A Mac Mini-lennium Falcon

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday September 1, 2005 @04:19PM 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."

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links dead by BRUTICUS · 2005-09-01 16:22 · 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 · 2005-09-01 17:35 · 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 · 2005-09-01 17:45 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Man, you're never going to get laid.
3. Re:links dead by doxology · 2005-09-01 18:53 · 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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4. Re:links dead by DrEldarion · 2005-09-01 19:23 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Just when you thought people couldn't get any geekier, somebody has to build a better geek.
5. Re:links dead by daeley · 2005-09-02 05:40 · 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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Done with a PC long ago. by PhilixDMA · 2005-09-01 16:22 · 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 · 2005-09-01 16:26 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  ^ mistyped link, should be:
  http://mods.xkill.net/redir_falcon.html
  
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2. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by earnest+murderer · 2005-09-01 16:28 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  This is not the link you are looking for...
  
  http://mods.xkill.net/redir_falcon.html
  
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3. Re:Done with a PC long ago. by PhilixDMA · 2005-09-01 16:32 · 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 rafikki · 2005-09-02 02:17 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Hmmm... Mistyped link leads to an extra +5 informative huh? Interesting tactic...
and it cooks by qwp · 2005-09-01 16:23 · Score: 3, Funny

And it cooks Toast!
but... by theheff · 2005-09-01 16:24 · Score: 4, Funny

Girlfriend and a life sold seperately. Misleading advertising is always a drag.
down already? by Jeff+DeMaagd · 2005-09-01 16:25 · 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 · 2005-09-01 16:50 · 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 Jeff+DeMaagd · 2005-09-01 17:19 · 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.
3. Re:down already? by Buck2 · 2005-09-01 18:43 · 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.
  
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4. Re:down already? by NanoGator · 2005-09-01 20:10 · 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.
  
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  "Derp de derp."
5. Re:down already? by daeley · 2005-09-02 05:47 · 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.
  
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  I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Re:./'d already?! by Jeff+DeMaagd · 2005-09-01 16:32 · 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.
Plenty of Pictures by somethinghollow · 2005-09-01 16:33 · 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!
In the meantime ... by Midnight+Thunder · 2005-09-01 16:34 · 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.

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cache by mr_clem · 2005-09-01 16:34 · 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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server is rebooting now. by oojacoboo · 2005-09-01 16:40 · Score: 5, Informative

hopefully we can keep it up
1. Re:server is rebooting now. by Global-Lightning · 2005-09-01 17:30 · 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 · 2005-09-02 03:06 · 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.
X-box was done a while ago, too... by scdeimos · 2005-09-01 16:40 · Score: 4, Informative

X-box in a 1979 Millenium Falcon model
build instructions by ChipMonk · 2005-09-01 16:41 · 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"?
Coral Cache link. by Max+Romantschuk · 2005-09-01 16:50 · 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 · 2005-09-01 16:55 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  Pics seem to work in Mirrordot now, don't know why they failed before...
  
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sorry, but that's wrong by Deitheres · 2005-09-01 16:51 · 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?

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(D) to go forward
(R) to go backward
Mirror by noth(a)nk.you · 2005-09-01 16:54 · Score: 5, Informative

MirrorDot Archive: http://www.mirrordot.org/stories/86fd73f0fa55d0317 211082b067e0031/index.html
MOD PARENT UP by xmas2003 · 2005-09-01 17:11 · 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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Dotstar by Tablizer · 2005-09-01 17:17 · 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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Even more amazing than that... by Rocketship+Underpant · 2005-09-01 17:24 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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

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1. Re:Even more amazing than that... by trollzor · 2005-09-01 19:23 · 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.
the dead link is because of this site. by nich0las · 2005-09-01 18:16 · 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 "
Mac-lennium Falcon, meet the SlashStar by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-01 18:19 · Score: 3, Funny

Sir, the rebel server is in range

Excellent... Commence firing ignition!
1. Re:Mac-lennium Falcon, meet the SlashStar by ozmanjusri · 2005-09-01 20:09 · 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."
Re:Against the EULA by NanoGator · 2005-09-01 20:16 · 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.

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"Derp de derp."
Re:But can it by LkDotCom · 2005-09-01 21:09 · Score: 2, Funny

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

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That's no moon... by Altima(BoB) · 2005-09-01 23:08 · 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..."

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Yup...
Mirrors don't work by Pope · 2005-09-02 01:21 · Score: 3, Insightful

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

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Picture by swiggidy · 2005-09-02 04:20 · Score: 2, Informative

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

Tie Fighter