Tribute To Steve Jobs: a 21km Apple Logo in Tokyo

An anonymous reader writes "To pay his tribute to Steve Jobs, Joseph Tame, a media producer and a marathon runner from Tokyo, ran 21 kms in 2 hours — starting from the western side of the Imperial Palace, across to Roppongi, through Omotesando, then up to Shinjuku. The leaf is in Kagurazaka, and the start/finish point just by the entrance to Yasukuni Shrine. The route, when mapped, shows the famous Apple logo in the center of Tokyo."

Comments

Yes, but can he run Linux?

[readandburn]

Zing!

Re:Yes, but can he run Linux?

[jedidiah]

Nah. A Unix user would just use automation. That's what advanced technology is for.

Let the gadget do the work rather than working for the gadget.

No GUI babysitting or manual propulsion required.

Re:Yes, but can he run Linux?

[dragonsomnolent]

Nah, the first nano user would just get it done while the neckbeards were fighting

Re:Yes, but can he run Linux?

[bonch]

Nah. A Unix user would just use automation. That's what advanced technology is for.

No, a Unix user would be there to manually configure every step themselves so that they could talk about how open and free the process was. When people point out that they only did Tux's foot, they'd respond with, "It's open source, you finish it!"

Re:Yes, but can he run Linux?

[jtownatpunk.net]

Hell, I'm too lazy to _drive_ that far.

Re:Yes, but can he run Linux?

[jedidiah]

Who cares? The project files would not be vi-only. It's not like we're talking about Windows or MacOS software here.

Emacs and vi users could collaborate without even knowing that other people are using a different editor.

The Unix approach wins again.

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Re:He didn't die.

[Osgeld]

a bit defensive aren't we? besides your OSX came from the same OSS cesspool

Re:He didn't die.

[jedidiah]

I have two of them. Had a 3rd one but the last one died prematurely.

So your "poverty" argument is just silly.

It's not that we refuse to "pay more", it's that we refuse to "get less".

It's a shame neither one of the survivors will run the new Civ or any older RTS games. They were kind of obsolete the day they were made (the Macs that is).

Clever and creative

[gstrickler]

I know many people will bash this guy as "an Apple fanboi", or having "drunk the Kool-Aid®" (BTW, the Jonestown incident used Flavor Aid®, not Kool-Aid®, but don't let facts get in the way), but what those people are overlooking is that this is both clever and creative.

Side note: Creative people don't care whether or not you like or agree with their choice of tools. If you don't like Apple or Apple products, fine. But all the Apple, Apple product, and "fanboi" bashing is ridiculous. The company and products aren't perfect, but they are good and they do inspire creativity. They're tools that for many people make working easier, faster, and allow them to create. Nothing more, nothing less. And, no, I don't particularly care if you agree/disagree with this post.

Re:Clever and creative

[Anonymous Coward]

He wasnt a fanboi huh?

Well that was it. I was hooked. Since then I’ve upgraded every year, paying hefty cancellation fees on old contracts in order to have the latest and greatest. The improvements in the iPhone have enabled me to do more each year and I’m excited to think of where it might take us in the next 5 years.

lol...

Re:Clever and creative

[jedidiah]

A pretty GUI is all well in good.

If it doesn't work as advertised though, then it's not so hot.

If I am spending too much time manipulating the GUI, then the GUI design has failed badly. It doesn't matter what OS you are talking about. If you are reaching for the terminal or the bash prompt, the "pretty stuff" has failed you. The problem with "geeks" is not that they prefer form over function but that they understand function well enough to know what they should be able to expect.

They are more demanding.

Being "more productive" is about being able to do more things and to do them with less work.

Any crude thing slapped together by a first time high school hobbyist programmer can hide the ugly details. It takes more inspired design to come up with something that's useful and efficient at the same time. A lot of GUI interfaces (Apple's included), just aren't that inspired.

Re:I hate running

[gilesjuk]

I think you're getting running mixed up with Golf.

Re:He didn't die.

[bonch]

Read between the lines. Jobs has authorized an official biography, codified management guidelines at the company for when he's gone, submitted his resignation, and has been photographed looking extremely thin. He has previously had cancer as well as as liver transplant. What do you think is likely to happen in the next six to twelve months?

Re:He didn't die.

[romco]

have you seen this pic of him?

http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/26/steve-jobs-apple-photo-resignation-ceo-sick/

That "apple" looks like it's old and withering

[93 Escort Wagon]

Was that a tribute to Steve Jobs as well?

Interesting part

[should_be_linear]

After posting his Apple logo-shaped tribute, Apple sued his employer "Mother Theresa Services for Homeless People" for unauthorized trademark usage.

Re:He didn't die.

[atrocious cowpat]

The picture may well be a fake.

Re:He didn't die.

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

What do you think is likely to happen in the next six to twelve months?

An endless run of stories about Steve's health so Slashdot can serve ads.

Re:He didn't die.

[jedidiah]

MacOS only impresses the ignorant. Get over it.

Re:He didn't die.

[hairyfeet]

Oh I'll be the first one to point out apple sucks ass for power users, BTW notice how I got modded down for daring to ask a question that consists of anything other than "gee, isn't apple like the best thing ever Skip?" but in this case i was talking about the "dad" factor, as in they make a phone simple enough my dad can use it without having to keep the manual in one hand.

I tried getting my dad a Droid phone but frankly he just couldn't get the hang of it, it would scroll crazy fast or too slow and we never could get a comfortable medium with it. His brother who is likewise clueless has an iPhone and it works perfectly for him, everything he would want to do with a phone is built in and is easy to manage.

Personally i told dad to wait for the nokia WinPhones to come out before we make any final choices. Everything he has is on Windows anyway, so if MSFT can get the integration between the WinPhone and Windows down hopefully it'll be a better fit.

That STILL doesn't change the fact the current Mac makes no damned sense. As I said in the PPC days one could argue that the combo of exotic hardware+software made for better performance in certain apps, but today all a Mac is is a VERY expensive Wintel box, with hardware that is outdated before it even reaches the shelves. By the time the Mac refresh hits the shelves there is usually at least one new generation of Intel chips, not to mention Intel IGP still blows nasty chunks. The base model Mac is an i5 with 2Gb for $1000? Are you kidding me? for INTEL graphics?

So I'm sorry I still don't get it. They have to be making 40%+ profits on old tech! It isn't like the old days where one needed an exotic CPU folks, these are Wintel laptops. If you want a non Windows OS so bad run Linux or build a Hackentosh and get better specs and a free Windows license.