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TIE Fighter Case Mod
serutan writes "Extreme Tech just kicked off their weekly case mod contest. The first winning entry is a scale model of a Star Wars TIE Fighter that's both a computer case and a desk. The rig is crafted out of PVC, plywood, a pet exercise ball, and bondo (so basically it's pretty much like the real thing)."
But I still want to build the desk from Tron
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I'd hate to be the pilot of that TIE fighter, especially when the person using the computer is looking at pr0n.
I think 23 hours a day of it is a bit too much for that pilot to see.
It will never fly!
But why aren't they using those external fins as heat sinks?
... and an incredibly effective female repellant. Obviously should've chosen a TIE Interceptor.
That is all I have to say.
It truly is an agent of the Empire.
Interesting, but I'm usually weary of the desks whose lasers are aimed squarely at my balls.
when she walks in and sees that!
Oh, wait! It's Saturday night and I'm posting on slashdot...
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Yea. That's definitely going to bring in the chicks.
The TIE was running Windows.
So I guess we now know what really happened to the Death Star. A gaping security "hole" + a special download.
I guess it follows that the Rebels used Linux (solid X-Wings, but not enough drivers for them). But no matter how patched they kept flying.
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Size matters not.
Dammit that's the last thing I want to hear when I'm sitting at that kind of desk given the view from the cockpit of that thing.
It's amazing the stuff you can cobble together when there is no chance you will ever, ever, EVER have sex.
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The practical thing about this "casemod" is that it is the desk - and a cool looking one at that, so you have the entire theme figured out besides a nifty poster to hang above on the wall!
Take off every 'ZIG' !!
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Seriously though, case modding is really fun for people who don't have the money to add performance to their PC. In fact, you can find various things around the house to make your case Martha Stewart friendly!
God you're a fucking tool! OK, I think that a lot of case mods are silly, and I think that a lot of Star Wars fans are silly. But this is a pretty cool and creative case mod and desk. Here's someone who has a passion and the creativity to express it. Isn't that a big part of being a geek? I think it's pretty cool myself, even if I wouldn't want one for in my house. (Although I'm surprised that Lucas hasn't licensed this out to Herman Miller as a design for office cubicles. God knows he's whored out everything else in Star Wars)
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I think even non-geeks would find it nifty.
I don't think non-geeks would find this nifty at all. It's a Star Wars case mod the size of a table.
As many have observed, the cockpit part of this case is right next to the user's genitalia, so I rather imagine you do hear a "WOOOOOOOAIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN" when it overheats....
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