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May 22, 2006

macbook man

Over the weekend, a new app called macsaber came out. The moment I realized that geeks everywhere would be swinging their new laptops around, my first thought was how stupid that must look and how that could easily become another Star Wars Kid parody.

My new macbook showed up today and I downloaded macsaber. The rest is internet history:

I went for accuracy, combing my hair down, putting on tight khakis and a striped tight shirt, and following his first set of movements.

Link to the youtube video

Posted at May 22, 2006 06:26 PM

Comments

Oh. Oh my. Neeeerrrrrrrd.

Posted by: TheBrad [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 07:08 PM

Bwahahahaha! Paging Waxy...

Posted by: Myles [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 07:10 PM

Truly the best of the web. :)

Posted by: Dan Dickinson [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 07:21 PM

Oh man, I just laughed out loud so hard it was embarrassing.

Posted by: Lester Nelson [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 07:30 PM

that was awesome. Good work. I signed up for a typekey account just to compliment you. good stuff.

Posted by: marcusto [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 07:48 PM

Oh, tee-hee. Both horribly, horribly wrong... and hiarious. The thousand-yard stare into the camera right at the end is classic!

Last but not least, this app could lead to a few epic saves, thanks to the instant of warning one might get.

BEFORE MACSABER:

*thwack* *clatter* "Oh, shit! Scratch one Mac."

WITH MACSABER:

*rerrr* *thud* *user breaks fall of computer with body*

...In theory, at least.

Posted by: ben [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 08:25 PM

Dude, you know how you have a daughter? And you were worried about how someday a boy would show up on your doorstep, trying to date her?

PROBLEM SOLVED!

Posted by: Anil Dash [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 09:08 PM

I think this is the 21st Century equivalent of watering your lawn in Bermuda shorts and black knee socks. Congratulations! You've now proto-actively embarassed your daughter.

Posted by: RakDaddy [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 09:21 PM

It's like a Perfect Geek Storm.
And you are the Perfect Geek Storm Trooper.

Big ups for the haircut and camera staring.

Posted by: sixfoot6 [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 10:19 PM

I am so proud to be your friend.

That totally rocked.

If you're gonna do something do it right, and you definitely know how to do it.

Posted by: Dinah (MetaGrrrl) [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 22, 2006 11:00 PM

Here is hoping we can help this go viral.

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=2825

Posted by: James Roe [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 05:23 AM

That was amazing, the staring into the camera was a little scary but major props to you for the whole performance!

Posted by: urban bohemian [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 06:51 AM

So awesome.

Posted by: blurb [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 07:27 AM

When isnoop first showed me this app, I called it the best app ever. That movie was the best movie ever.

Posted by: jragon [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 08:51 AM

Best. YouTube. Evar.

Posted by: Vidiot [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 09:14 AM

Dude, you're so not getting an ipod. :)

Posted by: Lucian [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 10:03 AM

Instant internet classic! Should have recreated the part where he almosts falls down.

Posted by: shoo [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 11:20 AM

This is clearly in the top 10 of all time. If I could only keep one on my hard drive, I'd seriously archive this over 'One night in Paris'.


In an age when everyone wants to be entertained but does nothing, here is a man willing to throw down and and deliver. Brilliant.

Posted by: Milks [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 02:51 PM

This is absolutely, utterly awesome. I just gave my wife a little light saber show m'self.

Posted by: Jish [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 09:09 PM

I can't get enough. You have the whole off balance thing down perfect, and that look on your face can be described with only two words- Ice cold. Touche.

Posted by: Adam [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 23, 2006 11:53 PM

Genius, this is. Yes.

Posted by: looptron [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 24, 2006 03:53 AM

thats just freakin awesome.

Posted by: Dan Diemer [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 24, 2006 09:34 AM

Let the remixing begin!

Posted by: Jarrod [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 24, 2006 01:56 PM

EEWWWW.. NEEERD..
hahaha.. funny video, love it.

Posted by: JoyBoy [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 24, 2006 11:04 PM

You've hit the mainstream now, Matt:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/mac-tricks.html

Posted by: Paul Hart [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 26, 2006 10:11 AM

Matt, I have never visited your blog before, but I found this video through Cameron Moll and I just had to leave you a comment because it is absolutely HILARIOUS! Thank you for making this Star Wars fan's day. :D Lol.

Posted by: Erin MJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 26, 2006 01:48 PM

I think your face was not serious enough :)

I agree -- one of youtube's best!

Posted by: Patrick [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 30, 2006 08:47 AM

This probably won't make the page but I will write it anyhow...

man...

That video is so unbelievable lame that I am ashamed that we are the same species...

I'm glad you have to personally approve this message, so I can be even less carefull what I write and you have to read it anyway.

I just spent half an hour on making sound work in flash again.
(I use Linux, that means I know how to work with a computer, and I don't use them to swing around and hope that the whole world will find me funny)
And silently hoping that your lame video would be better with sound then without, I was profoundly dissapointed.

I don't know man...

All I can see on that pitty video of you is a sad sad man, hoping to get some attention by swinging a computer and get some friends by putting it on the internet.

I feel sorry for you man.

I hope you make a lot of money in your job, or something that lightens up your pittifull existence.

no greetings of any kind,

Sandeur

Posted by: bamboomy [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 3, 2006 01:12 PM

puuhlease! do that at Webvisions.

Posted by: -b- [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 6, 2006 08:32 PM

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