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8:11 am, November 14, 2008

Alt Text 16: Selling Apples.

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  • John Markos O'Neill said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am)

    Hilarious. And you look sharp. I welcome the return of your jacket and tie from the cleaners.

  • CaptainGroggySwagger said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 10:18 am)

    Loved it!

  • howfar said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 10:21 am)

    Funny. Good title. The Airport Expropriator hit home hard.

    Cheers.

  • Ian R. Beste said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 7:15 pm)

    As a member of the Cult of Mac I must point out that you are incredibly…correct.

    This reminds me that when I ordered my current machine, a rebuilt iMac, the telephone customer service rep at one point addressed me as “dude.”

  • Will said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 8:38 pm)

    Why iYotta?

  • Lore said:  
    (On November 14th, 2008 at 8:41 pm)

    “Yotta” is a prefix meaning “10^24,” as “nano” is a prefix meaning “10^-9.” So if an iPod Nano is a small iPod, an iPod Yotta is a large iPod.

    I chose “yotta” over, say “exa” or “giga” because it sounds like a Muppet.

  • Rob said:  
    (On November 15th, 2008 at 6:55 am)

    because it sounds like a Muppet

    I find this to be a handy guiding principle in much of my life.

  • erkki said:  
    (On November 15th, 2008 at 8:50 am)

    The ever trustworthy Wikipedia tells us that yotta comes from Greek okto, meaning eight. Right. It’s… I’ll take sounding like a Muppet instead.

  • spamhead said:  
    (On November 15th, 2008 at 10:07 am)

    The last coupla Alt Texts have been killer. You’re really hitting your stride.

  • macuga said:  
    (On November 17th, 2008 at 3:05 am)

    I think your ratings videos are much better, frankly. They have a zing, an energy, a zest that are missing here.

    This feels like just an essay read out loud. And while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it doesn’t feel like the video medium has added anything in this case.

  • ham said:  
    (On November 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm)

    Love ‘Hipsterian’ and the Take On Me floppies.

  • R said:  
    (On November 17th, 2008 at 3:19 pm)

    Solid.

  • Will said:  
    (On November 17th, 2008 at 8:29 pm)

    Actually, the only reason I asked is because “Why iYotta” amusingly sounded like “why I aughta…” Damn you text!

  • MrBawn said:  
    (On November 18th, 2008 at 3:57 pm)

    That’s how I read it, Will.

  • Jonathan said:  
    (On November 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 am)

    Loved this one. I do wish you would cut away from your head sometimes so we can see the art full frame. Also, is your green screen setup large enough that you can stand up?

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