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*Sonic* 2010-04-17 19:27
"for Dummies" books
 
and they have even wrote a book about them :D

http://img.infibeam.com/img/93711c2f...0470423424.jpg











/gets coat

pantera1989 2010-04-17 19:32
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Lol that's the second edition.

CarstenDutch 2010-04-17 19:34
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
That's funny!!!

rpgAmazon 2010-04-17 19:37
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Amazing short-dick-man-complex, iPhone here, iPhone there... If n900 is so great, why that obsession with Apple? I suppose you are a great hacker, but not everyone is so skilled like you.
Jobs? buuuuuuuuhhhhh...McIntosh 512k was a crap! He don't know a ****, not like you.

ysss 2010-04-17 19:39
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
my favorite...

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/...0470281715.jpg

bjknight 2010-04-17 19:42
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Is that the Icelandic volcano on the front cover? It sure did make a lot of people angry.

geneven 2010-04-17 19:45
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
I would buy a Maemo for Dummies and have often wished for one.

ysss 2010-04-17 19:50
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
@geneven:

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/...0470467010.jpg

But to be honest, I find this section infinitely more interesting:

http://www.dummies.com/store/Religion-Inspiration.html

grumps312 2010-04-17 19:56
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
lol, nice find! :)

geneven 2010-04-17 19:59
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Yes, dummies books aren't exactly a revelation. I took Rebol for Dummies with me when I lived in Moscow for a few years.

gerbick 2010-04-17 20:08
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Meh. This kind of stuff still goes on here? Concentrate on making the N900 better first.

Delta 2010-04-17 20:14
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ysss (Post 615156)
@geneven:


But to be honest, I find this section infinitely more interesting:

http://www.dummies.com/store/Religion-Inspiration.html
what exactly do you mean by that link?

ysss 2010-04-17 20:20
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta (Post 615185)
what exactly do you mean by that link?
Interesting juxtaposition of words and context...

imperiallight 2010-04-17 20:27
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Maybe if there was a 'N900 for dummies' there wouldn't be so may unhappy owners...

geneven 2010-04-17 20:30
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ysss (Post 615194)
Interesting juxtaposition of words and context...
It's funny that all those books exist, and amazing that there are so many readers for them.

Delta 2010-04-17 20:47
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
actually the XYZ for dummies is a highly successful series even if it sounds a bit insulting... :)

@ysss
I think many people may feel offended by your "joke" or whatever you may call it, and I think people shouldn't deliberately post any offensive material.
and if you somehow aren't trying to offend anyone then ignore this post. thank you

mannakiosk 2010-04-17 20:51
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
I have an ever stupider book in my bookshelf (It was given to me): "Visual quick start guide UNIX".

Now, why is that stupid? Well, Imagine the visuals.... Yes the visuals are screenshots of a terminal filled with text, obviously.

Its not a bad book, but its just hilarious that the information had to be adapted to this "visual" format.

ossipena 2010-04-17 20:57
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
are you all missing the point? n900 for dummies = reality, iPhone for dummies = joke. (at least if you read apple marketing material)

zappa 2010-04-17 20:59
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...SH20_OU01_.jpg

RevdKathy 2010-04-18 10:24
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zappa (Post 615230)
Ooh! I might get that one! thanks :)

bjknight 2010-04-18 10:35
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Hey Zappa

That post may be offensive to quantum physicists. Tsk.


;-)

ysss 2010-04-18 10:50
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta (Post 615217)
@ysss
I think many people may feel offended by your "joke" or whatever you may call it, and I think people shouldn't deliberately post any offensive material.
and if you somehow aren't trying to offend anyone then ignore this post. thank you
Blame the publisher for their wildly successful naming scheme.

The titles are "X for dummies" not "X is for dummies".

juise- 2010-04-18 10:52
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zappa (Post 615230)
I click and click but it doesnt work!!1

bjknight 2010-04-18 11:04
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
I think you'll find that it works and, at the same time, doesn't. It is you looking at it to see if it has worked that is making it work and..... oh, you get the idea.

geneven 2010-04-18 11:06
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
I think the covers are from Amazon.

ysss 2010-04-18 11:08
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by juise- (Post 615878)
I click and click but it doesnt work!!1
Try this!

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/196...00418atpm0.png

RevdKathy 2010-04-18 15:57
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bjknight (Post 615899)
I think you'll find that it works and, at the same time, doesn't. It is you looking at it to see if it has worked that is making it work and..... oh, you get the idea.
Some posts just make me wish there were 'thanks' in OT. :D

daperl 2010-04-18 16:42
Re: Now I have seen proof that the iphone is for stupid people
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta (Post 615217)
ysss
I think many people may feel offended by your "joke" or whatever you may call it, and I think people shouldn't deliberately post any offensive material.
and if you somehow aren't trying to offend anyone then ignore this post. thank you
Please only think for your self. Take your crazy elsewhere. Thank you.

Oh, by the way, I'm the Omega.

Texrat 2010-04-18 17:05
Re: iPhone for Dummies book
 
Thread title revised. No reason to call iPhone users names.

Icyseanfitz 2010-04-18 17:17
Re: "for Dummies" books
 
iphone for dummies haha

*Sonic* 2010-04-18 18:23
Re: iPhone for Dummies book
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 616320)
Thread title revised. No reason to call iPhone users names.
LOL will the same go for all the threads that call iphone users

Sort of makes the thread a bit redundant now with the title change

Texrat 2010-04-18 19:54
Re: iPhone for Dummies book
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by *Sonic* (Post 616413)
LOL will the same go for all the threads that call iphone users

Sort of makes the thread a bit redundant now with the title change
I'll be consistent in moderation.

And with the other "for Dummies" examples posted here, a thread title change made sense no matter what.


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