and perhaps I'll buy it. Until then I'll have to make do with what the third party suppliers can deliver, there is no way I'm going to carry my mobile without having it in a case.

I switched to carrying my phones naked about 6 years ago and prefer it. It seems odd to prioritize buying a thin, light phone and then put it in an Otter Box. I buy them used right after the next one is released (when the first glut of used phones is available) and keep them for a few cycles. Worst damage I’ve done is to damage a volume down button on the XS Max I’m using right now.

Re: Misbrands

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I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.)

Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo".

I haven't liked any of the cases I've tried. Among other problems, accumulation of grit and scuz.

I once tried that spray rubber stuff (on an old sacrificial laptop). PlastiDip? Didn't work well. I'm dumb about this stuff. Someone with more experience could probably make it "nice". I plugged stuff into the ports I cared about. Then tried to tidy all the edges with an exacto knife. Looked terrible.

You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops.

Re: Misbrands

#75

Never understood why people put stickers on their laptops, to me it seems like a cargo cult. Oh, you’re using this trendy library? Are you a brogrammer or a programmer? Why is libraries and technologies trendy anyway, so much time has been wasted building something using the wrong tool for the job. It also ruins the design of the laptop, just like a phone case does. Maybe I’m just old.

If everybody at work has the exact same laptop model, it allows distinguishing between laptops.

Re: Misbrands

#76

Never understood why people put stickers on their laptops, to me it seems like a cargo cult. Oh, you’re using this trendy library? Are you a brogrammer or a programmer? Why is libraries and technologies trendy anyway, so much time has been wasted building something using the wrong tool for the job. It also ruins the design of the laptop, just like a phone case does. Maybe I’m just old.

Because I have a free unblemished sticker and an unavoidable desire to reduce entropy in the universe. Gotta stick something.

Re: Misbrands

#77

I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.) Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I haven't liked any of the cases I've tried. Among other problems, accumulation of grit and scuz. I once tried that spray rubber stuff (on an old sacrificial laptop). PlastiDip? Didn't work well. I'm dumb about this stuff. Someone w…

dbrand sells vinyl "skins" for laptops and phones

Re: Misbrands

#78

I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.) Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I haven't liked any of the cases I've tried. Among other problems, accumulation of grit and scuz. I once tried that spray rubber stuff (on an old sacrificial laptop). PlastiDip? Didn't work well. I'm dumb about this stuff. Someone w…

>You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops.

Sounds like something dbrand[1] does.

[1]https://dbrand.com/shop/dell-xps-13-skins-9380

Re: Misbrands

#79

I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.) Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I haven't liked any of the cases I've tried. Among other problems, accumulation of grit and scuz. I once tried that spray rubber stuff (on an old sacrificial laptop). PlastiDip? Didn't work well. I'm dumb about this stuff. Someone w…

> You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops.

I had one of those in like 2006. There was a website where I gave my laptop model, uploaded the image I wanted, and they mailed me a perfectly sized sticker that covered my entire laptop back.

I made one real one, and a "Three Wolf Moon" one for fun.

Re: Misbrands

#80
post #58

I visualize them in https://misbrands.vercel.app/ Code: https://github.com/yiksanchan/misbrands Check it out!

Thank you for your public service. For some reason Github shows only half of the images on my mobile.

Click (…) at the top right of the image, choose “view raw”. Or use the URL above.
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