Selfie sticks taken to a whole new level. Now with Macbooks - Polidicks

[t]http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/22-1280x1280.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]I’ve seen some really dumb things in my life, but this takes the cake. Selfie sticks are, on their own, painfully awkward to look at. The only redeeming quality is that the photos you can snap actually turn out pretty cool, so I can understand why people will risk looking like a bozo for a good selfie. Two artists took that trend and made it even more obscene. [I]The Huffington Post[/I] recently published the above gallery of photos snapped by Art505 (Moises), John Yiyi and Tom Galle, artists who have decided to reveal the inanity of snapping selfies by taking it to the absolute extreme. What you see is a selfie stick capable of holding a MacBook – as if folks taking photos with iPads wasn’t bad enough. The pictures were snapped all over New York City – in a park, in Times Square, in crowded places.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/02/26/macbook-selfie-stick-is-the-dumbest-thing-ive-ever-seen/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook[/url] I don't want to live anymore

First thing alien's will see when they arrive are full on desktop towers + Monitors, Keyboard and Mice on massive oversized selfie sticks, and everyone doing a duck face. In fact we would've evolved artificially so much due to duckfacing, is that our default facial expression and bone structure is made to be a massive fucking duck face as our default facial expression, and when we smile or frown it contorts in this awkward particularly scary way, but it's ok for us since we find it beautiful. Alien species will crown us as the premier zoo planet, take a look at these people for a small price of 200 credits.

the comments on this article are atrocious

I wonder how many computers this is going to end up breaking.

It's an art project.. art projects make you not wanna live anymore?

Pfft, I attach my EOS 10D to my tripod and use that as a selfie stick. These kids need to get with the times.

[QUOTE=Grandzeit;49819907]I wonder how many computers this is going to end up breaking.[/QUOTE] Between zero and one, given that they made exactly one of these sticks as some sort of pop-culture commentary.

of course it's a macbook Seriously, why is it that these kinds of pretentious people always use macbooks?

[QUOTE=Svinnik;49819952]of course it's a macbook Seriously, why is it that these kinds of pretentious people always use macbooks?[/QUOTE] What is it with this kind of wannt-to-be-offended people not reading the articles?

[QUOTE=Killuah;49819973]What is it with this kind of wannt-to-be-offended people not reading the articles?[/QUOTE] I'm not offended, I realize it's an art project and this is not intended for actual use. I'm pointing out how these sorts of people always seem to use Macbooks.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;49819999]I'm not offended, I realize it's an art project and this is not intended for actual use. I'm pointing out how these sorts of people always seem to use Macbooks.[/QUOTE] obviously i cant speech for all, but the art school im attending is an all apple system requiring the use of a macbook. after 4 years of using a mac, its hard to switch back t something else, and honestly, unnecessary for a lot of these people.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;49819999]I'm not offended, I realize it's an art project and this is not intended for actual use. I'm pointing out how these sorts of people always seem to use Macbooks.[/QUOTE] Its mostly because MacBooks are the popular choice for college students and artists (music producers, video creators and editors, digital artists, etc.). For good reason imo, I got a macbook for college and music production and it's been fantastic.

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[QUOTE=Svinnik;49819999]I'm not offended, I realize it's an art project and this is not intended for actual use. I'm pointing out how these sorts of people always seem to use Macbooks.[/QUOTE] From a music perspective, macbooks are objectively better than windows laptops or linux. Apple's implementation of AISO is vastly superior to the native microsoft implementation, aka fuck all, and the ability to make aggregate audio devices and just better MIDI implementation overall makes the platform very appealing. Also it just comes down to design too, since artists like things to look nice. Many people, such as me, think that Apple have mastered the look of their products, while all competitors either totally miss the mark, or just look like cheap rip offs.

I'm feeling the urge to do a little photo trickery to hold up an entire computer tower and monitor on a selfie stick, with a webcam daintily placed on top of the monitor, and send it to as many clickbait sites as I can

Aren't isight cameras complete shit compared to the iphone cameras? Would have been better off mounting a DSLR on one. Then again, selfie sticks kinda baffle me anyway.

This is fucking retarded. Sorry to just throw that out there, but why the fuck would you hang out a computer on a stick to take of picture of yourself. *Art* I guess, but if I weren't as mild mannered in person, I'd slap that laptop right off. Aaagh, I'm so unnecessarily angry right now. I know it's an art project but I'd honestly not give high marks for this; more like a "why?"

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;49819902]the comments on this article are atrocious[/QUOTE] [QUOTE= phatmanXXL ]Android users would buy this. If you're stupid enough to buy android, you're stupid enough to buy a selfie stick for a Macbook.[/QUOTE]:unimpressed:

i like how everyone here loves to get offended for the stupidest of reasons its an art project, and a pretty unique one at that. why are you all complaining lol

Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave, as Johnny Ive cries over it

[QUOTE=Exploders;49819894]First thing alien's will see when they arrive are full on desktop towers + Monitors, Keyboard and Mice on massive oversized selfie sticks, and everyone doing a duck face. In fact we would've evolved artificially so much due to duckfacing, is that our default facial expression and bone structure is made to be a massive fucking duck face as our default facial expression, and when we smile or frown it contorts in this awkward particularly scary way, but it's ok for us since we find it beautiful. Alien species will crown us as the premier zoo planet, take a look at these people for a small price of 200 credits.[/QUOTE] is this how the howard the duck universe came about?

Selfie sticks are really good for sword fights, i've found but i don't understand the trend with putting images of yourself.

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;49820210]This is fucking retarded. Sorry to just throw that out there, but why the fuck would you hang out a computer on a stick to take of picture of yourself. *Art* I guess, but if I weren't as mild mannered in person, I'd slap that laptop right off. Aaagh, I'm so unnecessarily angry right now. I know it's an art project but I'd honestly not give high marks for this; more like a "why?"[/QUOTE] You would destroy 2000 dollars of someone else's property because they look dumb?

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;49820210]This is fucking retarded. Sorry to just throw that out there, but why the fuck would you hang out a computer on a stick to take of picture of yourself. *Art* I guess, but if I weren't as mild mannered in person, I'd slap that laptop right off. Aaagh, I'm so unnecessarily angry right now. I know it's an art project but I'd honestly not give high marks for this; more like a "why?"[/QUOTE] Why would anyone get so unnecessarily angry over shit like this? You have some kind of issue if someone holding up a macbook on a stick gets you all riled up.

I got a better idea Selfie sniper rifle! (not available in the USA)

[QUOTE=Eva-1337;49820210] if I weren't as mild mannered in person, ... I'm so unnecessarily angry right now. [/QUOTE] ???

Apple should actually sell these. Get loads of people to use them and when they inevitably break their laptops, they'll need to buy new ones.

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;49819946]Pfft, I attach my EOS 10D to my tripod and use that as a selfie stick. These kids need to get with the times.[/QUOTE] This is just crazy enough to look like a great image.

Does this work on Ipads? I'd imagine so.