i was sick of all the shoeboxes full of old parts, and all the cases in my storage room. so i built a computer that i don't have to worry about fucking up, and got rid of the rest of the shit. except the really small parts, cause you do need those sometimes.

anyways, i got a 2 for 1. i built an ionizer too. i gave it a week long smoke test, haven't killed it. can't figure out how hot it is though. i bet it's the monitor, and not my awesome handiwork.

i recommend this activity to everyone who collects old computer and other equipment and NEVER uses it. it's fun to dig through a box of hard drives and RAM that you were too jewish to throw out because they cost a ton of money when you got em.

any ideas for my computer? there are a few people around who get free internet off me. JIHAD!

5/20/2008 1:28:27 PM

a week long smoke test

do you know what a smoke test is

5/20/2008 1:30:12 PM

I've been thinking about using the old parts I have to put a computer in a coffee table for the living room. We need a new coffee table anyway, and it would be nice to have quick and easy internet access right in front of the tv.

5/20/2008 1:30:45 PM

use it to log all the information sent by the leeches

5/20/2008 1:31:27 PM

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"a week long smoke test do you know what a smoke test is"

i sure do, and i wish i didn't. we're not supposed to be getting technical here, there has been no magic smoke!!!1 i'm just saying that i plugged it in, it worked, and it has stayed on for a week without blowing up.

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"I've been thinking about using the old parts I have to put a computer in a coffee table for the living room. We need a new coffee table anyway, and it would be nice to have quick and easy internet access right in front of the tv."

if you're serious, i can still grab some parts out of the place where i'm holding all of it until thursday when the garbage man comes

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"use it to log all the information sent by the leeches"

i've played around with that. the best i've found is the VOIP packets. i guess they are using AIM phoneline or skype or something, but i don't really get why they'd steal internet to use internet phone. need a phone / network expert here

5/20/2008 1:40:41 PM

I bet it feels pretty cool to build your own computer.

[Edited on May 20, 2008 at 1:50 PM. Reason : 2]

5/20/2008 1:50:17 PM

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"if you're serious, i can still grab some parts out of the place where i'm holding all of it until thursday when the garbage man comes"

Thanks, but I think I have everything I need for a basic Ubuntu box.

5/20/2008 1:52:55 PM

computer in a coffee table = good idea

i may have to do this

5/20/2008 2:24:27 PM

it'll never be as cool as that microsoft one where the whole table is a screen and shit...but good luck

5/20/2008 2:27:29 PM

^that can be done

projector + wiimote

5/20/2008 2:29:36 PM

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"I bet it feels pretty cool to build your own computer."

sarcasm? haha its mainly a pain in the ass when you're using parts from like 3 different generations

i'll tell ya whats cool though... firefox has a bad memory leak and i was trying to read about it a little, and i ended up at a page called 6 Tips to Supercharge Mozilla Firefox with Middle Mouse Button using about:config

by default it's set click a link with the middle button to open it in a new tab

but the coolest thing ever: change middlemouse.paste to true, and now you can paste your clipboard with a click

i wonder how many little shortcuts i dont know. they always seem cool, cause they're new i guess.

now that's dorky.

5/20/2008 2:56:06 PM

computer IN A COFFEE TABLE?

this is genius, would buy.

5/20/2008 3:34:33 PM

with touch screen -- would buy

5/20/2008 3:35:21 PM

agreed

5/20/2008 3:35:44 PM

No it wasn't sarcasm, I think it'd be cool.

And come on people, I know you've seen this:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4217348.html

It is [OLD]

5/20/2008 3:36:39 PM

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