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Creative Uses for 5.25" Drive Bays?
ZeLonewolf asks: "Like I'm sure many slashdot readers, my computer has a number of free 5.25" drive bays free. After the requisite burner, DVD drive, maybe a tape drive, there's invariably a few slots free. Do any slashdot readers have any creative suggestions for filling the gap?"
you put your weed in there.
Every computer needs a lighter!
I'd suggest cement - that gap is way to big for normal fillers.
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The "Standard Mix"
4 parts sand
2 parts gravel
1 part cement.
Mix with water until it's a smooth paste, and trowel it on in. 'Float' your trowel over the surface a few times to get a smooth finish.
Leave it a few days to cure and you're ready to go.
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Real geeks have a 5.25" floppy drive in there just in case. Also, you need an 8" floppy drive on your desk.
Ever since I saw a mod long ago when a man fit a dismantled Furby into his case, I have wanted to do something similar.
With a bit of hacking and some knowledge of electronics and device communication, I think one might be able to design one hell of a fun gimmick.
Tear apart the Furby, leaving it's eyes and mouth and whatever sensors it needs, stuff em into a flat face plate for the 5.25. Add in a seperate mic and digital camera.
If you have the programming capabilities, hook the Furby's 'on' switch into a screensaver, as well as giving network access to the camera and microphone, maybe even the Furby's speaker.
When your computer goes idle, your Furby will turn on and start talking to the people walking by, people who will hopefully start talking back, all of which you can watch, interact with, and/or record from another computer on the network. Every once in a while have the Furby say "Satan" in a deep voice just to get a rise out of em...
It could work...
Delicious pudding. Mmm...
--Dan