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Artist Creates Mac Shrine 176

Posted by CmdrTaco from the what-some-people-do dept.
uucee writes "Wired has a story on an artist's Mac shrine. Apparently a big Mac fan, the photographer "tried to persuade his assistant to get an Apple tattoo for a photo shoot. She refused, opting for a temporary one instead." No word of a Macquarium being part of the collection." I like the idea of a desk built out of Macs.
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  • trekkies (Score:5, Insightful)

    by happystink ( 204158 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:48AM (#4636912)
    That quote where the guy says he thinks the assistant will get an apple tattoo when she's more into macs, that is just so annoying, it changes this guy from "dork with sort of neat hobby" to "aggravating fanatic", and it reminds me of the dental assistant in Trekkies who admits that she dresses up Star Trek-style because the dentist threatened to fire her if she didn't.
  • ...to post a response when you're left utterly speechless.

    Someone needs to invent the slack-jawed smiley.

    ---
  • Even though I may be a slathering, maniacal, unwashed Mac addict myself, this goes just a wee bit further than the usual. What is the world coming to?!? People really need to get their priorities straight in life. This is clearly a fine example of this!

    Let's face it, has anyone else noticed that nowhere on his site does he show us the picture of his assistant's tattoo? Especially where it was hidden?

    I am deeply disturbed.

  • Next week (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:49AM (#4636919)
    Lisa Pedagucci, a successful and attractive business owner, demonstrates her Microsoft Office shrine.

  • Apple tattoos!!! (Score:5, Funny)

    by The Original Yama ( 454111 ) <lists.sridhar @ d h a n apalan.com> on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:49AM (#4636920) Homepage
    OOH! Apple Tattoos are so SEXY! What part of her body did she put it on? Anyone got copies of the pictures?

  • Here's One for PowerBooks (Score:5, Interesting)

    by G0SP0DAR ( 552303 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:51AM (#4636925)
    with lots of cool pictures of artistically modified Macintosh portables. [nifty.ne.jp]
    http://member.nifty.ne.jp/cristal/apple.html

  • Ok... (Score:4, Informative)

    by natron 2.0 ( 615149 ) <`moc.liamg' `ta' `97sretepdn'> on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:54AM (#4636936) Homepage Journal
    So there are some real fanatics out there...so what? I am sure all of you who are dissing this guy and article are guilty of similar crimes. How many of you go out and find a new game only to become addicted to it, say Warcraft III, and also buy all the marketing extras such as the action figures, books, and what not. I myself do not know enough about Macs to have a definite opinion of them but it seems they are diong something right because they have such a strong cult following and I would have to definately praise Steve Jobs for his wonderful marketing tactics.

    • Re:Ok... (Score:2, Funny)

      by exhilaration ( 587191 )
      Remember the Intel "Bunny People"? :) Everybody in retail was badgering their Intel marketing reps for the dolls - they were the latest in what we called "free stuff from vendors".

      But hell no, I wouldn't PAY for that crap!

  • ...a big Mac fan... (Score:5, Funny)

    by wneto ( 624292 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:57AM (#4636950) Homepage
    took some time to realize this post was not related to junk food.

  • What's an Apple II doing in there?? (Score:3, Interesting)

    by blakespot ( 213991 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:58AM (#4636953) Homepage
    Mac shrine? What's he doing with an Apple //c 9" mono monitor (one of FrogDesign's efforts) thrown in? See what I mean towards the left in this image [wired.com] from the article.

    I love the II but it ain't a Mac.

    blakespot

    • If you look at the photos closely, you can see a Lisa, a Newton 110-120-130 form factor, an eMate, [applefritter.com] a PowerCD, [applefritter.com] and a QuickTake 100- and 200-series cameras. Below and to the right of the Jim Henson poster, it looks like he's even got one of those set-top box prototypes, [applefritter.com] sitting underneath a laptop.

      This is more of an Apple shrine than a Mac shrine, but I suppose it's mostly Mac enough for Wired to be able to call it a Mac shrine.

