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Who Really is the "Director" of Dashboard?

Posted by pudge on from the good-question dept.

MacManX writes "Does the director of Apple's upcoming Mac OS X feature, Dashboard, have something to hide? Or does he wish to remain hidden? Or are we just reading into this way too much? Rick has an excellent observation over at MacMerc. The evidence will astound you."

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  1. The article is spot-on.. by node+3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the original cut the lead widget and widgetess were supposed to spend their lives apart, in exile, each dying thinking the other betrayed them, not realizing they really disowned the other to save the other's life.

    But the studio made them change it so they lived together in a cottage in exile after the King's wife told him she'd leave him childless if he sent them apart forever.

    Stupid Hollywood.

    (sheesh, the Alan Smithee conspiracy seems a bit far-fetched--if the guy in charge of the project didn't like what he was doing enough to go pseudonymous in a keynote, he has to be either really, really stupid, or hoping to be fired (or Steved, by some peoples' lexicon). My guess is that it's just Apple's new version of "John/Jane Doe").

  2. Other Allan Smithee Work by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny
    Includes The O.J. Simpson Story (1995).
    So maybe there is something going on here.
    Apple is innocent...
    O.J. is innocent...

    :Puts on his flame suit: it's only a joke. i swear!

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    o0t!
    1. Re:Other Allan Smithee Work by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Check out his OJ Simpson page. It's at http:backslash-backslash-backslash- backslash-backslash-backslash-backslash- backslash-ESCAPE

  3. Good lord by Jahf · · Score: 3, Funny

    This Smithee guy must be a genius ... IMDB states he directed his first movie the year he was born and has been writing, directing, producing, composing, designing and editing many dozens if not hundreds of shows since. Now he's a keynote-quality software designer.

    Good show old chap!

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  4. Re:Another Meaning by YouHaveSnail · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fun fact: "Alan Smithee" is an anagram of 'i.e., the alias man.'

    alan smithee --- the alias man.

    It's hard to disagree that the i's there are the same, but you left off the initial 'i.e.' Which doesn't really change anything except the particular letter which doesn't match up. Try counting the e's in your version:

    alan smithee --- the alias man.

    Someone break out the -1 Dumb mod, please.

    Indeed.

  5. I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you... by Angostura · · Score: 2, Funny

    That this posted by someone masquerading under the pseudonym 'Pudge'. Clearly he is deeply deeply embarrassed by this post. ... or somehing.

  6. Re:Worried About Competitor Braindrain? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Isn't most of MS's software development done by golden retrievers?