Super Fans: 89 Technology Inspired Tattoos
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It's easy to forget that not that long ago, tattoos were only seen on metal-heads, bikers, hoodlums, convicts and sailors. Sporting ink was an easily identifiable symbol of an outcast, a black sheep, a pariah of society... much like a computer nerd, sci-fi geek or early gamer, actually. Maybe that's why there's so much overlap now between the two groups: both identify themselves as slightly outside the norms of society, or have been seen by others as different from the rest.
However, given the current ubiquitous nature of tattoos - and the ever-increasing visibility of gamers, PC culture, sci-fi sitcoms and the like - it's probably no surprise that members of our own computer-loving community are choosing to demonstrate their fandom using more permanent methods. As the most-heavily tattooed member of the Maximum PC (and Maximum Tech) staff, I tasked myself with finding the best examples of the intersection between tattoo-enthusiasts and PC-lovers. Check out the best technology-related tattoos below, and feel free to share your thoughts (or your own tech tats) in the comments!
Worst... or Best ?
Way to be Old School. Image courtesy of Spaciousplanet.com
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Adobe tattoo: still cheaper than CS5. Image courtesy of Whibb.com
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How you can tell if your friend is a digital pirate... Image courtesy of Walyou.com
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I think it says "trolling"... Image courtesy of Fyeahtattoos.com
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Please tell me you were paid an astronomical sum to do this. Image courtesy of Linuxidx.com
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Image courtesy of Blogs.discovermagazine.com
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Image courtesy of Ugliesttattoos.failblog.com
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"How do we turn this guy off?! Wait, nevermind, found it!" Image courtesy of Cooldamnpics.com
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Image courtesy of Lorla.com
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At least it's not an AOL account... Image courtesy of Bryn.me
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I'm a PC. No, really. Image courtesy of Bryn.me
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Google, you Jane. Image courtesy of Geekologie.com
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Ironically, Fred is now a Chrome user. Image courtesy of Cooldamnpics.com
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Image courtesy of Spaciousplanet.com
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We have so many comments about this... Image courtesy of Cooldamnpics.com
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Steve wondered why he kept waking up with "Metallica Rocks!" written on the side of his head... Image courtesy of Gamellama
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I bet reader 159 was bummed. Image courtesy of Cooldamnpics.com
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Please don't... oh, just... please don't. Image courtesy of Cooldamnpics.com
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USB 3 point what?! Dammit. Image courtesy of Walyou.com
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"One day, this USB tattoo will mean as much to my grandkids as my dads SCSI tattoo does to me." Image courtesy of Whibb.com
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At least you can make fun of noobs when they say "cute penguin tattoo" Image courtesy of Geekytattoos.com
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Blasphemy! Image courtesy of Geekologie.com
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So...which one of you wasn't thinking differently? Image courtesy of Hubpages.com
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Geez... somebody needs a hug. Image courtesy of Tatto-o.info