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Theseus
🕑 Added 2018-12-12 11:50:16 +0000 UTCSo, a long time ago, there was this fella named Theseus. He had a boat. A ship, actually. Over time, the ship got very old and saw a lot of battles. Parts had to be replaced. A mast here, a sail there, a shit load of wood.
One day, somebody realized that every single part on this boat had been replaced, down to the last nail. It was still the same boat… But was it? It served the same practical function, but it no longer bore any of its original parts. Any philosophy majors out there? I'd love to hear opinions.
This little conundrum is known as the Ship of Theseus — One of those head scratchers that doesn't have a right or wrong answer.
My 2011 MacBook was named Theseus. Through necessity, I either replaced, or had replaced, nearly every component to that thing. Then, that motherboard died. If anyone of you out there is computer savvy, you'll know that's the last nail in the coffin. Theseus sunk.
So the early part of this month has seen me holding clients at bay, trying to do as much work as possible from a fucking iPhone, and generally running around like a chicken without it's head.
But! Thanks to you fine people, I have a new computer. Well, not new. It's used, but it's relatively new-ish, has been lovingly restored, and has pulled me out of the dark ages. I really appreciate it.
And on that note, I have a lot to make up for, don't I? Don't worry. December is still young, and I have some fun surprises in the pipe.
XOXO
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Comments
Hector Perez
😍😍😍
Casey LeBleu
I've always been drawn to the under-breast and Wow this is on another level completely!
David Rodriguez
Very nice picture
Heather Beck
If only we knew what letter the asterisk was s*pposed to represent!
Heather Beck
:)
Heather Beck
I'm no expert, but I'm actually not too bad at basic hardware triage. Nothing a set of small screwdrivers and a few youtube videos can't handle, and I'm not willing to be a member of a society who relies on technology without understanding how it works, ya' know?
Heather Beck
Form, function, intent, permanence, all that stuff.
Heather Beck
Right? They're actually really pretty. Wish I actually owned them. :P
C
Holy f*ck
Sku
Incredible
Samwise
I heard seven years but that might have been a specific kind of cell.
Conartist329
Don't quote me, but I think the human body turns over pretty much all of its cells every 10 years (except neurons). I guess the human body is more like your MacBook than Theseus?
TheAnswer
Did you replace the parts yourself? I’ve replaced many parts on my MacBook Pros (5 total lol) too, but I do the work myself. You’re prolly pretty savvy if you do it yourself too
Viajar&Travel
The ship of Theseus: always different quantitatively, always equal qualitatively
Creepette
You have nice ceilings
