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Cryogenic Mouse Mod

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can't-feel-my-legs dept.

mrsaggy writes "When you get sick of putting an aluminium case on your PC, and lighting up the keyboard, here is something you can do with your optical mouse. Does anyone know where I can get a Han Solo lego figure ?" Thats a pretty funny mod. Ya don't see many mouse mods, and that one is pretty cool.

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  1. Re:Computers are tools by SirSlud · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Fetishising over ones tools is nothing new. Our Engineering Mascot at U of Waterloo was a 6 foot long Rigid wrench - one of only 5 in the world. We didn't do anything but worship it. It was a 'waste' of a wrench (at least with mods you can still use the tool), but it certainly isn't an isolated case.

    Asides, why are cars stylish? Answer: because you have to look at them a lot, so asthetics are important. Why are computer mods stylish (and build by people who use their computers alot): because the user has to look at it a lot, for long periods of time, thus its stylish.

    Everything is a tool. Should we design buildings to all look stylistically exactly the same? What are you, a borg? :)

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    "Old man yells at systemd"
  2. Re:Mice modding... by zemaxuser · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If I'm not mistaken, the screws are under the plastic bearings that the mouse rides around on. These are just held on by a little bit of adhesive, and can be pulled off carefully and reapplied without too much trouble.