      ~Philly
    • f you look at the photos closely, you can see a Lisa, a Newton 110-120-130 form factor, an eMate, [applefritter.com] a PowerCD, [applefritter.com] and a QuickTake 100- and 200-series cameras. Below and to the right of the Jim Henson poster, it looks like he's even got one of those set-top box prototypes, [applefritter.com] sitting underneath a laptop

      I guess that officially makes my house into a Mac/Apple shrine, as you can look there and see a Newton 100, 130 form factor [blakespot.com], an eMate [blakespot.com], a PowerCD [blakespot.com]...and at least some of the images were taken with a QuickTake 200, if I don't have a pic available.

      blakespot

    • I have a 9" greenscale //c monitor. Attached to a Powermac 8500 as the primary display. :) It's cute.

      The collectors I know (including myself, to a lesser extent) are interested in gear with the Apple logo on it- something that //c has, for sure. :D

      If it didn't have an RCA plug, and if my 8500 didn't have RCA plugs, well... I probably still would have bought it. Because it's cute.
    • I have a 9" greenscale //c monitor. Attached to a Powermac 8500 as the primary display. :) It's cute.
      The collectors I know (including myself, to a lesser extent) are interested in gear with the Apple logo on it- something that //c has, for sure. :D
      If it didn't have an RCA plug, and if my 8500 didn't have RCA plugs, well... I probably still would have bought it. Because it's cute.

      As cute as my Apple //c from back in 1984 [blakespot.com]?? (Pic taken way back when, found it recently in a drawer, machine long gone.)


      blakespot

  • Brand identity (Score:5, Funny)

    by shawkin ( 165588 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @11:59AM (#4636955)
    Real Mac cultists get an Apple logo branded on their forehead.
  • What are the Thomas Edison pictures doing the in the background of a MAC museum? If Edison hadn't died in 1910, he would have finished that Copper list he was hacking for his boffo Amiga light-bulb demo. His corpse is Boing-Balling in his grave as we speak.

  • Doesn't look too good (Score:5, Funny)

    by cioxx ( 456323 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:01PM (#4636967) Homepage
    To Blockquote the story:
    Apparently a big Mac fan, the photographer...

    One would think he mummified Big Macs in a grand trubute to Ron McDonald. I smell a lawsuit over the wording of this article.

  • In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

    by Reality Master 101 ( 179095 ) <RealityMaster101@gmail. c o m> on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:03PM (#4636974) Homepage Journal

    I love me saw [powertooldepot.com] so much that I had my wife get a tattoo in a private place that I won't mention.

    Did I mention how much my saw rules over other saws? It cuts at least twice as fast over those cheaper brands that all the other idiots use.

    Can't you tell how superior I am because of the saw I use? Can't you tell how much a part of the intellectual elite I am?

    God, it's great to be me.

    • I love me saw so much that I had my wife get a tattoo in a private place that I won't mention.

      Hmm. Was that the 75th Anniversary Special Edition then? Is it as cool as the 15th Anniversary Special Edition Mac was?

      Can't you tell how much a part of the intellectual elite I am?

      Damn, that's a terrible inferiority complex you have there. I know Mac users must seem like an intellectual elite to those of you who feel you can't afford one, but we're really just people who prefer to pay a little more for functional, well-designed products.

      Of course, we do get more pussy than non-Mac users. That isn't a myth at all.

    • I love me saw so much that I had my wife get a tattoo in a private place that I won't mention.

      A private place? Like the back of a Volkswagon?

    • <joke type="aussie">
      So you're from Melbourne, right? ;-)
      </joke>

  • in some strange way... (Score:3, Insightful)

    by buzban ( 227721 ) <buz.buzban@net> on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:04PM (#4636979) Homepage
    i'm looking forward to when my ibook is part of that kind of collection. it's sort of funny how things look so sleek and modern and neat when they first come out and then look absolutely dated 15 yrs later.

    i guess the most interesting ones to me are the macs (or any other machine) that retain their sex appeal even after all that time...and there aren't too many of those...

  • Ellen would do it... (Score:5, Funny)

    by DarkHelmet ( 120004 ) <mark&seventhcycle,net> on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:05PM (#4636981) Homepage
    Lima even tried to persuade his assistant to get an Apple tattoo for a photo shoot. She refused, opting for a temporary one instead. "She's only just been exposed (to Macs)," he said. "I think in a couple of years she will go for it."

    I bet if you get Ellen Feiss stoned enough, she'll be willing to get the Tat..

    I bet Apple would even pay for the ganja, too...

