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PalmPilot as fetish

Posted by Hemos on from the it's-better-then-latex! dept.

Croaker writes "Hmm-the PalmPilot as a fetish object? This article makes a pretty interesting case that, since people are pushing the Pilot to do things that are really outside its simple, elegant design, that it's more of a fetish symbol than tool " Interesting account of Palm experiences.

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  1. Corrected link by El+Volio · · Score: 4

    For those who want to read the article, he re it is.

    --

    "You can never have too many elephants on your team."

  2. HOWTOs on Pilots Rock by Booker · · Score: 3
    Perhaps literature is not such a great thing to try to read from a Pilot, but I have found that using an offline HTML reader like Plucker or AvantGo to read HOWTOs can be invaluable. Especially when it's something like the Hard Drive Upgrade HOWTO or the Boot Prompt HOWTO - times when you need information when, and perhaps because, you don't have access to your computer. Becaus these are relatively simple documents, they actually format quite well on the Pilot. The NAG and SAG also work well, although they get a bit big... I also use it for weather, and for upcoming live shows in the Austin area

    The dates, memos, address book, and all that are handy, but the ability to read hypertext documents anywhere has been a great asset.

  3. From the personal ads: by Shoeboy · · Score: 4

    I refused to believe the palm-as-fetish thing at first, but then I noticed the following 2 items in the Seattle Weekly personal ads -

    Case 1
    Men Seeking Men:
    GWM 35 fit, attractive seeks same for vigorous palm action.

    Case 2
    Men Seeking Women:
    SWM, College student - 24 Tired of staying home on friday nights having sex with my palm. Looking for older woman for cheap meaningless fling.

    The evidence cannot be denied.
    --Shoeboy