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Bill Barnes tweeted a… tweet twat that gave me the idea for this comic.
billba Super annoying because there are 1680 & 1920 15″ screens out there. 1440 isn’t very “Pro” to we graphics professionals.
He has a point. Another point is that after seeing the new Macbooks/ Macbooks Pro I hate my 1st gen Macbook Pro and want a new one. Another another point is that it will always be this way because Apple is in the business of constantly one upping themselves hardware-wise in terms of performance and coolness. That’s just the nature of the brushed aluminum beast.
I will say that I really do prefer my matte screen to the glassy shiny ones. I will most likely buy another Apple laptop between now and the end of time, so I guess I’ll have to adapt.
The fervor that Apple invokes from it’s flock (myself included) tends to make one feel guilty when criticizing their products. As if I somehow don’t have the right to dislike a choice they’ve made. That’s class-A zombification there. It makes me joyfully sad to admit that.
There’s going to be a part 2 to this comic on Friday. We’ll see where the nice men in black turtle necks take Joel and what they do to him there. Should be fun.
Tags: apple, mac, macbook pro, steve jobs, tech
October 16th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I should have noticed the black turtlenecks right off the bat. Do you suppose they have a uniform at Apple HQ? Or, is it more likely that no one dares wear a black mock turtleneck for fear of what the great and powerful Jobs would say?
October 15th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Pronounced "apple opps", correct? I like it!
October 15th, 2008 at 7:57 am
1) Ooh…continuity! Not sure how to react to this…
2) Missed the Kool-Aid Man…again? Might need a retcon here.
3) A "tweet twat"? Is that half of the required equipment for tweet reproduction?
4) Keep the "xyz-splode"s coming!
October 15th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Aww, lookit bereft-Josh in the last panel – sweet!
October 16th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Missed the Kool Aid man?
OOOOOOH NOOOOOOOOOOO!
October 15th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Love the "wallsplode" in panel three!
October 15th, 2008 at 11:04 am
oh my god the last panel made me explode in joyus laughter
October 16th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
"wallsplode" is pretty frickin funny!
October 16th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
i like the think different halo. that made me lol
October 16th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Josh and Joel aren't gonna end up in Swedish prison again, are they?
Cause if it's a Mac prison this time, it'd be an EXPENSIVE prison.
October 16th, 2008 at 2:26 am
OH YEAH!
October 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
Great comic. Right there with ya' on the glossy screens. Also don't care for the keyboards, but like you, I suppose I'll adapt.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:00 am
Kool-Aid Man must be made out of pure diamonds. He certainly ain't glass, busting through walls all over the place. Imagine if you could take him down, you'd be set for life! But, just what do you use to kill a giant pitcher made out of diamond? Maybe you just have to tip him over and spill out all his blood, I mean sugar water?
1) Build tippable platform into floor.
2) Shout "Hey, Kool-Aid!"
3) ???
4) Profit!
October 16th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Eli…that's awesome. I lol'd in my pants.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:53 am
Until I read the newspost accompanying it, I assumed this comic was the backstory for the Macromancer.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Oh yeah!
October 15th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Awesome comic. Maybe it would have been even funnier if the AppleOPs beat Joel to a bloody pulp, and Eli wasn't just referring to the hole, but the red stains!
October 16th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I concur. It would be awesome to see a shark thrown through a wall – "sharkwallsplode"!
October 17th, 2008 at 1:22 am
"Shirtsplode" or "Chestsplode"?
How about a Geeksplosion shirt? Would have to be double-sided though – turn the montage into a movie poster for the front and the synopsis on the back…
October 17th, 2008 at 1:29 am
"In a world of tyranny, one man dared to question Their Design. He failed. Through reprogramming and and reconditioning, he now works for Them. Joel Watson is no more. He is now…
…The Macromancer"
October 17th, 2008 at 1:32 am
And if I ever get to play Mage: The Ascension again I'm SO creating a Virtual Adept with that name!
October 17th, 2008 at 2:04 am
iPrison…
October 17th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Yeah, great unexpected reference Joel…
October 17th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Hey Koolaid!
October 20th, 2008 at 1:25 am
with iPhones insted of the regular old phones for visits!
October 20th, 2008 at 1:27 am
that's for the lulz record…. or "wallarksplode"
October 20th, 2008 at 2:55 am
twat is the past tense plural infinitive.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:56 am
I think he's only sad because I owed him $4 for lunch.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:57 am
They have those, but the battery life sucks.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Brushed aluminum is MUCH stronger than plywood and cardboard.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Oh man, the keyboard is one thing I LOVE. I use the external one on my laptop because I can type 100 times faster on it.
October 20th, 2008 at 2:59 am
I would assume that about 97% of apple employees never see Steve Jobs. I just shipped a roslin shirt to their headquarters… I bet Steve wont get a glimpse of it.
October 20th, 2008 at 3:00 am
I was typing "shirtsplode" when I saw this.
October 20th, 2008 at 7:11 am
The greatest sadness of all!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 am
Why not make a "Shirtsplode!" shirt? A stylized explosion on the front with the comic book sound effect. And on the back include the URL of Hijinks Ensue or something. Could be one of your cheaper "stock" shirts for the fans!
February 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
I would love to see a shirt with WALLSPLODE on it