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Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by rkomorn »

SparkBomb wrote: post #699
notanastronaut wrote: post #669

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I have no brand loyalty, hero worship, religion, sports or team in particular, and my hobbies are my own. I have no problem sharing my opinions, but I didn't do stickers, posters, band shirts, or anything like that growing up and still don't. And I heavily agree with the office space reference. Plus, it feels distinctly un-corporate or business professional to allow company devices to be branded in such a way. And wi…

There is a tribalism aspect to all of this. I also get people want to personalise stuff. I drive an old 4x4 and modded it (nothing too crazy), and I am planning on getting an Armstrong MT-350 if I can find one. Each one will require me actually doing work on the vehicles. > And to be frank, in our current climate, politics is very important. I heard that 20 years ago when I was in my early 20s. Everyone claims it is…

> Everyone claims it is of the upmost importance at .

That doesn't mean they are (or were) wrong.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by SparkBomb »

some_furry wrote: post #700
SparkBomb wrote: post #689

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It isn't I won't say. It is I can't remember because I pretty much insta-block it when I see it. Some notable examples of stuff I've seen in Linux / Tech land the last few months: - One person was dressed in a furry lizard suit, while compiling gentoo. - Another person made a song about Debian packages. I thought it was a gag at first. - Another woman was dressed in a school girl outfit, cat ears and a push up bra (n…

> It isn't I won't say. It is I can't remember because I pretty much insta-block it when I see it. Go to your masto instance and navigate to /blocks to see these users. Or on BlueSky, use clearsky.app. It's possible to find a breadcrumb for what you're "remembering".

I am mainly talking about YouTube. I mainly lurk on other platforms, but the same people are there.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by Vinnl »

SparkBomb wrote: post #517
Vinnl wrote: post #505

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As a JS developer, I once had a sticker in the npm font, but it said "left-pad". I liked that one. Just a pretty one is fine too though. I had a cool one at some point that was the logo of a small local meetup with friendly organisers, and the logo was essentially a drawing of a local landmark. It fit perfectly over the OEM logo. I miss that one.

> As a JS developer, I once had a sticker in the npm font, but it said "left-pad". I liked that one. I wouldn't even put this in the "somewhat amusing" category. This is really in the 16 pieces of allowed flair category as far as I am concerned.

Ah right, I'm making my boss happy with that one I suppose?

Well, glad I also had the local landmark icon on it then, to prove that I'm also a free thinker.

Then again, the laptop after that had an "I work with someone from Tulsa, Oklahoma" sticker, which I suppose I merely stuck on there to get the approval of my former coworker from Tulsa who made that sticker, probably hoping I would get a promotion out of it down the road.

We really are doomed as an industry.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by SparkBomb »

rkomorn wrote: post #701
SparkBomb wrote: post #699

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There is a tribalism aspect to all of this. I also get people want to personalise stuff. I drive an old 4x4 and modded it (nothing too crazy), and I am planning on getting an Armstrong MT-350 if I can find one. Each one will require me actually doing work on the vehicles. > And to be frank, in our current climate, politics is very important. I heard that 20 years ago when I was in my early 20s. Everyone claims it is…

> Everyone claims it is of the upmost importance at . That doesn't mean they are (or were) wrong.

Feigning urgency is a well known tactic to get people worked up and worried to spur them into action. It is a well known manipulation tactic.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by jasaldivara »

jangxx wrote: post #524
woodpanel wrote: post #494

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Damn, you must be so incredibly miserable. I hope you find some happiness in your life at some point.

I don't get what's miserable or unhappy about criticizing the political incoherence of some people. You may disagree with them, but why the personal attacks?

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by ok123456 »

_fat_santa wrote: post #556
naIak wrote: post #428

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To me stickers on laptops are as tasteless and kitschy as tattoos. I would never get a tattoo for the same reason I would never put a sticker on my laptop. Besides nobody gives a shit about your stupid political opinions or the software stack you use.

Personally I keep one Linux sticker on my laptop, less about expression and more a conversation starter. It's something that 99% of people won't notice but for the 1% that notices it's a nice conversation starter when everyone is bored (ie waiting at the airport)

I got a System76 laptop instead.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by oldestofsports »

LinuxAmbulance wrote: post #642
oldestofsports wrote: post #460

I always thought stickers were mega-cringe, like saying ”look at me, I went to all these conferences, I’m such a hacker nerd, I use linux BTW”

Another way of looking at it would be adding some personality to the corporate drone existence.

That’s true, and if it makes you happy then that is all that matters.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by tlavoie »

zcw100 wrote: post #627
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…

I think it's more a very lame flex. Macbooks were expensive and if you were walking around the office with a Macbook it was because you were important enough to convince management to buy you one instead of some crappy Dell. Eventually enough people get Macbooks that you need another way to stand out so you slap a bunch of cheap stickers all over it to show everyone, "See, you coddle your trophies. I beat mine up bec…

My work devices don't have much on them, mostly corporate asset tags and the like. My own, though, I make my own. The stickers reflect things I like or find amusing; maybe they'll get a smirk or a chuckle from someone else, maybe not.

In the end, they're like the tattoos that someone else commented on. (I have those as well.) If you appreciate them, great! If you don't like them, that's fine too. Fundamentally, they're not for you.

Re: Laptops with Stickers

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Post by tlavoie »

magarnicle wrote: post #380
Tabular-Iceberg wrote: post #368

I got rid of all mine after getting disillusioned with every one of the causes they represented.

This is the main reason I've never gotten a tattoo - how I feel about whatever it is will almost certainly change.

This is a good argument against getting them on impulse, or cheaply. Find a good artist whose work you can appreciate, pay them well, and you keep some art that will be with you forever.
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