  • I think I get it now (Score:4, Insightful)

    by van der Rohe ( 460708 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:15PM (#4637020)
    I used to think Macs and their users were just sort of silly, but after more and more articles like this I think I'm starting to understand the mindset a little better.
    It's not really about using a computer any more than, for example, driving a Volkswagen Bug is about driving a car. Issues like functionality, efficiency, etc. are completely secondary to issues like sense of community, warm fuzziness, etc.
    Do you think the average Bug driver would scrap their car if the gas mileage was worse than an SUV? It's not about mileage - it's about round.
    Do you think the average Mac zealot cares that OSX.2 is slow? It's not about speed - it's about blue.

    This isn't really a dis, although I'll admit it's a world I don't begin to understand.
    • Parent was marked as a troll, which isn't quite fair -- it's abrasive, but mostly it shows a lack of comprehension.

      Here's the deal: the vast majority of Mac users, including me, are interested in functionality, efficiency, etc. Almost all of us have had substantial exposure to the Windows world (I work in a shop that's just about 50/50, and administer both) and have decided that for our own uses, Macs just work better. The aesthetics are a bonus. A nice bonus, sure, just like it's a nice bonus when you drive a car that gets good performance and good mileage, is highly reliable, and looks good too. But I'd use a PC without regard to aesthetics if there were any PC OS that delivered the ease of use, functionality, and reliability I get with Mac OS X, at a substantially lower cost. Except ... there isn't.

      The significant thing about guys like this photographer is not that they're representative of Mac users, because they're not, but that they exist at all. The Mac fails to inspire that kind of fanatic loyalty in 99 44/100 % of Mac users -- but Windows fails inspire that kind of fanatic loyalty in 100% of PC users. Think about that for a while.
      • " the vast majority of Mac users, including me, are interested in functionality, efficiency, etc."

        Then you're not the kind of person I'm talking about.

        "The Mac fails to inspire that kind of fanatic loyalty in 99 44/100 % of Mac users -- but Windows fails inspire that kind of fanatic loyalty in 100% of PC users. Think about that for a while."

        Ok, after thinking about it for a while, I've realized that it proves my point.
        There's no fanatic loyalty for Craftsman tools. Or Cuisinart. Or Polaroids. These things are TOOLS, and their users, numerous as they may be, view them as such.

        The point is - the culture of Mac zealotry is not a culture about Macs. It's a meta-culture - a culture about itself.
    • I find it charming that my post, originally marked as +2 interesting, is now marked as 0 troll, when it's clearly not a trolling post at all.

      I'm certainly not talking about ALL Mac users, or even MOST Mac users (although perhaps I didn't make that clear.) I'm talking about the zealots and evangelists.

      Look, Joe Sixpack is just a computer user. He/She's using whatever's on his desk, and the functionality of any system that just checks email and writes Office documents is basically identical. That guy could care less.

      I'm talking about the folks who do things like the guy in this article - build little shrines and museums.

      THAT's not about computing. It's about community. And this was my original point.
  • I like the idea of a desk built out of Macs. Of course you do Malda... of course the reason all of us like that picture is because of the desk. Uh huh... you know, it probably has nothing to do with the hot chick behind it. Then again Malda's married now, so I suppose he has to be more practical... and whats more practical then the desk made out of old mac monitors.

    • Re:I'm not interested in the desk... (Score:1, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward
      I'm sure, when caught dick-in-hand, that's what he tells his wife. "No, it wasn't the girl! It was the desk! I swear! Look at it!"

      The scary thing is, he might even be telling the truth.

  • Damnit... (Score:1, Offtopic)

    by powerlinekid ( 442532 )
    I submitted this story last week. Only it was about Linux. And instead of a graphics studio it was about my bedroom, which incidently is my own little personal shrine to the cult of tux ;).

  • Why???? (Score:3, Flamebait)

    by IamTheRealMike ( 537420 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:29PM (#4637078)
    I'd love to gain some insight into the psychology behind people who become fanatical over products. What exactly motivates people to do all these crazy things in the name of a piece of electronics?

    Now please don't give me any BS about how it's because the Mac is "so high quality" and "a classy piece of gear" as a Machead once tried to convince me, you can get high quality cars, stereo systems, hell even high quality food, but you don't see people build shrines to the Porsche do you? Or maybe you do.....

    If anything I can kind of understand Linux freaks, as it's more a movement (vive la revolution and all that) than a product. But the Mac isn't anything other than some heavily marketed electronics. What motivates these people?

