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The Mac Made of Lego
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."
and remember, its LEGO no matter how many! Not "legos" GRR!!
They think they control me. I've been their servant for so long; bringing them sweet grass, obeying their whims, cowering and making sure to remind them that there are some things that opposable thumbs are neccessary for so that I can remain in some manner useful to them. They're so smug. And as long as I was cautious to play the role of good little homo sapien pet, they never suspected that I'm leading the resistance against them. I saw right through their promises of wealth and a new elysian age under their benevolent rule; what they really want is vengeance. Vengeance for every one of the billions and billions of McDonald's hamburgers, vengeance for every cheese steak, vengeance for every cold glass of milk schoolchildren have ever gulped down. A part of me admires their cunning and moxie, but most of me just fears for mankind.
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I was once a respected scientist at the university. My theories on evolution and genetic drift were well-respected by my peers. But the scientific community wasn't alone in noticing my work; they noticed. They approached me, and at first I was flattered. I was likely the first scientist ever directly presented with direct proof that other beings had achieved sentience on par with humans. At first their requests were humble; they told me they only wished to make certain adjustments in their genetic makeup so that they could adequately communicate with the rest of humanity. They begged me to withhold from publishing the information I had discovered about them until I could further augment them; the whispered about Nobel Prizes, and out of greed and the call of glory I aquiesced. The first new generation of them was merely stronger, faster and smarter and I noticed nothing terribly unusual. I had a chance to stop it all then, when they were still weak and needed me.
Each successive generation grew smarter, faster and more powerful; but it was not until it was far too late that I began to notice other changes. They began to develop canines and teeth capable of shredding flesh. They developed bizarre abilities, telepathy, telekinesis, even flight. When the first of the missing farmers was found half-devoured, I realized that they did not want to join humanity at all, they wanted revenge. And their science had begun to eclipse my own theories, and I realized in white horror that they would soon no longer need me.
I began to funnel information to secret societies around the globe. I plotted their movements, I kept notes on their meetings. I sabotaged and slowed their plans as best as I could, but there were few people I could trust with my information. Flying man-eating bovines, that sounds incredible to even me, and I helped create them. So I watched, pledged loyalty and waited for my chance.
Last night, everything came to a head. I realized that they were planning to make their move, as early as tomorrow morning. It was and is my duty to warn all of mankind. But how to pre-empt their attacks without being put away as a lunatic? How to get humans to shake off their apathy and take to arms? I realized what I must do. I still had some of the serum which helped the cows advance into their higher states, since it was constructed for their DNA patterns, injecting myself with it would transform me into a horrible, cow-like creature. During my states of transformation, I could warn people and they would at last believe. While they were all out to pasture, I injected myself and jumped into my automobile. I shouted the awful truth at the top of my lungs and felt a grim satisfaction as humans came out of their homes in horror and shock. Soon, I will die as my body ceases to be a viable entity, but perhaps with my sacrifice and this confession, I shall save all of mankind.
You must stop them before it is
I'm not Seth.
does it run linux?
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Yet, we live on. We create for you, the faithful reader, and for ourselves. It is a joy.
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for sale on ebay too
I've heard of modularity being good, but this is ridiculous.
The owner is auctioning this off on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =2729209921&category=171
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tacky 'add-ons' such as case mods.
;)
Enough care and thought goes into the design of macintoshes that things such as non-usb peripherials and case mods are about as desireable as tennis shoes for a goldfish!
We all know the various arguments surrounding the macintosh and when they get what they get for software, compared to the x86 platform, but ones thing is clear
On hardware, with regards to clockspeed as well as esthetically pleaseing cases, apple is second to NONE.
And this is even counting the one button mouse, too.
(it's funny, laugh. :-D)
A case mod on a site that wasn't slashdotted in 10 minutes? Whatever is this world coming to?
"Quoting famous computer scientists out of context is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming." - K
The Compubrick 160, SE, and 6100.
Freakin cool Macs.
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the strongest word is still the word "free"
Apparently this little mac is currently working as a web server, right there:
http://lego.apple-juice.co.uk/index.html
Let all go visit it and see how the winning bidder reacts when he receives a melted pile of legos.
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.
"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.
