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A Mac Mini-lennium Falcon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mos-eisley-usb-ports dept.

Jon Bell writes "Derrick Hixson has submitted an amazing entry to the MacMod Mod Competition, a 'supercharged' Millennium Falcon: complete with Mac mini and iSight. It even includes front USB ports. His modguide contains complete build instructions, and plenty of pictures."

120 comments

  1. links dead by BRUTICUS · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but heres a tie fighter case mod in the meantime
    http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1823675 ,00.asp

    1. Re:links dead by Bendejo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not entirely unrelated... For anyone who has some spare time and a TI-83 calculator, I conceived a set of functions to plot a Tie Fighter.

      In Polar mode & radians,
      r1 = tan(Theta^3)
      r2 = -tan(Theta^3)

      Window:
      ThetaMin = -10
      ThetaMax = 10
      ThetaStep = 1
      XMin = -10
      XMax = 10
      YMin = -10
      YMax = 10

      It helps to turn axes off.
      Try it out... enjoy.

    2. Re:links dead by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

      Man, you're never going to get laid.

    3. Re:links dead by jbrader · · Score: 1

      I just plotted it on my TI-89. Looks great, that's very cool. I wish my grasp of polar graphing and triganometric functions was that good :-)

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    4. Re:links dead by doxology · · Score: 5, Funny
      Nonsense! He'll write a TI-83 program to do just that! That's what I did!

      Everybody does that, right guys? Guys?

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      sigfault. core dumped.
    5. Re:links dead by DrEldarion · · Score: 3, Funny

      Just when you thought people couldn't get any geekier, somebody has to build a better geek.

    6. Re:links dead by Skuerzo · · Score: 1

      A Tie Fighter that runs on Windows! Now 'm starting to believe that the Death Star didn't explote due to the X-Wings...

    7. Re:links dead by daeley · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I conceived a set of functions to plot a Tie Fighter.

      Hey, isn't that a TIE Interceptor, not Fighter?

      And while you're at it, how about trying to plot out my geekiness on knowing that. Might be beyond the device's capabilities. ;D

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      I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
    8. Re:links dead by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 1

      You sound proud.

      So, in the words of Han Solo "Great, kid, don't get cocky".

      (sorry, too good to pass up)

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  2. Done with a PC long ago. by PhilixDMA · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was done with a PC long long ago: http://mods.xkill.net/redir_falcon.html/

    1. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by 06metzp · · Score: 5, Informative

      ^ mistyped link, should be:
      http://mods.xkill.net/redir_falcon.html

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      This sig left blank for page turns.
    2. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by earnest+murderer · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is not the link you are looking for...

      http://mods.xkill.net/redir_falcon.html

      --
      Platform advocacy is like choosing a favorite severely developmentally disabled child.
    3. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by PhilixDMA · · Score: 3, Funny

      I know, I'm new. I apologize to all those who were mildly inconvienienced by my ignorance.

    4. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But this time it was done with a mac, and hence newsworthy.

      Geez, didn't you get the memo?

    5. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by KylePflug · · Score: 1

      And it has a two-button mouse!

      Ba-dum ksshh!!!

    6. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And in a galaxy far away, no less..

    7. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by Skuld-Chan · · Score: 1

      Is this a dead link convention?

    8. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by rafikki · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hmmm... Mistyped link leads to an extra +5 informative huh? Interesting tactic...

    9. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by Macrat · · Score: 1

      But there is nothing cool about a PC.

    10. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by sonamchauhan · · Score: 1

      But Apple itself says PC CPUs are cooler! :-)

  3. zero comments and already by cloudturtle · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    /dotted

  4. and it cooks by qwp · · Score: 3, Funny

    And it cooks Toast!

    1. Re:and it cooks by Virak · · Score: 1

      Doesn't make a very good web server, unfortunately.

  5. but... by theheff · · Score: 4, Funny

    Girlfriend and a life sold seperately. Misleading advertising is always a drag.

  6. Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    His modguide contains complete build instructions, and plenty of pictures!

    It was /. before there were even any comments!

  7. down already? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Do the editors get a sense of pride in downing other people's servers? I mean, Slashdot probably points people to places such that they get 1000x their usual visit traffic, which means that they are simply unprepared for such an unpredictable load spike.

    1. Re:down already? by Shishberg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yep.

      In other news, car salesmen and politicians are dishonest, computer geeks have a below average chance of finding a girlfriend, and the Pope and Donald Trump wear equally silly headpieces.

    2. Re:down already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So what? Last I heard, the internet was a free place to roam. If you're running your website on the equivalent of a geocities server, expect to have a lot of downtime.

