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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
09/24/09

In reply to ColcaSac MacBook Sleeves Look Natural, Yet Protective
The perfect compliment to the hipster's Macbook and Prius...

*dodges vegetarian fed eggs*

I can't possibly be the only one that thought that.
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geiko
09/24/09

@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.:
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InsidiousTuna
09/24/09

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I could actually go for the plain brown canvas one.
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WaffleTeamStrike! v26.00
09/24/09

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There is something about a product named the "Colcasac" I just can't get next to.
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taodude
04/13/09

In reply to Felt Laptop Sleeve Unfolds Like a 1960s Flower
Wow. The designer must've spent all of 10 minutes working on that.

Is that genuine Velcro brand hook-and-loop fastener?
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bosskev
04/13/09

@taodude: "The designer must've spent all of 10 minutes working on that."

And 8 of those minutes was just fighting the Velcro from being all bunched up.
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thechansen
04/13/09

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Now Matt, laptop sleeves have their place. I have two man bags that I currently use. One is a standard messenger that I've turned into a camera bag. The other is a Timbuk2 Blogger. I can't fit my camera gear into the Timbuk2 laptop case, but I can fit my laptop into the camera bag, but I use a sleeve so it isn't floating in the messenger bag loose with various metal tripod mounts and hard plastic cameras.

This particular sleeve looks all kinds of useless.
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bosskev
04/13/09

@thechansen: You do realize, thechansen, no one is ever going to read your entire comment. We can't; we're all laughing too hard at the point where you admit to having "two man bags" to finish reading.
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kaubuchon
04/13/09

@thechansen: You can always get a [www.shootsac.com] for your lenses and accomplish sounding gay when mentioning it and looking like a girl while wearing it all in one fell swoop.
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bosskev
04/13/09

@kaubuchon: Hey, as a photographer, I actually like that Shootsac thingie, thanks for the heads up, kaubuchon. (NOTE TO GIZ: PERFECT GADGET TO FEATURE IN AN ARTICLE)

Now, as for that "sounding gay" part of your comment, I already do that. Every waking moment of my life. No man bag required.
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thechansen
04/13/09

@kaubuchon: That is a fancy looking sack. All the boys will be jealous.

But seriously, I walked straight into that one. For the record:

1) Straight, but realize the act of wearing a messenger bag in certain parts of the country gets you some stares. I don't have the personal hygiene to pull off looking gay. But I try.

2) Prefer that my camera bag doesn't look like a camera bag. The one I use is located here: [www.chromebagsstore.com]

3) Timbuk2 Blogger does look a bit "gay", even though I bought it on the recommendation of Gizmodo.

4) That Shootsac looks awesome for carrying lenses and flashes.

5) Don't bother trying to explain what a Gorilla pod is to your friends. It will always just look like a bizarre sex toy.
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bosskev
04/13/09

@thechansen: "5) Don't bother trying to explain what a Gorilla pod is to your friends. It will always just look like a bizarre sex toy."

I have three. Various sizes. Friends borrow them all the time.
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bosskev
04/13/09

In reply to Felt Laptop Sleeve Unfolds Like a 1960s Flower
Gee. I love how it spreads out so, so...big. Perfect for those folks with chimpanzee-length arms and a desktop the size of Rhode Island.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
04/13/09

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Big problem I see is ventilation.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

@WhiteGuyOnWebCam_GitEmSteveDav...: Nah, I don't think it would be much of a problem at all, especially for the newer Macbooks. Much of the hot air gets blown upward into the gap between the hinge and the top case. A bigger problem might be the heat generated by this material as the notebook sits on it, rather than ventilation blockage. But even then, this would be more of an issue for the older (hotter) 'books.
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Xeno
04/13/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I don't think the exhaust is the problem, rather the intake. It is on the bottom isn't it? I don't have a MacBook so I can't check.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

@Xeno wishes there was a preview button: Actually, yes. I forgot about notebooks that have vents on the bottom case. I was thinking strictly in terms of the Macbook pictured.
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
04/13/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Figures, you fanboi! Plus, do you really need a "pad" for an optical mouse?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

@WhiteGuyOnWebCam_GitEmSteveDav...: If it's a Mighty Mouse, yep. Found out that Apple's mouse is rather weak in the optical department. Anything that's too light and/or reflective (even satiny), the mouse will have trouble registering. My $15 Microsoft optical mouse is much better.

Besides, it sort of feels better to use the pad than the plain hard surface for the mouse.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

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Well, at least it doesn't look as dinky as a hippie daisy decal.

You'd be much better off just getting a zipper sleeve like the kind inCase sells, and just put a regular mousepad in the pocket.
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Moonshot
04/13/09

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(yawn) Next article...
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Kaiser-Machead
04/13/09

@Moonshot: Here's some food for thought.

[i.gizmodo.com]

There's a reason articles such as those come up, because people decide that, in lieu of actual input, a relevant joke or the sort, they just sling a little insult at the writer for making this product aware. We don't need "yawns", "firsts" and "How is this news" type comments.
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MarvelaJaguar
12/30/08

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Why would you be mad at Goyard for supplying a product that has an existing demand? Consumer sovereignty is what drives our economy. If you were to say fuck you to anyone it should be the people bought such frivolity but even then you are missing the point. $650 for Louis Vuitton wallet? $1200 for a Ferragamo folder? Why not chastise the entire luxury goods industry for doing what it does best; sell over priced, blatantly branded products to a market that gladly eats them up because of the logo. Wait, am I talking about Apple?
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Mark Wilson
12/30/08

@MarvelaJaguar: Under Goyard's metric of inflation (assuming that the typical laptop sleeve should cost $40), the Goyard Macbook would be priced at $25,000.
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Geisrud
12/30/08

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Why should I give $830 for a product from a designer I've never heard of?
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zenpoet
12/30/08

@Geisrud: Seriously? I have like six Goynad products! Including but not limited to, the $420 tooth pick holder, the $17,000 suitcase cover, and the $650 silk "Left Nut" testicle holder.
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canned-air
12/30/08

@zenpoet: I have the $1,200 "Left Nut" holder, and I must say, it is very comfortable. Why did you buy the cheaper one?
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Anonymoose
12/30/08

@canned-air: it was cheaper because it was extra small. OH SNAP

*does robot dance and looks for high fives*
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zenpoet
12/31/08

@Anonymoose: It couldn't be fashioned from baby seal skin like the $1200 version, because too many baby seals would have to die. I went with the veal calf version, because there is just more leather on one of those delicious little bastards.

Am I right, or am I right? Wait, I said silk. Dammit, you got me.
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OMG! Ponies!
12/30/08

In reply to $830 Goyard Netbook Sleeves Despise Humanity
First of all, Goyard hates you, not humanity.

Second, you're a blogger; bloggers are not human.
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