Tech tattoos: The good, the bad, and the crazy - TechRepublic

Tech tattoos: The good, the bad, and the crazy

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    Microsoft Windows and Bill Gates

    This man was so inspired by Microsoft’s legacy, he had Bill Gates and the Windows logo tattooed on his arm.

    Image: Nate Beavers\/Bigtattooplanet.com
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    Wife's name in binary

    Brandon Burke said his wife has been harassing him to get a tattoo with her name on it. So he compromised with her name in binary.

    Image: Brandon Burke
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    Jack Wallen's Linux tattoo

    Jack Wallen, who writes for TechRepublic, has a classic Linux tattoo.

    Image: Jack Wallen
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    Facebook Like

    Inspired by the famous “like” button on Facebook, this man used it for his own message to the public.

    Image: spicytec.com
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    Facebook profile pictures

    A woman got 152 of her Facebook profile pictures tattooed on her arm.

    Image: susyj87\/YouTube
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    Ode to Blackberry

    A man posted online that he would get a tattoo of a Blackberry Storm with “iPhones Suck.” Turns out, he wasn’t lying.

    Image: Crackberry
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    The legacy of Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs was known for saying “one more thing…” at the end of his keynotes. This guy was so inspired, he had the words inked on permanently.

    Image: Cult of Mac
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    HTML

    HTML tattoos can be quite clever. This woman used it to describe her body parts.

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    Inspired by Wordpress

    “Code is poetry, CSS is art” was used in several WordPress blogs, which inspired HugoBaeta’s tattoo.

    Image: Hugo Baeta
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    If it ain't broke...

    In 2010, TechRepublic members sent in photos of their tattoos. “Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere” is a loose Latin translation for “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

    Image: TR member skbinok
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    Pi, made of binary code

    We aren’t sure if the binary code correctly identifies Pi, but this man was confident enough to get a large tattoo of it on his back.

    Image: tattoostime.com
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    Binary code

    There are plenty of binary code tattoos out there. This man wanted to make it look like he was made of the numbers.

    Image: Reddit user boosnow
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    Cisco logo

    This man was so loyal to Cisco Systems, he had their old logo tattooed on his arm.

    Image: simonov\/Flickr
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    Mouse and hourglass

    This person had that all-too familiar “loading…” symbol and mouse pointer from a PC permanently inked.

    Image: Drops of Jupiter
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    Ctrl+Alt+Del

    We aren’t sure what this man wanted to reboot, but he had those three special keys tattooed onto his leg.

    Image: WebTabLab
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    Microchip

    MOS Technology 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor introduced in 1975. The chip was very important to this person.

    Image: blakespot\/Flickr
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Lyndsey Gilpin

Lyndsey Gilpin is a former Staff Writer for TechRepublic, covering sustainability and entrepreneurship. She's co-author of the book Follow the Geeks.