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From: barcaroller on 10 Mar 2010 21:43

"Michelle Steiner" <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote ...

> Every now and then some aspect of the system stands out that can be
> amusing
> and fun. Take a look at the following text. It can be found somewhere in
> the system, so take the challenge and see if you can find it.
> Dear Kate,
>
> Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The
> round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
> They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.
> You
> can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify
> or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because
> they change things.


What a coincidence. I saw the "Art&Copy" documentary just last night where
this Apple campaign, along with other classic campaigns from Nike and
Budweiser, was featured.



From: thepixelfreak on 11 Mar 2010 01:23
On 2010-03-10 17:12:53 -0800, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> said:

> From macfixit.com:
>
> Every now and then some aspect of the system stands out that can be amusing
> and fun. Take a look at the following text. It can be found somewhere in
> the system, so take the challenge and see if you can find it.
> Dear Kate,
>
> Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The
> round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
> They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You
> can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify
> or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because
> they change things.
>
> Take Care,
> John Appleseed
> This text was generated as part of Apple's "Think Different" advertisement
> campaign, and was used in some variations in various posters and television
> commercials. It is not buried deep in settings, preferences, or other
> system files so you do not need to mess with your system files to locate it.

Well, Spotlight takes some of the Challenge out of it. But it is there.
At least the following bit.

> Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The
> round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.

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thepixelfreak

From: Gavin Lawrie on 11 Mar 2010 04:32
On 2010-03-11 01:12:53 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:

> It is not buried deep in settings, preferences, or other
> system files so you do not need to mess with your system files to locate it.

That's a pity. Because if it was, there would be a chance that you
would need to dig out some kind of simple text editor to read them... :)

From: Kevin McMurtrie on 12 Mar 2010 23:22
In article <michelle-DB4614.18125310032010(a)nothing.attdns.com>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> From macfixit.com:
>
> Every now and then some aspect of the system stands out that can be amusing
> and fun. Take a look at the following text. It can be found somewhere in
> the system, so take the challenge and see if you can find it.
> Dear Kate,
>
> Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The
> round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
> They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You
> can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify
> or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because
> they change things.
>
> Take Care,
> John Appleseed
> This text was generated as part of Apple's "Think Different" advertisement
> campaign, and was used in some variations in various posters and television
> commercials. It is not buried deep in settings, preferences, or other
> system files so you do not need to mess with your system files to locate it.

I saw that right after I installed 10.6 while checking out one of the
new features.
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