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I have devoted my life to removing stickers from all my computers. The first thing I do with a new ThinkPad is remove the Intel and Lenovo stickers from the pal

I have devoted my life to removing stickers from all my computers. The first thing I do with a new ThinkPad is remove the Intel and Lenovo stickers from the palmrest. (Tip: If you have a Swiss Army knife with the plastic toothpick, the flat point of that toothpick is a perfect tool for lifting a corner of a sticker.) The one exception was when I realized I was using my late 2013 MacBook Pro in Windows more than in OS X. I thought it would be fun to turn it into a WinBook Pro, so I got a Windows 10 decal for it: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B014I1ICX8/ https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B014I1ICX8/ I lined it up just right so the machine lights up the Windows logo as if it had always been there. I guess this wouldn't work so good on the new MacBooks...

darkerside 7y ago
I have found it similarly satisfying to remove the dealer decals from every car I buy. Although it's probably easier just to make them remove it as a condition of sale.
- function_seven 7y ago
  I have a prediction to make. Let me know if I'm right or wrong: These cars with dealer decals are all from dealerships located outside of California, yeah? I ask because I have a suspicion that CA law bans them. Either that, or our culture is so anti-dealer-decal that none dare try to add them. (Every decal I've ever seen has been from out of state)
  - AceyMan 7y ago
    You got that right. I'm from Georgia and when I bought a new car I had to get firm with the sales guy wrt no stinking stickers. But I'm in CA now and no one has stickers; the tactful substitute is a "complementary" plate bezel with some dealer details on it (name, city). Those are subtle and I kind of like seeing where people are from. Back in GA we have very legible county (2cm font) stickers on all the plates so that's how to geo-locate other cars there.
    - function_seven 7y ago
      Thanks for indulging me. I’m still trying to figure out why this is. I searched the state laws for any references to dealer decals, emblems, etc. and came up empty. But there’s obviously something that causes the statewide practice of no decals.
sschueller 7y ago
The Swiss Army knife flat toothpick (Victorinox) is also the perfect tool to get dust out of USB-C sockets. If your USB-C cable doesn't "click" in to your phone anymore there is probably dust stuck in there deep.
lozf 7y ago
Our old toilet had a "Designed for Windows" sticker from an old ThinkPad, and the current one has "Intel Inside".
- magduf 7y ago
  I used to put "Designed for Windows" stickers on the trashcans at work.

darkerside 7y ago

I have found it similarly satisfying to remove the dealer decals from every car I buy. Although it's probably easier just to make them remove it as a condition of sale.

function_seven 7y ago
I have a prediction to make. Let me know if I'm right or wrong: These cars with dealer decals are all from dealerships located outside of California, yeah? I ask because I have a suspicion that CA law bans them. Either that, or our culture is so anti-dealer-decal that none dare try to add them. (Every decal I've ever seen has been from out of state)
- AceyMan 7y ago
  You got that right. I'm from Georgia and when I bought a new car I had to get firm with the sales guy wrt no stinking stickers. But I'm in CA now and no one has stickers; the tactful substitute is a "complementary" plate bezel with some dealer details on it (name, city). Those are subtle and I kind of like seeing where people are from. Back in GA we have very legible county (2cm font) stickers on all the plates so that's how to geo-locate other cars there.
  - function_seven 7y ago
    Thanks for indulging me. I’m still trying to figure out why this is. I searched the state laws for any references to dealer decals, emblems, etc. and came up empty. But there’s obviously something that causes the statewide practice of no decals.

sschueller 7y ago

The Swiss Army knife flat toothpick (Victorinox) is also the perfect tool to get dust out of USB-C sockets. If your USB-C cable doesn't "click" in to your phone anymore there is probably dust stuck in there deep.

lozf 7y ago

Our old toilet had a "Designed for Windows" sticker from an old ThinkPad, and the current one has "Intel Inside".

magduf 7y ago
I used to put "Designed for Windows" stickers on the trashcans at work.