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Google Geek's Photos of the Famous
kiracatgirl writes "The NYTimes has a fun story about a relatively unknown Google employee and his hobby — taking photographs of himself with famous visitors to Google's headquarters. Tan Chade-Meng 'is a household name only in his own household,' but his gallery is posted on the walls at Google HQ. It's also available for our viewing pleasure at his Picassa photo album."
Thats a really cool hobby to have.
I have however noticed something which might get Linus and Stallman (not difficult really) seething.
Chade-Meng has a number of different albums, one being "Tech industry Titans" and another being "Other Famous people".
Try to guess which folder they are in...
Is it because Stallman smells?
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Since I've met Tan, that means I'm one-Tan-degree of separation from all these famous people. Woot! Kevin Bacon, eat yer heart out... I don't need you any more.
(by the way, I once met former Canadian Prime-Minister Pierre Trudeau, so I don't need Tan for him)
I wonder if he was able to understand the words that came out of Chris Tuckers' mouth.a demeng&aid=5057433436812075729&iid=505759944588800 0946
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/viewPhoto?uname=ch
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
I'm sure Eric Schmidt sometimes farts in his office at Google. Will this be news soon, too?
Google is doomed. That sounded too much like David Brent pointing at the monkey and saying, "those are the kinds of laughs we have around here."
He has exactly same hairstyle and same smile ,not even a single inconsistency in the number of teeth brandished in all snaps, whoa!!... man this guy is amazing. Same pose all snaps ... its remarkable.
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I guess sometimes he just snuck behind celebrities for photos. See here
You know, I have respect for Richard Stallman. And I find it amusing when people call him a hippie or whatnot. But this guy really wears outfits like that in public? I mean he looks like he fell out of the VW van used to sell crystals on the way to the next Greatful Dead concert.
I have no idea what this guy does or what his individual talents are (thank you, nytimes), but this seems somewhat reprehensible hobby to pursue ?
I mean, it's not that I'm not guilty of the I'm with those guys syndrome, but I've felt guilty for having gone out of my way to get a picture with Tanenbaum or Linus.
I've often wondered why I did it and can only put it down as "Celebrity by Association". And made a mental note to be in the same frame as these people by effort & hard work rather than by mere geographical coincidence.
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I kinda miss the Tourist Guy. This guy sort of reminds me of a Tourist Guy where everything comes to him instead of the other way around.
I wonder where this guy went to school.
Who would have thought one of the most prolific Buddhist scholars was a cybernetic organism from the future?
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http://picasaweb.google.com/chademeng/OtherFamous
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Chade-Meng has his picture taken with pretty much every influencial mover and shaker in the known free world, but no George W. Bush. He probably had one look at George coming through the door and went "nah".
I don't blame 'em.
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Did he Photoshop that picture or him and Dan Rather.
Fake but accurate is usually good enough for Dan.
All this has gotten the media into high anxiety over the one thing it presumes to value most: the public's trust. "The defining problem of contemporary television," the BBC's Mr. Paxman told the TV professionals last week, "is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy for society?"
Fascinating and worthwhile questions to be sure, insofar as most opinion polls of how much the American public "trusts" the press, TV news or even Congress have put their approval ratings in Lindsay Lohanland.
But for the media ponderers there's a more troubling issue than the restoration of trust. It's the possibility that too many people now simply don't much care about the major media anymore.
He was less than an inch from "Carly 'HP... is that some kind of sauce?' Fiorina and didn't beat her to death with an RPN calculator. He is obviously some kind of business weenie or something.
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I once stood in line behind CmdrTaco and Hemos to play BattleTech.
(The pods filled up though, and I had to settle for griefing timothy.)
I don't know that I'd necessarily mod this AC a troll. Disabling Javascript and the web is much akin to skipping commercials on your TiVo.
It is however a fact of commercial internet life now, whether we like it or not. Whereas I'm inclined to agree with the AC, my only alternative is lynx.
... Who's the most geeky -- the geek, or the geek who follows him?
I'm not sure I even want to know the background of that picture... *shakes head*
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... or am I just mistaken??
