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Laptops with Stickers

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601 points z303 | 4 comments | 02 Nov 25 11:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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bitbasher ◴[11 Nov 25 22:02 UTC] No.45893494[source]▶
I get the feeling about 90% of those laptops belong to either cyber security folks or rust developers. Just a gut feeling.
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1. arcfour ◴[11 Nov 25 23:26 UTC] No.45894315[source]▶
It's funny, I am in cybersecurity but I have always liked keeping my laptop free of stickers. Always seemed like "trying too hard" to me. And as much as I love my laptop, much like my Fluke 87V, I value it as a tool, not a means of self-expression.

Maybe I am just boring, lol. I did use an original copy of the PGP source code book as a monitor stand though!

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2. ajmurmann ◴[11 Nov 25 23:51 UTC] No.45894509[source]▶
I used to keep my laptop sticker free. I changed that once I discovered how much easier it makes it to recognize which laptop is mine. This was really driven home when one year everyone at work was gifted the same macBook Air as a holiday gift by the company.
3. flir ◴[12 Nov 25 01:50 UTC] No.45895479[source]▶
Sticker of a Fluke 87V for the laptop?
4. GaryBluto ◴[12 Nov 25 07:14 UTC] No.45897219[source]▶
> Always seemed like "trying too hard" to me.

My thoughts exactly. It feels very much like they're roleplaying as an ordinary person's idea of a "hacker".