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Case Mod Collection
Let's clear out a few of the case mod submissions which tend to pile up in dusty corners of our submission bin: MarkCC writes "An incredibly bizarre sort-of case mod: someone recreated the computer terminals from Terry Gilliam's Brazil, using an old Mac and a 1923 underwood typewriter." We mentioned some Mac case mods the other day. And remember, if it looks fast, it might as well be fast.
i mean seriously, every case mod is more extreme than the previous one. I, for one, have not cared about case mods for a while now. I like cool looking computers, but... is it that big of a deal?
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... the Mac mods are always 10 times cooler. With the exception of the "Alien" PC mod (ok... and the pumpkins hehe), all the PC mods are a few holes, some vinyl dye, some lights and maybe some dremel work.
The obvious explanation regarding the boring rectangular PC case doesn't even merit going into...
Maybe I should mod my Cube... }:)
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: there is a huge opportunity for Slashdot to create said topic. For chrissake there are more and more Apple-related topic, and even one legacy Internet Explorer topic (hand-picked among a dozen other esoteric ones), yet no Case Mods......?
Ideally, in case we refer to a low-bandwidth site loaded with graphics, the topic could benefit from a temporary Slashdot mirror of the page (say, 1 week, to help the sites whistand the Slashdot effect).
Editors, please hear my plea :)
How about a "functional" case design? Something that isn't a pain in the ass to open and get into, something where I can easily open it up and move a hard drive into without having to shut off the computer and unplug all the cables first? All these casemods are boxes, the same clunky boxes we have now, with the addition of pretty lights and windows, but no function.
Case mods can be a good thing, and can look really cool if done right; however, many of these new "extreme" case mods are just a waste of parts that flaunts the money that these spoiled kids burn on trying to look cool to their friends, just like non-geeks do spending their money at Hot Topic or on Tommy Hilfiger.
You could never expect fragile computer parts to survive for more than a week inside a typewriter, a pumpkin, a cardboard box, etc -- it's only for show and has no practical purpose, and obviously the hundreds of dollars worth of computer parts is of no value to the spoiled kids who build these things. It's ironic that many of them are leftists -- one cheap $500 computer today that they throw into a pumpkin or a typewriter is more than what a third-worlder makes in an entire year.
"Casemodding" has gone too far, and all it shows is just putting easily-assembled PC parts in strange objects for fashion's sake.
All these casemods do not deserve front page news here.
With all that bizarre off-topic ranting, and the coup de grace about starving children, I think you meant to submit that to Kuro5hin. This kind of politibabble is common there.
Case mods can be a good thing, and can look really cool if done right; however, many of these new "extreme" case mods are just a waste of parts that flaunts the money that these spoiled kids burn on trying to look cool to their friends, just like non-geeks do spending their money at Hot Topic or on Tommy Hilfiger.
You could never expect fragile computer parts to survive for more than a week inside a typewriter, a pumpkin, a cardboard box, etc -- it's only for show and has no practical purpose, and obviously the hundreds of dollars worth of computer parts is of no value to the spoiled kids who build these things. It's ironic that many of them are leftists -- one cheap $500 computer today that they throw into a pumpkin or a typewriter is more than what a third-worlder makes in an entire year.
"Casemodding" has gone too far, and all it shows is just putting easily-assembled PC parts in strange objects for fashion's sake.
People have hobbies. People like to talk about their hobbies and show off the resulting concoctions. People spend a portion of their income, or their parents' income, on unproductive tasks that please them. So what? Tell me one good reason this actually hurts humanity.
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I seriously cannot believe anyone here modded this nonsense up. It's a decent troll, I'll give ya that... but it's not a very convincing one and has several blatent contradictions.
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Your assertions that '"extreme" case mods are just a waste of parts that flaunts the money that these spoiled kids burn' is completely off base and not even worth touching on, anyone who knows a casemodder will tell you this picture you're trying to draw is false.
Your "vast left wing conspiracy" is quite confussed, and leads to some pretty concerning questions about your sanity and maturity. I am trying to think of any alternative explinations, but none come to mind... Let me see if I've got this straight.
Let's say I'm a socialist (as left as it gets) and pay 50% of my earnings in taxes so that government social programs can flurish and no man, woman, or child goes hungry or homeless (See Also: Sweden) it is selfish of me to spend $500 of my remaining income however I chose instead of feeding the hungry.... how?
Your whole premise is lacking a clue, and if you really want to find a reason to spread this politically motivated hate you're going to need to aspire towards some sort of education.
I am truly left to wonder how this got modded up, probably by yourself on multiple
So I can finally disable them.
Not that I find them entirely stupid, but it's a bit like if music news site reported new musicans' hairdos: funny for one time or two, but childish and boring if done on a regular basis.