Of course we don't know the story behind each picture, but these pictures are fascinating. For example, the body language of some of the famous folks -- some are relaxed and all to happy to be there having fun, while others are clearly very uncomfortable about the whole thing. Most of the time when we see famous folks it is in carefully doctored ways -- lots of makeup, good lighting, etc. Seeing them in this way makes their humanity that much more realistic. And yes, the clothing choices are a kind of insight into who these people really are as well. The details as well -- who has pens in their pockets, who doesn't. What kind of watch are they wearing, are there any stains from lunch on their shirts. Funny, pointless things, but each tells us a bit more about each of these people as human beings rather than just as the celebrities we think them to be.
I think it is an excellent hobby. Some people travel everywhere and get themselves in pictures - Buckingham Palace, Eiffel Tower, The Alamo and do on. This guy just waits until the world walks past him and gets a picture. Sounds a lot more environmentally friendly.
It's his collection so he can order them how he likes, but I would have put people like Linus and RMS in the "Tech Giants" section rather than Carly.
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Does the guy filing this stuff even know who all of the famous people are?
There aren't enough photos of Patrick Volkerding out there. I was hoping maybe this guy might add one to the list.
What the fuck is Chris Tucker doing at Google HQ?
The only pic I've found where Meng isn't smiling is with Howard Dean. In fact, I'm pretty sure that neither of them is smiling. Weird.
He's way fatter than I am!
Uma Thurman's father Robert Thurman - that was interesting. Rather odd that a top Buddhist was there. I would have preferred Uma myself.
And what the hell was Gwyneth Paltrow doing there? That would make my day!
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Stop making excuses for stupid behavior; I gave this comment the -1 score (although perhaps "Off Topic" would've been a better choice). It is not akin to skipping commercials, it's akin to somehow converting your color television to black and white and then bitching that you can't tell the difference between red and green items.
You want to view the web like it's 1995 all over again? No one is stopping you, and thank $diety technology gives us those options. But keep your piehole shut about it -- stop pretending anyone gives a shit that your own preferences put you at a disadvantage. That sort of ridiculous, immature whining is annoyingly common on Slashdot and it is the only thing I moderate for.
Looks like skeletor... I mean Maria is getting a bit friendly. The Governator better watch out for this guy: http://picasaweb.google.com/chademeng/PoliticalLea ders/photo#5070138831866093442
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Then again... http://picasaweb.google.com/chademeng/PoliticalLe
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I've included myself, but the list is fairly accurate, and not at all biased.
Why take photos with famous people, when you can just take photos of relative nobodies for free?
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Turn on Javascript and quit being such a dork. It's 2007, Javascript is here to stay. Learn it. Use it. Love it.
As it turns out, you can actually create entire sites of Javascript and dynamically style them. Turn on Javascript or shut up. In fact, turn it on AND shut up.
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It's Picasa, not Picassa. This is a very common mistake.
He's just gathering material for a resume for his next job :-)
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Yikes, that's the first time I've seen a picture of Carly Fiorina. Is it wrong that I think she's kinda hot?
Okay, I take that back. I know it's wrong. But does it make me a bad person?
Hot chicks of Google!
Acts 17:28, "For in Him we live, and move, and have our being."
The guy is a real, genuine geek. Normally, asian males turn me on, but not this one.
Wow, that's cynicism.
And you're completely wrong. We get folks over all the time who aren't paid trophies. We get people over who just want to have lunch, see what the place is about, etc. There really are people who come over because a genuine interest in Google. It's a cool place, and has a lot of "different" things about it. People want to see it. (What's really funny is the new college grads with their parents. You can always spot them. I'd say we have several hundred pairs of parents a week walking around. I've never worked at a place that had so many visitors, and I'm guessing there's more to it than a free lunch.)
The other day I was walking through a building and saw Robin Williams. He was just standing there with an employee looking at the GeoDisplay. Why? Wanted to see the place (he was dressed differently than in Chade-Meng's picture, so I guess it was another visit). Another common one is people over at Shoreline Amphitheatre coming over to have a look. I've seen all sorts of celebrities wandering around because of that.
I think the people who give talks (Clinton, Friedman, McCain) get whatever their normal appearance fee is, but I don't know for sure. It would only make sense that we'd pay them like with any other speaking engagement, since we do think they have wisdom to pass on. And it's kind of weird that you'd bag on Google for paying someone their fee for coming to talk to us. You feel that universities and talk shows and whatever should also get the same treatment? It's a pretty standard thing, you know...
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It looks like they were taken by surprise.
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