Le Cyber Cactus

Dans la famille Neuneu, je veux le fils. :rolleyes: Soit c’est une blague, soit c’est vrai et alors c’est vraiment pathétique. Les parents d’un teenager, lui ont offert à noël un PowerMac G5 Bi-2ghz, ce-dernier détestant les macs ( avec lesquels on ne peut rien faire, à part du Photoshop, et encore… ) a vidé intégralement le boitier de son contenu, pour y installer des composants daubesques, et a refourgué le tout à un copain mac user. (J’aime bien la phrase: ” celui-ci va essayer de faire rentrer le contenu dans le boitier de son G3.” ) Franchement il y a des claques qui se perdent.

Les photos

Ed NOTE: I just received this email from Andy: “I have been feeling a little guilty about causing so many people out there to have nightmares, depression and sickness from my little joke. The reaction of people word wide has blown me away. I never intended for such a thing to happen. My in box went from 1% to 100% in 2 days (1300 messages). So many people were pointing out what a stupid thing to do, so many people were telling me of feeling sick, some even said they cried. I felt bad for those people. It was amusing to read things like “I should be hung by my testicles and lit on fire” or the constant reference to “Taking a Porsche and replacing the engine with a KIAs”. Most people cried out in horror and carefully pointed out the error of doing such a silly thing. I am sure you are wondering why this all took place. Are the pictures real? Yes. Is it my own G5 case that has been cut and hacked? Yes. Did I give away two G5 2GHz processors (IBM PC 970)? No! So what happened? I got a free G5 shell from a buddy of mine and pulled a prank on a Mac loving friend. He got so upset. I wrote up a little story, my imagination and warped sense of humor kicked in. I sent it to OC.com just to see the reaction. I honestly didn’t think it was going to be posted. I cannot believe how fast or how far it has spread on the internet. There are an amazing number of people who are emotionally attached to inanimate objects such as computers. Mac fans seem to be much worse that I ever expected. The G5 is amazing, I would never dream of really doing that Andy - G5 Killer” ED NOTE: I posted this because I thought this was about the craziest thing I had ever seen; well, it turns out it was a little too crazy. What fascinates me is the overwhelming reaction among the Apple community. I have read about the zeal among Mac users, but the reaction to this story is a real eye-opener. I hope Andy’s confession soothes those who felt so strongly about gutting a perfectly good G5.

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