&MacDailyNews reader Alex Goldman tells us: “At the University of Hartford, we have a tradition where club members and other students spell out or form rocks into words or shapes that can be seen from the bridge [over the Hog River] that connects the Residential Side to the Academic Side of the campus.
Goldman writes via email, “This morning I noticed something that made me ‘Think Different.’ Apparently, the Apple Inc. logo was laid out in the rocks on the side of the bridge.
MacDailyNews Note: This is not a Photoshop job. The rocks are actually there in that shape, independent sources have confirmed.
Goldman snapped a quick photo:
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MacDailyNews Take: Can you say “mindshare?” We knew you could. Steve Ballmer will be dispatching a team of engineers along with a pickup full of plastic rocks out to the University of Washington’s on-campus drainage canal to try to gin up some fake grassroots enthusiasm for Microsoft in 3 -2 -1…
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Wonder how long it will be before some Windows users go and destroy it?
Can you say “mindshare?” We knew that you could.
How huge is huge?
The rocks seem to cover an area 15ft x 10ft. Now if they were 75ft x 50ft, that would be huge, huger, hugest, Beau Geste. Huggy bear.
[Wonder how long it will be before some Windows users go and destroy it?]
It’ll be gone be tomorrow morn, and replaced with a nearby ‘Windows’ crop circle.
You mean a Windows crop Squircle?
nice… wonder how long it took to lay out all those rocks, and you know that water is COLD
They did that because it’s one of the easiest logos to do with rocks. Try doing the MS logo and they would be working on it till 2010, after 5 betas and 3 SPs.
Yes, I meant…
It’ll be gone by tomorrow morning, being replaced with a nearby ‘Windows’ Crop Squircle. Which is actually four Squircles, each painted a different color. Because we all know — like the new Zunes — the MS gang are ahead in colors!
MW: Quality! hehe.
Apple ROCKS!!!!!!! OK
microsoft has a logo?
I can’t tell from the photo if the apple logo is 3 feet or 300 feet across. Anyone know?
I’d like to see them try that with the Zune logo…
(MW:run!)
Wonder how long it will be before Apple’s legal department contacts the university about unauthorized use of a company logo!
“You mean a Windows crop Squircle?”
No, it would be a Windows Squirt Squircle™.
Why do so many people instantly say “Photoshop fake” for every single freakin’ picture on the internet, as suggested by MDN’s note? I mean, jeez, it’s not like it’s difficult at all to place some relatively small rocks in a stream to form an Apple logo. I bet these very same people are totally credulous about other things, like the YouTube Haiti UFOs.
Well worth the effort
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It’s well proportioned too.
I like it.
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I’m waiting for a crop circle
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-hh
Of your if MS tried this they would first need for the stream to be upgraded as well as any of the accompanying drivers. Of course you could always install the home version of rock logo but then you would miss out on a lot of cool features like hammer and door stop.
Wow. Looks like a puddle with a few pebbles in there. Alert the media.
That’s actually a real apple logo on their new product.
Introducing the new iRiver!
Perfect for swimming, canoeing, and fishing. With a flick of the finger, you can create rapids and go white water rafting. You can even watch movies on the surface.
All in a river that is only 6 inches deep! It’s…incredible.
I think when you get a chance to stick you toes in it, you’ll agree, we re-invented the river.
Get a life…
I bet Apple lawyers send s “cease and desist” order soon…by boat.
They’re landing tonight!
I shaved my butt hair to form an apple logo, you guys wanna picture of that?
Comments?
Check your iPhone for an update….we’ll be the first to go.
MDN Word: planning