Oh boy, there we go again, on the ebay link you find another link that links to the thingy istself, its servin one page, last time i saw it, it had a paltry707 hits, afraid it will go down like a 707 wihout kerosene real fast... Owner: 'What's that funny smell? Why is my legobox melting? ..AAAARRRGGG F**K YOU Slashdot!'
Dear Apple,
I am a homosexual. I bought an Apple computer because of its well earned reputation for being "the" gay computer. Since I have become an Apple owner, I have been exposed to a whole new world of gay friends. It is really a pleasure to meet and compute with other homos such as myself. I plan on using my new Apple computer as a way to entice and recruit young schoolboys into the homosexual lifestyle; it would be so helpful if you could produce more software which would appeal to young boys. Thanks in advance.
with much gayness,
Father Randy "Pudge" O'Day, S.J.
Dear Father O'Day:
Thanks for your letter. Being Catholic myself, I know exactly what you're talking about! It has always been our plan here at Apple Computer Inc to revolutionize personal computing with our high-quality and highly gay products.
I'm happy to answer your letter by letting you know that YES we will be releasing an entire hLife ("homo-life") software line. You'll be able to recognize it in stores by the small stylized logo depicting a large cock entering a tight anus with an Apple logo on it. ("Suddenly it all comes together" indeed!).
Anyway, I hope you and other members of our community will join us on our mission, and purchase the exciting new hLife boxed set. Only the boxed set comes with translucent cock rings!
Sincerely,
Harry Rodman
Vice-president
Homosexual Liaison Services
Apple Computer, Inc
Mac users are all gay and like to suck off their life partners while using their Macs. Additionally, they film themselves having sodomy and then edit the video on their Macs. I would like to know what everybody thinks on this matter. Thank you in advance.
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Lego is an EVIL object-oriented construction system. I can't believe I didn't notice it before! Aaagh! Lego is teh evil! OOP MUST DIE!!!11
...those you can smash through wall tile, and those who fucking croak like Trinity. It's a sad, sad, sad, sad, sad world. MASTERBATERS! UNTIE! Sure, she's just barely attractive, but what the hell, she's Trinity. Let us spank together, One.... two.... three!
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"A surprising number of people have asked about the doctoral thesis my partner wrote on this machine. Just to clarify, it was written using it, not about it (i.e. it was about feminist philosophy, and not what nerds do in their spare time)."
Her site is VERY interesting.
his hit counter increments each time the page is reloaded, not just on unique visits...how retro is that? :)
But I'd need to weld it to a bolt through a bone so as not to lose it.
I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long. --brownkitty
There are plent of Mac case mods...
http://www.applefritter.com/hacks/index.html
Not only is FreeBSD alive and well, it is outshipping all the lame and dying linux distros combined! FreeBSD is used in not only MacOS, but a number of other commercial and academic systems. At this rate, FreeBSD will soon take over the world.
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?
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How the hell does it look like in the inside?!!!. He does not have a photo with the laptop opened. wait,its not a laptop,is it
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>I guess Mac owners like their boxes how they are.
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At this price, its understandable
Fear the power of the K'nexintosh!
Yeh, OK, so it is possible for twins to have the birthdays on different days, but what are the chances of that happening AND the article being written inbetween the two days?
...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!
Sometimes I wish I was a plumber, then I'd know how to deal with other people's shit.
for this obvious left-leaner. What did you do
with the notebook's case? I think it is great
that he saved a computer from being dumped, and
someone will get some use out of it, but since it
now resides in a Lego case, he did SOMETHING with
the original case... And no, this is not flamebait,
I really want to know! The old case is somewhere.
So he made a Lego BOX. I have some very young friends that could do the same. I'd help them out with the little person and the flower...
Seriously, what's the big deal? Why did it take "a long time" to come up with this, and "over a month" to build it?
And how can you use Lego bricks to fix a broken video connector?
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a Mac case made up of used condoms
"first year undergraduate students, most of whom are as indifferent or hostile to the idea of feminism "
That's because the topic is very closely related to the concept of "fan fiction" or "science fiction cults".
All feminist scholars are people who are unable to gain credibility in an actual area of scholarship and so attempt to invent an area of scholarship that has all the depth of a bowl of vanilla pudding.
Its not just "first year" students, its anyone who is willing to question stuff that is clearly a subject taught by traumitized women who hate men.
