Archive for January 22nd, 2009

This is not an endorsement

However, this is a post with two links to some awfully Mac/Apple-friendly content. They are so amusing that I cannot help but share them with you, our Nerdery readers, no matter what computing choice you have made.

First, MacWorld asked what was the best Mac ever? Three of the five Mac experts they asked proclaimed it was the Macintosh SE/30.

Second, the Web Design Depot has a lovely post about the evolution of Apple Design from 1977-2008. I love how the design progresses from standard utilitarian to whimsical to sleek and futuristic.

Profiles in Nerdery: Aesop, working like a dog for 93% of his life

1. Astrological Sign: Aquarius, which is weird because I don’t like baths
2. Time at the Nerdery: Since the tender age of 11 weeks. 93% of my life & I still don’t qualify for retirement benefits
3. Area of expertise: Annoying Bill Brakeman. It’s an art form, really
4. When people ask you what you do, how do you respond: cycle through my best tricks until you fork over that treat in your hand
5. Favorite kinds of projects to work on: Making sure the nerd’s lunches never hit the floor
6. What one thing about The Nerdery surprises people the most when you tell them about it: That they let me stay here.
7. Seven dream Jeopardy Categories: Sit, Stay, Shake, Fetch, Territory marking techniques, Leash etiquette, The tripartite alliance negotiations of 1938 and how they failed to contain Germany
8. Favorite Fictional Nerd: Snoopy
9. According to the Wikipedia entry on Nerd, some nerds show a pronounced interest in subjects which others tend to find dull or complex and difficult to comprehend, or overly mature for their age, especially topics related to science, disambiguation, mathematics and technology. Do you know what disambiguation is: arf?