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How Do I Make My Netbook More Manly?
basementman writes "I recently purchased a 10 inch white MSI wind. As you can see it's a small computer and it's good for what I use it for. I get a lot of comments from women saying it is 'cute' or 'adorable.' Not the good kind of cute that will get me the attention I want though, the kind of cute that says they think I have a different presence than I actually want to portray. So how can I make my netbook more manly, or at least have some witty line to respond to the their comments?" Hopefully basementman didn't get a netbook with the hopes of it getting him some action, but what cool mods (or witty one-liners) have others used to salvage their dignity from hardware that is "a good size"?
Next time you should buy a small-sized Thinkpad. I bought a used x31 (12") for half the price of a netbook. I'm still finding new stuff on it (like a reading light and a microphone), the performance is comparable to a netbook, and you really can not find a manlier laptop on the planet.
It is very bad if my car breaks when I try to brake.
Not the good kind of cute that will get me the attention I want though, the kind of cute that says they think I have a different presence than I actually want to portray.
Really? Do the women who compliment your netbook immediately ask if you're gay or something? Are you sure it's not all in your head?
Either way, the conversation is started. If they suspect you're gay at least that's disarming, and they'll figure it out eventually.
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Heavy metal or whatever, you can change the look of most netbooks with a vinyl skin. They can make them look serious or wild. I got an istyles skin for my aspire one and people think it's paint at first glance. They don't sell one for the Wind though.
I know skinit lets you design your own lid with anything you want and they have an option for the msi wind. I've never seen one applied though.
This sig is exactly seventy characters long and a real waste of space!
Nah, just use it like a man!
My old Toshiba laptop, I used it as a cutting board, solder station, glueing surface, and diner plate...survived just fine, and looked rough, like a man!
No sh*t. Long ago I learned the best way to meet women is a) be injured, b) go shopping with a baby, and c) walk around a park with a cute dog.
Seems to me that a laptop is a) less painful, b) less maintenance, and c) creates less shit.
Where do I buy one of these?
Well, it's obvious really..
"hey, your laptop is really small"
"yeah, I'm trying to make up for my enormous cock"
I wrote my first program at the age of six, and I still can't work out how this website works.
No kidding. Many years ago, it was my roommate's turn to buy bathroom supplies. While looking for the cheapest soap, he spotted a hottie and was totally ogling her when she noticed him. His 'save' was to say, "Oh, there it is," and grab a bottle from the shelf near her ass then book it for the checkout.
So, the next day, I went to work smelling of that body wash that had the commercials with "orgasmic" women. I forget the name. I have to admit that I smelled nice. And three women at work confirmed it that very day. "Oh, you smell nice." Since then, I've used whatever "girly" body wash is on sale. I like it. Ladies like it. Probably because I don't smell like an ex-fratboy douchebag slathered in Sex Panther. It's win-win.
The best ay to meet women is to go up to them and start a conversation.
Don't try to pick them up. In fact, start talking to them as if they were guys. If they start flirting with you, that's a sign that you can flirt with them. Until then, just act as if they are guys.
This also means that if you are particularly introverted, just start up by practicing talking to guys about mundane stuff. (The weather, what *they* do for a living, traffic patterns, etc.)
Don't hide that you are a geek, but don't flaunt it or even bring it up unless relevant. And certainly steer the conversation away from computers, microsoft, digital rights management, politics, etc. When you are good with guys, then start the same process with the girls.
P.S. You're welcome. :-)
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Just like holding CTRL+Scroll Wheel on OSX!
Someone mod this informative! Cause I sure as hell found it to be so.
Maybe I'm just too geeky, but this bringing-kitties-into-the-bar-thing doesn't seem to work well.
And seriously, wtf? A live/dead kitty post and it takes an hour and FIVE posts before a Schrodinger reference? WTF happened to my beloved slashdot?
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My current GF is bi, freelances as a database admin and was already running Linux before I met her (though she's switched to macs now). Oh, an her favourite TV Shows / movies were Firefly, Star Trek (Voyager) and Aliens.
Now, that might not seem a good starting point for a relationship, but man, the things she's willing to do in the bedroom *winky*
Seriously, geeky girls are the bestest.
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