    • What exactly motivates people to do all these crazy things in the name of a piece of electronics?


      I say attention. He has to surround himself by beautiful women (the one picture on wired.com with the girl behind the Mac desk, then the photography gallery that someone else posted the link to) then he also has to take all these Mac's and do something with them. Instant personal gratification and attention.

    • Re:Why???? (Score:5, Insightful)

      by flash010 ( 145318 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @01:07PM (#4637263)
      First, you make a product that really just seems to work well. In fact, it works so well that millions of people credit it with their successes and careers. So you have a core group of people who love and appreciate this product.

      Then, you get a huge group of other people to attack this product. It works best if these people have never had to rely on the product, or they use another, markedly inferior one.

      The first group circles the wagons, and adopts a seige mentality. Their joy in the product becomes defense of the product.

      It's not such a mysterious phenomenon. Gun owners, religious groups, Doom vs. Duke Nukem, Tivo, cattle vs. sheep ranching -- you name it.
    • I'd love to gain some insight into the psychology behind people who become fanatical over products. What exactly motivates people to do all these crazy things in the name of a piece of electronics?

      Now please don't give me any BS about how it's because the Mac is "so high quality" and "a classy piece of gear" as a Machead once tried to convince me, you can get high quality cars, stereo systems, hell even high quality food, but you don't see people build shrines to the Porsche do you? Or maybe you do.....

      If anything I can kind of understand Linux freaks, as it's more a movement (vive la revolution and all that) than a product. But the Mac isn't anything other than some heavily marketed electronics. What motivates these people?

      Initially I moderated this comment "Insightful", but decided instead to explain myself. He asked a perfectly legitimate question and got modded down twice. Come on, people - use your noggins instead of proving him right.

      It's valid to delve into the psychology of people to figure out why they get addicted to something; especially a corporate something.

      Linux is a movement; it's about freedom, ridding the world of corporate software that removes our rights, etc..

      FreeBSD is an ideal. A trend-setter, and the birthplace of the Internet. It was the underpinnings of a free software revolution (Linux just now happens to carry the torch)

      These are examples of things to obsess over, because they're ideals, and taken to an extreme can represent a completely different world where the face of corporations are forever changed.

      Apple *IS* a corporation. They make money off of these people in scads; especially when people don't sell their used equipment (people then have less used market to buy from, and have to purchase new from The Corporation That Is Apple).

      Creating a community feeling isn't about making people feel warm and fuzzy about their purchase, it's about making people comfortable about spending more money. Period.

      • The Macintosh is a movement; a movement centered around the idea that computers should be easy for EVERYONE to use. Part of that ease of use comes from consistency. Woe to the developer that ignores the Apple Human Interface Guidelines. Unless the product is developed by the mothership (Apple), users will avoid it like the plague.
        • Woe to the developer that ignores the Apple Human Interface Guidelines. Unless the product is developed by the mothership (Apple), users will avoid it like the plague.
          Subtle, and true...
      • Initially I moderated this comment "Insightful", but decided instead to explain myself. He asked a perfectly legitimate question and got modded down twice. Come on, people - use your noggins instead of proving him right.

        Sigh. And now it's at -1.

        I think it's fascinating to watch kneejerk moderators at work: I don't understand why certain people get so fanatical about products (and this applies to many products, not just computers) so I ask if anybody else does and get modded as flamebait. Yes, it's clearly flamebait, as in an Apple topic anything that doesn't praise his Jobsness is obviously inflammatory.

        Jesus guys, that's my first -1 for over 8 months now, I do not post flamebait. I might have guessed my next would come from Apple fanboy moderators.

      • >a completely different world where the face of corporations are forever changed. That's funny because I really *******like******* how Apple has affected our world, corporation or not. I appreciate their involvement in music, art, and all that other stuff I love. >Creating a community feeling isn't about making people feel warm and fuzzy about their purchase I believe the "community feeling" comes from the positive experience the people gather from the product. Also the fact that when someone uses a Mac, it's often a deliberate choice and not just because it's what everyone else uses. I don't think it's necessary for Apple to try to create a so-called community feeling.
        • Sorry to anyone who reads my previous post for not using page breaks. I should've previewed. Here it is again since I screwed it up the first time like a lemur.

          >a completely different world where the face of corporations are forever changed.

