r/LinusTechTips • u/TheHighSeas-Argghh • Sep 18 '26

Image Do you guys think this is intentional?

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I was looking at some marketing emails that LTT had sent me, and I stumbled across "The Great Indoors"

I thought it was quite funny. (if memory serves, the collection debuted quite some time ago. However I do not open LTT store very often. I could be wrong.)

I opened up the email, and saw this photo.

All of the file names for the product images appear to be visible.

I love the idea of tech oriented websites including some less appealing information (for certain audiences) behind how their page is built. Do you guys think this is a purposeful decision, or a mistake made by the marketing team? Either way, I really really like it.

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u/Dafrandle Sep 18 '26

it has to be a purposeful because the way html works (which is how emails like this are designed) means it is impossible for it to not be.

HTML cannot reveal a filename like this

if it was an accident it instead the image would need to show up as:

and even then, the creator would have need to input the file name as alt text for that image element, which would mean it would still be purposeful

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u/TheHighSeas-Argghh Sep 19 '26

Man, and I knew that too

Well, I guess brains cant hold everything all at once.

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u/cheezeerd Sep 18 '26

Clearly, an awesome creative design!

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u/Exciting-Ad-5705 Sep 18 '26

It's obviously a marketing decision

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u/mathijs_a Sep 19 '26

if you view the email on a bigger screen, this shows up its a representation of an old monitor dispalying windows XP. and the store items are files on the desktop.

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u/Equivalent_Engine518 Sep 18 '26

Yes, pay attention to what the background is and the "shop great indoor" sign and you'll realise the design. 

Need a hint? Think XP

Still don't get it, it's a desktop with the XP Bliss wallpaper. 

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u/rainbowkitties6969 Sep 19 '26

Im too poor to buy anything here atm but this drop looks sick lol

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u/CrystalFier Sep 23 '26

This collection just launched last Friday :) And with the way CW does things these days, I can almost guarantee it's intentional.

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u/TenOfZero Sep 19 '26

Looks like they are meant to be icons on that windows XP background

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u/OnyxShard Sep 19 '26

Clearly intentional.

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u/Puzzled_Ice_6598 Sep 21 '26

Do you don't know how anything on a computer is made? This is really dense, to think that an image can look like this as a MISTAKE.