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Is this It (Photo)?
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not sure if this was said already... 13 pages of messages isn't exactly appealing for a topic like this.
anyway, my 2 cents.
I think it is a desk version of the Xserve. Lots of companies have both rack and desk servers. The picture would look very nice next to a bunch of rack mounted xserves right now. Also, there is only one drive... the new MMD's have two, why take that away unless it is aimed at people who only need one drive (if at all).
- bert
anyway, my 2 cents.
I think it is a desk version of the Xserve. Lots of companies have both rack and desk servers. The picture would look very nice next to a bunch of rack mounted xserves right now. Also, there is only one drive... the new MMD's have two, why take that away unless it is aimed at people who only need one drive (if at all).
- bert
On the subject of halftone.
Interested in the point someone brought up about the halftoning being perfect and therefore faked - I brought it into photoshop to investigate.
taking a closeup look of the upper left of the box where there is a wrinkle and drawing squares at regular intervals over the halftone dot pattern - I actually see quite a bit of change. See for yourself:
Interested in the point someone brought up about the halftoning being perfect and therefore faked - I brought it into photoshop to investigate.
taking a closeup look of the upper left of the box where there is a wrinkle and drawing squares at regular intervals over the halftone dot pattern - I actually see quite a bit of change. See for yourself:
Sorry for the large photos, but here is what I am talking about:
(made with these curves -- the only modification)
(made with these curves -- the only modification)
call me cheeky, but logically a comma should be outside. typing it the "right" way would make a programmers head hurt - and i can say for a fact it does. my head hurts just looking at that.
grammar can be the funkiest thing.
grammar can be the funkiest thing.
Re: Re: It's got an error
Sorry, guys...but you are being a bit overzealous in labeling that as "wrong".
There are multiple style guides of English, and they differ in opinion on the topic. In short, it depends on who you ask -- and both ways are acceptable.
In this case, IIRC what makes it acceptable (by some style guides) to have the comma on the outside of the quote, is that "Panther" is not a 'complete thought' (meaning, it can't stand alone as a sentence).
(I used to be an editor, which is the only reason I'm belaboring this discussion. English is NOT a strict rules-based language...there are multiple acceptable opinions on lots of stuff like this, not to mention three distinct areas, each with their own rules: British Isles, North America, Australia.)
That said, to get back on topic...even if that were a grammatical error, errors that small are made in printed materials by every company, every day.
It's evidence of nothing.
Originally posted by mim
Yeah, I've come across this error in all sorts of published matter, but you have to realise that designers are often cheeky little buggers who do this on purpose because having the comma before the quote offends their sense of balance.
Maybe you graphic designers can let us know if this happens all the time, because I've see them change the comma position before final printing on a couple of occasions
Just plain cheeky.
Sorry, guys...but you are being a bit overzealous in labeling that as "wrong".
There are multiple style guides of English, and they differ in opinion on the topic. In short, it depends on who you ask -- and both ways are acceptable.
In this case, IIRC what makes it acceptable (by some style guides) to have the comma on the outside of the quote, is that "Panther" is not a 'complete thought' (meaning, it can't stand alone as a sentence).
(I used to be an editor, which is the only reason I'm belaboring this discussion. English is NOT a strict rules-based language...there are multiple acceptable opinions on lots of stuff like this, not to mention three distinct areas, each with their own rules: British Isles, North America, Australia.)
That said, to get back on topic...even if that were a grammatical error, errors that small are made in printed materials by every company, every day.
It's evidence of nothing.
The metal looking picture above certainly looks like real metal.
The only problem is that it looks like galvanized steel, and not the aluminum used in the PowerBooks. Not even close.
The only problem is that it looks like galvanized steel, and not the aluminum used in the PowerBooks. Not even close.
okay, here we go. this is the Artist Rendition from Apple Insider layered with the alleged stolen print ad or whatever that started this whole thing on top of it at 61% opacity. i think it's obvious they are from the same source or one is the source of the other. also note, that mysterious ring does not appear on the Artist Rendition.
