Slashdot Mirror


Mac mini in a Volkswagen

pyramis writes "Matt Turner has installed a Mac mini into his Volkswagen as an integrated audio/video system. He's distributed the I/O ports around the cab for convenient access and installed a remote power button right into the dashboard. Cool pics of all of this, plus a detailed article on that cool power button."

34 of 346 comments (clear)

  1. Oh no... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot meets Pimp My Ride...

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
    1. Re:Oh no... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Careful. Apple's going to subpoena your ass for revealing their next big thing.

  2. What next? by Aphex+Junkie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mini-mini: mac mini in a mini cooper?

    1. Re:What next? by michaeldot · · Score: 3, Funny

      ... being driven by Verne Troyer... (Mini-Me)

    2. Re:What next? by AvantLegion · · Score: 2, Funny
      >> mac mini in a mini cooper?

      Gotta have an iPod Mini hookup too.

      Slogan would be, "I'm reverse compensating!"

  3. Hooray for the slashdotting! by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Funny

    I clicked at 0 comments and there it wasn't. "You had me at HTTP 1.1 GET!"

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  4. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by mstyne · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think you need to get laid.

    Cheers!

    --
    mstyne: real name, no gimmicks
  5. Where's the obligatory... by CatherineOmega · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Looks like his webserver was RUNNING on the Mac Mini!" Hahahaha, oh MERCY. My aching sides!

    1. Re:Where's the obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      ...oh MERCY. My aching sides!

      Oh yeah sorry that was my pitchfork.

      Yours
      --The Devil

  6. Well, this may be a problem... by ral315 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict the hardware might be buggy.

  7. given the size of a Mac Mini... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 4, Funny
    is the back of a Volkswagen still an uncomfortable place?

    /try the veal. ;)

    --
    "Empathise with stupidity, and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot." - Iain M. Banks
    1. Re:given the size of a Mac Mini... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

      is the back of a Volkswagen still an uncomfortable place?

      Before the hack, it was mediocre. Now it's multimediocre...

      --
      "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  8. Re:Slashdotted already... by Zorilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, these guys really do have a death wish. Not only did they post Mac stuff to Slashdot, their "site is down" page has a refresh tag to ensure that the process of DDoSing itself is completely automated.

    --

    It would be cool if it didn't suck.
  9. News at 11! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The burned out hulk of a VW was found along side the road. Officials with the Fire Dept. said the dashboard burst into flames!

  10. I love the geek mind.... by mblase · · Score: 4, Funny

    The question of "why would anyone do this?" simply doesn't exist. It's only a question of "how do I do this?" and, even more importantly, "how far can I take it?"

    Of course, eventually this leads to things like cloning carnivorous dinosaurs and destroying small planets, but that's what science fiction writers are supposed to worry about.

  11. Perhaps... by midifarm · · Score: 4, Funny
    It should be called Geek My Ride!

    Peace

    1. Re:Perhaps... by EnderWigginsXenocide · · Score: 2, Funny

      With the load he's getting from the /. effect slamming his webserver it's now MELT MY RIDE.

      --
      Blessed are the pessimists, for they have made backups. -- 0 1 My two bits
    2. Re:Perhaps... by The+Archon+V2.0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      > >Slashdot meets Pimp My Ride...
      >It should be called Geek My Ride!

      Whatever, as long as it isn't Pimp my Geek.

    3. Re:Perhaps... by Dopefish128 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wouldn't mind Ride my Geek, though.

      --
      "Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Take over the world."
  12. I can't wait for these things to get smaller by alanbs · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict in 20 years, half the articles on slashdot will be cool cyborg mods (to the human body).

    "I slipped the mini under my frontal lobe, so that latencey to the computational region of my brain is minimized, it is powered on my body heat, and the coolest thing, is that I have an IO port on my forehead so that I don't have to deal with the irritation of reaching around to the back of my head to plug in my peripherals."

    1. Re:I can't wait for these things to get smaller by Rii · · Score: 2, Funny

      Whoa whoa whoa. You're talking about human cyborg enhancements, and your comment's title is 'I can't wait for these things to get smaller?' I feel sorry for your wife/girlfriend... ;)

  13. Pfft... by iminplaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll be impressed when he can fit it into this.

    --
    What?
  14. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by inertia187 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Proof once again that Macs are nothing more than an item for trend whores and label sluts.

    No, because that would bring the Apple marketshare up to 3%, which we all know is impossible.

    --
    A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
  15. Mirror by Joey+Patterson · · Score: 5, Funny

    500 Server Error
    The web server encountered an error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. If this error persists, please contact the webmaster, and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.


    Matt Turner may have turned his Mac mini into a Volkswagen, but we've turned his Web site into a Yugo.

    Oh, well, at least there's MirrorDot.

  16. Puns by The+Amazing+Fish+Boy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, that really drives me crazy. I mean, I don't mean to steer the conversation in any way or another, but those jokes just don't turn my crank. They signal to me, rather, that Slashdotters prefer automatic over manual posting. The way this place is coasting along in neutral mediocrity, well, it makes me sad. We should change gears around here, and make an agreement to speed up the humor and put the brakes on predictable comments.

    1. Re:Puns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Get a hold of yourself, you're a wreck. If some dipstick wants to make a bad joke then let him, don't blow a gasket.

    2. Re:Puns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      > Run Reply Bot v2.103
      > Searching NewsPost
      > Generating AutoComment
      > Printing

      I, for one, welcome our cool remote power button overlords.

      > Exiting Program

  17. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by CapeMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a Dell for one year before it fried. Bough another, same deal. The costomer service/documentation sucked. On the other hand, I have now had a mac Powerbook for the last two years, and its providing better functionality than any other machine I have bought. When you buy apple, you buy quality. Think of an apple as a Lexus, and a dell as a Ugo. Sure, the Ugo will get you from point A to point B, but it is made of inferrior parts, tends to fail, and lacks any style.

    Let's be honest here, a Dell isn't as bad as a Yugo. It's more like a Chrysler.

  18. Re:slashdotted :-( by thesnarky1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    hey, I never claimed to have a social life. Nothing's more romantic than the light's of a server on a cold night.

  19. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you need to get laid.
    Now you're just being a trend whore too... just because everyone else gets laid, you want him to as well.

  20. Re:Hard drive problems? by gerardlt · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can something be almost fanless?

    --
    /* This sig is disabled. Press CTRL-W to enable. Thankyou */
  21. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny
    And playing unreal at 94 mph along the freeway is not something I want to be doing...

    ObJoke: And driving a Volkswagen Beetle at 94 mph along the freeway is?

    --
    [ .sig file not found ]
  22. WANT TO GET WITH YOU by Hard_Code · · Score: 2, Funny

    I AM SAYING, LADY - STEP INSIDE MY VOLKSWAGON!

    [Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
    Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.]

    --

    It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
  23. Re:LOL WHAT A CROCK by soft_guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's be honest here, a Dell isn't as bad as a Yugo. It's more like a Chrysler.

    Goddamn, I'd take a Yugo over a Chrystler any day!

    --
    Avoid Missing Ball for High Score