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Fosfor Gadgets' Top 10 Weirdest Computer Case Mods

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the microwaves-and-gingerbread-houses dept.

Ant writes "DiggFosfor Gadgets' Top 10 Weirdest Computer Case Mods: 'Computers come in many different flavours, but apparently that ain't enough for everybody. Case modding -- the modification of a computer chassis - has become a big hobby for thousands of enthusiasts around the world...'" Update: 12/23 13:20 GMT by Z : The dangers of night posting. Added link.

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  1. not trying to troll about digg but.... by Bootle · · Score: 2, Interesting
    So I usually sidestep the digg-vs-slashdot debate by stating that I believe the two sites cater to different-enough niches in the tech-news market. Digg can't kill slashdot, because it can't aim at it....

    Having said that, this story has been the top dugg article at digg all god-damned day. Yes, they also successfully provided a link to the damn article as well.

    /. is gonna be in serious trouble if they keep following digg, and so poorly and late. I imagine this is not the first 'digg-dupe' and i doubt it will be the last.

    Digg (or any site) can't have a monopoly on cool tech links, but they are really starting to get the drop on /. more and more...

    1. Re:not trying to troll about digg but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      Basically every story a comment like the above is posted. There's a reason why people keep coming here - the quality of comments here is much better than those of digg. A lot of people come here for the comments, whereas the comments on digg...

      "Myspace SUCKS
      It should be called emospace"

      "lol linuxgangster.
      word to yo' mutha."

      "wow, i was so not expecting that, awesome! MS jsut got a wholee lot better!"

      "when it comes out on pc I will download off of bittorrent and then buy it if its actually worth it. HALO 2 SUCKED ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

      Sure, I'm picking out the bad comments. But how often do you see comments such as those on Slashdot? Slashdot won't be in serious trouble as long as it still has its comments system.

    2. Re:not trying to troll about digg but.... by gatzke · · Score: 2, Interesting


      But the comments at digg are even more pathetic than here at /. We have plenty of retartds and trolls, but they seem to have an endless supply of high schoolers and nothing else.

      I like the story system over there for promoting articles, but the comments and community have a long way to go.

  2. I might do that by i_should_be_working · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The microwave one is actually very convenient. I'd love it if I could get to the innards by just grabbing the screen and pulling.

    Seems relatively easy too, compared to other case mods.

  3. Looks sorta familiar.. by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Where did I see this? Hmm, let's look at the /. writeup again...

    Ant writes "DiggFosfor Gadgets' Top 10 Weirdest Computer Case Mods:

    What does that 'Digg' part mean? ;)

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  4. Re:#1 - The Miss Kanna PC by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not that much work apparently since it isn't a case. It's just a lifesize plastic anime girl with PC components bolted to its back.

    If it hadn't been made for a magazine, it probably would have been much more creative. As it is, it's just a sculpture in front of some hardware.

    Very disapointing IMO.

    Has anyone made a realdoll case yet ?

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  5. Re:Drilling Stainless steel for the WMD mod... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Thanks for those tips on drilling (I'm the creator of WMD BTW), very useful, but you are preaching to the converted :-).

    I did use a top-spec cutting/drilling compound, drilled at 500rpm for everything, used cobolt drill bits - pretty much everything you mentioned anyway. The reason I dulled so many drill bits was through the sheer number of holes I ended up drilling - 500+, all through 2-5mm 304 2b stainless.

    As you obviously know, it only takes the merest beginnings of wear on the bit and the next hole you attempt writes the bit off (through the work-hardening, etc you mentioned). I don't own a drill bit sharpener and am not great at grinding the ends sharp on my bench grinder, hence I'd dump the bit and put a new one on. The slow speed certainly helps though (I tried a couple of holes at faster speed and instantly wore the end off the bit). I thought I did ok anyhow for someone with no engineering background who has never worked with stainless steel before (check out the finished mod article in a few weeks ;-) ). Cheers, Peter Dickison, www.bit-tech.net