    3. Re:down already? by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I don't know the setup of that web site, but Netcraft says it is pretty much a LAMP system.

      Being free isn't an excuse to be malicious like this though, it's an abuse of freedom.

      The issue I have is that it seems the Slashdot editors are being malicious, especially when they have Coralcache and Mirrordot available to them.

    4. Re:down already? by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 1

      I would think that they'd get into issues with reposting other website's material.

      --
      Slashdot: Where people pretend to be twice as smart as they really are by behaving like children.
    5. Re:down already? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      yes, like all those web search engines out there.

    6. Re:down already? by Buck2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      /. is working on an old-school model that says that more traffic is better.

      They've been, if not exactly unapologetic, unwilling to change their style from day one.

      --

      As my father lik@(munch munch)... ....
    7. Re:down already? by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Do the editors get a sense of pride in downing other people's servers? I mean, Slashdot probably points people to places such that they get 1000x their usual visit traffic, which means that they are simply unprepared for such an unpredictable load spike."

      No kiddin. You'd think people would know better than to post information on the internet. They wouldn't want hordes of people seeing it.

      --
      "Derp de derp."
    8. Re:down already? by RollingThunder · · Score: 1

      While Coral may have helped with this (mirrordot wouldn't, due to the linkages), you talk as if they're crashing things _intentionally_.

      That's certainly not the case. In addition there's no real way to externally test how a site will do before it goes up on the main page, all you have available is a trial by fire.

      Sure, you could ask the admins, but 99% will say "Hell yeah, my box is kickass and so's my programming, I'll have no problem" while they actually have no idea how bad it could get.

    9. Re:down already? by plopez · · Score: 1

      It just makes the internet stronger. Weak sites are shutdown or upgraded, leaving only stronger sites remaining.

      Darwinism at its best. :)

      --
      putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+
    10. Re:down already? by reclusivemonkey · · Score: 1

      Not to mention the free advertising they get when someone uses the most common word to describe a web server unable to cope with the large spike in demand.

    11. Re:down already? by daeley · · Score: 2, Insightful

      They wouldn't want hordes of people seeing it.

      That's the problem though, isn't it? Now *nobody* can see it.

      --
      I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
    12. Re:down already? by NanoGator · · Score: 1

      "That's the problem though, isn't it? Now *nobody* can see it."

      Only because a lot of people did see it. It's not Slashdot's fault their website wasn't set up to handle the load.

      --
      "Derp de derp."
    13. Re:down already? by Stuart+Gibson · · Score: 1

      Yes, just like we can breed stronger, better chickens by suddenly releasing a tiger into their coop.

      Stuart

      --
      It's all fun and games until a 200' robot dinosaur shows up and trashes Neo-Tokyo... Again
  8. Get with the times.... by Nerd+Systems · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Modding is nothing new... Modding a mac is nothing new... Snore... On to the next story :)

    --
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    Nerd Systems
  9. Awsome by Cash202 · · Score: 1, Interesting
    That is very cool.

    It is right up there with the Bender Computer.

    http://www.funlol.com/pictures/bender-computer.htm l

  10. Re:./'d already?! by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what happens when you use a Mac.

    You are right. Damn them for using a Mac for this, despite Netcraft saying the server has been Linux/Apache. That'll teach them, they should have been using Windows XP running IIS.

  11. Plenty of Pictures by somethinghollow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any time a post has "Plenty of Pictures," it's usually bound to get slashdotted. This is probably because when readers see the words "Plenty of Pictures," they think, "Hey, even if I don't RTFA, I can STFP and infer what TFA is about."

    Deduction will get you nowhere with me!

    1. Re:Plenty of Pictures by jonadab · · Score: 1

      > Any time a post has "Plenty of Pictures," it's usually bound to get
      > slashdotted. This is probably because when readers see the words "Plenty
      > of Pictures," they think, "Hey, even if I don't RTFA, I can STFP and
      > infer what TFA is about.

      Your observation is correct, but the reason you speculate is probably not. The primary reason sites with plent of pictures get slashdotted easily is because pictures consume quite a lot more bandwidth than text.

      --
      Cut that out, or I will ship you to Norilsk in a box.
  12. In the meantime ... by Midnight+Thunder · · Score: 2, Informative

    Since this site is down for the count, here are some more Mac related hardware mods:

        AppleFritter

    and some software ones too:

        ResExcellence

    Enjoy. Hopefully someone will post a mirror of the orginal.