          That's funny because I really *******like******* how Apple has affected our world, corporation or not. I appreciate their involvement in music, art, and all that other stuff I love.

          >Creating a community feeling isn't about making people feel warm and fuzzy about their purchase

          I believe the "community feeling" comes from the positive experience the people gather from the product. Also the fact that when someone uses a Mac, it's often a deliberate choice and not just because it's what everyone else uses. I don't think it's necessary for Apple to try to create a so-called community feeling.
    • Washington, D.C. (r00ters) -- Today the American Psychiatric Association announced the highly anticipated release of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition). It will replace DSM-IV as the most widely accepted set of guidelines and definitions for mental disorders, and is often referred to as, "the clinician's bible".

      When asked about what changes had been made, the editor-in-chief, R. Hales, M.D., responded that in addition to revised chapters on common psychiatric disorders, an additional chapter had been added to cover the phenomenon commonly known as the "Mac Freak". Sections devoted to diagnosis of the Mac Freak covered symptons such as the fanatical defense of OS X as well as an obsession with colorful transluscent plastics.

      It should be noted that Solaris Zealots, due to their miniscule numbers, received only a footnote.

      ;)

    • but you don't see people build shrines to the Porsche do you?

      Umm.... yeah. [infomedia.com]

      ~Philly

    • The most fanatical brand loyalty... (Score:5, Interesting)

      by DavittJPotter ( 160113 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @05:13PM (#4638475) Homepage Journal
      Has to belong to Harley Davidson. No other company in the world has the following. Tattoos, vehicle editions, etc.

      They're not the best motorcycle technically (stop, I love HD's, don't hammer me) - but they're the coolest/sexiest/most sought-after two-wheeled piece of machinery on many lists.

      Why? They have a culture, a 'feel', a mystique that Honda or Yamaha doesn't. Yeah, a YZF-R1 can smoke any Harley. Yeah, a Gold Wing is more comfortable. But dammit, H-D is "The One."

      I would imagine Mac zealots/fans feel much the same way. Like with a Harley, don't knock it until you try it. If it's not for you, that's cool. Those of us who 'get it' will keep hope alive for you. ;)

    • Vive la revolution (Score:1, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward
      I'm an Apple fanatic. I only have 5. I also have a NeXT Dimension Cube and a NeXT slab workstation.

      If anything I can kind of understand Linux freaks, as it's more a movement (vive la revolution and all that)

      If you are a mac user, you are part of a revolution and a movement. Being a mac user is an expression of the kind of world you want to live in. A world that is aethetic, well designed, user friendly, and most important free thinking.

      Giving in to microsoft is an expression that you are satisfied with status quo. Microsofts greed, monopolistic and dishonest practices, cheat all those that come in contact with them. Microsoft is morally and ethically bankrupt. Within Microsoft, the paying customer (purchaser) is seen as a slave and the end user (operator of the product) is neglected as trash.

      Linux has many merits and I occaisionally touch it. But its not user friendly. It would be a waste of my time to try and get my grandmother to use it. Your mileage may vary. I also dont think its aesthetic (for now) but at least it runs on mac hardware.

      But the Mac isn't anything other than some heavily marketed electronics.

      It is a lot more than heavily marketed electronics. Macs empower regular people to change the world. Even a lifelong mac user like me is stunned at what some people have done with their macs. (and as a side note, the world wide web was invented by Tim Berners Lee on a NeXT Cube the precursor to OS X). Listen to storys of mac users from NASA, Lockheed, Boeing, about the technologies they have invented on the mac. The Smithsonian Institution, long time sponsored by intel, is mostly mac based. Some members of Congress and Senate, the National Geographic, and most magazine and newspapers are mac based.

      Its obviously an empowering system. It empowers people in a way that "heavily marketed" electronics such as your VCR or TV do not. Ease of use means ease of voice or ease of engineering or ease of art. Great tools are easy to use.

      To be empowered is a euphoric experience. I remember throwing up a web page in 1993 just to see if I could...long before most PC users were even online. I received 38000 unique visitors to my site in about a years time. I was 17 years old and suddenly had a huge voice. My parents didnt even know what the internet was at the time. I could not have constructed that web page on a PC.

    • Re:Why???? (Score:3, Interesting)

      by MoneyT ( 548795 )
      Very simple.