I don't see how it can possibly be 2U. Take a CD and put it on edge and it is a lot taller than 3.5 inches. To fit a 5.25" drive mechanism in a rack on its side, you would need at least 3U, and probably 4U.
And who knows if this thing is even real?
This is actually a good point (although slightly wrong)
The material in the image is brushed stainless steel (galvanising looks kind of splotchy). Anodising aluminium produces a texture, but that texture is an even 'grain' - not at all like what is in the image. I don't believe that there is such a thing as a brushed anodised aluminium finish.
<edit: actually I think I was wrong: allowing for the jgep compression screwing around with the colour & texture it could well still be anodised aluminium.>
Does it mean anything that the big facade pict has 18 rows of vertical columns and the perspective that looks like it's from a newspaper only has 22?
I think it's fake, simply because creating a fake and watching the discussion is so much fun.
I think it's fake, simply because creating a fake and watching the discussion is so much fun.
Originally posted by job
Here's to adding more fuel to the fire:
The was posted on the IMG forums. I think this was discussed a while back as possible proof that this image came from some sort of print media. Is it an image from the other side? Or is it just a random oddity?
I was able to further enhance the image and was surpised to find this: I suck at photoshop, so the wiggly black lines are mine.
Clearly an evil frilly tuxedo wearing version of Krusty the Clown is behind all of this!!
Re: you decide
Anyway, I find this image more believable than the other one. BUT, there seems to be some fairly serious dithering on the aluminum texture, which points to a less-than-professional photo and/or one that Apple would NOT use, which would make it difficult to get all the vents lined up. (Someone posted that that was possible for a professional.) In other words, it can't be professional because of the dithering, but it must be professional because of how straight the vents are.
Now I see that mim has brought up the possibility of the JPEG compression screwing with the texture. I tend to agree with him--ever seen a bad JPEG of the Aqua window widgets or a Brushed Metal window? It looks about the same as the texture in this new photo. So maybe it is real. What a roller coaster!
But it's hard to argue with Plastic Chicken's point about the number of vents. Good eye!!
WM
I find this a far more important picture than the dontask one. I'd like someone with more Photoshop experience than I to interpret the version of this with the crazy color curve thing, and let us know if that points toward fake or real.Originally posted by job
This:
was claimed by the original poster at Appleinsider to be a mockup he put together.
I'm not so sure if it's really a 'mockup.' Look at the metal textures on the sides.
Anyway, I find this image more believable than the other one. BUT, there seems to be some fairly serious dithering on the aluminum texture, which points to a less-than-professional photo and/or one that Apple would NOT use, which would make it difficult to get all the vents lined up. (Someone posted that that was possible for a professional.) In other words, it can't be professional because of the dithering, but it must be professional because of how straight the vents are.
Now I see that mim has brought up the possibility of the JPEG compression screwing with the texture. I tend to agree with him--ever seen a bad JPEG of the Aqua window widgets or a Brushed Metal window? It looks about the same as the texture in this new photo. So maybe it is real. What a roller coaster!
But it's hard to argue with Plastic Chicken's point about the number of vents. Good eye!!
WM
hey, no sweat. i thought the same thing as soon as i was done with it. here's what i think now. there was indeed a real image taken at some point from somewhere. i believe this image was imported into Illustrator or Streamline or some other drawing program and either it was traced or filtered or whatever in order to make the "artist rendition" from Apple Insider. that's why they are identically proportionate. who knows what that wrinkled up picture went through before it got to us. could've been scanned, then jpeg'd, then stuck in someone's pants, then beat up in a bar fight, then scanned again, and then posted on the web as a butt-ugly gif that we all hate. who knows, really? what is sure is that they were both definitely created from the same source, be it a vector drawing, photograph, or print advert.
In addition to the disparity in the number of vertical vent slits, the front elevation image has a problem with the central power button. Apple would pay more attention to getting the button centered, I expect. The vent slits come closer to the button from above than below. That's an easy mistake to make when cooking up Photoshop confections, but it is less likely to survive all the various CAD and design review stages.