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Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 11, 2008

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  • TritonX, on 09/11/2008, -8/+771It wouldn't surprise me if that was intentional.
  • fusion1, on 09/11/2008, -15/+520NIN never uses Windows ever, it must have been intentional
  • t3hbagel, on 09/11/2008, -19/+500She'd never say that.
  • colonelcupcake, on 09/11/2008, -22/+379You guys are idiots. That was totally on purpose.
  • phaseblue, on 09/11/2008, -1/+282This is part of "The Great Destroyer," at the end, where things are generally (and yes, intentionally) bombastic and glitchy. Just saw them a couple weeks ago, and this flashes for about a half-second during static, noise, etc. The whole arena laughed and it was awesome ;)
  • wiggin, on 09/11/2008, -9/+196Writing "Fail" on a picture makes it so much less funny.
  • BlakeEM, on 09/11/2008, -4/+176Looks like the win 95 blue screen to me... so obviously it's fake.
  • Ant7, on 09/11/2008, -12/+121Pretty sure Trent is a Mac man...this probably was on purpose. I guess he could be running parallels, but why?
  • ThinkIcouldburn, on 09/11/2008, -1/+101Haha epic. The Great Destroyer was filled with this image. It definitely made the geek in me laugh in delight.

    It was on purpose during the great destroyer breakdown on the live tour. It was filled with crazyness.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IToq6drT9z4

    Check about 2:27 in to see the blue screen pop up.
  • t3hbagel, on 09/11/2008, -4/+103"FISSION MAILED"
  • farTart, on 09/11/2008, -1/+99It would be if it wasn't intentional - it flashes as two frames durin g The Great Destroyer video.
  • down4twenty, on 09/11/2008, -10/+102broken
  • unh0ly, on 09/11/2008, -10/+91Intentional is right... pretty much most of NIN recent albums (Ghosts I, II) have been done on Apple machinery..
  • ThinkIcouldburn, on 09/11/2008, -5/+85It was on purpose during the great destroyer breakdown on the live tour. It was filled with crazyness.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IToq6drT9z4

    Check about 2:27 in to see the blue screen pop up.
  • LongShlong, on 09/11/2008, -3/+79I represent this comment.
  • DforSpiD, on 09/11/2008, -7/+74What about those who said it was on purpose before you?
    Are they idiots too?
  • ThinkIcouldburn, on 09/11/2008, -0/+65I'm on crack. 5:27 not 2:27
  • inactive, on 09/11/2008, -3/+60BSOD - the ultimate postmodern backdrop for any nihilist band from the 90s.
  • greatgatsbyII, on 09/11/2008, -1/+57Man, how do you people know this *****?!
  • phaseblue, on 09/11/2008, -0/+48To give a better idea, here's a youtube clip of one of the live performances. BSOD (blink and you'll miss it) at around 2:32 -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxv58eabacI
  • MatthewK, on 09/11/2008, -1/+46That crossed my mind as well. It reminds me of that Gamecube game, Eternal Darkness. It would try to make you think you were going insane by doing all sorts of weird stuff to the screen, *including* a BSOD. :)
  • Alvantoai, on 09/11/2008, -3/+47i support this comment.
  • Cubine, on 09/11/2008, -34/+76It's called a joke.

    Trent Reznor is no fool, this is precisely the reason he uses macs.
  • inactive, on 09/11/2008, -5/+38yes, he's a rabid (rabid!) apple fanboy and this was most likely done intentionally
  • Charklii, on 09/11/2008, -1/+34o rly?
  • marshaiiness, on 09/11/2008, -2/+33sweet ass i saw that at the show and was like sweet the BSOD!! funny geek stuff yay.. but yeah it was actually in the show on the song the great destroyer
  • StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -1/+30We're fanboys.
  • joeallam, on 09/11/2008, -0/+29It was a video?? I think you can pause them nowadays.
  • Diggpick, on 09/11/2008, -1/+30Dude nice name.
  • thatsmyaibo, on 09/11/2008, -3/+31Saw them at the Forum in Los Angeles. This was not an accident. T(he)y had some of the most impressive visuals for a live show I've ever seen.
  • identityxcrysis, on 09/11/2008, -11/+37I smell *****.

    Especially since high chances are Trent uses a mac (as state 2380 times earlier)
    Too lazy to do research though.
  • YoctoYotta, on 09/11/2008, -0/+26Good for you! What type of shampoo do you use? And can you suggest a car I can buy?
  • phaseblue, on 09/11/2008, -1/+26"I need scissors! 61!"
  • ThinkIcouldburn, on 09/11/2008, -0/+255:27 not 2:27. I'm too tired to be on here.....sorry.
  • alihaq717, on 09/11/2008, -1/+25Anyone remember when Eternal Darkness pulled the memory card trick? I nearly shat bricks.
  • RockOfVictory, on 09/11/2008, -0/+215:27
  • thatsmyaibo, on 09/11/2008, -1/+22I said that I'VE ever seen. Not that YOU'VE ever seen.
  • juneof44, on 09/11/2008, -0/+20Hey, did anyone mention it's actually at 5:27 yet?
  • DustinHill, on 09/11/2008, -0/+19Thank you for pointing out the joke to non-NIN fans!
  • mrsammercer, on 09/11/2008, -3/+20Fixed
  • inactive, on 09/11/2008, -2/+19NIN has been Apple going all way back to the beige days.

    Read any old interview were Trent goes into the gear the use.

    In a related note KMFDM is also an Apple operation.
  • h4mx0r, on 09/11/2008, -2/+18I bet you do.
  • redtapemedia, on 09/11/2008, -4/+20Well Rob Sheridan who is NIN's tech guy pretty much said they were forced to use windows for the displays they were using this tour. See: http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.ph ...
    Still think it's a photoshop tho. ;)
  • trentasaurus, on 09/11/2008, -2/+17Very true. Unless it rhymes with nail.
  • Bjango, on 09/11/2008, -3/+18I went to one of their recent concerts in Seattle, and that never happened....

    I dunno, I guess they change it up every time?
  • xine13, on 09/11/2008, -2/+17Trent's always been a mac man.
  • drewedman, on 09/11/2008, -1/+15very well executed.
  • sych0, on 09/11/2008, -0/+14wow.. good catch. imagine the crazy timing to get that shot then. what luck :P
  • digitul, on 09/11/2008, -2/+16prepare to be dugg down. 3 bands you must never question on the internet.

    NIN
    radiohead
    and tool
  • inactive, on 09/11/2008, -8/+20I see this is a new meme. Could someone explain it to me? So I can start overusing it to the point where it becomes unpopular. That's my job on the internet. I'm a meme killer.
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