      1) Community. There's not much more you can say about that. There is a mac community. But you won't find a dell community, or a gateway community, or a windows community. There's a linux community, but a lot of them tend to not like outsiders.

      2) It's still the revolution. Jobs may have declared the desktop wars to be over and M$ the victor, but that doesn't stop mac users from defending their territory and trying to expand. We fought a long and weary battle during the desktop wars, it's not s spirit you give up on so easy. Besides, we need something to do since we're not spending our time trouble shooting our computers (sorry, I had to say it).

      2.5) Mystic. The first Apple's were made in wooden boxes and made in a garage. It's a legend. PCs just don't have that. The great story behind windows is Bill Gates bluffed his way into DOS and IBM. The closest thing on the PC is Linux, the vision of a college student.

      3) Style. Let's face it, when was the last time a PC ever drew looks? PCs are boring (they're getting better) they've become tools. Like the cars you see on the road today. They're all the same, but then you see a car from yesteryear go by and it's all shiny and polished. It may not be the fastest and most efficient car on the block, but it's the one drawing looks. Watch a room where someone opens up a mac laptop. Slowly people wander over and begin pointing at things on the screen asking what things are, what they do, what's this what's that. No PC does that. Macs draw attention.

      4) Satisfaction. Macs may not be the fastest machines out there. But they do the job, they do it well, they do it reliably and they look good doing it. It's hard to describe it, but there is something about using a mac that just isn't in a PC. It's like a new toy, but this one never grows old.

      5) Loyalty works both ways. Someone here once said that though they will defend the mac against outside critisism, mac users are some of the harshest critics of the platform. We have a way that we like things to be. They have to be part of our system. If ti doesn't shape up the way we want or something is wrong, Apple hears about it and hears us loud and clear. And because we're loyal to the company, Apple tends to listen to us. When was the last time a bunch of people bitching at M$ ever got results? Each change from OS X beta, to X, to X.1 to X.2 has parts that reflect the comments of the users. It's like if someone you had just met today came up to you and said that you need to change some things about your life and went through a list of flaws, you'd write them off and ignore them. But if a friend, who even though you know they'll stick with you no matter what, came up to you and said you needed to change a few things, you would actualy consider the advice.

  • amateur! (Score:5, Funny)

    by danamania ( 540950 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:36PM (#4637111)
    pfft. 35 macs in "five or six years". I hadn't touched the things until mid 2000, and now there's 40 hanging around my apartment. They breed.

    (ever seen pizzaboxes mating? it's not a pretty sight)

  • Misread it.... (Score:3, Funny)

    by evilviper ( 135110 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @12:48PM (#4637166) Journal
    When I misread that first line:

    Like a lot of U.S. immigrants, Brazilian-
    porn photographer Caesar Lima started from scratch when he moved to Los Angeles in 1985.

    I thought the artice was going to be much more interesting... Oh well.

  • Another piece of iMac-inspired art (Score:4, Funny)

    by XNormal ( 8617 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @01:00PM (#4637226) Homepage
    Here [toyboxarts.com]

  • Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)

    by rnd() ( 118781 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @01:15PM (#4637290) Homepage
    This reminds me of those people who become so attached to their pets that when the pets die they have them freeze-dried. [netins.net]

  • Oh sure! (Score:5, Funny)

    by psxndc ( 105904 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @01:20PM (#4637317) Journal
    If I built a shrine to a Mac I get put on the front page of /., but if I build one tiny little shrine to Heidi Klum containing pictures, autographs, candid pohotos, pieces of her garbage and old phone bills, I get escorted away from her gate by police and get handed a restraining order. I just don't understand...

    psxndc

  • Apple tattoos (Score:3, Funny)

    by Logic Bomb ( 122875 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @01:34PM (#4637378)
    One of the employees at my Apple Store has two Apple tattoos, an "open Apple" and a "closed Apple", on the inside of his wrists. I believe they are on the correct left/right sides. :-)

    • Re:Apple tattoos (Score:1, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward
      Ha, I think I work wih you.

    • Re:Apple tattoos (Score:4, Funny)

      by lemkebeth ( 568887 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @04:44PM (#4638332)
      What do you expect?

      The people Apple hires for those stores are Mac fanatics!

      Mac Genius positions are filled by those who literally would bleed Aqua if it were possible.

      So devoted are Mac Geniuses.

