
True geek heroes are made, not born. Well, the truth is, they're drawn -- by Nitrozac, in the perennial fan favorite
Joy of Tech webcomic. The tech luminaries that have cartoon avatars include Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates... and now, disguised as a young Carrie Fisher, our own
iPhone-hacking Rebel Alliance undercover leader
Erica Sadun. You have to
see the full version to really appreciate it. (Might as well
play the theme while you read.)
I'm not sure where this ranks on Erica's list of life achievements (after all,
she was quoted by the Associated Press this week), but it's a nice tribute to her hard work and dedicated efforts on behalf of iPhone users everywhere. From all of us at TUAW, thank you Erica and way to go,
Joy of Tech!
Thanks David & everyone who sent this in.
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9-26-2007 @ 9:17AM
JMG said...
WOO ERICA! Thanks for all of your hard work. You're like George Washington... or Trinity... or... um... that dude with the beard who rebelled and did all that stuff... um... Santa Claus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8MBTehisQ
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9-26-2007 @ 9:52AM
Luigi193 said...
Ya gotta love JOT!!!! And congrats Erica!!!!!!
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9-26-2007 @ 10:21AM
Billy K said...
What would be even better is if this "parody" was actually funny. OK, I laughed a bit at the "There's still good in him" line, but still - not funny or insightful. Marked as "Lame."
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9-26-2007 @ 10:56AM
DrunkDwarf said...
I used to appreciate Erica, now all I can say is where are the missing teeth, AK-47 and makings for IED's in the picture? She's nothing but an iPhone terrorist now.
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9-26-2007 @ 11:04AM
Karim said...
COMMANDER: Suing her is dangerous. If word of this gets out, it could generate sympathy for the hackers on the Internet.
JOBS: I have traced the Dev Team to her. Now she is my only link to find their secret web site.
COMMANDER: She'll die before she'l tell you anything!
JOBS: Leave that to me. Put up a 404 on their wiki, then a page indicating that the site is down for "maintenance."
SECOND OFFICER: Sir, the iPod Touch firmware is not on her web site. And no uploads were made. A file was downloaded just before the Cease and Desist was issued, but none of our keys was detected.
JOBS: She must have hidden the firmware in a ZIP file. Send a detatchment down to retrieve them. See to it personally, Commander. There'll be no one to stop us this time.
COMMANDER: Yes sir.
[musical crescendo]
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9-26-2007 @ 11:07AM
Gene Cowan said...
Ah, the most prescient comment in this parody: that Steve Jobs, once known for hacking the phone company, is now it's lackey.
One needs to know nothing more to understand the current bile directed at Apple.
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9-26-2007 @ 11:18AM
Mat Lu said...
That's awesome! I'm so jealous :)
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9-26-2007 @ 11:22AM
Bill Mac said...
Dude?! You really wear glasses that big?!!!
Congrats on becoming part of the Star Wars mythos!
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9-26-2007 @ 11:38AM
Donald Burr said...
Both the iPhone Dev Team, as well as Erica in particular, were also named "Hero of the Week" on our podcast, Feeble Force: New World Disorder, for the week of 9/17/07.
http://feebleforce.com/nwd009
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9-26-2007 @ 11:43AM
David Chartier said...
LOL @Karim, especially since I'm watching Episode VI right now while writing.
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9-26-2007 @ 11:46AM
Michael Rose said...
Second that LOL for Karim. That's truly funny.
"You've never heard of the iPhone Dev Team? They're the geeks who did the Toolchain run in less than 6 parsecs. They're fast enough for you, old man."
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9-26-2007 @ 11:55AM
hallohallohola said...
Hey Erica, don't kiss Anonymous Skyhacker, he's your brother!
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9-26-2007 @ 12:15PM
Tucker said...
IV, not VI
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9-26-2007 @ 12:38PM
Bruce Stewart said...
That's so cool!! And I was impressed when you showed up in David Pogue's address book...
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9-26-2007 @ 12:39PM
David Chartier said...
I should have clarified: I'm actually watching VI, not IV (and yes I know this poster is more a spoof of IV), because VI is my favorite.
Millenium Falcon kicking ass and Ewoks FTW!
Side note: I nearly wet myself laughing at Robot Chicken's Star Wars special when Palpatine said "What the hell is an 'Aluminum Falcon?!'"
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9-26-2007 @ 1:25PM
dave said...
These aren't the hackers you're looking for. You're free to go about your business. Move along.
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9-26-2007 @ 1:56PM
dalasv said...
Thanks go out to all the haters who complained endlessly about the highly informative iPhone posts Erica has made. You guys are the best!
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9-26-2007 @ 2:09PM
Angela said...
Now for the love of God will you please quit giving Erica a hard time? Dammit, the woman's paid her dues!
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9-26-2007 @ 5:30PM
geochick said...
I printed this one and posted it in the office. It generated a few laughs from my colleagues one of which is looking to get an iPhone. I like the death star
and the iPhone ships pretty cool.
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9-26-2007 @ 8:01PM
Reg Muffet said...
@Karim, brilliant!
Princess Erica, Jedi of the iPhone.
The source will be with her, always.
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