Danger: Jealous Computers
August 5, 2007 2:55 PM Subscribe
Be careful when you use your Nokia N95 and your computer at the same time. It could be jealous. Scientific research and new studies show people with "laptop bites" and keyboard marks on innocent victim's faces. Learn what you can do to help stop this epidemic.
This post was deleted for the following reason: at the heart of it, this is just a lame commercial for nokia -- mathowie
This post really really sucks lslitsky. Did you really pay $5 to advertise shit for Nokia?
posted by Jimbob at 3:01 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by Jimbob at 3:01 PM on August 5, 2007
Wow, the Nokia N95 smartphone looks like an amazing way to communicate with my friends. I am very interested in Nokia's new N-series phones and how they might fit into my lifestyle and improve my productivity. Where can I find out more about this amazing new product?
posted by redteam at 3:02 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by redteam at 3:02 PM on August 5, 2007
The website is owned and operated as an advertising promotion for Nokia. I thought it was funny, though.
posted by lslutsky at 3:03 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by lslutsky at 3:03 PM on August 5, 2007
It's not.
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:04 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:04 PM on August 5, 2007
I'm all for the idea that advertising can be art or entertainment, but this really doesn't seem to hit either of those very hard. Perhaps, if the post text introduced it differently (which has saved similar posts), but I don't think so.
posted by jmhodges at 3:06 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by jmhodges at 3:06 PM on August 5, 2007
Ugh.
posted by jonson at 3:08 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by jonson at 3:08 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
At least "bite" is an accurate tag.
posted by BeerFilter at 3:09 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by BeerFilter at 3:09 PM on August 5, 2007
No digg.
posted by porn in the woods at 3:10 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by porn in the woods at 3:10 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by baphomet at 3:10 PM on August 5, 2007 [4 favorites]
The best part is how they pixellate the supposed computer bites on the leg of the girl in the dorm footage. What cowards. They want all the benefits of internet viral marketing but don't even have the balls to deliver anything worth passing along.
posted by mediareport at 3:11 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by mediareport at 3:11 PM on August 5, 2007
Actually I like Nokia. The N95 is practically as expensive as a laptop, though.
posted by delmoi at 3:14 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by delmoi at 3:14 PM on August 5, 2007
I had my butler flag this post from his iPhone.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:16 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:16 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
also, not new.
I don't think less of my Nokia 9300 for it, though.
it's been fun, this thread
posted by Busithoth at 3:17 PM on August 5, 2007
I don't think less of my Nokia 9300 for it, though.
it's been fun, this thread
posted by Busithoth at 3:17 PM on August 5, 2007
lslitsky. Listen. Fuck off.
posted by lemonfridge at 3:24 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by lemonfridge at 3:24 PM on August 5, 2007
Sorry if anybody was offended or if I should not have posted this-I intended this to be a funny joke for everyone. This is one of my first posts to metafilter. BTW if you read the TOS it says it is owned by nokia. Sorry to everyone who was offended by this post.
posted by lslutsky at 3:24 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by lslutsky at 3:24 PM on August 5, 2007
The website is owned and operated as an advertising promotion for Nokia.
Really? You could always think about applying to work there, since you obviously share the same taste in completely misguided and disingenuous viral marketing campaigns.
posted by dhammond at 3:25 PM on August 5, 2007
Really? You could always think about applying to work there, since you obviously share the same taste in completely misguided and disingenuous viral marketing campaigns.
posted by dhammond at 3:25 PM on August 5, 2007
nothing more hilarious than finnish advertising humor. those wacky finns!
posted by Hat Maui at 3:27 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by Hat Maui at 3:27 PM on August 5, 2007
You know, I really like pizza.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 3:27 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 3:27 PM on August 5, 2007
hey, if it's good enough for boingboing... Ad made in Belgium btw.
posted by pj_rivera at 3:32 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by pj_rivera at 3:32 PM on August 5, 2007
bad post ≠ bad poster. Lay off, lemonfridge & dhammond.
posted by wemayfreeze at 3:33 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by wemayfreeze at 3:33 PM on August 5, 2007
New account, five throwaway comments, and a marketing post.
Yeah, banhammer.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 3:33 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
Yeah, banhammer.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 3:33 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
This is a really awesome post and I'm totally excited about the new opportunities for communications excellence from Nokia!
posted by Avenger at 3:35 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by Avenger at 3:35 PM on August 5, 2007
mr_crash_davis, 3 comments. 2 of his total 5 were made defending this thread, the other three were made in other threads today.
3 comments = minimum before posting, no?
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:36 PM on August 5, 2007
3 comments = minimum before posting, no?
posted by Orange Pamplemousse at 3:36 PM on August 5, 2007
nothing more hilarious than finnish advertising humor. those wacky finns!
What's the closest thing to a fishes asshole?
posted by Floydd at 3:38 PM on August 5, 2007
What's the closest thing to a fishes asshole?
posted by Floydd at 3:38 PM on August 5, 2007
These cell phones... they vibrate?
posted by The White Hat at 3:56 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by The White Hat at 3:56 PM on August 5, 2007
Yeah, and all the other comments are total throwaways.
posted by mr_roboto at 4:00 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by mr_roboto at 4:00 PM on August 5, 2007
Thread needs deletion, badly. But I'll feed the troll for now :
N95s are potentially very nice phones, but they crash waaay too much. Well maybe N95s don't crash quite as much as iPhones, but they still crash lots.
iPhones are an interesting product : very very few features comparatively, no MMS, no camera flash, etc., but the interface gets people using it's features more fully.
Well, execpt one little detail : the iPhone has no cut&paste. So much for that whole computer in the palm of your hand idea there. lol
posted by jeffburdges at 4:10 PM on August 5, 2007
N95s are potentially very nice phones, but they crash waaay too much. Well maybe N95s don't crash quite as much as iPhones, but they still crash lots.
iPhones are an interesting product : very very few features comparatively, no MMS, no camera flash, etc., but the interface gets people using it's features more fully.
Well, execpt one little detail : the iPhone has no cut&paste. So much for that whole computer in the palm of your hand idea there. lol
posted by jeffburdges at 4:10 PM on August 5, 2007
this is nothing ... i just opened a nice cool bottle of pepsi blue and was attacked by a 2 liter bottle of diet coke!
it's not funny ... getting bitchslapped by a 2 liter bottle HURTS!
posted by pyramid termite at 4:11 PM on August 5, 2007
it's not funny ... getting bitchslapped by a 2 liter bottle HURTS!
posted by pyramid termite at 4:11 PM on August 5, 2007
Suddenly I'm hungry for a Nokia cell phone.
posted by dirigibleman at 4:11 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by dirigibleman at 4:11 PM on August 5, 2007
I had a play with an N95 for a couple of days. They are chunky and slow if you want to *gasp* call folk. Maybe if you absolutely need all the other features? But not much good for me.
posted by bystander at 4:12 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by bystander at 4:12 PM on August 5, 2007
My Nokia N95 took pictures of the local elementary school's 3rd grade gym class and uploaded them to freenet.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:19 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:19 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
Cell phones are, without exception, a painfully shitty way to surf the web. Even the jesus phone doesn't offer flash or ajax.
posted by mullingitover at 4:19 PM on August 5, 2007
posted by mullingitover at 4:19 PM on August 5, 2007
Even the jesus phone doesn't offer flash or ajax.
but you can't beat it for overseas calls
posted by pyramid termite at 4:25 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
but you can't beat it for overseas calls
posted by pyramid termite at 4:25 PM on August 5, 2007 [1 favorite]
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