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Flickr Find: You've been Steve'd!
When Flickr user jpegsrock returned from a few days out of the office, he discovered that someone else had taken over his desk while he was gone -- Steve Jobs.
It's an unwritten rule among his co-workers that something is done to their cubes if they're going to be out of the office for awhile, and the prank they settled on for jpegsrock was hanging up portraits of Steve on every available surface. Why? Jpegsrock told me that he is the unofficial Apple spokesperson for his office and his colleagues figured this would be an appropriate homage. As another TUAW writer who saw the gallery commented, it's fantastic, but a bit creepy. And yes, it even got a little creepy for jpegsrock as people from around the company dropped by his cube to check out the display.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
robshoy said 4:00PM on 1-19-2009
I especially love the fact that his computer isn't even a mac.
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dave said 7:35PM on 1-19-2009
My work computer is a PC and I hate it!
I wish we had macs in the office.
Nathan said 7:34PM on 1-19-2009
Company issue probably. It's hard for companies other and web start-ups and art studios to choose Macs as a rule.
Nathan said 7:35PM on 1-19-2009
Other than...not other and.
nachik said 3:47AM on 1-20-2009
Could be a mac using a POS keyboard and monitor, I've seen worse.
KarlW said 4:01PM on 1-19-2009
Awesome!
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thatscool said 5:46PM on 1-19-2009
holy cow ... I actually saw that in real life! it was a prank pulled at a sony office!
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xyzzy said 6:19PM on 1-19-2009
Must be a right barrel of laughs working there.
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Rev. Dan said 6:34PM on 1-19-2009
Must Obey Big Brother Steve.
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Apple makes Quality Products.
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Brian said 6:52PM on 1-19-2009
Now if you truly believe that apple doesnt make quality products then head on over to engadget and hang with all the apple haters there.
Rev. Dan said 7:08PM on 1-19-2009
As an owner of multiple Apple products and as a former Quality Engineer, I can assert truthfully and with complete certainty, that Apple really *DOES NOT* give two shits about quality.
Do they care about Design? Yes.
Marketing? HELL YES!
Quality? Oh, HELL NO.
forbetaorworse said 10:37AM on 1-20-2009
@robshoy actually I'm not completely sure, but I think it very well could be a MacBook.
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Westy | P H O T O N O M Y said 7:10PM on 1-19-2009
this is great banter and must ahve been so funny to see..
out of interest how many people viewd this post as it seems that dig got you on this and there are loads of digs but few comments..
Interesting as i am doing research for my dissertation..
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Torley said 7:07PM on 1-19-2009
I hope Steve gets a picture of this to cheer him up as he gets well.
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GraphiteCube said 8:05PM on 1-19-2009
Whoa.
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Seth Jordan said 8:11PM on 1-19-2009
This is way old news released on iPhone Savior back in June of 08. TUAW must be lurking for anything they can find to add some spice now that Jobs is sidelined. http://www.iphonesavior.com/2008/06/mac-head-surviv.html
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Jonathan said 9:02PM on 1-19-2009
I made this a while back http://www.badeen.com/emmawatson/
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brofamus said 11:19PM on 1-19-2009
Kinda looks shopped
brofamus said 11:20PM on 1-19-2009
Oh my God, I didn't mean to say that to yours, I meant to say it to the Steve Jobs one.