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View Poll Results: Have you used your PowerBook in the bathroom?
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Yup, I proudly and frequently surf on my throne 51 votes (33.33%)
I have but would never admit it to anyone I know 20 votes (13.07%)
Only once or twice, because it was convenient 22 votes (14.38%)
No way, that�s incredibly disgusting! 40 votes (26.14%)
Wow, I�ve never thought of that. Hang on, I�ll be right back ... 20 votes (13.07%)
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Are you a bathroom powerbook user?
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wanderlust
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Jun 17, 2003, 08:38 PM
 
A conversation with friends has inspired my curiosity and this poll. How many laptop users, namely us PowerBook users, use their computer in the bathroom? I've never seen any definitive poll, and I'd think it'd be interesting / hilarious to know. So I'll be the first to admit that although I'm not a frequent user, I have! So how about you...hmmm?
     
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Jun 17, 2003, 08:51 PM
 
Best thread ever

I've gotta admit, I had used my old lombard on the throne a few times (but would never have admitted it if not for this thread). However, since I got BigAl, there is no way this machine is going anywhere near that room. I now use my Clie NX-70V with wireless card to surf on the pot
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Jun 17, 2003, 09:22 PM
 
i've never taken my pismo to the bathroom, but i do a whole lot of sh*t with it at my desk...
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Jun 17, 2003, 10:01 PM
 
OK, this thread stinks.
     
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Jun 17, 2003, 10:11 PM
 
Originally posted by slider:
OK, this thread stinks.
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Jun 17, 2003, 10:45 PM
 
Thats the best perk of having a wireless laptop. Being able to take it with you any where. I proudly read MacNN while taking a dump!
     
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Jun 17, 2003, 11:37 PM
 
posting from the porcelain right now...
     
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Jun 17, 2003, 11:56 PM
 
It's crossed my mind more than once. I have a wireless router so I could surf the net just fine... but I wouldn't dare bring my TiBook into the bathroom. I'd be too afriad of getting something (mostly water) on it. It's a small bathroom, too...
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Jun 18, 2003, 01:22 AM
 
I always wondered why the Pismo's bronze keyboard was so popular.

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Jun 18, 2003, 03:49 AM
 
I did it quite a bit with my airport-equipped pismo. Though now I'm using an old iBook (clam-shell era) that has battery trouble a lot, so I can't anymore. The upside is that I now read on the pot like back in the good ol' days before all this fancy-schmancy no-wire stuff occured.

Now that's a story to tell the grandkids. "When I was little, people actually READ on the toilet instead of surfing the 'net."
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 04:00 AM
 
This thread is disgusting. The very idea!

Now if you will excuse me, I have to wipe...
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 04:48 AM
 
Bump, because this is the best thread EVER! Somebody make this sticky ... oops
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Jun 18, 2003, 05:11 AM
 
The best I did was an hour...
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 05:19 AM
 
Originally posted by iNeusch:
The best I did was an hour...
Holy Crap! How were you able to walk afterwards?
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 05:25 AM
 
Originally posted by wanderlust:
Holy Crap! How were you able to walk afterwards?
why walk when you can crawl
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 05:54 AM
 
Originally posted by wanderlust:
A conversation with friends has inspired my curiosity and this poll. How many laptop users, namely us PowerBook users, use their computer in the bathroom? I've never seen any definitive poll, and I'd think it'd be interesting / hilarious to know. So I'll be the first to admit that although I'm not a frequent user, I have! So how about you...hmmm?
This is hilarious! Hahahah! Yeah. I've done it. I admit it. Much easier for you 12" and 15" boys and girls!
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Jun 18, 2003, 06:37 AM
 
I close the lids of the iBook and the throne when I flush.
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 08:05 AM
 
I love this thread! im a proud powerbook john user lol. sometimes my best ideas happen as im pushing the turd out hahaha sorry i just had to say that.


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Jun 18, 2003, 09:20 AM
 
Originally posted by silverghost:
I love this thread! im a proud powerbook john user lol. sometimes my best ideas happen as im pushing the turd out hahaha sorry i just had to say that.


aloha
i say there are enough 17" wide things in the bathroom as it is.
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Jun 18, 2003, 09:23 AM
 
Originally posted by djjava:
i say there are enough 17" wide things in the bathroom as it is.
Hahahah!
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Jun 18, 2003, 09:24 AM
 
Man, I love this thread!
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Jun 18, 2003, 10:45 AM
 
Originally posted by djjava:
i say there are enough 17" wide things in the bathroom as it is.
hahaha, thats a good one.


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Jun 18, 2003, 10:53 AM
 
Isn't there a danger of wiping your hard drive?

These people seem to have a lack of moral fibre!
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 10:55 AM
 
Originally posted by djjava:
i say there are enough 17" wide things in the bathroom as it is.
17" long java

17" long.


seriously folks.. I find little justification in bringing my 3,200 dollar gem into a place where one pinches a loaf and takes a piss.
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Originally posted by kbdog:
Isn't there a danger of wiping your hard drive?
Not as long as you remember to flush your cache!
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 03:26 PM
 
It is just a shame having a plasma screen and wireless floating keyboard would be a bit expensive for the bog...

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Jun 18, 2003, 03:49 PM
 
Originally posted by moofman:
Now that's a story to tell the grandkids. "When I was little, people actually READ on the toilet instead of surfing the 'net."
Never mind that 2003 will be remembered as the year the iLoo came out. (Or didn't come out, ultimately.)

I think I read that somewhere, somebody actually made a pay toilet with web access.

