Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver

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Convert a SIM To a MicroSIM, With a Meat Cleaver

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 5, 2010 @07:25AM from the next-week-how-to-deliver-a-baby dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This morning, my shiny new iPad 3G 64GB arrived from the USA! The only problem was, it had an AT&T MicroSIM and as yet there is no such thing in the UK. So what's the solution? Get a chopping board, a meat cleaver, and a pair of scissors — simples!"

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That's certainly... by NecroPuppy · 2010-05-05 07:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Cutting edge technology.

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1. Re:That's certainly... by davidbrit2 · 2010-05-05 07:30 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  [Insert sunglasses here]
  YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
2. Re:That's certainly... by Thelasko · 2010-05-05 07:42 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Cutting edge technology.
  This person puts a new meaning to the term "hacker."
  
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3. Re:That's certainly... by cmburns69 · 2010-05-05 08:20 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Will we hire him? I think he'll make the cut.
  
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4. Re:That's certainly... by dgatwood · 2010-05-05 08:32 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Yeah, but you spent an hour soldering half of a $7 USB cable to repair a $15 Wi-Fi dongle.... :-)
  
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5. Re:That's certainly... by h4rr4r · 2010-05-05 08:54 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  It's from a popular American joke about Romanians and Gypsies.
6. Re:That's certainly... by Clandestine_Blaze · 2010-05-05 09:27 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  That was very cleaver!!
  
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7. Re:That's certainly... by khellendros1984 · 2010-05-05 09:30 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  If you're talking about the sunglasses thing, here are some examples.
  
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8. Re:That's certainly... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-05 11:59 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  And cleaver!
9. Re:That's certainly... by autophile · 2010-05-05 13:37 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Sure, why not? Written by my fingers.
  
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10. Re:That's certainly... by Daengbo · 2010-05-05 16:16 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I hate them all.
  
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11. Re:That's certainly... by drinkypoo · 2010-05-06 00:02 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Knife one!
  
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Universal Solution! by eldavojohn · 2010-05-05 07:28 · Score: 5, Funny

From the article

Apologies for the focus issues with my new Canon IXUS 210 - it is going back today!
Why send it back when you have such mad skillz at your disposal? What happened to your DIY attitude? Just fix that lens focusing issue with a sharpie and a plasma cutter!

This works for SD cards going into microSD slots as well--just chop them up. I also heard that if you cut Wii discs in a perfect circle down to GameCube size they will even play in GameCubes. Cutting things up until they fit solves all of life's problems. Steak won't fit in mouth? Cut it up! Square peg not going in round hole? Cut it up! Video too large for e-mail? Cut it up! Loud mouth neighbor too large for freezer? Cut him up!

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1. Re:Universal Solution! by Shakrai · 2010-05-05 07:32 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I tried your approach with the bills that I couldn't pay but they just sent me another invoice.... :(
  
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2. Re:Universal Solution! by BarryJacobsen · 2010-05-05 07:35 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I tried your approach with the bills that I couldn't pay but they just sent me another invoice.... :(
  Try cutting the people sending the bill instead of the bill itself!
  
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3. Re:Universal Solution! by RyuuzakiTetsuya · 2010-05-05 07:40 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Square peg not going in round hole? Cut it up!
  I prefer using a lathe.
  Then again, not everyone has access to one.
  
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4. Re:Universal Solution! by idontgno · 2010-05-05 07:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I prefer using a lathe.
  You're jutht being lathey.
  
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5. Re:Universal Solution! by schon · 2010-05-05 08:19 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Billy solves his problems by calling up his mom.
  Heather solver her problems with drugs and alchohol.
  Daniel solves his problems with a doctor and the law,
  But Malcolm has his own way, it's better than them all!
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  And he never has the same problems twice!
  Whether it's a bill or a cheque arriving late,
  Rancid marble cheese or a steak that's second rate,
  Awful TV programming or a broken Elvis plate,
  Or his fiancee who dumps him, because he's gaining weight,
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw!
  And he never has the same problems twice!
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Knock Knock by ArhcAngel · 2010-05-05 07:29 · Score: 4, Funny

You have violated the TOS you agreed to by opening the packaging. Please relinquish the device post haste. Failure to produce the device will result in you being thrown in the apple shark tank (also known as the limo the lawyers ride in).

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1. Re:Knock Knock by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-05 07:30 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Perhaps not the best home visit to make. Your intended victim:
  a) has a meat cleaver, and
  b) has demonstrated significant skill in its use.
The Meat Cleaver brings the Swedish Chef to mind by Anonymous Coward · 2010-05-05 07:34 · Score: 2, Funny

Clipped-SIM in de iPad...
Bork Bork Bork!
(sorry)
I like to keep my finger on.. by skine · 2010-05-05 07:40 · Score: 2, Funny

The cutting edge of knifewear.
same works for apple products by JazzyMusicMan · 2010-05-05 07:42 · Score: 4, Funny

iPad won't fit in your pocket, or the iPhone apps don't work well on the larger screen? get your iPhone, and line up the top left corner of the screens ...
blurry vision by roman_mir · 2010-05-05 07:47 · Score: 4, Funny

I read your comment as so:

I tried your approach with the balls that I couldn't play...
- took me a while to come back into my senses after the cold feelings of horror have gone through my spine column and I forced myself to reread that statement.

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Re:That's not a meat cleaver! by Em+Emalb · 2010-05-05 07:58 · Score: 5, Funny

He is...the most annoying man in the world.
"I don't always correct other peoples errors on the internet, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis.
Stay pedantic, my friends." ;-)

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Meat Cleavers the Optimal Solution by ZuchinniOne · 2010-05-05 08:01 · Score: 3, Funny

I think that this should start a trend.
Clearly meat cleavers are the best way to deal with all Apple products.
Obligatory Galaxy Quest by rsborg · 2010-05-05 08:18 · Score: 2, Funny

Scene from one of the funniest movies ever:

[Jason is being menaced by a huge monster made of rocks.]
Tommy Webber: Go for the eyes, like in episode 22!
Jason Nesmith: It doesn't have any eyes!
Tommy Webber: Well, then, go for the throat or something. Its vulnerable spots!
Jason Nesmith: It's a rock! It doesn't have any vulnerable spots!
Guy Fleegman: I know! You'll need to make a weapon. Look around; can you construct some sort of rudimentary lathe?

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Re:Agh, don't cleave with a vegetable knife! by dangitman · 2010-05-05 08:22 · Score: 4, Funny

This is a cleaver
That's not a cleaver, this is a Cleaver.

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Re:From Office of Making Things Unnecessarily Smal by dgatwood · 2010-05-05 08:38 · Score: 4, Funny

No, no, no. The point of the MicroSIM is so that you can sneak it across the border in your sinus cavity to evade the authorities.
Oops. I've said too much. :-D

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Re:That's not a meat cleaver! by mathx314 · 2010-05-05 09:15 · Score: 3, Funny

No it's not, that's a spoon!
Re:That's not a meat cleaver! by Altus · 2010-05-05 09:29 · Score: 3, Funny

I see you've played knifey spoony before...

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