    --
    Jumpstart the tartan drive.
  13. cache by mr_clem · · Score: 4, Informative

    here is the google cache of the site, pretty neat actually....
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=cache%3Ah ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.macmod.com%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F371% 2F101%2F&btnG=Search/

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  14. Coral Cache by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Let's coral it up people:
    http://www.macmod.com.nyud.net:8090/content/view/3 71/101/

  15. How about... by NeuroManson · · Score: 1

    One of those die cast Millenium Falcons they're selling at Wal-Mart for about $250? Build a good enough heat pipe, and you have a perfect cooling situation, along with nifty removable panels, and George Lucas' blessings!

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    Just because you can mod me down, doesn't mean you're right. Shoes for industry!
  16. server is rebooting now. by oojacoboo · · Score: 5, Informative

    hopefully we can keep it up

    1. Re:server is rebooting now. by Global-Lightning · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Have you considered breaking up the page into smaller segments? That page has 1.2Mb of pictures! Chopping the page into 5 or 6 smaller sections will even out the load on the server. Rebooting won't help.

    2. Re:server is rebooting now. by danbeck · · Score: 2, Insightful

      You know, rebooting your server isn't going to help a thing. Your server can handle only so much traffic and slashdot readers are sending 100 times more than that.

    3. Re:server is rebooting now. by oojacoboo · · Score: 1

      yea, the reboot didn't do much. We are going to use a mirror on it and mod_rewrite. Should have it up soon. It has been a nightmare :/

  17. X-box was done a while ago, too... by scdeimos · · Score: 4, Informative

    X-box in a 1979 Millenium Falcon model

  18. Re:./'d already?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nerd...

  19. build instructions by ChipMonk · · Score: 4, Funny

    His modguide contains complete build instructions

    Well, given that Mac is now based on Mach and BSD, and Apple simplifies everything they can, wouldn't the build instructions be simply "./configure && make all install"?

    1. Re:build instructions by MustardMan · · Score: 1

      no, you click the build button in xcode :-P

    2. Re:build instructions by jaseparlo · · Score: 1

      Haha damn, that is great. I'm sorry, I just used up my mod points :(

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      All available data suggest that regardless of any of this, the sun will still come up tomorrow.
  20. Coral Cache link. by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's the Coral Cache link:
    http://www.macmod.com.nyud.net:8090/content/view/3 71/101/

    Should start working after a while... Coral should cache the pics as well, as Mirrordot is useless in this regard (picks behind links)...

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    1. Re:Coral Cache link. by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 2, Informative

      Pics seem to work in Mirrordot now, don't know why they failed before...

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  21. sorry, but that's wrong by Deitheres · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It is definitely NOT against the EULA to open a mini, nor does it void the warranty (unless you mess something up).

    Also, NDA? Who signs a NDA to buy a computer?

    --
    Just like driving a car:
    (D) to go forward
    (R) to go backward

    1. Re:sorry, but that's wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, the developers who are leasing Pentium-based Powermacs from Apple certainly had to sign an NDA. Then again, they're leasing, not buying.

    2. Re:sorry, but that's wrong by Deitheres · · Score: 1

      Very true... However, they are developers.

      This is a production model mac mini (at least nothing in the article suggests otherwise), so I was assuming no NDA was involved as it was likely a retail purchase.

      I think the parent was trying to make a joke, but sometimes internet humor misses my eye ;-)

      --
      Just like driving a car:
      (D) to go forward
      (R) to go backward

  22. Mirror by noth(a)nk.you · · Score: 5, Informative

    MirrorDot Archive: http://www.mirrordot.org/stories/86fd73f0fa55d0317 211082b067e0031/index.html

  23. But can it by arodland · · Score: 1

    do the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs?

    1. Re:But can it by LkDotCom · · Score: 2, Funny

      Only if you use Firewire. With Usb it would take 30+ parsecs ;)

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  24. Umm...that's it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    So a couple of guys cut up and drilled some holes in a large Star Wars toy, and just placed a Mac Mini and iSight inside? Does it do anything...else? Flashing lights? Hover? Anything? It doesn't seem impressive at all...

    1. Re:Umm...that's it? by Loconut1389 · · Score: 1

      not so much impressive as it is intriguing. Certainly anyone could have done such a thing with a little time and a couple bucks (and perhaps a certain disregard for the wellbeing of a mac mini), but the point is they thought of it and they followed through and came up with something interesting. Certainly future versions or copy cats could be much more involved. For instance: I'd love to see a flexible screen in place of the rear decal that could show the movie or something. Either way, while not particularly impressive, it certainly is a little fun.

    2. Re:Umm...that's it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How is the parent post a troll? The grandparent was incorrect, the parent corrected it.

      If the grandparent knew of the earlier mods like this and still spoke about "future copy cats", then arguably the GRANDPARENT is a troll!

