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The Neuron Drive

Posted by timothy on from the functional-art dept.

billy writes "After two weeks of planning, painting, cutting, and slicing, I have completed my idea for the Neuron Drive, the world's first 80GB canvas. It is a fully functional USB hard-drive. The Neuron Drive contains 2 fans and 1 Maxtor 80GB hard-drive. It is fully functional as a hard-drive and both fans spin."

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  1. Sweet! by orangesquid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can combine my two dream jobs into one exciting career path: art thief and data pirate!

    Oh man, I can't wait for a high-brow credit card company to install some of these in their art gallery / server room.

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  2. It's an ad. He's trying to sell a harddrive. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    nothing to see here

  3. Just had to be.... by reality-bytes · · Score: 5, Funny
    An advert

    The Neuron Drive is for sale. Please send me an e-mail if you are interested.


    To be honest, this might have been worth something if the drive was anything other than a Maxtor.
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  4. Inconsistent Metaphor? by TPIRman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's an interesting idea, and kudos for pulling it off, but I do have a little constructive criticism. The hard drive seems minimally integrated into the piece -- there is a large neuron area where you cut the hole for the drive, but the actual aesthetics of the hard drive don't have much to do with the surroundings. It feels like a first draft in this respect.

    Secondly, the fans baffle me. Given their distance from the drive, while they may be function in that they work, they're not functional in that they have no practical purpose. And how do they integrate with the "neuron" metaphor? Fans don't transmit information -- it seems that they were put there for the sake of having more things poke out for the back, but I think it would have more of an impact if the drive itself were more of a focus.

    Again, this is intended as constructive criticism, stuff to think about for the next iteration. Congrats on completing the project. I hope there's more to come.

    1. Re:Inconsistent Metaphor? by Council · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just stapled a ziploc bag full of microchips to my cat. Can I get a Slashdot article and some money now?

      Thanks.

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  5. well... by jt418-93 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that's just stupid.

    not even clever. ooo, i glued a hard drive to a poster.

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  6. only one thing can explain this post. by binarybum · · Score: 5, Funny

    did taco have a kid?

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  7. Thought provoking! by Stankatz · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a bold attempt at combining different media that challenges the way we think about blah, blah, blah... Just kidding. This sucks.