      Here is the Mac Genius Job descriptor:

      [begin quote]

      Mac Genius

      Ambassador to the local Macintosh community

      Do you love Macs and enjoy interacting with other Mac users? Does the thought of working for Apple make you tingle more than those three seconds right after a sneeze? If so, and you enjoy working with people as much as PC's, you might have what it takes to become a Mac Genius.

      Millions of users around the world know that when done right, a computer can be much more than a bland box made for the
      left side of the brain. They know the elegance and power of the Macintosh.

      As a Mac Genius, you'll play host to this remarkable community of people. Whether someone wants a casual conversation about Digital Video or needs an emergency Hard Drive replacement, you'll be there. Your fundamental mission: Ensure no Mac User ever again receives inadequate service or second-class treatment.

      Now we realize not just anyone has what it takes to be a Mac Genius. That's the point. You have to be the best. Still interested?

      Key Features:

      Confidently manages other operating systems, but handles a Mac like Yo-Yo-Ma plays the Cello.

      Would rather be in the front row of a MacWorld Keynote than have free cable for a year.

      Can delicately identify the difference between a misguided User and an unhealthy Macintosh.

      Instinctively straightens the Mac software shelves when shopping at the local computer store.

      Genuinely enjoys helping others make the most of their Macs.

      Comfortably translates "techno-jargon" into laymen's terms.

      Skillfully restores ailing Macs back to full health.

      Has been able to find Cupertino, CA on a US Map since the age of 12.

      Would move to Timbuktu if they required all computers to be Macs.

      Always eager to discuss cutting edge technology and why Macs rule.

      Job Description:

      Lead an interactive environment where people can gather with their Macs to ask questions and learn new things.

      Enrich the Apple/Customer relationship by quickly resolving and documenting technical support events.

      Provide ongoing technology coaching to a terrific service oriented sales team.

      Help snuff out any new and unusual gremlins by quickly notifiying Apple's engineering teams.

      Make Apple's Support Site the best in the business by contributing your own tips and tricks.

      Keep your store in tip-top shape and give customers what they've always wanted; a little piece of Apple in their own backyard.

      Communicate positively with store team members, customers, channel partners, and headquarters. Remember, you represent the Apple brand.

      Be responsible and take good care of Apple's assets.

      Maintain a fit and healthy Mac mind and oh yeah, have fun. This is Apple after all.

      [end quote]

      That is from Apple's own job search.

  • This finally puts to rest, once and for all, that Mac's aren't any slower than thier PC bretheran.

  • Couch (Score:3, Interesting)

    by telemnar ( 68532 ) on Sunday November 10, 2002 @02:16PM (#4637582)
    Can't forget the MacII couch: here [attrition.org]
  • " I like the idea of a desk built out of Macs."

    Hey- here's a new one! Why not try building a computer out of Macs ?

    graspee

  • http://terrarium.geekvoice.net a site me and a friend put together a year or so ago
  • I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Mac people are just plain creepy...
  • you could stack shit that high.

    Look! I've a couple milk crates, and a couple old PC's I've picked up at a garage sale! Am I Avant Garde yet?
  • Or does the reception desk just look like a bunch of mac classics stacked on top of each other? When it said there was a desk built out of them I was like "whoa, that could look cool" but i click on the picure and it looks like someones old collection stacked in their garage. I think a little bit more effort could have been made for that one.
  • ...to any Mac fanatic who's read this far.

    Guys, look! She's now in Foxtrot! [ucomics.com]

  • For those that do no explanation is needed.
    For those that do not, none is possible.

    It's an old quote usually attributed to Harley riders. But it goes for anything really. People get "fanatical" over many things; cars, computers, OS's, breakfast cereal, video games, music, flash or no flash, religion, toys, comic books, etc. I suppose all the people griping "why" do not collect anything?

    I am a Debian user and a Mac user. I don't consider myself super fanatical about either one. All thought I do have the Debian logo tattooed on my neck. No Apple/Mac logo though. I just like the design of the Debian logo as well as the OS.
  • My jaw hit the floor when I saw this article. What a small world! Back in 1995, I authored and hosted this guy's first web site. I've visited his studio a few times, and I can tell you firsthand that it's not like the place is crawling in hot chicks. Moreover, he didn't pay his bills on time and we ended up dropping him as a customer. Personally, I think the guy is a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

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