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It was just visual pollution for the people not using the computer. A public disservice. Would you like it, if i walked around and shine a flashlight randomly i

by iammyIP 10y ago

It was just visual pollution for the people not using the computer. A public disservice. Would you like it, if i walked around and shine a flashlight randomly into your face? It however also was a good way to separate polite people from the more mindless ones, depending on wether or not they put a sticker or other obstruction on it.

simonswords82 10y ago
Crikey, I never realised my glowing MacBook Air logo was visual pollution and by not covering it I was breaking an implied social contract with my fellow humans. Good job I'm upgrading to the latest MBP and upon receipt will cease the ongoing infliction of my selfish ways on the general public.
striking 10y ago
Wow, I didn't realize others felt so strongly about this. Now I feel like a rebel for just not covering my glowing Apple logo. That's a good way to start the day. After attending a hackathon yesterday, I was going to cover my Mac with the stickers I picked up. But just for you, I'm going to leave the logo uncovered.
- iammyIP 10y ago
  No problem, if i would be in a situation where it's constantly in my peripheral view, i would talk to you. Would you refuse, i would not start a fight, but just look for another place or another way to block the view for myself. If i was Santa Claus, you would however get no gift.
  - kybernetyk 10y ago
    >No problem, if i would be in a situation where it's constantly in my peripheral view, i would talk to you. That sounds like a pretty heavy safe space invasion. I don't think I'd appreciate you talking to me about my hardware preferences.
dpark 10y ago
A gently-glowing logo is far less disruptive or distracting than a flashlight shining in one's face. If you expect people to cover the logo on their laptops, I can only assume you keep your phone on silent and never, ever, ever answer it in public, because a ringing phone is far more distracting as is a phone conversation. For that matter, so is in-person conversation, so I hope you never hold conversations in public either. Or put another way, calling a glowing logo a public disservice is ridiculous and if you believe it you're either a recluse or a hypocrite.
- Sagiri 10y ago
  You weren't replying to me, but I genuinely do keep my phone on silent (no, not vibrate) and will never answer it (both because it's rude and because I don't notice it). But I do try to check it regularly whenever I get the chance.

by iammyIP 10y ago

simonswords82 10y ago

Crikey, I never realised my glowing MacBook Air logo was visual pollution and by not covering it I was breaking an implied social contract with my fellow humans. Good job I'm upgrading to the latest MBP and upon receipt will cease the ongoing infliction of my selfish ways on the general public.

striking 10y ago

Wow, I didn't realize others felt so strongly about this. Now I feel like a rebel for just not covering my glowing Apple logo. That's a good way to start the day. After attending a hackathon yesterday, I was going to cover my Mac with the stickers I picked up. But just for you, I'm going to leave the logo uncovered.

iammyIP 10y ago
No problem, if i would be in a situation where it's constantly in my peripheral view, i would talk to you. Would you refuse, i would not start a fight, but just look for another place or another way to block the view for myself. If i was Santa Claus, you would however get no gift.
- kybernetyk 10y ago
  >No problem, if i would be in a situation where it's constantly in my peripheral view, i would talk to you. That sounds like a pretty heavy safe space invasion. I don't think I'd appreciate you talking to me about my hardware preferences.

dpark 10y ago

A gently-glowing logo is far less disruptive or distracting than a flashlight shining in one's face. If you expect people to cover the logo on their laptops, I can only assume you keep your phone on silent and never, ever, ever answer it in public, because a ringing phone is far more distracting as is a phone conversation. For that matter, so is in-person conversation, so I hope you never hold conversations in public either. Or put another way, calling a glowing logo a public disservice is ridiculous and if you believe it you're either a recluse or a hypocrite.

Sagiri 10y ago
You weren't replying to me, but I genuinely do keep my phone on silent (no, not vibrate) and will never answer it (both because it's rude and because I don't notice it). But I do try to check it regularly whenever I get the chance.