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Jun 18, 2003, 04:47 PM
 
Hmm.... why do you want to use computer when you are in the bathroom......
How much time would that cost you?? 1 hour?? 2 hours may be??
What's the point of using computer in the bathroom anyway?
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Jun 18, 2003, 07:03 PM
 
I can see the new 'Switch' advert now Apple should do something with this ToiletBook idea.
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 08:27 PM
 
...kinda adds a new meaning to iCrap
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 09:33 PM
 
Originally posted by daniel999:
Hmm.... why do you want to use computer when you are in the bathroom......
How much time would that cost you?? 1 hour?? 2 hours may be??
What's the point of using computer in the bathroom anyway?

Zen masters might well recommend concentrating on the task at hand (kinda like OS9): eat with mindfulness, compute with mindfulness, poop with mindfulness, and I would agree, to a point.

But they never took into account that airport reception is better in my bathroom, and that we would have OSX allowing us to get s**t done in the background (pardon the pun).

What this means is no time-wasting surfing in bed on Sunday morning, just concentrate on getting some stuff done, but use the 5 minutes on the bog to d/l the email.

Simple.

PS. You obviously don't live anywhere near New York, dude.

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Jun 18, 2003, 09:52 PM
 
I don't use it on the throne..... but I do have a 15" Ti that is on a swivel over the hot tub! The swivel is wall mounted and intended for a small TV, but I have a 54" magnavox hooked up to Direct TV ((mostly Tech TV). Great for relaxing!
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 10:07 PM
 
Remember the episode of Seinfeld when George tried to return a book. He was denied at every branch of the bookstore he went to, each time being told the book was "marked" as having been in his bathroom. Imagine being told your AppleCare was invalid because your PowerBook was used in the john. Don't know why I thought of this. It seemed more relevant when I began typing....

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Jun 18, 2003, 10:53 PM
 
hhahahah great seinfeld reference. I also bring my 12" to the throne. its so great.
     
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Jun 18, 2003, 11:33 PM
 
i've thought about doing this a few times, but havent actually done it. perhaps the next time i see a full moon...
     
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Jun 19, 2003, 01:30 AM
 
I have trouble getting my 17" through the tiny doors they put on bathrooms in Hong Kong, so normally I just take my iBook in instead. Wireless gave me a whole new meaning to the word portable, err potable LOL
     
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Jun 19, 2003, 02:37 AM
 
I can't claim this was me. Some nutter i know in memphis gets the credit.

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Originally posted by ngrundy:
I can't claim this was me. Some nutter i know in memphis gets the credit.



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Jun 20, 2003, 03:11 AM
 
Okay, here's an idea. Perhaps a new website devoted totally to the porcelain blogger. We'll call it iLog.

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Originally posted by rambo47:
Remember the episode of Seinfeld when George tried to return a book. He was denied at every branch of the bookstore he went to, each time being told the book was "marked" as having been in his bathroom. Imagine being told your AppleCare was invalid because your PowerBook was used in the john. Don't know why I thought of this. It seemed more relevant when I began typing....

P.S.: Guess where I am now...
LOL. Yea, I laughed my @ss off on that episode.
     
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Jun 20, 2003, 05:29 AM
 
Originally posted by rcarlosnyc:
Thats the best perk of having a wireless laptop. Being able to take it with you any where. I proudly read MacNN while taking a dump!
I don't have wireless, but I do have an Ethernet connection in the bathroom. That was requirement #1 when I started my renovation.

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Jun 21, 2003, 02:21 PM
 
Wow...it's good to know that there are people out there that are worse than I am. Never would I take my 17" into the bathroom. The bathroom is for reading only...not surfing.

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Oct 20, 2003, 08:16 PM
 
Originally posted by Eggfreckles:
I don't have wireless, but I do have an Ethernet connection in the bathroom. That was requirement #1 when I started my renovation.

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Oct 20, 2003, 10:15 PM
 
Wow...we're really into thread bumping these days, aren't we?

Still...this is a great thread. If the poll were still open, I'd add a vote.
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Oct 20, 2003, 11:46 PM
 
My wife & I watch Dvds in the Hot Tub, but I always worry that if it falls in how to explain it to safeware insurance.
     
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Oct 20, 2003, 11:48 PM
 
This all just begs another question-

Does anyone use it on the john in the dark w/ the backlight on?

THIS is why I waited for the new 15" lol.
     
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Oct 20, 2003, 11:51 PM
 
Me?
I'm looking forward to watching some movies on the john on my new powerbook when it arrives. Although I'm sure i don't take that long....I may just prolong the process if it proves enjoyable.
     
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Oct 21, 2003, 12:06 AM
 
Oh man...
I don't think I'll ever ask to borrow a laptop again.
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Oct 21, 2003, 01:35 AM
 
Originally posted by bigben1024:
Oh man...
I don't think I'll ever ask to borrow a laptop again.
Heh yeah, it grosses me out too. Why would someone be spending that much time in their to begin with. If you had that good enough of reason, should you even be typing on your powerbook? Maybe invest in some Metamucil, or start eating some fibrous fruits and veggies so you won't miss the time away.

On the other hand if you're doing other things, I'm not sure what to say...
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yeah, wasn't there a one-handed keyboard reviewed on tech-tv? I need to check out that review. just kidding.
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Oct 21, 2003, 08:57 AM
 
I do it almost daily but I'm not sure what's gross about it. I sit my powerbook down, have a seat, pick up my powerbook and continue with what I was doing. Once finished, I set my powerbook down, "do the paperwork", wash my hands, pick up my powerbook and take it back to the couch.
If you use my method there is no contamination.

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BTW: my TiBook 500Mhz will be up for sale in around 20 dayz.
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