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The Mac Made of Lego

Posted by michael on from the no-user-serviceable-parts-inside dept.

Anonymous writes "We've had lots of PC based case mods, but I've hardly hear of any Mac ones! I guess Mac owners like their boxes how they are. Until they break; the BBC are running a story about a Mac owner who converted an old Apple by modding the machine with lego."

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  1. first lego post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    and remember, its LEGO no matter how many! Not "legos" GRR!!

    1. Re:first lego post by fucksl4shd0t · · Score: 3, Funny

      P.C.-ness is horribly repellent.

      So, if PC-ness sucks so badly, how does PowerPC-ness stack up?

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    2. Re:first lego post by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
      If you want somebody else to follow your rules, you have to follow theirs. Anything else is the worst sort of hypocrisy.

      I think it's just the normal kind.

    3. Re:first lego post by Phroggy · · Score: 2, Funny

      So, if PC-ness sucks so badly, how does PowerPC-ness stack up?

      Like a ton of bricks.

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  2. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    does it run linux?

    1. Re:But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can't be certain whether it will run Linux. Probably, with some effort. I haven't tried. There'll no doubt be plenty of trouble^wfun to be had with ethernet drivers.

      Daniele

  3. Modular by digicosm2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've heard of modularity being good, but this is ridiculous.

    1. Re:Modular by mactov · · Score: 2, Funny

      LEGO was the original plug-and-play. Heck, it is plug-AS-play.

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  4. BBC case mod news? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 4, Funny

    A case mod on a site that wasn't slashdotted in 10 minutes? Whatever is this world coming to?

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    1. Re:BBC case mod news? by Bold+Marauder · · Score: 3, Funny

      Goodbye!

      It's saturday night, I'm sure that most slashdot readers are in bed with their SO's or out partying on the town.

      Hello.

    2. Re:BBC case mod news? by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't think you have a clear picture of the Slashdot demographic. For many, Slashdot is a substitute for SOs and social activity.

      Some of us are just really high and bored.

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  5. Re:Mac users generally don't need or want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    "Once I finally had it built, my girlfriend used it to write her doctoral thesis on feminist metaphysics."

    I doubt *anyone* knows just what Mac users want. Least of all Mac users.

  6. Oxford English Dictionary 2005 entry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    GEEK (n) A person that owns Apple(tm) products and fixates upon Lego(tm) products. UBERGEEK (n) A GEEK that Attempts to combine products already steeped in Geekiness: Especially a person that renders Lego(tm) JPEGS on an Apple using 3rd party software.

  7. Creative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "We've had lots of PC based case mods, but I've hardly hear of any Mac ones!" I guess it's because those mac users aren't very creative, no matter what those turtleneck wearing beatniks tell you.

  8. Brought back from the dead with LEGO? by The+Moving+Shadow · · Score: 3, Funny

    Building a case from LEGO for a working PC / MAC is something I can believe. But bringing back a dead Powerbook solely with LEGO? Somewhere the article must lack an explanation... Otherwise i am going to revive my dead ultraTNT2 gfx card with LEGO! Overclocking with LEGO anybody?

  9. yeah yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    >I guess Mac owners like their boxes how they are.

    At this price, its understandable :)

  10. LEGO? Hah! by lxs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fear the power of the K'nexintosh!

  11. OMG!!!! by Viceice · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...And now I've been picked up on Slashdot. I'm sure I can handle it though: I have a 100MHz 603e PowerPC processor and 32MB of RAM!...

    SlashDot Him! He's taunting us!

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  12. Besides by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Its worth noting that women don't own their cunt. They are simply taking care of it for their eventual master, owner and husband.

  13. Re:Let's Melt These Legos... by ilctoh · · Score: 2, Funny

    And its not /.ed! Maybe legos are the secret, not beowulf clusters?

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  14. lego bricks binary? by Black_Logic · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Lego has great computer-like qualities - it is a binary toy; everything is either connected to something or it's not.

    That's stretching it a bit, isn't it? I'm binary too, I'm on the toilet or I'm not. My car is dirty or it isn't. My binary armpits stink or not... :)

    What was his point with that remark?

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  15. freeLEGO project by andy666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    i think this is a good argument that LEGO should not cost money, but you should have to pay someone to pull them apart when you want to use them for another project (it can be quite painful, don't you think ?)

    there could be netLEGO, openLEGO......

    oh wait....this just in.....LEGO is dead!

  16. Re:Mac users generally don't need or want by commanderfoxtrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Have a look at his girlfriend's site: there's an interesting (?) page about sexual reproduction.

    So that's what feminist metaphysics is about!

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  17. Gameboy Advance SP Feminine Hygiene Case by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm planning on making a new case for my gameboy advance SP outa a tampon box. I wounder how much I could sell it on EBay for.