    3. Re:Umm...that's it? by richdun · · Score: 1

      What do you mean that's it? This is the ship that did the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs!

    4. Re:Umm...that's it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Actually, the 12 parsecs can make sense if you all really think about it. He's suggesting that his jump drive is so good that he only has to travel 12 parsecs between jumps to make the trip. Everyone else has to make more jumps and travel a longer distance.

    5. Re:Umm...that's it? by richdun · · Score: 1

      Hmm, interesting...not sure if that's what Lucas intended (I had always chalked it up to the usual slips in sci-fi by over-techno-babbled writers), but that would work.

  25. Re:./'d already?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Because you can't run Linux on a Mac... oh wait you can! Guess that makes him a nerd and wrong.

  26. MOD PARENT UP by xmas2003 · · Score: 2, Informative
    Appears to be the owner of the domain - keep us posted in this thread of how the Slashdotting is treating 'ya.

    In case useful to 'ya, here's my experience with the Slashdot Effect - mostly data on the numbers, but a few pointers I learned and got from others in the 2004 summary about configured Apache if useful - big one is turn KEEPALIVE OFF.

    --
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  27. Google cache by a.different.perspect · · Score: 1

    Here's a text-only copy of the site from Google. It's a shame about the pictures, but at least his captions are descriptive.

  28. Dotstar by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who needs a fricken Deathstar when the Slashdot Effect does the same thing quicker? Vader did it the hard way.

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    Table-ized A.I.
    1. Re:Dotstar by foniksonik · · Score: 1

      Actually the Deathstar is an anit-/. effect... it kills a billion potential users in a single blast... ./ effect is more like death from a billion papercuts..

      --
      A fool throws a stone into a well and a thousand sages can not remove it.
  29. Even more amazing than that... by Rocketship+Underpant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot editors managed to spell "millennium" wrong twice in the same post!

    Oh wait, that's not so amazing after all.

    --
    He who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
    1. Re:Even more amazing than that... by trollzor · · Score: 2, Funny

      All these editor jokes are amusing, but I don't see why a bunch of computer geeks haven't figured it out yet. THERE ARE NO EDITORS.

      There is a script, it deploys the stories at particular intervals. Sometimes the editors do it themselves but all these "dead time" stories are deployed by a script, so the editor probably either doesn't select them, or selects 20 in advance to be dispensed slowly over a give time period.

      Of course all the errors are going to slip through when you are mass-approving stories. Just remember subscribers... you are paying for this.

  30. Punctuation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Keep using those exclamation marks!!!1111one11eleven11!!!!!

    As the sometimes-heard saying goes, "you only get two exclamation marks to use in your entire life, so be sure to use them wisely."

  31. mirrordot.org? by nihaopaul · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ok that mirrordot.org is a bit to groovy for me! if only they could chill a lil bit but heres the real link: http://mirrordot.org/stories/86fd73f0fa55d03172110 82b067e0031/index.html

  32. the dead link is because of this site. by nich0las · · Score: 2, Informative

    So I thought I would root around www.macmod.com and see what I could find.... There are not a lot of replies to this story, but the site still got slashdotted. Displayed on www.macmod.com: " First of all we want to thank /. for the great article. However, this has put a little strain on the macmod server. Therefore, we have put up this page until things cool down. If you are looking for the Mini-linium article please check out the following link, thanks to mirrordot.org. Mini-linium Article "

  33. Mac-lennium Falcon, meet the SlashStar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sir, the rebel server is in range

    Excellent... Commence firing ignition!

    1. Re:Mac-lennium Falcon, meet the SlashStar by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sir, the rebel server is in range

      Excellent... Commence firing ignition!

      So you're saying Slashdot fired first?
      Don't worry, we'll fix it in the dupe.

      --
      "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  34. Well Done!! by amyamie28 · · Score: 1

    Some really great pics easy to understand building instructions congrats for a well written article!

  35. Ah, that explains it by Tidal+Flame · · Score: 0, Troll

    No wonder it took them so long to calculate a suitable path for jumping to lightspeed - it's a Mac!

  36. Re:Against the EULA by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It's against the EULA to open a Mac mini, and certanly against the NDA. Apple will sue."

    It's amazing that you could see the pictures at all considering your anus is in the way.

    --
    "Derp de derp."
  37. New and improved recipe by GauteL · · Score: 0, Troll

    1. Read old recipe
    2. Vary the theme slightly, but stick to Star Wars or Star Trek.
    3. ??????
    4. Profit!!

    1. Re:New and improved recipe by De+Lemming · · Score: 1

      Profit = my server is on fire?

