Touchscreen, Chair & Wheel Case Mod

DarklordSatin writes "I can't read korean, but pictures sure are worth a thousand words (give or take some). This page has a really nifty case mod (or complete system mod perhaps). I just wish that I had the time and money to make something this cool."

Comments

Re:It never ceases to amaze me

[Jeremiah Blatz]

Here on Slashdot if you spend $$$$$$$$ doing case/chair/screen/fridge modifications you are heralded as an amazing person. Everybody for the moment wants to be/act like you and have what you have. Yet the second anything is mentioned about people spending money friviously, be it a baloon trip around the world or a diamond ring for your girlfriend (yes a few slashdot readers have girlfriends, amazing isn't it) there is immediate backlash.

This is because, when you are making a wacky fridge mod, you are using your creativity, craftsmanship, and mad sk1Llz to make something. When you're buying a diamond ring, you're following a rather odd tradition. (My fiance loves her sapphire ring, BTW :-P) The slashdot community values the former over the latter. Pretty simple. Even an ancient 27 year old like me can understand it. It's not just technology, either. Note that the periodic table was very favorably received, despite its low techiness content.

Re:It never ceases to amaze me

[aiabx]

When I use a computer, I tend to get immersed in whatever is on the screen. It doesn't matter to me if the cpu is in a shoebox or a golden articulated statue of Ganesh; I'm not paying attention to it. If anything, I think I'd find a cool case distracting, even annoying. I'd much rather see something functional, like serious liquid nitrogen cooled overclocking.
-aiabx

Subcultures & Image

[Ixohoxi]

The more the image of the subculture matters to a particular "member", the less things they do for non-trivial reasons. Perception affects both the senser and the sensee, and therefore becomes the most synergetic way to influence subculture. As a subculture becomes more concerned with its own status hierarchies, as members become more concerned with their own status within that subculture - image becomes more about what you want people to think than an altruistic representation of how you are perceived. Status becomes less about merit and more about popularity.

Yes, someone who doesn't give a crap about what people think about a contraption they built is more than likely doing it for the enjoyment and achievement on a purely personal level.

Yes, someone who builds a contraption because they know that other members of their subculture will view them favorably is more than likely doing it merely to improve their image.

Although certain subcultures are smaller than others, over time the same social dynamics usually evolve. At least within the U.S., being a "dominator" society, there are still subculture members who desire to be popular among that group. There are still those who will be jealous and spiteful towards members whose subculture status is perceived as higher. And there are *always* those for whom membership in that subculture would be virtually impossible.

The classic example is the geek who wants to party with the cheerleaders and jocks. Conversely, even if a jock wanted to play chess with the geeks, his subculture may not be so forgiving. Sometimes, image is maintained not by what is done but by what is NOT done. In certain subcultures, acting contrary to the norms can be highly detrimental to one's status. A big part of what drives the dynamic is conformity - which in the end is no more than human nature - a desire to be liked.

Lest we forget those whom often reject subculture, the individuals who base themselves in NON-conformity often coalesce into their own subcultures. I'm unfamiliar with the dynamics of this "type" of subculture, but my intuition tells me that by their very nature the members are more altruistic towards each other and themselves. Image exists, but it seems much more a result of what one thinks about onesself than a cause to influence what the group thinks.

What the parent poster has graciously illustrated is the hypocracy within the "Slashdot" subculture to criticize other subcultures for their ingrained hierarchies and trivialities, but revere such qualities within their own. What often ends up hurting subcultures are the very things that enable them.

Preempting the Slashdot Effect

[exhilaration]

I wonder - how hard would it be to write a script that checks Slashdot every minute, and upon finding a new story, automatically follow the link and copy it to a mirror?

Hmmmm.... time to bring out the PHP reference.