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Student Designs Cardboard Computer Case
SpaceGhost writes "The Houston Chronicle has a story on a Grad student at the University of Houston who has designed a cardboard case for a computer. This is not a new concept, but this one is meant to be used in manufacture. The idea is that it will be faster and easier to produce (no fasteners for example) and dramatically easier to recycle."
What's that burning smell?
from 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
to 45 2F 6E 40 3C DF 10 71 4E 41 DF AA 25 7D 31 3F
When I spray coke over it like I normally do when reading Slashdot?
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..after it catches on fire ..
Still cool?
Don't make me imagine what you might be imagining >
...would be a cardboard case for a house.
They did. It's called "Duct Tape"
Brawndo: It's what plants crave!
... and the cardboard box came in metal shipping crate.
Brawndo: It's what plants crave!
Actually, the ashes from this case will make an excellent soil supplement for your garden... pity about the rest of your house, however.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Finally a use for is_computer_on_fire()
http://www.eeggs.com/items/15121.html
You could probably glue a thin sheet of aluminum foil to the inside of the case, so I wouldn't worry about the Faraday cage.
At least now the ultra-low-end Dells will look on the outside just as crappy as they are on the inside :)
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Obviously, the people on slashdot that get in and out of there case is probably a higher proportion then most people so I can see why some of you wouldn't want one.
Out? What do you mean by out?
The case has a transparent side and ventilation for a reason.
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You could probably glue a thin sheet of aluminum foil to the inside of the case, so I wouldn't worry about the Faraday cage.
So now my cardboard computer case needs a tinfoil hat?
This guy's the limit!
...as much as the next guy and I even got rid of my gas guzzling sports car but there are limits to my conservation efforts. I like shiny cases. I have a Mac Pro running Windows 7 and it' just a thing of beauty. I think it's great what he's doing but at the same time I don't want to feel guilty about placing some value on things that look or perform nice at the expense of the environment. I'm all for reducing our footprint but at the same time I'm emotionally shallow enough that I like to surround myself with pretty metal things that probably took a lot of effort to extract from the earth. ;)
Is anybody familiar with what it takes to make a good wood case?
Wood.
Actually, I read on the cover of a book once that paper ignites at 451 F.
Yeah, I really don't get this bullshit.
People keep talking about plastic cases.
I have never seen a computer case without fucking metal.
I have seen designs for such, though.
I can only imagine the amount of fail.
Bhahahah, I can't wait until the first people start showing up in tech support forums complaining about mold...
Free Faraday!
Just make the dang thing out of ALUMINUM to begin with and "sidestep the middleman".
Do you work for Apple? :)
W..w..W - Willy Waterloo washes Warren Wiggins who is washing Waldo Woo.