  38. not really THAT impressive by Animedude · · Score: 1

    Not really THAT impressive, since he basically just put the Mac into the plastic model. See what can be done if you start from scratch with a motherboard instead of just hiding a working machine: http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/minifalcon/

  39. This ain't a MOD you insensitive CLOD! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...it's just a pretty box that they threw a mac mini in. Doesn't even have a slot for the dvd drive!

    I'm not against good mods-only that this one.

    1. Re:This ain't a MOD you insensitive CLOD! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There's a DVD drive slot... What are you talking about? CLODHOPPER!

  40. Atari by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Now, if anyone could do the same with an Atari Falcon...

  41. Ground effect cooling fans by spineboy · · Score: 1

    If the guy was smart, he would have put a giant outflow fan on the bottom of the Falcon and the thing could have floated above his desk!
    It might sound a trifle loud though.
    I guess for added effect he could also add a blue light below it just like the ricers do on their cars.

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    ..........FULL STOP.
  42. That's no moon... by Altima(BoB) · · Score: 3, Funny

    wow, that site was slashdotted after less then 3 minutes.

    "Thats what I'm trying to tell you, kid. It ain't there. It's been totally blown away."

    "What? How?"

    "Destroyed...by the Empire!"

    "The entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've..."

    --
    Yup...
  43. Re:Against the EULA by zurtle · · Score: 1
    Don't joke about such things:

    http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/lurgie/

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    Couldn't stand the weather
  44. Millennium by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 1

    It has 2 n's.

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    1. Re:Millennium by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1

      It has 2 n's.

      And the way to remember it is to remember how it is derived:

      mille == thousand, annus == years, thus millennium == a thousand years

      whereas:

      mille == thousand, anus == anal orifice, thus millenium == a thousand assholes

      Similarly, milenium == a mile of assholes.

      Understanding language can be fun.

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  45. Down and out. by DocB · · Score: 1

    Has anyone done a study on how long it takes a site to be /.ed once it makes the front page? Another thought: In the WAT (War Against Terror) just put the terrorist web sites on the /. front page every couple of days and watch them go down.

    1. Re:Down and out. by Aurelfell · · Score: 1

      I actually submitted a simillar idea to Ask Slashdot back in September of 2001, suggesting that if we could get a hold of terrorist email addresses, we could spam them into unusability. Fortunatly, it was never posted, because there are some obvious flaws with that plan.

      You're idea here is better, but it would probably still fall into the same pitfalls; who tracks down terrorist websites, who determines which sites are terrorist sites, and how do we make this effect last longer than a couple of days? It might be easier to determine with webpages, but it's going to be harder to keep it up, and I don't know whether we would really be accomplishing anything.

      Still, terrorizing terrorist webpages would be a damn good time . . . .

  46. Mirrors don't work by Pope · · Score: 3, Insightful

    When the pictures are still hosted at the original site! Think for a second, folks.

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    It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
  47. Re:X-box & VIA EPIA was done a while ago, too by owlstead · · Score: 1

    VIA EPIA and see link above for normal PC. Sigh.

  48. I can't wait for the Mac-Nano by dark-br · · Score: 1

    As I've got Boba Fett's Slave 1 just begging to be gutted :)

  49. Picture by swiggidy · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the less ambitious (or those who are actually busy)

    Tie Fighter

  50. Yeah, but what about a Ford Falcon? by hwolfe · · Score: 1

    What I want to see is a Ford Falcon modded to carry a Mac Mini or other computer ;)

    1. Re:Yeah, but what about a Ford Falcon? by dkuntze · · Score: 1

      Harrison Ford did drive the Falcon, if that counts for anything....

  51. Mini + iSight => Robot by CommandoB · · Score: 1

    I'm always a bit disappointed by these articles on case mods. I guess it's art, but it'd be cooler if the case were mobile...

    This guy has taken a Mac Mini, an iSight, and a cheap interface board (called bTop) to create a programmable autonomous robot.

    Somewhere out there I think there's a video of George's case mod chasing him around the room.

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    Not that I post on slashdot or anything.
  52. Slashdotted! by Kichigai+Mentat · · Score: 1

    Looks like the site has been slashdotted! I can't access it.

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  53. anyone host a mirror for the failing mirror? by djbesser · · Score: 0

    ...like upgrade the internet already, even the mirrors aren't working.....wait, maybe it's related to new orleans?

    bah

    DJB

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    DJBeSSeR
  54. whyyyyyyyyy!!!! by djbesser · · Score: 0

    now i have to watch reruns of ALF again.

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    DJBeSSeR
  55. That's a lot of trouble to go to... by alcmaeon · · Score: 1

    ...to put a great looking computer into a really crappy and ergonomically unusable case. I hope he at least had fun.