What's the rest of the place look like?
December 22, 2013 2:02 PM Subscribe
That reminds me of a set of requirements I once got for a web app from a first-time UX designer.
posted by Monsieur Caution at 2:07 PM on December 22, 2013 [17 favorites]
posted by Monsieur Caution at 2:07 PM on December 22, 2013 [17 favorites]
Huh, we finally see actual tanks for the memory....
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:10 PM on December 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:10 PM on December 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
That's no case mod..
posted by mediocre at 2:24 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by mediocre at 2:24 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
It looks like the chemical processing plants and refineries I drive past when I go from Houston to Baytown. Needs a "XX DAYS SINCE A LOST-TIME ACCIDENT" sign somewhere.
posted by mrbill at 2:33 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by mrbill at 2:33 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Needs a "XX DAYS SINCE A LOST-TIME ACCIDENT" sign somewhere.
Surely it's there. I refuse to believe there are things that case mod does not include.
but what are the machine specs???
Me and the wife were laughing that based on the case build time the machine is at least 18 months out of date. Probably more.
posted by Meatbomb at 2:53 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Surely it's there. I refuse to believe there are things that case mod does not include.
but what are the machine specs???
Me and the wife were laughing that based on the case build time the machine is at least 18 months out of date. Probably more.
posted by Meatbomb at 2:53 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
This is what happens when you collect toys and then wish they would come to life.
posted by srboisvert at 3:07 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by srboisvert at 3:07 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
It doesn't look all that great, but at least it doesn't obstruct the screen or the keyboard.
posted by Wolfdog at 3:11 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Wolfdog at 3:11 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm glad I went console-only for my gaming, to get off the endless Nazi upgrade cycle. SSLI is cool and all, but it can really empty the wallet.
posted by turbid dahlia at 3:11 PM on December 22, 2013
posted by turbid dahlia at 3:11 PM on December 22, 2013
The screen and keyboard obstructions are trivial impediments. The biggest threat to the UX is the fact he's using McAfee software. That'll not end well.
posted by punilux at 3:12 PM on December 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by punilux at 3:12 PM on December 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
I don't understand the whole "case mod" thing. It's really just building decorative sculptures and stuffing computers inside them, right? I mean, the piece that this post links to -- how much less impressive would it be if the monitor/tower were made from cardboard boxes?
I mean, I could take a giant model railroad set with dozens of working trains and hundreds of scale buildings, cars, and trees, stick a motherboard in the middle of the whole thing, and it seems like that'd be a "case mod".
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 3:14 PM on December 22, 2013
I mean, I could take a giant model railroad set with dozens of working trains and hundreds of scale buildings, cars, and trees, stick a motherboard in the middle of the whole thing, and it seems like that'd be a "case mod".
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 3:14 PM on December 22, 2013
I don't understand the whole "case mod" thing. It's really just building decorative sculptures and stuffing computers inside them, right? I mean, the piece that this post links to -- how much less impressive would it be if the monitor/tower were made from cardboard boxes?
I mean, I could take a giant model railroad set with dozens of working trains and hundreds of scale buildings, cars, and trees, stick a motherboard in the middle of the whole thing, and it seems like that'd be a "case mod".
I would love for that kind of "stick a mini itx board in a random object" case modding to take off. Computer in a teddy bear! Computer in a ficus! Computer in a roasted turkey! Case mods!
Also: if you take an empty building and connect up bare computer parts in it, does it count as a case? What if you hook up USB, power cord and HDMI ports so they're on the building's exterior? A little monitor on the roof, keyboard and mouse on the front step.
posted by jason_steakums at 3:36 PM on December 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
I mean, I could take a giant model railroad set with dozens of working trains and hundreds of scale buildings, cars, and trees, stick a motherboard in the middle of the whole thing, and it seems like that'd be a "case mod".
I would love for that kind of "stick a mini itx board in a random object" case modding to take off. Computer in a teddy bear! Computer in a ficus! Computer in a roasted turkey! Case mods!
Also: if you take an empty building and connect up bare computer parts in it, does it count as a case? What if you hook up USB, power cord and HDMI ports so they're on the building's exterior? A little monitor on the roof, keyboard and mouse on the front step.
posted by jason_steakums at 3:36 PM on December 22, 2013 [3 favorites]
I guess that's one way to hide a computer from an FBI raid...
posted by pwnguin at 3:45 PM on December 22, 2013
posted by pwnguin at 3:45 PM on December 22, 2013
A little monitor on the roof, keyboard and mouse on the front step.
A giraffe-friendly case mod?
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:59 PM on December 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
A giraffe-friendly case mod?
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:59 PM on December 22, 2013 [2 favorites]
It's an amazing diorama. He's far too busy with it to need much computing power. Thanks for posting.
posted by theora55 at 5:40 PM on December 22, 2013
posted by theora55 at 5:40 PM on December 22, 2013
Also: if you take an empty building and connect up bare computer parts in it, does it count as a case? What if you hook up USB, power cord and HDMI ports so they're on the building's exterior? A little monitor on the roof, keyboard and mouse on the front step.
Yes. Finally justification for owning a house.
posted by davejay at 5:49 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
Yes. Finally justification for owning a house.
posted by davejay at 5:49 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I mean, I could take a giant model railroad set...
Hell yeah! Go for it.
posted by BlueHorse at 5:50 PM on December 22, 2013
Hell yeah! Go for it.
posted by BlueHorse at 5:50 PM on December 22, 2013
Wait until he annexes the next cubicle.
posted by arcticseal at 7:40 PM on December 22, 2013
posted by arcticseal at 7:40 PM on December 22, 2013
What, no Blofeld?
posted by middleclasstool at 8:19 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by middleclasstool at 8:19 PM on December 22, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm pretty sure that the USB mods he did would actually sell. The one here could probably pass litmus tests for both the avid steam punk and the casual star wars fans.
posted by Blue_Villain at 6:44 AM on December 23, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Blue_Villain at 6:44 AM on December 23, 2013 [2 favorites]
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