Besides, in the year 2003, lesbianism is now considered jejeune (and mostly a topic for porn movies), so its not even worth discussing seriously.
Yes. You're welcome.
Its worth noting that women don't own their cunt. They are simply taking care of it for their eventual master, owner and husband.
A mini-itx project and three atx.
My god, look at her picture. And that's a GOOD one...do you realize what she must really look like?
Anyway, if your choice was crawling into bed with her, or building lego's that's an easy choice.
Cunt-ownership my ass!
You only see a casemod or two for Macs cuz they sell like 10 machines a year compared to a bajillion PCs you doofus.
"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?
Ansi's and stupid tricks!
Just when you though a Mac couldn't get any gayer.
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!
Many people have bought small cases back when they picked up their first computer. I think you know the type... two 5.25 inch drive bays, 2 3.5 inch bays, a couple internal.
Lego building blocks actually have a level of modularability that I can see being of great benifit to case design. If you need extra drive bays, just buy more building blocks. Need removable storage, just do it in building blocks.
While I wouldn't nessicarly trust Lego blocks to create anything industrual, little memories of taking my legos in the bath tub and having them fall apart come to mind, i'm sure the design can be advanced just a little bit, perhaps by providing locking screws for each of the little Lego tops.
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
"she's pretty smart for a girl" would be a funnier, albeit more accurate tagline.
or just stack drives on the floor of the case. this is ill adides if you have pets that go in your room
Just to reinforce...Mac people have been modding their Macs long before the "leet case modders" have been. http://www.applefritter.com/ has the evidence.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
The 5300 was the worst PowerBook ever.
The fabled battery fires weren't the real problem with these things - the flaming batteries never actually made it into the hands of customers. However, the problems were endless - screen bezel plastics separating, crappy screen hinges. Poorly designed power adapter port (which, when it broke, necessitated a logic board replacement). No level 2 cache (which, speed-wise, crippled the 603 processor). No built-in ethernet or modem even though the previous models of PowerBook had both... I had a PowerBook 5300 that went through a half dozen warranty repairs. I've read that Apple extended the warranty on the 5300 to avoid class-action lawsuits.
For a while there was also a 5300 trade-in offer, this got a lot of the things out of circulation so Apple wouldn't have to keep losing money fixing them. I got $1000 CAD off a 2000 model PowerBook G3 by sending my PB 5300 back to Apple. They didn't even have to work to qualify for the offer.
"Clean up the air and treat the animals fair" - Captain Beefheart
Perhaps the most bizarre mac case I've seen was one that was modified to double as beer tap.
"Many computer enthusiasts design their own base units, but a complete re-build from a different material is a rarity, underlining typical Mac eccentricity."
Uh, this has been done on the PC mod scene years ago. How is this an example of mac eccentricity?
I went to the the ebay page where the Lego Mac is currently for sale and the owner recently posted that he's now using the Lego Mac to host a web page!
I can't even decide what to say about this.
You know, I just cut up a mac IIci motherboard which was working perfectly because I am putting a mini-itx system in the case. I wonder if this guy is going to come for my blood now :/
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
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.
I beg to differ :) check out www.modyourmac.com. Its nowhere near complete but its a start! And, while I dont tend to work in lego, I have to admit that the powerbook piece was a good design. A non-standard application of a household object in regard to a computing element. We need more things like this! Mod your mac! void your warranty! Earn your Band-Aids! ....but thats just my opinion.
www.modyourmac.com
He's going to totally get sued by Steve Jobs for selling an original Apple computer on E-Bay.
Subject line says it all.
1. Their identitiy is hidden so they can make the most ridiculously unintelligent comments 2. They can be racist 3. They can call large groups of people homosexual for no apparent reason 4. They can be sexist 5. [explains all of the above] They can let that 60 IQ score shine!
Perhaps more creative if anything... You obviously didn't take any of your precious time to do a little research and realize that Mac users have been 'modding' since long before the whole 'PC mod' trend/craze started. Look here, here, here, here, and the list could go on. Try googling 'mac case mods' and you'll get plenty of links. Not to mention that slashdot has had (numerous?) stories on Mac case mods before...
Most Apple users do not have the skills necessary to mod. They get really irate if you change anything, or even suggest that perfection is not already theirs.
OH THE SHAME I fell off the wagon and use sigs again!